Dr
C.V.
Name: Ibrahim Omar Mohamed Rahoma
Place of birth: Libya
Date of Birth: 01/04/1969
Nationality: Libyan
Address:Tripoli-Libya
Phone: 00218 92 518 76 25
E-Mail: [email protected]
Education:
· PhD, University of Manchester Institute of Science and
Technology (UMIST), UK (2003) in the field of hydrogen production
using solar energy.· Master Degree with distinction, The University
of Salford, UK (2000) in the field of Solar Energy Technologies and
sustainable development. 1st in 16 students from 6 different
countries, 5 of them European countries.· BSc Degree with credit in
Mechanical Engineering, (Power branch) in 1992, Tripoli-Libya. 1st
in 9 students.· High school with distinction in 1987,
Tripoli-Libya. 1st in 160 students.
Work Experience:
From
To
Place
Position
1992
1997
Engineering Academy Tajoura
· Teaching assistant in Mechanical Engineering Department
· Engineer in charge of Thermodynamics, Heat transfer,
Refrigeration & air conditioning, and IC engines
Laboratories.
2004
2016
Engineering Academy Tajoura
Academic teaching staff in Mechanical Engineering Department +
Renewable energies lab. Coordinator
2013
2014
Cranfield University – UK
Visiting researcher at the Solar Research Laboratory, Cranfield
University, UK
2016
2018
College of Engineering Technology
Teaching staff member + BSc projects coordinator
Projects:
· Development of first electric passenger car in Libya provided
with solar power that achieved the innovation award in the
International Libyan Motor show 2009.
· Design and installation of foldable solar power system for a
UAV ground station.
· Design and installation of many small & Mid scale solar PV
systems for different applications in addition to installation of a
number of thermal solar systems.
Publications:
Bottom of Form
· Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Stack Configuration using
Genetic algorithms, 8th Groove fuel cells symposium – London UK,
Selected and published in the Journal of Power Sources, Volume 131,
Issues 1-2, 14 May 2004, Pages 142-146. (more than 50
citations)
· Solar Hydrogen System Configuration using Genetic Algorithms,
World Hydrogen Technology Convention, Montecatini Terme – Italy, 4
– 7 November 2007. Selected and published in the Journal of Solar
Energy and Sustainable Development, Volume 1, issue 1, June 2012,
pages 18-24
· Solar Hydrogen system assessment using MCDA, Euro
Mediterranean Hydrogen Technology Conference, Hammamet-Tunis, 11-14
September 2012
· Design and performance evaluation of a palm tree farm
completely working on solar energy, 25th Arabic Engineering
Conference, Tripoli-Libya, 16-18/11/2009.
· Renewable Energy Technologies and their civil and military
uses; Solar Energy, Fuel Cells, and Electric Vehicles, 1st Libyan
Scientific Conference, 15-17/10/2012
· Assessment of Hydrogen as An Energy Storage in Comparison to
Battery Based Solar PV Systems Using Multi Criteria Decision
Analysis, 10th Hydrogen Power Theoretical and Engineering Solutions
International Symposium, Edinburgh, UK, 11-12 June 2013
· CSP Assessment in Comparison to Other Electricity Generation
Options Using Multi Criteria Decision Analysis (The Libyan Case),
International Journal of Engineering and Innovative Technology
(IJEIT), Volume 5, Issue 7, January 2016.
· Optimum Sizing of Residential Active Solar Water Heating
Systems for Libyan Families, the journal of Solar Energy and
Sustainable Development, Volume 6, issue 1, June 2017, pages
18-26.
· Review on solar water heating in Libya, the journal of Solar
Energy and Sustainable Development, Volume 7, special issue,
September 2018.
Positions:
· Head of Mechanical Engineering Department, Engineering Academy
Tajoura, 2004 -2009.
· Head of Research and Development Bureau, Engineering Academy
Tajoura, 2010 - 2012.
· Head of Examinations and Registration Department, Engineering
Academy Tajoura, 2012 - 2013.
· Head and member of many scientific and administrational
committees.
· BSc graduation projects coordinator at the College of
Engineering Technology Janzour, Tripoli-Libya
Seminars:
· Electric cars; the right solution at the right time;
Engineering Academy Tajoura.
· Multi Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) as a decision tool for
rural areas electrification; UMIST-UK
· Hydrogen, power of the future; Engineering Academy Tajoura and
the Libyan Academy.
· Solar electricity; Engineering Academy Tajoura and the Libyan
Academy
· Renewable Energies, The Unlimited Source of Energy,
Engineering Academy Tajoura
Courses I taught:
Course Title
Year
Place
Heat Transfer
2006-2007
2008-2009
- Tripoli University
- Engineering Academy Tajoura
Solar Energy Engineering
2005-2006
2012-2013
2014
- Engineering Academy Tajoura
- The Libyan Academy - Tripoli
Renewable energy systems
2004-2005
2013- 2015
- High Institute of Mechanical Professions
- The Libyan Academy - Tripoli
- Engineering Academy Tajoura
Numerical Methods
2005-2006
2007-2008
2009-2010
2012-2015
2016-2017
- Engineering Academy Tajoura
- Tripoli University
- The Libyan Academy – Tripoli
- College of Engineering Technology
Engineering Thermodynamics
2006-2009
2016-2017
- Engineering Academy Tajoura
- College of Engineering Technology
Advanced Convection heat transfer
2008-2009
2010-2012
2013-2015
- The Libyan Academy – Tripoli
Energy Conversion
2012
- Engineering Academy Tajoura
Power Plants
2016
- College of Engineering Technology
Photovoltaic Solar Energy Systems
2017
- The Libyan Academy
Hydrogen Energy Technologies
2017
- The Libyan Academy
Additional notes:
· I created and supervised the renewable energy laboratory for
the department of mechanical engineering, Engineering Academy
Tajoura, focusing on electrical and thermal solar energy conversion
and on hydrogen technologies and fuel cells, in addition to solar
radiation data collection.
· Invited to review a number of papers for different
international scientific journals.
· Supervisor and examiner of a number of M.Sc. and B.Sc.
dissertations.
· Contacted by University of Florida at Miami, USA, to share the
source codes developed during the PhD work for the design of fuel
cells stacks using Genetic Algorithms.
· I collaborated with a number of Libyan academic institutes to
teach a number of different undergraduate and postgraduate courses
as it is clear from the table above.
· In my own house, hot water is obtained using solar water
heater and no electrical water heater is installed at all. Also,
part of the electrical load is met by solar PV system that is been
sized and installed by myself.
