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Shereef Sadek

Assistant Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering

كلية الهندسة
2-C 66

76662
ssadek@ksu.edu.sa
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مختصر السيرة الذاتية
Dr. Sadek studied aerospace engineering at Cairo University in Egypt. He earned his BSc and MSc from the Aerospace department from the Faculty of Engineering at Cairo University in 1998 and 2001, respectively. Dr. Sadek earned his PhD. from the Aerospace and Ocean Engineering Department at Virginia Tech USA. After graduation he worked as a researcher at the Virginia Tech Transportation Inistiute then as a Post-doctoral Fellow at the Engineering Science and Mechanics at Virginia Tech. Dr. Sadek joined the Mechanical Engineering Department at King Saud Univeristy in 2012 as an Assistant Professor.
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SHEREEF ALY SADEK
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering Department, 2C-66
King Saud University, Riyadh, KSA
Email: ssadek@ksu.edu.sa

EDUCATION:

  • Ph.D. Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, December 2008, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA USA
  • M.Sc.,Aerospace Engineering, October 2001, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
  • B.Sc.,Aerospace Engineering, July 1998, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Experimental Fluid Dynamics, Turbulence modeling, Wind tunnel testing, Turbulent boundary layer, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Vortical Flow
RESEARCH/WORK EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor March 2012-Present
Mechanical Engineering Department, King Saud University, Riyadh, KSA
Post-Doctoral Associate October 2009 to February 2011
Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA USA
_ In charge of CFD analysis of the DiscRotor concept vehicle funded by DARPA
_ Analysis of flow field results around full aircraft configuration at different flight conditions using OVERFLOW flow solver
_ Report, document and prepare presentation of vehicle performance for different flow situations
_ Proposed design modifications based on flow  field analysis to improve performance
_ Research Assistant (Part-Time) January 2009 to October 2009
_ Used FLUENT to model flotation machines
_ Examined different modeling techniques to reduce computational time for simulating industrial flows
Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, Blacksburg, VA USA
_ Research Assistant (Part-Time) October 2008 to August 2009
_ Worked on a research project to study the impact of inclement weather on driving
behavior and tra_c ow through intersections.
Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA USA
_ Graduate Research Assistant August 2001 to December 2008
_ Set up a novel experiment to produce strong three-dimensional turbulent boundary layer flow field using wavy side walls
_ Measured mean ow velocities, Reynolds' stresses and higher order velocity correlations using Laser Doppler Velocimetry and other experimental techniques
_ Studied flow features and the effects of pressure gradients on the development of turbulent boundary layer and turbulence statistics with the objective of testing and enhancing Reynolds Stress Turbulence Models
_ Developed a three-dimensional  finite difference potential ow solver in generalized coordinates to model ow in a channel with wavy side walls and suction boundary condition applied to side walls
_ Developed two-dimensional inviscid compressible ow solver with scalar dissipation utilizing vorticity-confinement method
Department of Aerospace Engineering, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
_ Graduate Research Assistant August 1999 to August 2001
_ Developed an incompressible steady three-dimensional ow solver capable of simulating ideal flow over full airplane configurations, multiple three-dimensional
objects (multi-element airfoil, wing-body, multi-element wing)
_ Performed code validation using different two and three-dimensional test cases
_ Developed a two dimensional flow solver using discrete vortex method to model
viscous separated ow using a simple vortex diffusion model

Teaching Experience
Department of Mechanical, King Saud University, KSA

  • Mechanical Measurements
  • Thermo-Fluids Lab 1
  • Fluid Mechanics

Experience Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering, Virginia Tech,Blacksburg,VA USA

  • Aerospace Vehicle Propulsion Fall 2006 and Fall 2007
  • Aircraft Aerodynamic Performance January 2006 - August 2007
  • Computational Methods Fall 2005

Teaching Assistant August 2002 to May 2004

  • Experimental Methods

MEASUREMENT EXPERIENCE USING A VARIETY OF MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES INCLUDING,

  • Laser Doppler Velocimetry
  • Multi-hole pressure probes
  • Scannivalve pressure sensing systems

COMPUTING AND SPECIALIZED ENGINEERING SOFTWARE
Software Skills

  • Experienced in using overset grid generation tools (Chimera Grid Tools, Overgrid)
  • Experienced in using OVERFLOW flow solver for aircraft components and configurations
  • Very good knowledge of FLUENT simulating two and three-dimensional flow fields
  • Excellent knowledge of grid generation software GAMBIT, three-dimensional geometry building, healing and cleaning bad surfaces and geometries
  • Excellent knowledge of grid generation software POINTWISE

Programming Languages and Word Processing

  • Excellent knowledge of Fortran-90 and VisualBasic
  • Fair knowledge of C++ and OpenFoam (beginner)
  • Some experience with TCL/TK and Python scripting
  • Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office products and LATEX

General Engineering Software

  • Excellent knowledge of Matlab
  • Good knowledge of Mathematica and AutoCad

LANGUAGES

  • Arabic: Mother tongue
  • English: Fluent
  • French: Fair

WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA USA

  • Writing Successful Grants Workshop, February 2007
  • COMSOL Multiphysics Workshop, November 2006

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA USA

  • High Performance Computing Boot-camp, August 2007

AWARDS ARAB ORGANIZATION FOR INDUSTRIALIZATION

  • Awarded Best Graduation Project, 1999