Mohammad Qandil

Dr. Mohammad Qandil is an Assistant Director for the Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM). The U.S. Department of Energy funds the IAC and promotes energy efficiency and sustainable manufacturing through energy assessments for manufacturing facilities. Dr. Qandil received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from UWM with a dissertation on increasing water turbines' efficiency and performance by minimizing air pockets' formation in areas of low pressure where the blades churn through the water. He is also a Senior Energy Engineer at Tetra Tech. Before joining Tetra Tech, Dr. Qandil worked as an Application Engineer at Therma-Stor in Madison, WI, for two years, as a Technical Support Engineer at PETRA Engineering for HVAC Industries in Jordan for three years, and as a Sales Engineer at PETRA Engineering for HVAC Industries in Oman for two years.

Education

• PhD, Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• MSc, Mechanical Engineering/Energy Systems, Hashemite University, Jordan
• BSc, Mechanical Engineering, Al-Balqa' Applied University, Jordan

Research Interests

• Renewable energy technologies
• Energy Efficiency and Decarbonization
• Energy Sustainability
• Polymer Composites

Publications

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• Saadeh, Walaa H., Mohammad D. Qandil, and Ryoichi S. Amano. "Imprinted Glass Fiber-Reinforced Epoxy Nanocomposites Vascular Self-Healing Wind Turbine Blades." Journal of Energy Resources Technology 145.2 (2023): 022102.
• Qandil, Mohammad D., Ahmad I. Abbas, Saif Al Hamad, Walaa Saadeh, and Ryoichi S. Amano. "Performance of Hybrid Renewable Energy Power System for a Residential Building." Journal of Energy Resources Technology 144, no. 4 (2022): 041301.
• Salem, Abdel Rahman, Alaa Hasan, Ahmad Abdel Hadi, Saif Al Hamad, Mohammad Qandil, and Ryoichi S. Amano. "Power Generation and Oxygen Transfer Analyses for Micro Hydro-Turbine Installed in Wastewater Treatment Aeration Tank." Journal of Energy Resources Technology 144, no. 3 (2022): 032102.
• Hasan, Alaa, Abdel Rahman Salem, Ahmad Abdel Hadi, Saif Al Hamad, Mohammad Qandil, and Ryoichi S. Amano. "Optimizing Power Reclamation of Micro Hydro Turbines in WWTPs Aeration Basins." Journal of Energy Resources Technology 144, no. 1 (2022): 012109.
• Qandil, Mohammad D., Ahmad I. Abbas, Abdel Rahman Salem, Ahmad I. Abdelhadi, Alaa Hasan, Farah Nazifa Nourin, Mohamed Abousabae, Osama M. Selim, Juan Espindola, and Ryoichi S. Amano. "Net zero energy model for wastewater treatment plants." Journal of Energy Resources Technology 143, no. 12 (2021): 122101.
• Hasan, Alaa, Abdel Rahman Salem, Ahmad Abdel Hadi, Mohammad Qandil, Ryoichi S. Amano, and Ammar Alkhalidi. "The power reclamation of utilizing micro-hydro turbines in the aeration basins of wastewater treatment plants." Journal of Energy Resources Technology 143, no. 8 (2021): 081301.
• Abdel-Hadi, Ahmad, Abdel Rahman Salem, Ahmad I. Abbas, Mohammad Qandil, and Ryoichi S. Amano. "Study of energy saving analysis for different industries." Journal of Energy Resources Technology 143, no. 5 (2021): 052101.
• Qandil, Mohammad D., Ahmad I. Abbas, Tarek ElGammal, Ahmad I. Abdelhadi, and Ryoichi S. Amano. "Water Energy Resource Innovation on the Cavitation Characteristics." Journal of Energy Resources Technology 143, no. 2 (2021): 022106.
• Qandil, Mohammad D., Ahmad Ibrahim Abbas, Ahmad I. Abdelhadi, Abdel Rahman Salem, and Ryoichi Samuel Amano. "Energy Analysis: Ways to Save Energy and Reduce the Emissions in Wastewater Treatment Plants." International Journal of Energy for a Clean Environment 22, no. 1 (2021).
• Espindola, Juan, Farah Nazifa Nourin, Mohammad D. Qandil, Ahmad I. Abdelhadi, and Ryoichi Samuel Amano. "Energy Saving Analysis Using Energy Intensity Usage and Specific Energy Consumption Methods." International Journal of Energy for a Clean Environment 22, no. 1 (2021).
• Nourin, Farah Nazifa, Ahmad I. Abbas, Mohammad D. Qandil, and Ryoichi S. Amano. "Analytical study to use the excess digester gas of wastewater treatment plants." Journal of Energy Resources Technology 143, no. 1 (2021): 012104.
• Abbas, Ahmad I., Mohammad D. Qandil, Muhannad Al-Haddad, and Ryoichi S. Amano. "Investigation of horizontal micro kaplan hydro turbine performance using multi-disciplinary design optimization." Journal of Energy Resources Technology 142, no. 5 (2020).
• Abbas, Ahmad I., Ryoichi S. Amano, Mandana S. Saravani, Mohammad D. Qandil, and Tomoki Sakamoto. "Optimization of Kaplan hydroturbine at very low head with rim-driven generator." Journal of Energy Resources Technology 141, no. 11 (2019): 111204.
• Qandil, Mohammad D., Ahmad I. Abbas, Hassan D. Qandil, Muhannad R. Al-Haddad, and Ryoichi S. Amano. "A stand-alone hybrid photovoltaic, fuel cell, and battery system: case studies in Jordan." Journal of Energy Resources Technology 141, no. 11 (2019): 111201.
• Abbas, Ahmad I., Mohammad D. Qandil, Muhannad R. Al-Haddad, Mandana S. Saravani, and Ryoichi S. Amano. "Utilization of Hydroturbines in Wastewater Treatment Plants." Journal of Energy Resources Technology 141, no. 6 (2019): 062011.

Certifications

• Certified Energy Manager, The Association of Energy Engineers. (2020 – Present)
• Certified Measurement and Verification Professional, The Association of Energy Engineers. (2020 – Present)
• Renewable Energy Professional, The Association of Energy Engineers. (2020 – Present)
• Certificate for the completion of requirements mandated by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Industrial Assessment Center program at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

Community Involvement

• American Association of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) Member
• Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) Member
• Arab American Association of Engineers and Architectures (AAAEA) Member