Director
| Ghaddar, Nesreen R., Professor and Qatar Chair in Energy Studies, Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Executive Assistant | Assaad, Sandrine |
Institute Steering Committee
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Abdel Rahman, Abdel Fattah
| Professor, Department of Geology |
Al Ghoul, Mazen
| Professor, Department of Chemistry |
Ghaddar, Nesreen
| Professor and Qatar Chair in Energy Studies, Department of Mechanical Engineering |
Jabr, Rabih
| Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
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| Moukalled, Fadl | Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Zeaiter, Joseph |
Associate Professor, Baha and Walid Bassatne Department of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Energy |
Introduction
The Munib & Angela Masri Institute of Energy and Natural Resources at the American University of Beirut (AUB) was established in June 2007 through a generous endowment pledge of $5 million by AUB Trustee Munib Masri of the Munib & Angela Masri Foundation.
Mission
The Munib & Angela Masri Institute of Energy and Natural Resources provides a vehicle for promoting research and advanced study in the petroleum, water, and energy disciplines, as well as a focal point for collaborative research among scientists, engineers, and professionals in Lebanon and in the region at large. The institute serves as an interfaculty coordinating unit in AUB and a catalyst for advanced research in the sciences and engineering for the management and conservation of natural resources and energy.
Objectives
The objectives of The Munib & Angela Masri Institute of Energy and Natural Resources are the following:
- Initiate, guide, and support collaborative and interdisciplinary research in renewable energy and energy efficiency, water and mineral resources, and management of natural resources to protect the environment.
- Support research studies that advance knowledge in areas that promote sustainable development in the region.
- Form research clusters and multi-disciplinary research teams crossing boundaries of disciplines to address complex problems.
- Organize specialized training workshops, academic and public seminars, conferences, lecture series, and similar high scholarly events.
Activities of the Institute
The activities of The Munib & Angela Masri Institute of Energy and Natural Resources are the following:
- Initiate and enhance collaborative and interdisciplinary research that leads to sustainable impact.
- Form research clusters and MOUs with a focus on critical contextual issues.
- Organize academic and public seminars, lecture series and international workshops.
- Enhance collaborative research and dissemination of research results at AUB.
- Support projects and blended learning, increasing graduate (master) students.
- Support outreach contextualized digital hybrid learning.
- Support activities of the interdisciplinary master program in energy studies at MSFEA.