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Biographical Sketch

Emad Y. Tanbour, Ph.D.
Eastern Michigan University
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859
Tel: (734) 487-1865,
etanbour@emich.edu
https://orcid.org/
0000-0003-2095-8534

Professional Preparation
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Yarmouk University, Jordan, 1987
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, JUST, Jordan, 1990
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, the University of Iowa, 1997
EMBA, (courses only, no degree) The University of Iowa, (2004-2005)

Appointments
Academic:
Assistant Professor Central Michigan University 07/14 - present
Visiting Faculty Central Michigan University 01/14 – 06/14
Dean of Accreditation PMU, Al-Khobar, KSA 08/09-12/14
Adjunct Assistant Professor The University of Iowa 2000-2005 Lecturer National Community College, Jordan 1990-1992
Industry:
Director of Engineering Gail Industries, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 1993-1997
Senior R&D Manager HNI Corporation, Muscatine, Iowa 1997-2005
Mgr., Product Dev. Eng. A.O. Smith Corporation, Tennessee 2005- 8/2009

Closely Related Publications
• Emad Tanbour and Suleiman Ashur, Gap Analysis of Engineering Course Learning Outcomes using NCEES FE Exam, Abstract submitted and accepted to ASME 2015 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Huston, Texas Nov.13-19, 2015
• Butler, P. B., Tanbour, E., Rahman, S., and Smith, T. F., “Virtual International Design Teams,” Proceedings of 2002 ASEE Midwest Section Meeting, Madison, WI, September 2002
Significant Other Publications
• M. F. Alzoubi, E. Y. Tanbour and R. Al-Waked (2011), Compression and Hysteresis Curves of Nonlinear Polyurethane Foams under Different Densities, Strain Rates and Different Environmental Conditions, IMECE11 2011, Denver, Colorado, USA
• E. Y. Tanbour (2011), Institutional Effectiveness, the Point Of View of Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), King Saud University, Feb 2011
• Emad Y. Tanbour, Rafat Al-Waked and Mohamed F. Alzoubi, Experimental Study of a Waste Heat Recovery System for Supplemental Heater, Energy and Sustainability, April 2011, Spain
• Ramin K. Rahmani, Anahita Ayasoufi, Emad Y. Tanbour and Hosein Molavi, Enhancement of Temperature Blending in Convective Heat Transfer by Motionless Inserts With Variable Segment Length, Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications, September 2010, Vol. 2
• Ramin K. Rahmani, Emad Y. Tanbour, Anahita Ayasoufi and Hosein Molavi (2009), Enhancement of Convective Heat Transfer in Internal Compressible Flows by Stationary Inserts, Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications MARCH 2010, Vol. 2
• Emad Y. Tanbour, Ramin K. Rahmani and Anahita Ayasoufi (2009), Large-Eddy Simulation of Turbulent Flow Through Small Gage Gas Appliance Orifice, Proceedings of IMECE 2009, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA
• Emad Y. Tanbour and Ramin K. Rahmani, (2009), Enhancement of Temperature Blending in Convective Heat Transfer by Motionless Inserts with Variable Segment Length, IMECE 2009, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA
• Emad Y. Tanbour and Ramin K. Rahmani, (2009), A Numerical Study of the Thermal Performance of Two Stationary Insert Design in Internal Compressible Flow, ASME Summer HT2009, San Francisco, CA, USA

Awards and Honors
• Arch T. Colwell Merit Award, Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) USA, 2001
• Ph.D. Scholarship Award, JUST, 1992-1997

Synergistic Activities
• Introduced Computer Aided Design for elementary and middle school children (2005-2009)
• Supervised 30+ design/research projects involving 83+ undergraduate students
• Hosted numerous outreach programs for 2000+ pre-college students
• Combustion Institute KSA Country Chapter founding member
• Supervised three annual teams of international design exchange students from France conducting research/design at U of Iowa and Industry
• Served as industry liaison between U. of Iowa and HNI Corporation for nine years
• Served as a member of industry advisory board for College of Engineering at the U. of Iowa representing HNI
• Reviewer for Energy and Sustainability Journal since 2010
• Developed and implemented three strategic plans to earn KSA national, ABET and SACS accreditation for PMU, KSA (2009-2013)
• Conducted Specialized ME training on numerous industrial applications for major oil/gas corporations worldwide (2009-2013)
• Serving on the advisory board of Center for Computer Aided Design, U of Iowa (2003-present)
• Tens of industry consulting services in the areas of product design, development over the past 25 yrs.

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Dr. Suleiman Ashur is a Professor of Civil Engineering and Construction Management in the School of Visual and Built Environments (SVBE) at Eastern Michigan University (EMU). He has more than 25 years of extensive teaching experience in transportation engineering systems and construction engineering and management. Dr. Ashur chaired and served on several graduate students’ thesis and dissertation committees. He served as the Director of SVBE and the Interim Director of the School of Information Security and Applied Computing at EMU. He was the founder and the Coordinator of the Civil Engineering Program and served as the University Director of Assessment for two years at Purdue University Fort Wayne (PFW). He successfully led the ABET accreditation for several programs at EMU and PFW.

Dr. Ashur has been successful in publishing his research findings in scholarly refereed journals and conferences and in attracting externally funded research contracts from state, federal, and international agencies.

Dr. Ashur is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and a registered Professional Engineer in the States of Arizona (currently inactive).

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Ann Blakeslee is Professor of English and Director of the Office of Campus and Community Writing at Eastern Michigan University. She coordinates all campus-wide and community-based writing initiatives, including the University Writing Center; Writing Across the Curriculum; the Eastern Michigan Writing Project; YpsiWrites, a community resource in collaboration with 826michigan and the Ypsilanti District Library; and Cognitive Coaching and Adaptive Organizations. She also has cultivated and coordinates collaborations with secondary writing centers and numerous community organizations.

Blakeslee earned her Ph.D. in Rhetoric at Carnegie Mellon University and her Masters in Technical and Scientific Communication at Miami University. Her career spans more than 35 years, and she has taught courses in rhetoric and composition and technical communication. She also has served as Director of Undergraduate Studies, Co-Chair of General Education Implementation, and Graduate and Writing Program Coordinator.

Blakeslee has authored a book on audience in scientific writing (Erlbaum, 2001) and a first and second edition of a textbook on qualitative research methods, along with Cathy Fleischer. Blakeslee’s scholarship focuses on writing in the disciplines, disciplinary enculturation, audience, research methods and ethics, workplace writing, technical communication, and community literacy and writing. She has been recognized for her scholarly achievements with the Society for Technical Communication Ken Rainey Award for Excellence in Research in Technical Communication and with the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing Fellows Award.

Blakeslee is currently chair of the Association of Writing Across the Curriculum, and she served on the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing executive committee for 25 years. She has chaired numerous national committees.

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