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mohammad alrwashdeh
Dr. mohammad alrwashdeh Research Scientist Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering

Contact Information
mohammad.alrwashdeh@ku.ac.ae 023124374

Biography

Mohammad Alrwashdeh is heavily involved and experienced in the peaceful applications of nuclear science and technologies. His expertise spans reactor physics core design, criticality safety, and enhanced nuclear data processing and evaluation for criticality safety calculations. He also has on hand practical experience in research reactor commissioning and operation.

Alrwashdeh’s academic journey began at the Hashemite University in Zarqa, Jordan, where he earned his Bachelor’s in Physics. He then moved to Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, where he completed his Master’s and PhD in Nuclear Science and Technology in 2011 and 2014, respectively.

Throughout his career, Alrwashdeh has held various positions. He was a research assistant at Tsinghua University and a researcher at the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission. He is employed at Khalifa University of Science Technology in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

In addition to his professional roles, Alrwashdeh is a member of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) and an executive member of the ANS-UAE section. He has contributed to numerous works in his field, with publications on reactor physics, nuclear data processing and evaluation, reactor kinetics, and criticality safety.

His dedication to his field and his contributions to nuclear science and technology make Mohammad Alrwashdeh a respected figure in his industry


Education
  • BSc, Physics, Hashemite University, Jordan, 2006
  • MSc, Nuclear Science and Technology, Tsinghua University, China, 2011
  • PhD, Nuclear Science and Technology, Tsinghua University, China, 2014

Teaching
  • Evaluative Methods for Nuclear Non-proliferation and Security (HSEG611)
  • Introduction to Nuclear Reactor Physics (PHYS350)
  • The Reactor Core Design Analysis for light water reactors (ECCE781)
  • Reactor Physics
  • Radiation Physics
  • Nuclear data processing and evaluation
  • Monte Carlo modeling and simulations
  • Nuclear Energy Safety security and safeguards

Affiliated Centers, Groups & Labs

Research
Research Interests
  • Nuclear Reactor Core Design
  • Reactor Kinetics and Transients Modeling
  • Nuclear Energy Safety, Safeguards and Security
  • Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Waste Management
  • Nuclear Fuel


Research Staff and Graduate Students:

Students
Nouf Talib Alhattawi MSc in Nuclear Engineering
Asma Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed Alzarooni MSc in Nuclear Engineering
Salem Abdulla Almessabi MSc in Nuclear Engineering
Saeed Alhadhrami Al Nokbah Trainee Student
Rashid Almaqdahi Al Nokbah Trainee Student
Omar Al Maleki Al Nokbah Trainee Student