# American University of Beirut

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## 2015 - 2016

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### ​​​​​​​​​2016

I**skandar A., Gwiazda, A., Huang, Y., Kazan, M., Bruyant, A., Tabbal, M., Lerondel, G.**Modification of the phonon spectrum of bulk Si through surface nanostructuring. Journal of Applied Physics 120, 095106 (2016); **https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4962208\**[**Abstract**](https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Documents/Abstract-%20Modification%20of%20the%20phonon%20spectrum%20of%20bulk.pdf)\

**G. Saad\* and F. Azizi.**The Use of the Ensemble Kalman Filter for Production Management in the Presence of Impermeable Obstructions. Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology, Volume 6, Issue 3, Pages 519-531, September 2016\
**[Abstract](https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Documents/Abstract%20The%20Use%20of%20the%20Ensemble%20Kalman%20Filter%20for%20Production%20Management%20in%20the%20Presence%20of%20Impermeable%20Obstructions.pdf) \**\
​**Abdallah, M., Costantine, J., Ramadan, A.H., Tawk, Y., Christodoulou, C.G.**  A New RF Rectifier Topology with Enhanced Operable Power Range. 978-1-5090-0470-6/16/©2016 IEEE\
[**Abstract**](https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Documents/Abstract%20A%20New%20RF%20Rectifier%20Topology%20with%20Enhanced%20Operable%20Power%20Range.pdf) \

**Jelle, AA.,Hmadeh,M., O’Brien, PG., Perovic, DD., and Ozin, GA.** Photocatalytic Properties of All Four Polymorphs of Nanostructured Iron Oxyhydroxides. ChemNanoMat DOI: 10.1002/cnma.201600251​\
**[Abstract](https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Documents/Abstract%20Photocatalytic%20Properties%20of%20All%20Four%20Polymorphs%20of%20Nanostructured%20Iron%20Oxyhydroxides.pdf) \**\
**Jia, J., O’Brien, PG., He, L., Qiao, Q., Fei, T., Reyes, LM., Burrow, TE., Dong, Y., Liao, K., Varela, M., Pennycook, SJ., Hmadeh, M., Helmy, AS., Kherani, NP., Perovic, DD., and Ozin, GA .** Visible and Near-Infrared Photothermal Catalyzed Hydrogenation of Gaseous CO 2 over Nanostructured . Advanced Science (Cover Page) DOI: 10.1002/advs.201600189\
**[Abstract](https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Documents/Abstract%20Visible%20and%20Near-Infrared%20Photothermal%20Catalyzed%20Hydrogenation%20of%20Gaseous%20CO%202%20over%20Nanostructured.pdf) \**\
**Saliba, D., , Ezzeddine, A., Sougrat, R., Khashab, NM., Hmadeh, M., and Al-Ghoul, M. Cadmium**–"Aluminum Layered Double Hydroxide Microspheres for Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction. ChemSusChem (Cover Page)DOI:10.1002/cssc.201600088\
[**Abstract**](https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Documents/Abstract%20Aluminum%20Layered%20Double%20Hydroxide%20Microspheres%20for%20Photocatalytic%20CO2%20Reduction.pdf) \
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**Fayad, R. , Shoker, TA., and Ghaddar,** **T**. High photo-currents with a zwitterionic thiocyanate-free dye in aqueous-based dye sensitized solar cells", DOI: 10.1039/C6DT00071A (Paper) Dalton Trans., 2016, 45, 5622-5628\
[**Abstract**](https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Documents/Abstract%20T.%20High%20photo-currents%20with%20a%20zwitterionic%20thiocyanate-free%20dye%20in%20aqueous-based%20dye%20sensitized%20solar%20cells.pdf)\
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​​**Zankoul, E., Khoury, H**. Modeling, Animating, and Optimizing On-Shore Wind Farm Construction, ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 10.1061/(ASCE)CP.1943-5487.0000567, 05016001 (2016)\
**[Abstract](https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Documents/Abstract%20H.M.%20Modeling,%20Animating,%20and%20Optimizing%20On-Shore%20Wind%20Farm%20Construction.pdf)\**\
​**Nehme A., Haydous F.,Halaoui L.**Amplification in Light Energy Conversion at Q-CdTe Sensitized
TiO2 Photonic Crystal, Photoelectrochemical Stability in Se2-
Electrolyte, and Size-dependent Type II Q-CdTe/CdSe Formation . Chem. C. In Press http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.5b11478\
**[Abstract ​](https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Documents/Abstract%20The%20Role%20of%20Order%20in%20the%20Amplification%20of%20Light-Energy%20Conversion%20in%20a%20Dye-Sensitized%20Solar%20Cell%20Coupled%20to%20a%20Photonic%20Crystal.pdf)\**\
**Fayad R., Halaoui L.** ​​The Role of Order in the Amplification of Light-Energy Conversion in a Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Coupled to a Photonic Crystal" ChemPhysChem. Volume 17, Issue 2, January 18, 2016. Pages 260–269.\
[**Abstract**](https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Documents/Abstract%20The%20Role%20of%20Order%20in%20the%20Amplification%20of%20Light%20Energy%20Conversion%20in%20Dye%20Sensitized%20Solar%20Cell%20Coupled%20to%20a%20Photonic%20Crystal.pdf) \
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### 2015

**Hijazi, L.,   I. Fayssal, A.,  Darwish, M.,  & Moukalled, F.**  Numerical Simulation of Solar Wind EnergyTowers. ISSN: 1040-7782 (Print) 1521-0634 (Online) Journal homepage: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/unht20. 27 Nov 2017\
**[Abstract](https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Documents/Abstract%20Numerical%20simulation%20of%20solar%20wind%20energy%20towers.pdf) \****\
Shoker, TA., Tanios. R., Fayad, R.,  and Ghaddar, T.**  Highly robust tetrazolate based complexes for efficient and long-term stable dye sensitized solar cells" DOI: 10.1039/C5RA11984G(Paper)RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 66047-66056\
**[Abstract](https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Documents/Abstract%20Highly%20robust%20tetrazolate%20based%20complexes%20for%20efficient%20and%20long-term%20stable%20dye%20sensitized%20solar%20cells.pdf)**

**Iskandar, A., Abou-Khalil, A., Kazan, M., Kassem, W., & Volz,S.** On the interplay between phonon-boundary scattering and phonon-point-defect scattering in SiGe thin films. Journal of Applied Physics, 117,125102 (2015); http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4915948    \
**[Abstract](https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Documents/Abstract%20On%20the%20interplay%20between%20phonon-boundary%20scattering%20and%20phonon-point-defect%20scattering%20in%20SiGe%20thin%20films.pdf)\**\
**Saad, G., Azizi, F.**The use of the ensemble Kalman filter for production management\
in the presence of impermeable obstructions. Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology, pages 1-13, November 18, 2015

[**Abstract**](https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Documents/Abstract%20The%20Use%20of%20the%20Ensemble%20Kalman%20Filter%20for%20Production%20Management%20in%20the%20Presence%20of%20Impermeable%20Obstructions.pdf) \

​​​[**Zankoul, E., Khoury, H.M, and Awwad, R.** (2015). Evaluation of Agent-Based and Discrete-Event Simulation for Modeling Construction Earthmoving Operations. Proceedings of the 32nd International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction and Mining (ISARC), Oulo, Finland, pages: 125-132](https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/PublishingImages/Pages/2015--2016/Abstract%20The%20use%20of%20the%20ensemble%20Kalman%20filter%20for%20production%20management.pdf)\
[**Abstract**](https://www.aub.edu.lb/masri_institute/Documents/Abstract%20Evaluation%20of%20Agent-Based%20and%20Discrete-Event%20Simulation%20for%20Modeling%20Construction%20Earthmoving%20Operations.pdf)\

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