FARIS MOHAMMED-KHAIR FARIS AL-OQLA

Faris Mohammed Khair Faris AL-Oqla	Associate Professor
Mechanical Engineering	Mecganical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering	Department of Mechanical Engineering
fmaloqla@hu.edu.jo
ORCID ID : 267248567
Office No. : E3094	EXT : 4875

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Ph.D.	Universiti Putra Malaysia	Malaysia,2015
Master	Jordan University of Science and Technology	Jordan,2003
Bachelor	Jordan University of Science and Technology	Jordan,2000

 Sustainable Materials and Technology
 Mechanical Design (Mechanical behaviour of materials, Material selection)
 Composite Materials, Material Characterization
 Bio-based Composites and Green Composites(Polymeric-based composites, Natural fiber composites).
 Computational Material Science(Material modeling, FEA, Optimization).
 Materials for Energy Saving/Harvesting
 Operational Research and Decision Making Methods (AHP, Fuzzy-linguistic-AHP, TOPSIS).

 Chapters in Books:
1. Faris M. AL- Oqla, O.Y. Alothman, M .Jawaid, S.M. Sapuan, M. H. Es-Saheb, "Processing and Properties of Date Palm Fibers and Its Composites". In Biomass and Bioenergy 1-25, 2014. Springer International Publishing.

Journals
1. Faris M. AL- Oqla, S. M. Sapuan, M. R. Ishak, N. A. Aziz, "Predicting the potential of agro waste fibers for sustainable automotive industry using a decision making model", Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. Vol 113, 116-127, 2015. Q1 Journal, I.F = 1.486.
2. Faris M. AL- Oqla, S. M. Sapuan, Anwer, T., Jawaid M, and Hoque, M.E. "Natural fiber reinforced conductive polymer composites as functional materials: A review". Synthetic Metals. Vol 206, 42-54, 2015. ISI, Q2 Journal, I.F = 2.222
3. Faris M. AL- Oqla, S. M. Sapuan, M. R. Ishak, N. A. Aziz, " A novel evaluation tool for enhancing the selection of natural fibers for polymeric composites based on fiber moisture content criterion". BioResources, Vol. 10 (1), 299-312, 2015. Q1 Journal, I.F = 1.549.
http://152.1.0.246/index.php/BioRes/article/download/BioRes_10_1_299_Al_Oqla_Novel_Evaluation_Polymeric_Composites/3204
4. Faris M. AL- Oqla, S. M. Sapuan, M. R. Ishak, N. A. Aziz, “A decision-making model for selecting the most appropriate natural fiber – polypropylene-based composites for automotive applications”, Journal of Composite Materials. 2015. In Press. Q2 Journal, I.F = 1.257.
5. Faris M. AL- Oqla, S. M. Sapuan, M. R. Ishak, N. A. Aziz, "Decision making model for optimal reinforcement condition of natural fiber composites", Fibers and Polymers. Vol. 16 (1), 153-163, 2015. Q2 Journal, I.F = 1.113.
6. Faris M. AL- Oqla, S. M. Sapuan, M. R. Ishak, N. A. Aziz, "A model for evaluating and determining the most appropriate polymer matrix type for natural fiber composites", the International Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization (IJPAC). Vol. 20, 191–205, 2015. Q3 Journal, I.F = 1.487.
7. Faris M. AL- Oqla, S. M. Sapuan, M. R. Ishak, N. A. Aziz “Selecting natural fibers for bio-based materials with conflicting criteria” American Journal of Applied Sciences. Vol. 12 (1): 64-71, 2015. Scopus (Elsevier).

8. Faris M. AL- Oqla, S. M. Sapuan "Natural fiber reinforced polymer composites in industrial applications: feasibility of date palm fibers for sustainable automotive industry", Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol. 66, 347-354, 2014.
Q1 Journal, I.F = 3.59.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.10.050.
9. Faris M. AL- Oqla, S. M. Sapuan, M. R. Ishak, N. A. Aziz, "Combined Multi-criteria Evaluation Stage Technique as an Agro Waste Evaluation Indicator for Polymeric Composites: Date Palm Fibers as a Case Study". BioResources, Vol. 9(3), 4608-4621, 2014. Q1 Journal, I.F = 1.549.
http://www.ncsu.edu/bioresources/BioRes_09/BioRes_09_3_4608_b_Al-Oqla_SIN_Combined_Multi_Criteria_Eval_Stages_Technique_5737.pdf
10. F. M. AL-Oqla, A. A. Omar "An expert-based model for selecting the most suitable substrate material type for antenna circuits". International Journal of Electronics, Vol.102 (2), 1-12, 2014. DOI: 10.1080/00207217.2014.961041.
Q3 Journal, IF = 0.751.
11. M. I. Al-widyan, Faris M. AL-Oqla "Selecting the Most Appropriate Corrective Actions for Energy Saving in Existing Buildings A/C in Hot Arid Regions" Building Simulation. Vol. 7. No. 5, 2014. DOI: 10.1007/s12273-014-0170-y.
Q3 Journal, IF = 0.631.
12. S.M. Sapuan, P.Fei-ling, Y. A. El-Shekeil, Faris M. AL-Oqla "Mechanical properties of soil buried kenaf fiber reinforced thermoplastic polyurethane composites". Materials & Design, Vol. 50, 467–470. 2013.
Q1 Journal, I.F = 3.171
13. F. M. Al-Oqla, A. A. Omar "A Decision-Making Model for Selecting the GSM Mobile Phone Antenna in the Design Phase to Increase Overall Performance" Progress In Electromagnetics Research C, Vol. 25, 249-269, 2012.
Q3 Journal, I.F = 1.23
14. Al-Widyan. M., Faris M. AL-Oqla "Utilization of Supplementary Energy Sources for Cooling In Hot Arid Regions via Decision-Making Model". International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA), Vol. 1, Issue 4, pp. 1610-1622, 2011.
15. Doraid Dalalah, Faris AL-Oqla, Mohammed Hayajneh "Application of the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) in Multi-Criteria Analysis of the Selection of Cranes", Jordan Journal of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. JJMIE, Volume 4, Number 5, ISSN 1995-6665,Pages 567 – 578, November 2010.
16. Fikri Dweiri, Faris M. AL-Oqla, "Material Selection Using Analytical Hierarchy Process", International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology (IJCAT), Vol. 26, No. 4, pp. 182 -- 189. 2006. Scopus (Elsevier).

Refereed Conference / Symposium

1. Faris M. AL- Oqla, S. M. Sapuan, M. R. Ishak, Nuraini A.A., “Selecting Natural Fibers for Industrial Applications”, Postgraduate Symposium on Biocomposite Technology 2015, March, 3, Serdang, Malaysia, 2015. ISBN: 978-983-2408-24-6.
2. Faris M. AL- Oqla, S. M. Sapuan, M. R. Ishak, Nuraini A.A., “Selecting Proper Alternatives of Natural Fiber Composites”, Postgraduate Symposium on Biocomposite Technology 2015, March, 3, Serdang, Malaysia, 2015. ISBN: 978-983-2408-24-6.
3. Faris M. AL- Oqla, S. M. Sapuan “Date Palm Fibers and Natural Composites” Postgraduate Symposium on Composites Science and Technology 2014 & 4th Postgraduate Seminar on Natural Fibre Composites 2014, Putrajaya, Selangor, Malaysia January,28, 2014. ISBN: 978-983-2408-15-4.
4. Faris M. AL- Oqla, S. M. Sapuan “Enhancement selecting proper natural fiber composites for industrial applications” Postgraduate Symposium on Composites Science and Technology 2014 & 4th Postgraduate Seminar on Natural Fibre Composites 2014, Putrajaya, Selangor, Malaysia January,28, 2014. ISBN: 978-983-2408-15-4.
5. Mohammed T. Hayajneh, Saleh. M. Radaideh, Faris M. AL-Oqla and Imad Nejdawi, “ Reductions of Pendulations of Overhead Cranes under the Effect of Air resistance by A Cable Manipulation Manner," Proceeding of the 5th International Symposium on Mechatronics and its Applications (ISMA08), Amman, Jordan, May 27-29, 2008.
6. Mohammed Hayajneh, Faris M. AL-Oqla, Doraid Dalalah, “Application of the Analytic Hierarchy Process in Multi-Criteria Analysis of the Selection of Cranes”17th International Conference For The International Association Of Management Of Technology, IAMOT2008, Dubai, UAE. April 6-10, 2008.
7. Faris M. AL- Oqla, Mohammed T. Hayajneh “A Design Decision- Making Support Model for Selecting Suitable Product Color to Increase Profitability” Design Challenge Conference Managing Creativity, Innovation, And Entrepreneurship, , Amman .Jordan, May 15 – 17, 2007.
8. Hayajneh, M. T., Saleh Radaideh, Faris .M. AL-Oqla, Faruq A. Al-Omari, "Reduction of Pendulations in Overhead Cranes Carrying Massive Loads on Long Cables Using A Cable Reeling Technique", International Journal of Engineering Simulation (IJES), Volume 6, No. 3, ISSN 1468-1137, Nov. 2005.
9. K. Asfar, Faris .M. AL-Oqla, “Controlling Pendulations of Tethered Satellites Using Tether Manipulation Technique”. The 54th International Astronautical Congress, Bremen – Germany, under supervision of International Astronautical Federation (I.A.F.), Sept.29-Oct.3, 2003.

10. K. Asfar, Faris .M. AL-Oqla, “A Cable Manipulation Technique for Cargo Pendulations Reduction” Ninth Nonlinear Vibrations, Stability, and Dynamics of Structures Conference, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia - USA. July 28 – August 1, 2002.

Strength of Materials
Applications in Industrial Design
Dynamics
Ethics and Communication Skills
Descriptive Geometry
Engineering Drawing Using AutoCAD and Mechanical Desktop.
Mechanical / Industrial Drawing
Strength of materials Lab.

 Currently I am a reviewer for several international ISI journals with high impact factors for various publishers including Elsevier, Springer, SAGE, Hindawi as well as others. This includes being:
 Reviewer - Journal of Cleaner Production
 Reviewer - Applied Soft Computing
 Reviewer - Journal of Composite Materials
 Reviewer - Fibers and Polymers
 Reviewer - Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
 Advances in Mechanical Engineering
In addition, I am currently a Guest Editor for the special issue entitled “Recent Developments in Natural Fiber Composites For Automotive Applications” in Advances in Mechanical Engineering ( ISI, I.F= 0.5) SAGE publications.

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