Dr Mohamad Zalzale PhD

Dr Mohamad Zalzale

Dubai Campus
Head of Education
Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering

Contact details

Email
m.zalzale@bham.ac.uk
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Address
University of Birmingham Dubai
Dubai International Academic City
PO Box 341799
Dubai, UAE

Dr Mohamad Zalzale is a Lecturer at the School of Engineering.

Mohamad is an interdisciplinary scientist. He holds a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland and an MSc in Computational Physics from the Montpellier University in France.

Mohamad teaches a variety of courses in the Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science programs and his research revolves around the use of computational physics to solve engineering problems.

Prior to joining the University of Birmingham in Dubai, Mohamad worked as a research scientist and project manager in the Oil and Gas industry in Norway and Kuwait, and as a Materials Engineering research and teaching assistant at EPFL in Switzerland.

Qualifications

  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCHE), University of Birmingham
  • PhD in Materials Science and Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
  • MSc in Computational Physics, Montpellier 2 University, France
  • BSc in Fundamental Physics, Montpellier 2 University, France

Teaching

  • Mathematics I
  • Mathematics II
  • Calculus

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Zalzale, M, Ramaioli, M, Scrivener, KL & McDonald, PJ 2016, 'Gray free-energy multiphase lattice Boltzmann model with effective transport and wetting properties', Physical Review E, vol. 94, no. 5, 053301. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.94.053301

Zalzale, M, McDonald, PJ & Scrivener, KL 2013, 'A 3D lattice Boltzmann effective media study: Understanding the role of C-S-H and water saturation on the permeability of cement paste', Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, vol. 21, no. 8, 085016. https://doi.org/10.1088/0965-0393/21/8/085016

Zalzale, M & McDonald, PJ 2012, 'Lattice Boltzmann simulations of the permeability and capillary adsorption of cement model microstructures', Cement and Concrete Research, vol. 42, no. 12, pp. 1601-1610. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconres.2012.09.003

Conference contribution

Hayat, L, Al-Rushaid, MA, Idowu, N, Fogden, A, Sommacal, S, Golab, A & Zalzale, M 2017, Digital rock analysis of the transition zone in the minagish formation, Kuwait. in Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Reservoir Characterisation and Simulation Conference and Exhibition, RCSC 2017. Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE Reservoir Characterisation and Simulation Conference and Exhibition, RCSC 2017, Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), pp. 390-405, SPE Reservoir Characterisation and Simulation Conference and Exhibition, RCSC 2017, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 8/05/17.

Other contribution

Zalzale, M 2014, Water dynamics in cement paste: insights from lattice Boltzmann modelling. EPFL, Lausanne, Lausanne. https://doi.org/10.5075/epfl-thesis-6292

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