Faculty Profile for Mohamed Lotfy Elsayed Abdelkareem
Mohamed Lotfy Elsayed Abdelkareem
Assistant Professor — Ingram School of Engineering
IGRM 4314
phone: (512) 408-1237
Biography Section
Biography and Education
Dr. Mohamed Abdelkareem joined Texas State University as an Assistant Professor in the fall of 2024. He earned his M.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering in 2017 and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 2019, both from the University of Central Florida. He completed his bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering at Zagazig University in Egypt. Prior to joining TXST, Dr. Abdelkareem served as a postdoctoral associate at the University of Missouri, and the University of Central Florida, and as a lecturer in mechanical engineering at Zagazig University.Teaching Interests
Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics/Dynamics, Heat & Mass Transfer, Air Conditioning and Ventilation, Water Desalination.Research Interests
Hybrid adsorption cooling desalination technology.Thermo-economic and dynamic operation analysis of thermal systems.
Cogeneration cycles using waste heat of supercritical CO2.
HVAC and thermal comfort evaluation of indoor zones.
Thermal management of electronic cooling packages and electrical motors.
Single and two-phase flow with heat exchangers.
Hybrid/combined cycles and fuel/renewable energy resources.
Condensation/boiling heat transfer enhancement.
Selected Scholarly/Creative Work
- Alanwar, M., Hassan, A. A., Abdelatief, M. A., Ibrahim, E. Z., & Elsayed, M. L. (2024). Performance enhancement of steam ejector via novel primary nozzle bypass: CFD analysis. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2024.108348
- Elsayed, M. L., Afifi, A., Park, C., Mitsingas, C., & Kweon, C.-B. (2024). Heat Transfer Deterioration Mitigation for Supercritical CO2 Fluid in Inclined Mini Tubes: Computational Analysis. In Volume 9: Heat Transfer and Thermal Engineering. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1115/imece2024-143150
- Alsawy, T., Elsayed, M. L., Mohammed, R. H., & Mesalhy, O. (2024). Accuracy assessment of the turbomachinery performance maps correction models used in dynamic characteristics of supercritical CO2 Brayton power cycle. Energy, 309. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2024.133112
- Alsawy, T., Mohammed, R. H., Mesalhy, O., & Elsayed, M. L. (2024). Dynamic performance of supercritical CO2 Brayton cycle and its relationship to the correction of turbomachinery performance maps: A comparative analysis. Applied Thermal Engineering, 242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2024.122364
- Afifi, A., Zawati, H., Ibrahim, E. Z., Elsayed, M. L., & Abdelatief, M. A. (2022). Assessment strategy for a longitudinally finned semi-circular tube bank. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2022.106489
Selected Awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: UCF College of Graduate Studies Presentation Fellowship, University of Central Florida. May 2018 - November 2018
- Award / Honor Recipient: Kamal Marchi/Arab American Community Center Endowed Scholarship, Universiry of Central Florida. February 2018 - June 2018
- Award / Honor Recipient: Dr. Subrato Chandra Memorial Endowed Scholarship, Universiry of Central Florida. February 2018 - May 2018
Selected Service Activities
Member
Program Development | B.S. Mechanical Engineering
October 2024-Present
Member
Admission Committee | MS Engineering
October 2024-Present
Member
ABET - Mechanical Engineering
October 2024-Present
Reviewer / Referee
Applied Thermal Enigneering
2018-Present
Reviewer / Referee
Energy
2018-Present