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1 Dr. Motasem Saidan Director Water, Energy & Environment Center Associate Professor Chemical Engineering Department Faculty of Engineering & Technology University of Jordan 11942, Amman Jordan [email protected] Phone: +962 777 680086 http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9517-0835 Scopus ID: 15923803700 Dr. Motasem Saidan's CV As a Director of Water, Energy & Environment Center at the University of Jordan, Dr. Saidan is leading a multidisciplinary team of experts in the fields of Water-Energy-Environment nexus. International Waste Manager, Dr. Saidan, is certified by ISWA in 2016 with Membership number 16-T1018. Associate Professor of environmental engineering, management & technology, Motasem Saidan, carries out scientific research in the areas of water and wastewater treatment, solid & hazardous waste management, cleaner production and pollution prevention, chemical process safety and hazard management, air pollution control and dispersion modeling, and environmental impact assessment. Holds a Ph.D. in chemical engineering, has received numerous grants and contracts for research and national projects activities. Since 2007, he became Assistant Professor at the Princess Sumaya University for Technology, Amman, Jordan, where he established and led the Swiss- Jordanian Environmental Management & Technology Master Program. In 2000, he became an associate professor. Parallel to that, between 2006-2011, he was the Executibe Director of the Industrial Technology Cluster at the Royal Scientific Society, Amman, Jordan. Since Sept 2012 to Sept 2015, he was Assistant Professor at the University of Jordan, Chemical Engineering Dept, and currently (Sept 2015) he is an Associate Professsor at the same Dept. He has coordinated research projects funded by EU, UNIDO, USAID, GIZ, and OXFAM through Ministry of Environment , Ministry of Energy, and Ministry of Municipalities. His activities include refereeing of research projects for several national and international bodies. Motasem Saidan is an author and coauthor of over 30 publications in the fields of environmental engineering in referred journals and conference proceedings. He is a member in the editorial board of several respected journals. Dr. Saidan is a Chemical Engineer specializing in technical management of industrial technologies consultation and projects, with more than fifteen years of applied research and projects experiences in academic, applied industries, and national projects. Dr. Saidan is in the process to get certified as “ Industrial Safety Manager’ from OSHA-Academy, Oregon, USA. He has passed 6 exams out of 9, and within a couple of months from now (25 December 2014), he will get through.

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Dr. Motasem Saidan

Director Water, Energy & Environment Center Associate Professor Chemical Engineering Department Faculty of Engineering & Technology

University of Jordan 11942, Amman Jordan

[email protected]

Phone: +962 777 680086

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9517-0835 Scopus ID: 15923803700

Dr. Motasem Saidan's CV

As a Director of Water, Energy & Environment Center at the

University of Jordan, Dr. Saidan is leading a multidisciplinary team of

experts in the fields of Water-Energy-Environment nexus.

International Waste Manager, Dr. Saidan, is certified by ISWA in 2016

with Membership number 16-T1018.

Associate Professor of environmental engineering, management &

technology, Motasem Saidan, carries out scientific research in the areas

of water and wastewater treatment, solid & hazardous waste

management, cleaner production and pollution prevention, chemical

process safety and hazard management, air pollution control and

dispersion modeling, and environmental impact assessment. Holds a

Ph.D. in chemical engineering, has received numerous grants and

contracts for research and national projects activities. Since 2007, he

became Assistant Professor at the Princess Sumaya University for

Technology, Amman, Jordan, where he established and led the Swiss-

Jordanian Environmental Management & Technology Master Program.

In 2000, he became an associate professor. Parallel to that, between

2006-2011, he was the Executibe Director of the Industrial Technology

Cluster at the Royal Scientific Society, Amman, Jordan.

Since Sept 2012 to Sept 2015, he was Assistant Professor at the

University of Jordan, Chemical Engineering Dept, and currently (Sept

2015) he is an Associate Professsor at the same Dept.

He has coordinated research projects funded by EU, UNIDO, USAID,

GIZ, and OXFAM through Ministry of Environment , Ministry of Energy,

and Ministry of Municipalities. His activities include refereeing of

research projects for several national and international bodies. Motasem

Saidan is an author and coauthor of over 30 publications in the fields of

environmental engineering in referred journals and conference

proceedings. He is a member in the editorial board of several respected

journals.

Dr. Saidan is a Chemical Engineer specializing in technical

management of industrial technologies consultation and projects, with

more than fifteen years of applied research and projects experiences in

academic, applied industries, and national projects.

Dr. Saidan is in the process to get certified as “ Industrial Safety

Manager’ from OSHA-Academy, Oregon, USA. He has passed 6 exams

out of 9, and within a couple of months from now (25 December 2014),

he will get through.

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Dr. Saidan is an environmental manager with excellent knowledge of

cleaner production and pollution prevention; Air pollution & toxic release

modeling; Solid and Hazardous waste management; POPs; Health,

environment and safety (HSE); Hazard risk management; environment

and sustainable development, and environmental economics. He has

served as consultant to various local organizations and ministries on

product quality and safety, policy-making issues concerning energy and

environmental management and responsible industry practices.

Throughout 2012-to date, Dr. Saidan has been teaching several BSc

courses in the Chemical Engineering Dept, mainly in the fields of

environmental engineering and management (Environmental

engineering, solid waste management, air pollution, cleaner production

and pollution prevention, industrial waste and wastewater management).

He has supervised several undergraduate projects including more than

12 students who are currently leading their technical roles in Jordan and

abroad.

Moreover, Dr. Saidan is teaching several Master courses related to

three Master programs in the Faculty of Engineering & Technology.

Among these courses: Environmental Impacts of Energy, Environmental

Economics..etc. He is currently supervising 5 Master thesis projects

mainly in the fields of water management, waste-to-energy project,

pollution and waste minimization in the industry, sustainable energy

resources and potentials.

Dr. Saidan has participated in many national workshops and

conferences, and given several presentations and abstracts. He has

also published more than 15 papers, and recently he is among the

Editorial Board of international scientific journals, as well as, he has

reviewed tens of submitted papers to these journals.

Dr. Saidan is a Technical writer-editor with a broad range of sources of

pertinent information. He is skilled in reporting for project work packages

and deliverables; summaries of research programs; and consultancies

reports.

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EDUCATION

PhD in Chemical Engineering Darmstadt University of Technology- Darmstadt, Germany, 2005

MSc in Chemical Engineering

University of Jordan- Amman, Jordan, 2001

BSc in Chemical Engineering University of Jordan- Amman, Jordan, 1998

HONORS

Certified International Waste Manager, ISWA, 2016 Awarded a grant for "Application of self-healing polymer in paint industries"

research by SRTD-EU program (2009-2010) Awarded a grant for “Development of Jordanian Cost–Effective Nano Paints with

Enhanced Properties” research by HCST, Jordan (2008-2010) Awarded a grant for “ Fabrication of PEM Fuel Cell” research by MoHE, Jordan

(2009-2011) Awarded One-year fellowship for post-doc at Chemical and Biomolecular

Engineering, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA, USA (2005-2006) Granted a three-year DFG fellowship for PhD at Darmstadt University of Technology-

Darmstadt, Germany (2002) Granted a two-year partial-scholarship for Chemical Engineering MSc degree,

University of Jordan (1998-2001) Granted a five-year scholarship for Chemical Engineering BSc degree, University of

Jordan (1993-1998) Awarded IASTE international training for Chemical Engineering, Public Power

Corporation, Petolemais, Greece (1997)

WORK EXPERIENCES

University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan Director of Water, Energy & Environment Center 1 Spet 2016 – to date

Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering Dept 7 Sept 2015- to date

Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering Dept 12 Sept 2012- to 7 Sept 2015

Responsible for teaching several undergraduate courses in industrial process safety, environmental engineering, pollution prevention and cleaner production. Moreover, supervising of BSc graduation project.

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Teaching the following courses: Environmnetal Engineering Environmental Impacts of Energy Environmnetal Economics Chemical Process Safety Air Pollution Pollution Prevention & Cleaner Production

Princess Sumaya University for Technology, Amman, Jordan 2007- September 2012

Assistant Professor, Environmental Management Dept Acting Head

Swiss-Jordanian Environmental Management & Technology Master Program Coordinator

Responsible administratively and technically for:

- E-learning Forum Administrator - Program academic accreditation - Program coordination and promotion - Teaching Master courses and seminars - Supervising MSc students thesis - Researching on plastic waste management and sustainable development

Royal Scientific Society, Amman, Jordan March 2010 – November 2011

Executive Director, RSS Knowledge Sector (Industrial Technology Cluster)

Responsible for:

Deliver high quality and comprehensive consultation and research projects

Create and deliver a clear strategy for the Industrial sector that focuses across revenue streams, people capability and cross team working. This is a critical component of the role.

Oversee the Industrial sector to deliver its business and financial objectives.

Ensure monthly Knowledge KPI’s are produced for Executive review.

Look to international best practice for Industrial Technology practices and revenue streams along with ensuring adequate intellectual and physical resources are available for implementation

International R&D Clean Technologies Program Manager, USAID, Jordan 2010-2011

Responsible for:

Soliciting research ideas in the application of nanotechnology and other technologies in the industrial and private sectors.

Managing of 750,000 US$ R&D Projects. Managing of prototyping of 3 R&D projects.

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Establishing of local and international R&D networks in clean technologies applications.

Royal Scientific Society, Amman, Jordan 2006-2011

Industry Consultant

Responsible for

- Establishing and upgrading of chemical and mechanical testing facility - Conducting hands-on workshops for the industry - Testing of additives, rheology, and mechanical properties - Testing of polymer properties and characterization - Identifying the recycled/virgin produced plastic products - Offering technical consultations to the drinking water bottles

manufacturing industries - Researching the structure-properties relationship of materials - Researching the application of smart materials in different applications

Business Park, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA 2007

Researched on:

- Synthesis of novel classes of biocidal (antimicrobial, antifungal, antiviral) nanomaterials and incorporating them in biodegradable polymer.

- Synthesis of Novel classes of nanomagnetic materials and their applications medical technology and food safety

Chemical & Biomolecular Eng, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA, USA 2005 Postdoctoral Associate Researched on:

- Improving the compression strength STFI of linerboard by addition of biopolymers.

- Effect of polymeric chemicals and fiber combination on water drainage and fine particle retention.

- Flocculation of clay suspension by different polymeric systems under turbulent conditions of pulping

German Polymer Institute DKI, Darmstadt, Germany 2002-2005 3-months Post doc

Researched on: - TREF and CRYSTAF characterization methods to fractionate polymer and to show the crystallization profiles at different parameters

Part-timer Research Assistant

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Researched on:

- Reactive extrusion of blends (Polyamide and Ionomers). - Production of Piezoelectric polymers: (polycondensation and emulsion

polymerization). - Excellent knowledge of (TEM, ATR, and DSC) and processing machines

(Twin extruder and pressing machines).

Al-Balqa'a Applied University, Salt, Jordan 2001-2002 Polymer Labs Supervising Engineer

Helping in establishing a polymer engineering facility for polymer research and education

Taught undergraduate-level labs courses in polymer synthesis, polymer characterization, and polymer processing at the Materials Science & Engineering Department

Irshidat Co. for water Treatment, Amman, Jordan 1998 - 2000

Sales and design engineer of industrial water treatment products, including simple Reverse Osmosis system for tap water, and industrial Reverse Osmosis unit for pharmaceutical purposes and Kidney dialysis units.

Public Power Corporation, Ptolemais, Greece. Jul- Aug, 1997

Two months training in Ptolemais Amynden Lignite Center. - Quality Control Dept. - Thermal Power Plant. - Lignite Briquetting Plant.

SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Member of the Editorial Board of the “Environmental Management and Sustainable

Development” International Journal (ISSN 2164-7682), published by Macrothink Institute

Active Reviewer of the “International Journal of Ecosystem” (p-ISSN 2165-8889), published by Scientific & Academic Publishing Co.

ACCOMPLISHED PROJECTS

Relevant Professional Experience Record:

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Feasibility Analysis of Rainwater Harvesting Systems in Urban Areas in Jordan,

2015 Environmental Economist & Corresponding Researcher

Financial Analysis of Pollution Prevention and Cleaner Production in Chlor-Alkali

Industries, GreenTech Inspiring Environment, 2012 P2 Expert & Environmental

Economist

Financial Analysis of Pollution Prevention and Cleaner Production in Food

Industries, GreenTech Inspiring Environment, 2013 P2 Expert & Environmental

Economist

Financial Analysis of Pollution Prevention and Cleaner Production in Plastic

Industries, GreenTech Inspiring Environment, 2014 P2 Expert & Environmental

Economist

Financial Analysis of Pollution Prevention and Cleaner Production in Fertilizers

Industries, GreenTech Inspiring Environment, 2014 P2 Expert & Environmental

Economist

Feasibility Assessment of Biogas Production from Organic Waste in Northern Part

of Jordan, GreenPlans for Environmental Consultations, 2015 Environmental

Economist

Financial Assessment of Local Solid Waste Master Plans for the Municipalities of

Irbid, Mafraq, and Al Ramtha., GreenPlans for Environmental Consultations, 2015

Environmental Economist

Meso Environmental Economics Indicators Analysis of Cement Industries in Jordan,

2011, (RSS, PSUT-Jordan), (SBA, & Ecosys- Switzerland) Environmental Economist &

Corresponding Researcher

Evaluation of the Fiscal Impact of Displaced Population (Syrian Refugees) on the

Water Sector in Jordan: Northern Governorates, Running Research Project,

University of Jordan & Ministry of Water, 2015 Research Project Supervisor

Integrated Municipal Solid Waste Management, Cost Benefit Analysis for Recycling

Program in Greater Amman Municipality (GAM), 2010, PSUT Research Project

Supervisor

Linking Water Loss from Supply Water Networks to CO2 Emission, PSUT, 2012

Research Project Supervisor

Financial Assessment of Phosphorous Struvites Recovery from Al Samara

WasteWater Treatment Plant, 2011, RSS, Amman, Jordan Environmental

Economist & Corresponding Researcher

“Water Reuse and Environmental Conservation project (RIAL II)" in Jordan, ,

USAID-funded project, AECOM, and GreenTech Inspiring Environment, July 2012

till January 2015 Senior Industrial Pollution Prevention Specialist

Feasibility Study for Dair Alla Landfill Rehabilitation, Al Mostaqbal Engineering &

Environmnetal Consultants, 2014-2015 Environmental Economist

Monitoring and Evaluation of the results and demonstration of impacts of actions

undertaken by the Government of Jordan, in the framework of the Renewable

Energies and Energy Efficiency Sector Budget Support funded by EU, The EU

Delegation, 2015 Senior Consultant

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Inventory Assessment of POP-BDEs in Jordan: in the Transport Sector, UNIDO,

Ministry of Environment, 2013-2014, Amman, Jordan Team Leader

Monitoring, Analytical and Enforcement Capacities for New POPs Including

Update on Original POPs, UNIDO, Ministry of Environment, 2015, Amman, Jordan

Team Leader

POPs Inventory Validation and priority setting, UNIDO, Ministry of Environment,

2015, Amman, Jordan Team Leader

International Energy, Environment, Water Clean Technology Research &

Development Project: Funded by USAID (2010-2011) Project Manager

Preparation of Jordanian Green Building Guideline, 2010 Active Member

Environmental Management & Technology, International Swiss-Jordanian Master

Program (2008 to date) Project Coordinator

Soil Testing and Contamination Analysis at Queen Alia Airport, 2010 Best Solutions

for Storm Water Pollution Prevention at Queen Alia Airport, 2011 Consultant

Sustainable Energy Mix and Policy Framework for Jordan project: Funded by

Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) (2010) Team Leader

Jordan Energy Status: Post-Fukushima & Arab Spring: Funded by Friedrich Ebert

Stiftung (FES) (2011), Constructions Projects Center Director

Seismic Risk Assessment for Aqaba Special Economic Zone Project: Funded by

UNDP & SDC (2010)

German- Jordanian Returning Experts Program: Funded by CIM (AGEF) (2009-2010)

Project Coordinator

Production of Hydrogen From Sea Water Using Solar Energy and Fuel Cell Principal

Investigator (Polymeric Membrane)

Modelling of THMs Formation in Amman’s Drinking Water Distribution System

(2000-2001) Principal Investigator

Optimization of Jordanian Oil Shale Combustion System (1998) Principal

Investigator

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PUBLICATIONS

Selected Published Journal Papers:

1. Motasem N. Saidan, Ammar Abu Drais, Ehab Al-Manaseer. Solid Waste Composition Analysis and Recycling Evaluation: Zaatari Syrian Refugees Camp, Jordan. Accepted. Waste Management. 2016

2. Motasem Saidan, Abdul Ghani Albaali, Emil Alasis, John K. Kaldellis. Experimental Study on the Effect of Dust Deposition on Solar Photovoltaic Panels in Desert Environment, Renewable Energy, 2016, 92, 499-505.

3. Zayed Al-Hamamre, Motasem Saidan, Muhanned Hararah, Khaled Rawajfeh, Hussam E Alkhasawneh, Mohammad Al-Shannag, Wastes and Biomass Materials as Sustainable-Renewable Energy Resources for Jordan, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2016

4. Muhanned A Hararah, Motasem N Saidan, Ahmad M Abu-Jrai, Zayed Alhamamre, Jihad Alsawair, Raed A Damra. The PCDD/PCDF Emission Inventory in Aqaba: Aqaba City. Journal of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, 2016, 51 (1), 112-120

5. Motasem N. Saidan, Süreyya Meric, Khaled Rawajfeh, Radwan A. Al-Weshah, Salam

F. Al-Zu’bi, Brominated Trihalomethanes Formation in Drinking Water: Effect of bromide ions and other factors, Desalination & Water Treatment, 2015

6. Muhanned A. Hararah, Motasem N. Saidan, Khaled Rawajfeh, Zayed Alhamamre, Jihad Alsawair, Raed A. Damra, Bashar Bataineh , Mohammad Badran, PCDD/Fs Residue in Sediments of Aqaba Coastal City, Jordan, under review, Enviromental Monitroing and Assessment, 2016

7. Radwan Al-Weshah, Motasem Saidan, Abbas Al-Omari, Environmental Ethics as a Tool for Sustainable Water Resources Management, Journal American Water Works Association, 2016, 108 (3). http://dx.doi.org/10.5942/jawwa.2016.108.0037

8. Motasem N. Saidan, Radwan A. Al-Weshah, and Ibrahim Obada, Potential Rainwater Harvesting: Adaptation Measure for Urban Areas in Jordan, November 2015 issue, Volume 107, Number 11), Journal American Water Works Association, 2015, DOI: 10.5942/jawwa.2015.107.0154

9. Motasem SAIDAN, Adnan TARAWNEH, Estimation of Potential E-waste Generation in Jordan, Ekoloji, 2015, 24 (97), 60-64.

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10. Motasem Saidan, Improvement of Linerboard Compressive Strength by Hot-pressing and Addition of Recovered Lignin from spent Pulping Liquor, Chemical Industry & Chemical Engineering Quarterly, 2015, 21 (1):107-112 DOI:10.2298/CICEQ131205012S

11. Motasem Saidan, Khaled Rawajfeh, Manar Fayyad, Determination of Trihalomethanes Levels in a Selected Area of Amman’s Drinking Water Distribution System: Case Study, submitted to Desalination & Water Treatment, (2014) 1–12 doi: 10.1080/19443994.2014.892439

12. Khaled Rawajfeh, Thamar Al-Hunaidi, Motasem Saidan, Zayed Al-Hamamre (2014) Upgrading of Commercial Potassium Chloride by Crystallization: Study of Parameters affecting the Process, Life Science Journal, 2014; 11(6s), 8-15

13. Khaled Rawajfeh, Thamar Al-Hunaidi, Zayed Al-Hamamre, Motasem Saidan (2014) The Activity Coefficients and Equilibrium Constants of Commercial Potash at

, 2014;11(3), 166-172 14. Farqad Saeed, Motasem Saidan, Adi Said, Mahmoud Mustafa, Amani Abdelhadi,

Sarah Al-Weissi, (2013) “Effect of flow rate, flow direction, and silica addition on the performance of membrane and the corrosion behavior of Pt–Ru/C catalyst in PEMFC”, Energy Conversion and Management, Volume 75, Pages 36–43

15. Motasem Saidan, Khaled Rawajfeh, Manar Fayyad, Investigation of Factors Affecting

THMs Formation in Drinking Water, American Journal of Environmental Engineering, 2013; 3(5): 207-212 Open Access: http://article.sapub.org/10.5923.j.ajee.20130305.02.html

16. Motasem N. Saidan, Improvement of Linerboard’s Strength by Heat Treatment, International Journal of Materials Engineering, 2013; 3(5): 93-96 Open Access: http://article.sapub.org/10.5923.j.ijme.20130305.01.html

17. Adnan Tarawneh, Motasem Saidan, Households Awareness, Behaviors, and Willingness to Participate in E-waste Management in Jordan, International Journal of Ecosystem, 2013; 3(5): 124-131

Open Access: http://article.sapub.org/10.5923.j.ije.20130305.04.html

18. Khaled Rawajfeh, A. Ghani Albaali, Motasem Saidan, Salah Abureden, Modeling of

Natural Convection Heating and Biochemical Changes in a Viscous Liquid Canned Food Using Computational Fluid Dynamics, International Journal of Food Science and Nutrition Engineering, Vol. 3 No. 4, 2013, pp. 71-79.

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Open Access: http://article.sapub.org/10.5923.j.food.20130304.04.html

19. Abdul Ghani Albaali, Rita Haddad, Motasem Saidan, Majid Zeki Hameed, Carbon

Footprint of Royal Jordanian Airlines Ground and Air Operations, Journal of Public Administration and Governance, 2012, Vol. 2, No. 4 Open Access: http://www.macrothink.org/journal/index.php/jpag/article/view/2663

20. M. Saidan, B. Al Hayek, N. Al Hmoud, D. Maradan, K. Zein "Environmental Meso-Economics in University Curriculum: New Master Program in Environmental Technology and Management", Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, Volume 13, Number 1, March 2010, 191-194,

21. Bradley H. Hartong, Malyuba Abu-Daabes, Tuan Le, Motasem Saidan, and Sujit

Banerjee “Sludge Dewatering with Cyclodextrins” Water Research, Volume 41, Issue 6, March 2007, Pages 1201-1206.

Conference Papers and workshops leactures: 1. Motaem Saidan, Jordan Chemical Security and Emergency Planning Workshop, CRDF

Global, Aug 23-27, 2015, Amman, Jordan

2. Motasem Saidan, POPs Inventory Validation and priority setting workshop, Ministry of Environment, 5-7 March 2015, Dead Sea, Jordan

3. Motasem Saidan, Monitoring, Analytical and Enforcement Capacities for New POPs Including Update on Original POPs, Ministry of Environment, 9 Feb 2015, Amman, Jordan

4. Motasem Saidan, Inventory Assessment of POP-BDEs in Jordan: in the Transport

Sector, Ministry of Environment, 9 Feb 2015, Amman, Jordan

5. Motasem Saidan, Biodegradable Plastic Bags as a Solution for Plastic Bags littering in Jordan, Ministry of Environment, 22 October 2014, Amman, Jordan

6. Motasem Saidan, Drinking Water Treatment Stations: Maintenance and Troubleshooting, 26-27 November 2014, IRADA Program, Jerash, Jordan

7. Motasem Saidan et al, BDEs Inventory in E-waste and Transport Sector, مؤتمر العقبة

.Aqaba, University of Jordan, 26-28 October 2014 ,الدولي لبيئة البحار و المناطق الساحلية

8. Motasem Saidan, Exothermic Materials: Flameless Ration Heater for MRE, The 10th Special Operations Forces Exhibition & Conference, (KADDB R&D Section) Amman, Jordan, 6-8 May 2014

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9. Motasem Saidan, Khaled Rawajfeh , Manar Fayyad, Investigation of Factors Affecting THMs Formation in Drinking Water, The Sixth Jordanian International Chemical Engineering Conference (JICheC06), Jordan, 12-14 March 2012

10. Motasem Saidan, Sustainable Energy Mix and Policy Framework for Jordan,

Intelligent Cities: Future Strategies for Sustainable Energy Policies in the Middle East and North Africa Conference, 2 and 3 April 2012

11. A. Ghani Albaali and M. Saidan, Modeling of Natural Convection Heating and

Biochemical Changes in a Viscous Liquid Canned Food using Computational Fluid Dynamics, 2010, 2nd International Chemical Engineering Conference, University of Jordan, Jordan

12. A. Ghani Albaali and M. Saidan, Using the Computational Fluid Dynamics to Analyze

Heat Transfer during High-Pressure Processing of Liquid Food, 2010, 2nd International Chemical Engineering Conference, University of Jordan, Jordan

13. Brian Sulaiman and Motasem Saidan, Nanotechnology in Jordanian Industries: Paints Industries, 14th Jordan Science Week: Science & Technology for Sustainable Development, 6-10 May 2009, Jordan, Amman.

14. Motasem Saidan, MESO Environmental Economics: Identifying Future Needs!, MESO

Environmental Economics Symposium, Syria, 17-19 June 2008. 15. Motasem Saidan and Thorsten Alts, Deformation Induced Crystallization in

Vulcanized Rubbers, The 40th International Symposium on Macromolecules (IUPAC-MACRO 2004), France, Paris

Registered Patent: Ayoub Ghrir, Hussam Alkhasawneh, Motasem Saidan “Device and Method for

Producing Ultra Fine Particles” File no. 48695, Amman, Jordan.

Books: Motasem Saidan, Sustainable Energy Mix and Policy Framework for Jordan, 2011, ISBN:

ردمك 978-9957-484-16-3

Know-how:

Motasem Saidan, Distinguishing of Plastic Products Made From Virgin/ Recycled Plastics, RSS, 2011

Supervised Master Thesis:

Ebtihal Aldayyat, " Pyrolysis of Municipal Solid Wastes: Case Study of Jordan", 2016

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Kristina Al Rabee, " Modelling of Solar-Hydrogen System and Studying of its Potential for

Jordan", Accomplished in Dec 2014 Shadin Omar," Ecological Sanitation Latrines in Jordan: Design and Evaluation of

Pathogen Removal", On-going, 2016 Mohammed Hawari, " Treatment of Battery Factories Wastewater Using

Electrocoagulation: Kinetic Study and Process Performance", On-going, 2014-2015 Ibrahim Obada, " Evaluation of the Fiscal Impact of Displaced Population (Syrian

Refugees) on the Water Sector in Jordan: Northern Governorates", 2015

Lina Ansour, Sustainable Management of plastic bags in Jordan, 2010, PSUT

Lila Iril, Integarted Municipal Solid Waste Management, Cost Benefit Analysis for Recycling Program in Greater Amman Municipality (GAM), 2010, PSUT

Ouamar Saoudi, Worldwide Tax in CO2 Emissions, 2010, PSUT Dherar Al Sakarneh, Linking Water Loss from Supply Water Networks to CO2 Emission,

PSUT

Amani Mahasneh, Optimum Water Efficiency Measures for Buildings in Urban Areas Based on Jordanian Green Building Guideline Requirements, PSUT

Adnan Tarawneh, E-Waste Inventory Assessment and Management in Jordan, PSUT

Tareq Tmimi, Ozone Depleting Substances Management in Jordan, PSUT

TRAINING COURSES

Plastic Waste Management, Berlin, Germany Train of Trainers, FHNW, Basel, Switzerland. Writing of Business Plan, Quartek Corporation, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA. Project Management, PMP, Project Management Institute, Jordan. Total Quality Management, Royal Scientific Society, Jordan. Decision Making & Problem Solving, Royal Scientific Society, Jordan. Leadership & Management, Royal Scientific Society, Jordan. Strategic Planning, SABEQ, USAID, Jordan. Balanced Scorecard, HCST, Jordan. Innovation and Technology Commercialization, HCST & PSUT, Jordan. Communication Skills, Royal Scientific Society, Jordan. Human Resources Management, Royal Scientific Society, Jordan.

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PRACTICAL & COMPUTER SKILLS

Proficient in Microsoft windows, computer programming (Mathematical, MatLab) and applications using different operating systems (Windows, LINUX), software’s (LaTex).

Result-focused and creative professional, who leverages his multi-cultural and business expertise to seek process innovation, improve productivity and add value to the shareholder;

Motivated achiever and profit-minded executive, who visualizes the business through the eyes of the customer;

Inclusive and challenge-oriented leader, who creates an environment of constant learning and continued team performance improvement.

Project Management skills.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

RSS representative, The National Nanotechnology Initiative - NNI, Jordan, 2011

Member, Clean Technologies Innovation Cluster, Jordan 2010-2012

RSS representative, National Committee of Synchrotron Users, SESAME, Jordan, 2010

Member, Project Management Institute, Jordan

Member, Technology Commercialization Committee, QRCE, Jordan

Member, Biomaterials Society.

Member, Robert C. Williams American Museum of Papermaking.

Member, Friends of Environment Society.

Member, Jordanian Engineering Society.

REFERENCES This will be provided upon your request