In Memoriam: Professor Essam E. Khalil —A Tribute to An Outstanding Educator and Researcher

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On Wednesday, September 7, 2022, we were deeply saddened to hear that Professor Essam E. Khalil passed away at the age of 74. was born on July 12, 1948, in Scotland, United Kingdom, and through his extensive career, he became one most respected educators/researchers Egypt field mechanical engineering. He received B.Sc. M.S. degrees 1971 December 1973, respectively, from Department Mechanical Power Engineering Cairo University. then joined Imperial College Science Technology where Ph.D. February 1977 under supervision James Hunter Whitelaw. His dissertation is titled “Flow, Combustion Heat Transfer Axisymmetric Furnaces.” After finishing Ph.D., obtained a postdoctoral fellowship with Kingdom Atomic Energy Research Establishment Harwell, UK. fellowship, returned as an assistant professor promoted Associate 1982 1988, respectively. During academic supervised many master’s students areas heat transfer, turbulent combustion, air distribution buildings, sustainability. Several past professors different universities. published over 950 papers journals, conference proceedings, book chapters, books. Some publications are listed Refs [1–5]. 1983 paper Professors D. Brian Spalding H. Whitelaw “The Calculation Local Flow Properties Two-Dimensional Furnaces” cited [6].During served editorial board member for Advances International Journal Thermal Environmental Engineering. Fellow American Society Engineers (ASME); Institute Aeronautics Astronautics (AIAA); Heating, Refrigerating, Air-Conditioning (ASHRAE). Regional Director ASHRAE Middle East North Africa Board Directors Director-at-Large 2016 2019. Convener ISO/TC205 WG2 Efficiency Convenor ISO/TC163 WG4 Performance Use Built Environment. Distinguished Lecturer Authorized Instructor ASME. also ABET program evaluator (PEV). AIAA Green Program Committee well Thermophysics Technical Committee, Terrestrial Systems Gas Turbine Engines Committee.The scientific contributions spanned have been recognized by honors awards. These include Decor Arts First Order former Egyptian President Anwar Sadat (1981), National Award Scientific Achievement Sciences Member L’Institut D’Egypte (2007), Presidential Excellence (2009), Chapter Service ASME Westinghouse Gold Medal (2010), Merit Sustained (2011), Harry Potter (2012), University Wisconsin Milwaukee Lecture (2013), Syndicate (2016), Exceptional (2017), multiple Awards University.It difficult find appropriate words express our emotions this wistful moment. The community will remember prolific exceptional scientist, mentor, teacher, highly colleague. be remembered character human being who cared about family, friends, students, professional colleagues. Figures 1 5 show some memorable pictures colleagues, friends. sorely missed all us.

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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Solar Energy Engineering-transactions of The Asme

سال: 2023

ISSN: ['1528-8986', '0199-6231']

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4062476