Deanship of Research

Jordan University

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News

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DEANSHIP OF RESEARCH

NEWSLETTER

Inside this issue:

Th e Dean o f Re-

search , Research

Co mmit t ee

1

JUST News 2

DR act iv i t i es 3-4

Upco ming Event s 5

Dist r ibu t ion o f

Funds accord in g to

the facu l t ie s

6

Dist ingui shed

Achievemen ts 7

Nat ion al Funding

Secured b y JUST

Researcher s

8

In tern at iona l Exte r -

nal Funding Secured

b y JUST Researchers

9

Newsletter Date: Jan 2012 2012, Issue 1

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Prof. Fahmi Abu Al-Rub

Dean of Research, Chair

Prof. Hashem Jaddoh

Faculty of Medicine Prof. Khalid Asfar

Faculty of Engineer-

Prof. Ahmad Al-Majali

Dean of Veterinary Medicine

Prof. Hussein Al-Heis

Dean of Graduate Studies,

Co-Chair

Prof. Suhil Kewan

Energy Center

Penelope Shihab

CEO MonoJo Prof. Mohammad Alomari

Faculty of Science and Art

Dr. Faisal Abd Al-Dayem

CEO JoVac

Meet JUST Research Committee

Welcome

The DR welcomes faculty, staff and students of JUST and wishes all a produc-

tive year. The academic year started with a great news “JUST Ranked 601 glob-

ally and first among Jordanian universities”. We would like to congratulate eve-

ry one at JUST and all who contributed to this achievement. We also started

2012 by the decree of JUST Board of Trustees to appoint Prof. Ahmad

Elbetieha as a Vice President. The contributions of Prof. Elbetieha to various

faculties at JUST are well noticed. The DR wishes Prof. Elbetieha all the best in

his position and we are sure that Prof. Elbetieha in his position will help the out-

standing progress at JUST.

Prof. Ahmed Elbetieha has been appointed as a Vice President of JUST

The Board of Trustees at JUST has appointed Prof. Ahmed

Elbetieha as a Vice President of JUST effective 5 January, 2012.

Professor Elbeteiha received his PhD in Developmental and Mo-

lecular Biology from University of Texas, Texas, U.S.A in 1988.

He first joined JUST as a faculty member in 1988 and became

Dean of College of Science and Arts in 2005, Dean of Graduate

Studies in 2004, and Assistant President in 2003. Professor

Elbeteiha served as a Chair of the Department of Applied Biological Sciences at

JUST (1996 to 1998). During his career, Prof. Elbeteiha had outstanding scien-

tific achievements and many national and international honors and awards.

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JUST News

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Under Erasmus Mundus Program, a staff from 10 EU Universities visited JUST

Under Erasmus Mundus program action 2, a staff from 10 EU universities met with the president of JUST,

Prof. Abdallah I. Malkawi, on 22 November, 2011 to explore the possibilities of stu-

dents, faculty, and staff at JUST to apply to scholarships to 10 EU universities. They

also discussed future collaboration in term of people mobility between EU universi-

ties and JUST. The scholarships are financed by the EU commission under Erasmus

Mundus Action 2. After the meeting, the staff gave brief presentations to JUST stu-

dents, staff, and researchers about their universities and answered the questions of

the attendees. They also highlighted the guidelines for application and main require-

ments.

SASTA and JUST signed a memorandum of understanding The Society for the Advancement of Science and Technology in

the Arab World (SASTA) signed a memorandum of understand-

ing with JUST. After several months of discussions on how best

SASTA can serve the needs of JUST in terms of research collabo-

rations and exchange students and faculty, SASTA was invited by

JUST to sign a memorandum of understanding on 19 October,

2011.

JUST is close to achieve its vision: JUST ranks 601 globally and first among Jordanian universities

Jordan University of Science and Technology ranked 601 globally in the QS World University Rankings. The

QS World University Rankings currently considers over 2,000 universities in the world and evaluates 700

using six indicators. These include academic reputation, employer reputation, faculty per student, proportion

of international students and percentage of international faculty. According to the QS ranking, the University

of Cambridge in the UK topped world universities, followed by Harvard University and Massachusetts Insti-

tute of Technology in the US.

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Activities of DR

A workshop on Technology Transfer hosted at JUST The Deanship of Research hosted a workshop on Technology Transfer at

JUST on 19 October, 2011. Dr. Feras Darwish, the director of Technology

Transfer office at the Deanship of Research at JUST, presented the tasks of

the office and highlighted the activities of the

office since its establishment. Mr. Qusay Al-

Masry from the Society for Intellectual Prop-

erty Registration (Tala-Abo Gazaleh Group)

lectured on intellectual property and how to register it including the rules and

regulations. Abdel Al-Monam Rawashdeh, director of Applied Science Re-

search Fund (ASRF), demonstrated the support provided by ASRF to applied

research, eligibility and how to apply for funds.

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The DR signed a MoU with El-Hassan Business Park

Dr. Fahmi Abu Al-Rub, the Dean of Research at JUST, and Eng.

Omar Hamarneh, the General Director of El-Hassan Business Park

for Projects Development, have signed a Memorandum of Under-

standing for the collaboration in the areas of Technology Transfer

and Intellectual Property Commercialization. The MoU also aims

to enhance the participation of the Technology Transfer Office

(TTO) at JUST in the National Network of TTOs in order to ease

the transfer of the innovations and technologies from its sources at

the Jordanian Universities and Research Institutes to the public

through the active role of the local industries.

A seminar on “Opportunities for Getting Funds from FP7”

The DR at JUST hosted a seminar given by Dr. Raghda Al-Kilani, director of

International Cooperation Department at the Higher Council of Science and

Technology, on the “Opportunities for Getting Funds from European Frame-

work Program (FP7)” on 31 October, 2011.

A lecture on funding from TEMPUS

A lecture on the TEMPUS projects was presented by Prof. Ahmad Abu El-Haija, the head of

TEMPUS office in Jordan on 5 December, 2011. Prof Abu-El-Haija highlighted the regula-

tion and guidelines to apply for funds from TEMPUS. He also presented a successful stories

about funded projects and how these projects can help advance the higher education in Jor-

dan.

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The Deanship of Research has participated in the following activities at the national level:

1. The staff of Deanship of Research have attended 6 workshops on capacity building held at the Higher

Council for Science and Technology (HCST) during the period 17/9 to 22/10, 2011. The workshops in-

cluded:

Building database on national, regional, and international funding agencies

Proposal preparation and writing

Project implementation and monitoring

Project financial management

Project administrative principles: Procurement of equipment, staffing and subcontracting

Project reporting and impact indicators

2. Attending a workshop on the Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer for universities and research

institutes during 16-17 November, 2011, at Al-Hassan Scientific City, Amman.

3. Attending the workshop on human resources through FP7 program project EU-Jordan in 2 October, 2011,

Amman.

4. The Technology Transfer Office participated in a workshop on the Patent Collaboration Treaty hosted by

the Ministry of Trade and Commerce, in collaboration with World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

during the period 2-3 November, 2011.

7th Tempus Information Day Prof. Fahmi Abu Al-Rub, Dean of Research at JUST, and other researchers

from JUST attended Jordan-European Union Higher Education Cooperation

Day (7th Tempus Day), which was held under the Patronage of Her Excellency,

the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and Her Excellency

Ambassador / Head of Delegation of the European Union to Jordan at Univer-

sity of Jordan, Amman, Jordan on 27 November, 2011.

Science and Technology Training Course in Malaysia

Prof. Nezar Samarah, vice Dean of Research, attended a training course

titled “Science and Technology Management Training Course for Re-

searchers in OIC countries” during 11-16 December, 2011, in Kuala

Lumpur, Malaysia. This training course was organized and funded by the

Academy of Sciences Malaysia. A total of 15 participants from OIC

member countries attended this course. The objectives of the training

course were to provide participants with: 1) Theoretical insights on cur-

rent trends in science and innovation management including innovation,

science awareness, research and development, technology transfer, and

public-industry linkages; 2) Skills on sound research management practices including writing of research pro-

posals; 3) Opportunities to establish joint research collaborations among member countries. Prof. Samarah

participated in a presentation about “Science, Technology, Innovation Policy and Strategy in Jordan”. He also

spoke on behalf of the participants on the closing ceremony of the training course to thank the organizer, the

Academy of Sciences Malaysia, and to highlight some of the beneficial impacts of the course on the partici-

pants.

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Upcoming Events

The First Funded Research Conference at JUST.

The Deanship of Research, in cooperation with Deanship of Graduate Studies, will hold the First Scientific

Conference for Research Projects funded by the Deanship of Research

during the period 22-25 April 2012 at Jordan University of Science and

Technology, Irbid, Jordan. The first call for abstract submission was an-

nounced by the DR on December 1st 2011. All researchers received

funds during 2009-2010 are required to participate in the conference. For

more details about the conference, please visit the conference website at

http://www.just.edu.jo/Conferences/FRC/Pages/default.aspx

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A scholarship programme for students and staff from Jordan, Syria, and Europe financed by the Euro-

pean Commission

The Deanship of Research at JUST announced the availability of scholarships for staff and students under the

Erasmus Mundus Action 2 (JOSYLEEM) on 16 November 2011. The scholarships are based on institution

mobility organized by 10 universities in the EU and 10 universities in Jordan and Syria. For Jordan, the schol-

arships are 6-10 months for the BS students, 10-22 months for the Master students, 6-34 months for the PhD

students, 6-10 months for the faculty members, and 1-3 months for the staff. The application deadline for

2012 is 10 January 2012. The electronic application is available by visiting www.josyleem.eu.

New patent registration

The Office of Technology Transfer at the Deanship of Research has supported the registration of a new US

patent for Dr. Omar Araida, Dr. Wafa Bataineh and Dr. Mohammad Jaradat entitled “Device to restrain emis-

sions in naturally ventilated environments”. This registration was done through the office of IPCO at Al-

Hassan Business Park, which allow their patent to be internationally recognized.

DR News

Dr. Rami Mukbel and Dr. Feras Darwish joined the Deanship of

Research as Assistant Deans of Research on 1 September, 2011.

Dr. Feras Darwish was appointed as a new director of the Tech-

nology Transfer Office at the Deanship of Research.

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Internal and External Funded Projects at Deanship of Research in 2011

In 2011, a total of 316 projects were funded

(296 funded by JUST and 20 projects funded

externally). A total amount of 2,143,817 JD

was granted to JUST researchers (1,193,864

JD funded from JUST and 949,953 JD from

external sources). All faculties received fund-

ing from JUST as shown in Fig. 1 and Table 1.

Faculty of Agriculture received 26% of the

total funds, while Faculty of Architecture and

Design received only 0.2%.

The external funds received in 2011 were al-

most similar to the internal funds provided by

the DR (Fig. 2). Faculty of Agriculture re-

ceived the highest amount of total external

funds (416,221 JD) .

Table 1. Total amount of funds from JUST and external sources in (JD) and percentage of funds received in 2011 distributed by

faculties.

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Percent of Total JUST Internal

Fund (%)

External Fund

(%)

Total Funding

(JD) Faculty

21.5 18.2 25.7 461375 Engineering

26.4 12.6 43.8 566271 Agriculture

6.3 11 0.6 136900 Science and Art

5.6 10 0 119525 Applied Medical Sciences

5.3 9.5 0 113439 Veterinary Medicine

5.6 10 0 119955 Dentistry

5.1 9.2 0 109520 Medicine

18.6 11.3 27.8 398602 Pharmacy

0.3 0.5 0 6480 Nursing

5 7.3 2.1 107000 Comp. & Information Tech

0.2 0.4 0 4750 Architecture and Design

100 100 100 2143817 Total

416.2

263.7 243.9

20 6.1 0 0 0 0 0 00

100

200

300

400

JD (

Tho

usa

nd

)

Fig. 2. External Funds by Faculties

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Hamza Al Kofahi and Ahmad Malkawi, students from JUST, under the supervision of

Dr. Natheer Khasawneh and Dr. Mohammad Fraiwan, have received the First Place

Award of the 2011 NYUAD International Hackathon for the Social Good in the Arab

World for their Kine Therapy application.

Distinguished Achievements

Dr. Abdel Rauf Rjoub, Department of Computer Engineering, was awarded the Fourth Place

Prize from 1st PATMOS Timing Analysis Contest, 2011 in Madrid, Spain 26th September

2011.

Dr. Mohammad AL Salameh, Department of Electrical Engineering, has published a book

entitled “Waves and Field Wireless Communication and Electricity: Health -Effect and Un-

conventional Utilizations”

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Prof. Youssef Al-Najjar, Department of Mechanical Engineering,

received the Arab Creativity Award at its fifth round in 2011,

Scientific Creativity Award in research field of water and energy.

Dr. Omar Qasaimeh, Department of Electrical Engineering, was awarded the Hisham Hajjawi

Award for Applied Sciences in the field of Technology and Telecommunication for the year

2011 for his research entitled “ Effect of doping on the optical characteristics of quantum-dot

semiconductor optical amplifiers.

Dr. Munir J. Al Rusan, Faculty of Agriculture, was granted with his fellow researchers

1,800,000 Euro, (JUST portion is 358,000 Euro) for their research project entitled

“Mediterranean cooperation in the treatment and valorization of olive mill wastewater” from

the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI)

Dr. Saad Gharaibeh, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, was awarded the Hisham Hijjawi

Award for Applied Sciences in the field of “Agriculture, Water & Environment” for the year

2011 for his research entitled “Change in antimicrobial susceptibility of Mycoplasma gal-

lisepticum field isolates”.

Prof. Khalid Asfar, Department of Mechanical Engineering, was awarded a Silver Medal Cer-

tificate for the display of his invention of the Submarine, at The 4th International Fair in the

Middle East hosted by the Kuwait Science Club in October, 2011.

Omar El-Qawasmeh (Mech. Eng.) and Nadia Al-Makhadmeh (Civil Eng.), students from JUST,

were awarded a Silver Medal Certificate for the display of S.B.S. (Super Brake System), at the

4th International Fair in the Middle East hosted by the Kuwait Science Club in October, 2011.

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Funding Secured by JUST Researchers from Scientific Research Support Fund

Dr. Bashar Altaani, Faculty of Pharmacy, and fellow researchers (Dr. Adnan Badwan, Dr. Ayman Obidat, Dr.

Bassam Tobishat, Dr. Ayad Rasheed and Ayman Khdair) were granted 163,293 JD for their research project enti-

tled “Structured polymeric aggregates nano-particles based on chitosan for sustained release delivery of NSAIDs

to children in liquid dosage form”.

Yazan Husain, Faculty of Engineering, was granted 52,862 for his research project entitled "Surface modifi-

cations for commercial and laboratory synthesized membranes for water treatment applications ".

Dr. Nizar Mohidat , Faculty of Pharmacy, and fellow researcher (Dr. Qusai Albalas, Dr. Areej Assaf, Dr.

Omar Khaboor and Dr. Suliman Swaidan) were granted 100,409 JD for their research project entitled “The

endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress in human colorectal cancer”,.

Dr. Saad Abo Qdaid, Faculty of Engineering, and fellow researchers (Dr. Ibrahiam Khalil and Dr. Eyman

Awad) were granted 64,116 JD for their research project entitled "Feasibility of using reclaimed asphalt mix-

tures in construction and maintenance".

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Dr. Tariq Qasim, Faculty of Engineering, and fellow researcher (Dr. Suzan Alkhateep) were granted 47,448

JD for their research project entitled "Failure modes in biomechanical ceramic-based layed structures in dry

and wet conditions relevance to failure of dental restorations"

Dr. Mohammad Alsaleh, Faculty of Engineering, was granted 74,504 JD for his research project entitled

"Conductive polymer nano composites for electromagnetic interference shielding applications".

Dr. Khalil Jwasreh, Faculty of Agriculture, and fellow researchers (Dr. Abdallah AbdAllah, Hotheifeh Ab-

abneh, Hani Talafha, Faiq Hjazeen) was granted 51,861 JD for their research project entitled "Caracas charac-

teristics of the first cross between calliypyge sheep and awassi local breed".

Principle Investigator Faculty Project Title

Dr. Rami Haddad Engineering Repair of corrosion-damaged reinforced concrete beams using fi-

ber reinforced composites

Dr. Ayman Ababneh Engineering Developing coupled transport-degradation models for the durabil-

ity design of reinforced concrete structures

Dr. Yaser Khamayseh Computer & Infor-

mation Technology

Networking framework for situational awareness

Dr. Wail Mardini Computer and Infor-

mation Technology

Solving co-existence problems between wireless sensor nodes and

Wi-Fi nodes

Dr. Ahmad Al-Majali Veterinary Medicine Molecular characterization of Corynobacterium pseudotuberculo-

sis strains isolated from sheep and goat herds in Jordan

Dr. Nihad Dib Engineering Design and analysis of wilkinson and gysel power dividers for

wireless communications applications

Internal Research Projects with Graduate Students Assistantship Rewarded to JUST

Researchers

International External Funding Rewarded to JUST Researchers

Principle Inves-

tigator

Faculty Amount

of Fund

Funding

Agency

Project title

Dr. Munir Al

Rusan

Agriculture 358,000

Euro

ENPI Mediterranean cooperation in the treat-

ment and valorization of olive mill

wastewater

Dr Munther

Kandah

Engineering 5000 Spanish Agency

for International

Development

Cooperation

Desarrollo de una red virtual para la sos-

tenibilidad ambiental.

Dr. Nabil Iltaif Agriculture 5000 JEWEL Evaluation of applied erosion control

practices in Yarmouk river basin

Dr. Nabil Iltaif Agriculture 5000 JEWEL Evaluation of water demand management

in Al-Mafraq Governorate: Options to

meet growing demand

Dr. Saeb

Khresat

Agriculture 5000 JEWEL Role of community on integrated solid

waste management in Irbid City

Dr. Mohammad

AlRababah

Agriculture 5000 JEWEL Identifying options for effective integrat-

ed biodiversity conservation in Jordan:

Dibeen nature reserve as a case study

Dr. Zahir

Rawajfih

Agriculture 5000 JEWEL Integrated watershed management of Al-

Qantara spring in Ajloun

Dr. Mohammad

AlRababah

Agriculture 5000 JEWEL Integrated honeybee management in Jor-

dan

Dr. Safwan S.

Al-Omari

Computer and Infor-

mation Technology

7000 IBM Monitor JUST: a people tracking service

for applications running in JUST Cloud-

Burst

Dr. Khaldoon M.

Mhaidat

Computer and Infor-

mation Technology

7000 IBM Performance and power analysis of hy-

pervisor based power management in

many-core systems

Dr. Basheer N.

Al-Duwairi

Computer and Infor-

mation Technology

7000 IBM SOA-Based Implementation of JUST En-

terprise Systems in the Cloud

Dr. Raed A.

Shatnawi

Computer and Infor-

mation Technology

7000 IBM Smart Academic Advisory System

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DR congratulates JUST scholars on their achievements

Editor in Chief: Prof. Fahmi Abu Al-Rub

Executive Editor: Prof. Nezar Samarah

Project Director and Producer: Dr. Rami Mukbel

Co-Producer: Dr. Feras Darwish

P.O.Box 3030

Irbid, 221100

JORDAN

Phone: +962-2-7201000

Fax: +962-2-7201073

E-mail: research@just.edu.jo

Internal Research Projects with Graduate Students Assistantship Rewarded (cont.)

Principle Investigator Faculty Project Title

Dr. Nihad Dib Engineering Biogeography-based optimization method and its application in elec-

tromagnetics

Dr. Khalid Al-Asfar Engineering Electromechanical direction sensor for vehicle guidance and control

Dr. Monther Al-

Duwairi

Computer and Infor-

mation Technology

Pattern matching hardware accelerator for intrusion detection