Dr. Fadi AlKhatib

Dr. Fadi Al-Khatib

Mechanical Engineering

Assistant to the President for Academic Affairs
Associate Professor – Mechanical Engineering

Qualification: Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA

Research

  • Mechanical Design
  • Vibration
  • Optimization
  • Biomechanics
  • Mathematical Modeling & F.E.A Simulation

 

Publications

  • Afif Gouissem, Fadi Alkhatib, Malek Adouni, “Investigating the influence of mineral content changes on mechanical properties through ligament insertion”, Frontiers in Aging, 2025.
  • M Adouni, F Alkhatib, R Hajji, TR Faisal, “Effects of overweight and obesity on lower limb walking characteristics from joint kinematics to muscle activations”, Gait & Posture, 113, 337-344.
  • EH Bani‐Hani, F Al‐Khatib, M El Haj Assad, M Alshabi, “Optimization of adiabatic flame temperature of natural gas combustion under different conditions”, Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy, 43 (3), e14356.
  • I. Zabalawi, H. Kordahji, H. Salti, F. Alkhatib, “Hands-On E-Learning and Distance Education in Engineering: Wishful Thinking or a Practical Reality?” Higher Education in the Arab World: E-Learning and Distance Education, Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023, Book Chapter.
  • Malek Adouni, Fadi Alkhatib, Afif Gouissem, Tanvir Faisal, “Knee joint biomechanics and cartilage damage prediction during landing: A hybrid MD-FE-musculoskeletal modeling”, PLOS ONE, Vol. 18 (8), 2023.
  • Narjes Firouzkouhi, Abbas Amini, Fadi Alkhatib, Ahmed Bani-Mustafa, Chun Cheng, Bijan Davvaz, “Global e-Commerce (GeC) theory by intuitionistic fuzzy Γ-submodule”, Engineering Application of Artificial Intelligence, Vol. 123, 2023.
  • Narjes Firouzkouhi, Abbas Amini, Marziyeh Nazari, Fadi Alkhatib, Hashem Bordbar, Chun Cheng, Bijan Davvaz, Maria Rashidi, “Advanced artificial intelligence system by intuitionistic fuzzy -subring for automotive robotic manufacturing”, Artificial Intelligence Review, pp. 1-26, 2023.
  • Adel Younis, Fadi Alkhatib and Zuomin Dong, “Optimal Motorcycle Engine Mount Design Parameter Identification Using Robust Optimization Algorithms”, Algorithms, Vol. 15 (8), pp. 271, 2022.
  • Wisam K Hussam, Hayder J Salem, Adel M Redha, Ali M Khlefat, Fadi AlKhatib, “Experimental and numerical investigation on a hybrid solar chimney-photovoltaic system for power generation in Kuwait”, Energy Conversion and Management, Vol. 15, 2022.
  • A Gouissem, R Mbarki, F AlKhatib, M Adouni, “Multiscale Characterization of Type I Collagen Fibril Stress–Strain Behavior under Tensile Load: Analytical vs. MD Approaches”, Bioengineering, Vol. 9 (193), 2022.
  • M Adouni, A Gouissem, F AlKhatib, A Eilaghi, “Biomechanics of the anterior cruciate ligament under simulated molecular degradation”, Vol. 3, pp. 22-38, 2022.
  • AlKhatib F., Gouissem A., Mbarki R., Adouni M. “Biomechanical Characteristics of the Knee Joint during Gait in Obese Versus Normal Subjects”, Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, Vol. 19 (2), p 989, 2022.
  • Fadi AlKhatib, Afif Gouissem, Armin Eilaghi, Malek Adouni, “The Effect of Enzymatic Crosslink Degradation on the Mechanics of the Anterior Cruciate Ligament: A Hybrid Multi-Domain Model”, Applied Sciences, Vol. 11 (18), p 8580, 2021.
  • Malek Adouni, Raouf Mbarki, Fadi AlKhatib, Armin Eilaghi, “Multiscale modeling of knee ligament biomechanics”, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering, Vol. 37 (1), 2021.
  • Wisam Hussam, Hayder Salem, Adel Redha, Ali M Khlefat, Fadi AlKhatib, Performance Evaluation of a Hybrid Solar Chimney-Photovoltaic System for Power Generation in Kuwait, Available at SSRN 3919712.
  • Mahdi Ashtian Malayer Ahmad Sedaghat, Mohammad Sabati, Fadi Alkhatib, Sayed Amir Abbas Oloomi, Farhad Sabri, Hayder Salem, Waqar Jam Zafar, “Climate change and thermo-solar patterns of office buildings with/without window films in extreme hot-arid climate of Kuwait”, Solar Energy, Vol. 217, pp. 354-374, 2021.
  • A Sedaghat, SA Abbas Oloomi, MA Malayer, F Alkhatib, “Effects of Window Films in Thermo-Solar Properties of Office Buildings in Hot-Arid Climates”, Frontiers in Energy Research, p 173, 2021.
  • Ehab Bani-Hani, F Alkhatib, A Sedaghat, A Alkhazzam, F Al-Dousari, O Al-Saad, An Experimental Study on Producing a Sustainable Diesel-like Fuel from Waste Engine Oil, Renewable Energy Research and Application, Vol. 1 (2), pp. 143-150, 2020.
  • Ahmad Sedaghat, Fadi Alkhatib, Negar Mostafaeopoir, “Prediction of COVID-19 Dynamics in Kuwait using SIRD Model” Integrative Journal of Medical Sciences 7 (170), 2020.
  • Ahmad Sedaghat, Fadi Alkhatib, Seyed Amir Abbas Oloomi, Farhad Sabri, Hayder Salem, Mohammad Sabati, Waqar Jan Zafar, Mahdi Ashtian Malayer, Amirhossein Negahi, Experimental study on the performance of solar window films in office buildings in Kuwait, Journal of Nanoparticle Research 22 (4), 2020.
  • Ahmad Sedaghat, Fadi Alkhatib, Armin Eilaghi, Arash Mehdizadeh, Leila Borvayeh, Ali Mostafaeipour, Arash Hassanzadeh, Mehdi Jahangiri, Optimization of capacity factors based on rated wind speeds of wind turbines, Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization, and Environmental Effects, 2020.
  • Adel Younis, Zuomin Dong and Fadi Alkahtib, “Grey Wolf Optimizer for Automotive Brake–By-Wire (MRB) System Design” Proceedings of The Joint Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering and CFD Society of Canada International Congress 2019, CSME-CFDSC Congress 2019, June 2-5, 2019, London, ON, Canada.
  • Ahmad Sedaghat, Fadi Alkhatib, Armin Eilaghi, Mohamad Sabati, Laila Borvayeh and Ali Mostafaeipour, “A New Strategy for Wind Turbine Selection Using Optimization Based on Rated Wind Speed”, Energy Procedia, Vol. 160, pp.582-589, 2019.
  • Ehab Bani-Hani, Ammar Al Shalabi, Fadi Alkhatib, Armin Eilaghi, Ahmad Sedaghat, Factors Affecting the Team Formation and Work in Project Based Learning (PBL) for Multidisciplinary Engineering Subjects, Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education 6 (2), 2018.
  • Alkhatib F, Rahman A and Mahamid M. Assessment of Potential Fracture of the Femur’s Nick during Fall for Different Bone Densities. SM J Biomed Eng., 4(1): 1027, 2018.
  • Fadi Alkhatib, Anoop K. Dhingra, “Vibration Analysis, Shape and Design of Motorcycle Mounting System Subjected to Shaking Forces”, International Journal of Engineering Sciences and Research Technology, Vol. 5, issue 10, 2016, pp. 698-713.
  • Fadi Alkhatib, Anoop K. Dhingra, “Dynamic Analysis and Design of Motorcycle Mounting System Subjected to Road Loads”, International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Applications, Vol. 4, No. 5, 2016, pp. 166-175.
  • Bani-Hani E., Alkhatib F., and Khanafer K., “Analysis of Variants within Different Models of Diesel Oil Volatilization Process using various Soil Materials’’, Special Topics and Reviews in Porous Media, 2015.

Teaching

  • Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Australian University, August 2014 – Current.
  • Adjunct Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Jan 2014 – May 2014.
  • Instructor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Jan 2009 – Dec 2013.
  • Teaching Assistant, Department of mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Jan 2004 – May 2005
  • Through the years, below course have been taught:
    • Statics & Dynamics
    • Solid Mechanics
    • Engineering Design and Management Planning
    • Engineering Plant Design
    • Mechanical Engineering Workshop I
    • Introduction to Robotics
    • Machine Dynamics
    • Finite Element Method
    • 3D CAD.