# American University of Beirut

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## 2019 - 2020

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### ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​2020

**Hamdan, H., Salam, D.** Microbial community evolution during the aerobic biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in marine sediment microcosms: Effect of biostimulation and seasonal variations, Environmental Pollution, Volume 265, Part B, 2020, 114858, ISSN 0269-7491, **https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114858\**[**Abstract**](https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Documents/Abstract-%20Microbial%20community%20evolution%20during%20the%20aerobic%20biodegradation%20of%20petroleum%20hydrocarbons%20in%20marine%20sediment%20microcosms.pdf)\

**\****Chedid, R.; Sawwas, A.; Fares, D.** ​Optimal design of a university campus micro-grid operating under unreliable grid considering PV and battery storage.​ 1 June 2020  **https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360544220306174?via%3Dihub**

**[Abstract​](https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Documents/Optimal%20design%20of%20a%20university%20campus%20micro-grid%20operating%20under%20unreliable%20grid%20considering%20PV%20and%20battery%20storage.pdf)**\

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**Sawwas, A.; Chedid, R.** A pool-based energy market model for microgrids characterized by

scheduled blackouts. 24 December 2020. **https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306261920317384?via%3Dihub\**[**Abstract**](https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Documents/A%20pool-based%20energy%20market%20model%20for%20microgrids%20characterized%20by%20scheduled%20blackouts.pdf)​\

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**Zaidouny, L., Abou‐Daher, M., Tehrani, A., Ghali, K., Ghaddar, N.** Electrospun nanofibrous polyvinylidene fluoride‐co‐hexafluoropropylene membranes for oil–water separation.  29 May 2020. **https://doi.org/10.1002/app.49394\**[**Abstract**](https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Documents/Abstract%20-%20Electrospun%20nanofibrous%20polyvinylidene%20fluoride‐co‐hexafluoropropylene%20membranes%20for%20oil–water%20separation.pdf)\

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**Hamyeh, S., Tauk, R., Adam, P.-M., Kazan, M.** Mid-IR photothermal measurement of substantial heat transport by surface waves of polar amorphous films supported on silicon. Journal of Applied Physics. 128(9), 095105 (2020) **https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0015577\**[**Abstract**](https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Documents/Abstract-%20Mid-IR%20photothermal%20measurement%20of%20substantial%20heat%20transport%20by%20surface%20waves%20of%20polar%20amorphous%20films%20supported%20on%20silicon.pdf)\
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**Hamdan, H., Salam, D.** Response of sediment microbial communities to crude oil contamination in marine sediment microbial fuel cells under ferric iron stimulation.\

Environmental Pollution, Volume 263, Part A, 2020, 114658, ISSN 0269-7491, **https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114658\**[**Abstract**](https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Documents/Abstract-%20Response%20of%20sediment%20microbial%20communities%20to%20crude%20oil%20contamination%20in%20marine%20sediment%20microbial%20fuel%20cells%20under%20ferric.pdf)\
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**I****ssa, R., Abou Ibrahim F., Al-Ghoul, M., Hmadeh, M****.**Controlled growth and composition of multivariate metal-organic frameworks-199 via a reaction-diffusion process​. 9 May 2020. ISSN 1998-0124 CN 11-5974/O4**.****https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-020-2870-1**\
**[Abstract](https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Documents/Abstract-%20Controlled%20growth%20and%20composition%20of%20multivariate%20metal-organic.pdf)**\

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**Kesserwan, F.,  Ahmad, N., Khalil, M., El-Rassy, H**. Hybrid CaO/Al2O3 aerogel as heterogeneous catalyst for biodiesel production. Chemical Engineering Journal Volume 385, 1 April 2020, 23834. **https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2019.123834\****[Abstract](https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Documents/Hybrid%20CaO%20Al2O3%20aerogel%20as%20heterogeneous%20catalyst%20for%20biodiesel%20production.pdf)**

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**Baydoun, N., Farhat, R., Halaoui\*, L**. Enhanced Solar Light Harvesting with Q-CdTe/Se Sensitized Inverse Opal TiO2. ACS Applied Energy Materials. 2 March 2020., Pages 3104-3119 \
[**https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsaem.0c00277**](https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsaem.0c00277)​\
[**Abstract**](https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Documents/Abstract-%20Enhanced%20Solar%20Light%20Harvesting.pdf)\

**Jaafar, H., Ahmad, F**. Time series trends of Landsat-based ET using automated calibration in METRIC and SEBAL: The Bekaa Valley, Lebanon​​​​​​​​​2019. **https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2018.12.033\****[Ab​stract​](https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Documents/Abstract-%20Time%20series%20trends.pdf)**

**Gebrael, T., Kanj, A., Farhat, D., Shehadeh, M., Lakkis, I.** Self sustained thermally induced gas-damped oscillations of bimetal cantilevers with application to the design of a new pyroelectric micro energy harvester. 28 February 2020. Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, Volume 53, Number 1. **https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6463/ab70ca**\

[**Abstract**](https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Documents/Abstract-%20Self-sustained%20thermally%20induced%20gas-damped.pdf)\
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**J. Younes, Z. Harajli, M. Soueidan, D. Fabrègue, Y. Zaatar, and  M. Kazan**. Mid-IR photothermal beam deflection technique for fast measurement of thermal diffusivity and highly sensitive subsurface imaging. Journal of Applied Physics 127, 173101 (2020)\
[**https://doi.org/10.1063/1.514417**](https://doi.org/10.1063/1.514417)\
[**Abstract​**](https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Documents/Abstract-%20Mid-IR%20photothermal%20beam%20deflection%20technique%20for%20fast%20measurement%20of%20thermal%20diffusivity%20and%20highly%20sensitive%20subsurface%20imaging.pdf)

### ​2019

**Chedid, R.; Sawwas, A.**Optimal placement and sizing of photovoltaics and battery storage in distribution networks​. 18 March 2019**.****https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/est2.46\
[Abstract​](https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Documents/Optimal%20placement%20and%20sizing%20of%20photovoltaics%20and%20battery%20storage%20in%20distribution%20networks.pdf)**​

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**Mahmoud, M., Moussa, Z., Prakasam, T., Li, L., Abiad, M., Patra, D., and Hmadeh, M.** Lanthanides based metal organic frameworks for luminescence sensing of\

toxic metal ions. 2 November 2019. **https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jssc.2019.121031​\
[Abstract​](https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Documents/Abstract-%20Lanthanides%20based%20metal%20organic%20frameworks%20.pdf)**

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**Kazan, M., Baltaji, R.**Modulating near-field heat transfer using oxygen contaminated piezoelectric aluminum nitride nanomaterials. J. Appl. Phys. 125, 065102 (2019); doi: 10.1063/1.5067244​\
**[Abstract](https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Documents/Abstract-%20Modulating%20near-field%20heat%20transfer%20using%20oxygen%20contaminated.pdf)**

**​Chedid, R., Sawas,****A.**Optimal Placement and Sizing of Photovoltaics and Battery Storage in Distribution Networks​. **https://doi.org/10.1002/est2.46\
[Abstract​](https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Documents/Abstract-%20Optimal%20Placement%20and%20Sizing%20of%20Photovoltaics%20and%20Battery%20Storage%20in%20Distribution%20Networks.pdf)​​\
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