Raed I. Bourisli

B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, Seattle University, 1997 
(Minor in Mathematics) 

M.SC. Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, 1999 
(Thesis title: Modeling Air Jets and Natural Convection in Rectangular Cavities)

Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2005
(Dissertation title: Solving Potential, Viscous and Non-Newtonian Fluid Flow Problems Using Real-Coded Genetic Algorithms)

Books:

- Raed I. Bourisli, Computationally Intelligent CFD: Solving Potential, Viscous and

Non-Newtonian Fluid Flow Problems Using Real-Coded Genetic Algorithms, Lambert

Academic Publishing, Saarbrücken, Germany, 2010.

Selected Journal papers:

- Osama Ibrahim and Raed Bourisli, “The Maximum Power Cycle Operating Between a Heat Source and Heat Sink with Finite Heat Capacities”, Journal of Non-Equilibrium

Thermodynamics, June 2021(accepted, in press.)

- Raed I. Bourisli, Mohammed A. Altarakma and Adnan A. AlAnzi, “General Correlation of Building Energy Use Via Hybrid Genetic Programming/Genetic Algorithm,” ASME J. of Solar Energy Engineering, vol. 140, pp. 041005: 1—7, 2018.

- Meshal F. Almutairi and Raed I. Bourisli, “Optimum orientation of a mutually-shaded group of buildings with respect to external solar radiation,” Journal of Thermal Engineering, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 1065–1070, 2017.

- Ali F. Al-Ajmi, Faisal A. Baddar and Raed I. Bourisli, “Thermal Comfort Assessment of an Office Building Served by Under-Floor Air Distribution (UFAD) System—A Case Study,” Building and Environment, vol. 85, pp. 153–159, 2015.

- Esam M. Alawadhi and Raed I. Bourisli, “Forced convection in a wavy channel with discrete heat sources,” International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 215-227, 2012.

- Raed I. Bourisli and Adnan A. AlAnzi, “Closed-form correlation of buildings energy use with key design parameters calibrated using a genetic algorithm,” ASME Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, vol. 133, no. 4, pp. 041005—1-9, 2011.

- Raed I. Bourisli and Esam M. Alawadhi, “Optimum placement of heated blocks in laminar forced convection,” IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technologies, vol. 1, no. 7, pp. 1036-47, 2011.

- Raed I. Bourisli and Mohammed A. Al-Ajmi, “Optimization of smart beams for maximum modal electromechanical coupling using genetic algorithms,” Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, Vol. 21, pp. 907-914, 2010.

- Esam M. Al-Awadhi and Raed I. Bourisli, “The role of periodic vortex shedding in heat transfer enhancement for transient pulsatile flow inside wavy channels,” International Journal of Mechanical, Industrial and Aerospace Engineering, vol. 3,

no. 3, 2009.

- Mohammad Al-Ajmi and Raed I. Bourisli, “Optimum design of segmented passiveconstrained layer damping treatment through genetic algorithms,” Journal for Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 250-257, 2008.

- Raed I. Bourisli and Deborah A. Kaminski, "Evolutionary optimization techniques as versatile solvers for hard-to-converge problems in computational fluid dynamics", International Journal for Numerical Methods in Fluids, vol. 52, pp. 321-354, 2006.

• Professional Leadership Series, Archer Center, Rensselaer, New York, 2005.

• Outcome-based Course and Classroom Assessment course, Office of Academic Assessment (December 2005) • Effective Teaching workshop, Office of Academic Assessment (May 2006) May 1-2, 2006

• E-learning tools, Office of Engineering Education (April, 2007)

• E-learning tools–Advanced, Office of Engineering Education (July, 2008)

• Boiler Operation, Maintenance and Safety, American Trainco, Everett, WA, USA (June 2010)

• Scientific Writing & Publishing Workshop, MacMillan Scientific Communications (March 2011)