Mr Amr Omar
Administrative Officer

Mr Amr Omar

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), 2021

Mechanical Engineering

University of New South Wales, Australia

 

Masters of Professional Engineering (MPE), 2017

Mechanical Engineering

University of Sydney, Australia

 

Bachelor of Science (B.s.), 2014

Mechanical Engineering

American University of Sharjah, UAE

Engineering
Sch: Mech & Manufacturing Eng

Amr Omar has completed his PhD at the University of New South Wales, where he focused on developing solar thermal systems and combining them with desalination processes to alleviate water scarcity in rural-arid regions. His thesis was an industry-funded project where its contributions are not only academic but also have real-life outcomes.

He has published his work in several peer-reviewed high impact factor journals and presented his work in different acclaimed international conferences. In addition, Elsevier invited him to author a chapter for their new "Solar-driven water treatment" book. He was also awarded first place in the Three Minutes Thesis (3MT) 2020 competition from the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, representing them in the inter-faculty heats. Besides, due to his research contributions, he was awarded the "research student award" given by the UNSW postgraduate council. Overall, Amr's main goal is to provide a more clean, efficient, and cost-effective integration of solar-desalination systems to meet the ever-increasing energy-water demands.
E-mail
amr.omar@unsw.edu.au
Location
Room 402, Level 4, Ainsworth Building, Kensington campus

Publications

  • Journal articles | 2021
    Omar A; Li Q; Nashed A; Guan J; Dai P; Taylor RA, 2021, 'Experimental and numerical investigation of a new hollow fiber-based multi-effect vacuum membrane distillation design', Desalination, vol. 501, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2020.114908
    Journal articles | 2021
    Omar A; Nashed A; Li Q; Taylor RA, 2021, 'Experimental and numerical evaluation of the energy requirement of multi-stage vacuum membrane distillation designs', Separation and Purification Technology, vol. 257, pp. 117303 - 117303, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117303
    Journal articles | 2020
    Omar A; Nashed A; Li Q; Leslie G; Taylor RA, 2020, 'Pathways for integrated concentrated solar power - Desalination: A critical review', Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol. 119, pp. 109609 - 109609, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2019.109609
    Journal articles | 2020
    Li Q; Lian B; Zhong W; Omar A; Razmjou A; Dai P; Guan J; Leslie G; Taylor RA, 2020, 'Improving the performance of vacuum membrane distillation using a 3D-printed helical baffle and a superhydrophobic nanocomposite membrane', Separation and Purification Technology, vol. 248, pp. 117072 - 117072, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117072
    Journal articles | 2020
    Li Q; Omar A; Cha-Umpong W; Liu Q; Li X; Wen J; Wang Y; Razmjou A; Guan J; Taylor RA, 2020, 'The potential of hollow fiber vacuum multi-effect membrane distillation for brine treatment', Applied Energy, vol. 276, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.115437
    Journal articles | 2019
    Omar A; Saghafifar M; Mohammadi K; Alashkar A; Gadalla M, 2019, 'A review of unconventional bottoming cycles for waste heat recovery: Part II – Applications', Energy Conversion and Management, vol. 180, pp. 559 - 583, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2018.10.088
    Journal articles | 2019
    Saghafifar M; Omar A; Mohammadi K; Alashkar A; Gadalla M, 2019, 'A review of unconventional bottoming cycles for waste heat recovery: Part I – Analysis, design, and optimization', Energy Conversion and Management, vol. 198, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enconman.2018.10.047
    Journal articles | 2017
    Saghafifar M; Omar A; Erfanmoghaddam S; Gadalla M, 2017, 'Thermo-economic analysis of recuperated Maisotsenko bottoming cycle using triplex air saturator: Comparative analyses', Applied Thermal Engineering, vol. 111, pp. 431 - 444, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2016.09.100
    Journal articles | 2016
    Omar A; Saghafifar M; Gadalla M, 2016, 'Thermo-economic analysis of air saturator integration in conventional combined power cycles', Applied Thermal Engineering, vol. 107, pp. 1104 - 1122, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2016.06.181
  • Conference Papers | 2020
    Omar A; Saldivia D; Nashed A; Li Q; Taylor R, 2020, 'Can concentrated solar-driven supercritical CO2 power cycles help address the energy-water nexus?', Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, presented at SolarPACES Conference 20, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA, 29 September 2020 - 02 October 2020
    Conference Papers | 2019
    Omar A; Nashed A; Taylor R, 2019, 'Techno-Economic Feasibility of Large-Scale, Concentrated Solar Power and Desalination (CSP-D) Cogeneration Plants: A Case Study in Abu Dhabi', Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, presented at Sixth International Conference on Water, Energy and Environment (ICWEE/6), Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 26 March 2019
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Omar AH; Nashed A; Taylor R, 2018, 'Single vs Multi-Stage Vacuum Membrane Distillation: An Energetic Analysis', in Proceedings of the 11th Australasian Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, AHMTC11, Australian Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, AHMTC 11, Melbourne, Australia, presented at Australian Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, AHMTC 11, Melbourne, Australia, 09 July 2018 - 10 July 2018

Awards

  • Research student award from UNSW's postgraduate council, University of New South Wales, 2020.
  • First place in the three-minute thesis (3MT) in the school of mechanical and manufacturing engineering, University of New South Wales, 2020.
  • Australian postgraduate award full scholarship, University of New South Wales, 2017.
  • Engineering top-up award, University of New South Wales, 2017.
  • Runner up to the best postgraduate thesis in the School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, University of Sydney, 2017.
  • Research assistantship position, American University of Sharjah, 2014.
  • Merit and Dean's List Awardee, American University of Sharjah, 2010 - 2014.

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