Beirut Arab University courses:
- Fundamentals of Geophysics
- Gas Production Engineering
- Hydraulic Fracturing in Unconventional Reservoirs
- Introduction to Petroleum Engineering
- Organic Chemistry
- Petroleum Drilling Systems
- Petroleum Geology
- Physical Geology
- Principles of Chemistry 2
- Reservoir Characterization
- Sedimentary Rocks
- Transportation of Hydrocarbons
- Well Logging
- Enhanced Oil Recovery
University of Aberdeen courses:
- Enhanced Oil Recovery
- Geomechanics
University of the People courses:
- College Algebra
- Hydraulic Fracturing
- Drilling Engineering
- Reservoir Characterization
- Production Technology
- Geomechanics
- Renewable Energy
- Environmental Impacts
Editorial board member of an SPE publication: The Way Ahead (TWA), 2019-present.
Member of the Order of Engineers and Architects, 2012-present.
Member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), 2011-present.
Judge for the International Switch Alliance Competition 2020, 2021.
Judge for the BAU Engineering Day (Petroleum Engineering Projects), 2019.
Judge for the SPE Student Chapters Award, 2017.
Member of the student affairs in the Faculty of Engineering, BAU, 2014- 2015.
Member of the schedule committee in the Faculty of Engineering, BAU, 2014-2015.
University representative in conferences and events.
Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2007 – 2011.
1. El-Masry, J., Bou-Hamdan, K.F.*, Abbas, A.H., Martyushev, D. (2023). "A Comprehensive Review on Utilizing Nanomaterials in Enhanced Oil Recovery". Energies 16, no. 2: 691. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16020691
2. Bou-Hamdan, K.F.*, Abbas, A. (2022). "Utilizing Ultrasonic Waves in the Investigation of Contact Stresses, Areas, and Embedment of Spheres in Manufactured Materials Replicating Proppants and Brittle Rocks". Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering 47(9), 11635-11650. http://doi:10.1007/s13369-021-06409-6
3. Abbas, A.H.*, Markraphael, O., Mazhit, B., Martyushev, D., Bou-Hamdan, K.F., Abd Alsaheb, R.A. (2022). "Natural Polymer: Evaluation of OKRA (Abelmoschus esculentus) Macromolecular Solution for Kazakhstan Carbonate Reservoir". Energies 15, no. 18: 6827. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15186827
4. Bou-Hamdan, K.F.* (2022). "A 3D semi-analytical model for the interaction of proppants and rocks in a fractured reservoir". Journal of Porous Media. https://doi.org/10.1615/JPorMedia.2022041752
5. Bou-Hamdan, K.F. (2022). "Applications of Nanomaterials in the Oil and Gas Industry". Book Chapter in Handbook of Research on Green Synthesis and Applications of Nanomaterials (2 Volumes). IGI Global. http://doi:10.4018/978-1-7998-8936-6.ch008
6. Bou-Hamdan, K.F. (2021). "Implementation Challenges of Extended Reach Drilling and Hydraulic Fracturing Operations in Unconventional Reservoirs”. Petroleum & Petrochemical Engineering Journal Vol 5, No. 4, http://doi:10.23880/ppej-16000283
7. Bou-Hamdan, K. (2021). "Design and Implementation of an Ultrasonic Scanner Setup that is Controlled using MATLAB and a Microcontroller". Advances in Science, Technology and Engineering Systems Journal Vol. 6, No. 2, 85-92. https://doi.org/10.25046/aj060211
8. Bou-Hamdan, K. "What is concealed beneath the Lebanese offshore?". The Way Ahead.
9. Bou-Hamdan, K. (2020). "An experimental approach that scans the surface area using ultrasonic waves to generate a two-dimensional image". 7th International Conference on Electrical and Electronics Engineering (ICEEE), Turkey. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICEEE49618.2020.9102557
10. Bou-Hamdan, K. (2020). "Key Design Considerations for maximizing the recovery rate of unconventional reservoirs". SPE The Way Ahead. https://pubs.spe.org/en/twa/twa-article-detail/?art=6638
11. Bou Hamdan, K., Siddiq, A. & Syed, A. (2019). "Investigating the role of proppants in hydraulic fracturing of gas shales". School of Engineering, University of Aberdeen, UK. ISNI: 0000 0004 7652 6922. (PhD Thesis) https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.768131
12. Bou Hamdan, K., Harkous, R. & Abou Chakra, H. (2015). "An overview of Extended Reach Drilling: Focus on design considerations and drag analysis". 2015 International Mediterranean Gas and Oil Conference (MedGO), Lebanon. https://doi.org/10.1109/MedGO.2015.7330328
1. H. Jaber, E. Maalouf*, A. Yehya*, M. Salah, M. Harb, K.F. Bou-Hamdan. “Effect of temperature on the mechanical and petrophysical properties of rocks from southern Lebanon”. International Geomechanics Symposium: The Role of Geomechanics in Energy Efficiency and Energy Sustainability. (Abstract, Nov 2022)
2. K.F. Bou-Hamdan. “Modelling The Deformation Behavior Of A Hydraulically Fractured Reservoir Rock Under A Monolayer Arrangement Of Proppants”. International Conference on Oil, Gas and Petroleum Engineering, (Abstract + oral presentation, Oct 21-22, 2022).
3. K.F. Bou-Hamdan. "The basic stages of the drilling and extraction process regarding the Lebanese Offshore". Lebanon and Mediterranean Gas Workshop, (Webinar, 2020).
4. K.F. Bou-Hamdan. "Hydraulic Fracturing: Key Design Considerations and Challenges". Lebanon Oil and Gas Workshop, Lebanon. (Webinar, 2020).
5. K.F. Bou-Hamdan. "Introduction to Hydraulic Fracturing". Lebanon Oil and Gas Workshop, Lebanon. (Webinar, 2020)
6. K.F. Bou-Hamdan. "An experimental approach that scans the surface area using ultrasonic waves to generate a two-dimensional image". 7th International Conference on Electrical and Electronics Engineering (ICEEE), Turkey. (Abstract + Article, 2020)
7. K.F. Bou-Hamdan. "Investigating the role of proppants in hydraulic fracturing of gas shales". School of Engineering, University of Aberdeen, UK. (PhD Viva, 2019)
8. K.F. Bou-Hamdan. "An elastic model for partial monolayer arrangement of spheres". Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering seminar, University of Aberdeen, UK. (Abstract + oral presentation, 2017)
9. K.F. Bou-Hamdan. "Investigating the role of proppant in hydraulic fracturing of gas shales by ultrasonic waves". Engineering Postgraduate Research Symposium, University of Aberdeen, UK. (Abstract + Poster, 2017)
10. K.F. Bou-Hamdan. "Literature review investigating the role of proppant in hydraulic fracturing of gas shales". Engineering Postgraduate Research Symposium, University of Aberdeen, UK. (Abstract + Poster, 2016)
11. K. Bou-Hamdan., R. Harkous, & H. Abou Chakra. "An overview of Extended Reach Drilling: Focus on design considerations and drag analysis". 2015 International Mediterranean Gas and Oil Conference (MedGO), Lebanon. (Abstract + Article, 2015)
12. K.F. Bou-Hamdan. "Contribution of the petroleum engineering program at Beirut Arab University to the future of Oil & Gas industry in Lebanon". The Middle East Education Market: Academia Lebanon 2014, Lebanon. (Abstract + oral presentation, 2014)
13. K.F. Bou-Hamdan. "Wind Energy System". Renewable Energy Technology & Sources Symposium, Beirut Arab University, Lebanon. (Abstract + Poster, 2011)
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