# American University of Beirut

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## 2013 - 2014

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### ​​​​​​​​​​​2014

**El Hajj, I., Chehab,A., Kayssi,A., Saad,​​ W., "**Development of Wireless Sensor for Continuous Real Time Oil Spill Thickness and Location Measurement", <https://www.bsee.gov/research-record/development-of-an-oil-thickness-sensor>​**\**[**Abstract**](https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Documents/Abstract%20Development%20of%20Wireless%20Sensor%20for%20Continuous%20Real%20Time%20Oil%20Spill%20Thickness%20and%20Location%20Measurement.pdf)\
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**Kazan, M., Volz S., "**Calculation of the lattice thermal conductivity in granular crystals", Journal of Applied Physics,J. Appl. Phys. **115**, 073509 (2014); <http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4866362>​\
[**Abstract**](https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Documents/Abstract%20Calculation%20of%20the%20lattice%20thermal%20conductivity%20in%20granular%20crystals.pdf)\

**Kazan, M., Masri, P.** "The contribution of surfaces and interfaces to the crystal thermal conductivity", Surface Science Reports, [Volume 69, Issue 1](http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01675729/69/1), Pages 1–37\
[**Abstract**](https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Documents/Abstract%20The%20contribution%20of%20surfaces%20and%20interfaces%20to%20the%20crystal%20thermal%20conductivity.pdf)\

**Zankoul, E., and Khoury, H.M.** (2014). "Simulation of On-Shore Wind Farm Construction Process in Lebanon," Proceedings of the 31st International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction and Mining (ISARC), Sydney, Australia, pages: 368-376\
[**Abstract**](https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Documents/Abstract%20Simulation%20of%20On-Shore%20Wind%20Farm%20Construction%20Process%20in%20Lebanon.pdf)\

**Ghaddar, T.** "Novel poly-pyridyl ruthenium complexes with bis- and tris-tetrazolate mono-dentate ligands for dye sensitized solar cells", RSC Advances, Volume 4, Issue 35, 2014, Pages 18336-1834\
[**Abstract**](https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Documents/Abstract%20Novel%20poly-pyridyl%20ruthenium%20complexes%20with%20bis-%20and%20tris-tetrazolate%20mono-dentate%20ligands%20for%20dye%20sensitized%20solar%20cells.pdf)\
​**Jaafar, H.** "Prioritization of small and medium domestic dams in dry lands",Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Volume 141, Issue 1, 1 January 2015, Article number 04014045\
[**Abstract**](https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Documents/Abstract%20Prioritization%20of%20Small%20and%20Medium%20Domestic%20Dams%20in%20Dry%20Lands.pdf)\

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### 2013

**Rahbany, N., Kazan M., Tabbal, M., Tauk, R., Jabbour, J., Brault, J., Damilano, B., and Massies, J.,** "Measurement of the effect of plasmon gas oscillation on the dielectric properties of p- and n-doped" AlxGa12xN films using infrared spectroscopy, 114, 053505 (2013); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4817172\
[**Abstract**](https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Documents/Abstract%20Measurement%20of%20the%20effect%20of%20plasmon%20gas%20oscillation%20on%20the%20dielectric%20properties%20of%20p-%20and%20n-doped%20AlxGa12xN%20films%20using%20infrared%20spectroscopy.pdf)\
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**Mogharbel, O**., **Abiad, M.G.,**Ghali, K., Ghaddar, N.,**"Simulation of a localized heating system for broiler brooding to improve energy performance" International Journal of Energy Research, Volume 38, Issue 1, 2013, January 2014,  Pages 125-138\
[**Abstract**](https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Documents/Abstract%20Simulation%20of%20a%20localized%20heating%20system%20for%20broiler%20brooding%20to%20improve%20energy%20performance..pdf)\

**Hajar F., Abiad M.G., Ghali, K., Ghaddar, N., "**Solar-assisted localized ventilation system for poultry brooding" Elsevier, Energy and Buildings 71 Pages 142–154\
[**Abstract**](https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Documents/Abstract%20Solar-assisted%20localized%20ventilation%20system%20for%20poultry%20brooding.pdf)\

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Ghanimeh, S., El-Fadel, M., Saikaly, P**.**, "**Improving the stability of thermophilic anaerobic digesters treating SS-OFMSW through enrichment with compost and leachate seeds" Bioresource Technology 131, 2013, pp. 53-5\
[**Abstract**](https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Documents/Abstract%20Improving%20the%20stability%20of%20thermophilic%20anaerobic%20digesters%20treating%20SS-OFMSW%20through%20enrichment%20with%20compost%20and%20leachate%20seeds.pdf)\

**Yassine, B., Ghali, K. , Ghaddar, N., Chehab, G., Srour, I**.**,** "Effectiveness of the earth tube heat exchanger system coupled to a space model in achieving thermal comfort in rural areas" International. Journal of Sustainable Energy, 2013\

[**Abstract**](https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Documents/Abstract%20Effectiveness%20of%20the%20earth%20tube%20heat%20exchanger%20system%20coupled%20to%20a%20space%20model%20in%20achieving%20thermal%20comfort%20in%20rural%20areas%20International.pdf)\
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