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RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACULTY

 


Said Al-Hallaj

Research Associate Professor

Room 106 Perlstein Hall
Tel.: 312.567.5118
Fax: 312.567.6914
Email: alhallaj [at] iit.edu
Web: www.iit.edu/~alhallaj

   
» Education
B.S. from Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan (Chemical Engineering, 1991)
M.Sc. from  Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan (Chemical Engineering, 1994)
Ph.D. from Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago (Chemical Engineering, 1999)
 
» Research Interests
  • Hydrogen Storage and Production
  • Renewable Energy Systems
  • Water Desalination
  • Advanced Batteries and Fuel Cell Systems for Hybrid/Electric Vehicles
  • Electrochemical Engineering and Technology
  • Distributed Power Generation Systems, Energy, Environment and Economics and
  • Renewable Energy
 
» Selected Recent Publications
Andrew Mills and Said Al-Hallaj, “Simulation of passive thermal management system for lithium-ion battery packs”, Journal of Power Sources, 141 (2005), 307-315

Hiroshi Nomura, Sandeep Parekh, J. Selman, Said Al-Hallaj, “Fabrication of YSZ electrolyte using electrostatic spray deposition (ESD):I – a comprehensive parametric study”, Journal of Applied Electrochemistry, January 2005, vol. 35, No. 1, 61-67

Andrew Mills and Said Al-Hallaj, ”Simulation of hydrogen based hybrid systems using Hybrid2”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 29 (2004) 991-999

S. M. Lukic, S. Al-Hallaj, J. R. Selman, and A. Emadi, “On the suitability of a new high-power lithium ion battery for hybrid electric vehicle applications,” Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Journal, Paper No. 2003-01-2289, SP-1789, 2003; and, in Proc. SAE 2003 Future Transportation Technology Conference, Costa Mesa, CA, June 2003

Said Al-Hallaj, Fuad Alasfour, Sandeep Parekh, Shabab Amiruddin, J. Robert Selman, and Hossein Ghezel-Ayagh, “Conceptual Design of a Novel Hybrid Fuel Cell/ Desalination System”, Desalination, 164 (2004) 19-31

Ayman M. Al-Qattan, Donald J. Chmielewski, Said Al-Hallaj, and J. Robert Selman, “A Novel Design for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Stacks”, Chemical Engineering Science, 59 (2004) 131-137

Siddique A.Khateeb, Mohammed M.Farid, J. Robert Selman, Said Al-Hallaj, “Design and Simulation of Lithium-Ion Battery with Phase Change Material Thermal Management System for an Electric Scooter”, Journal of Power Sources, 128 (2004) 292-307

Said Al-Hallaj, “More than enviro-friendly, renewable energy is also good for business bottom line”, IEEE Power & Energy Magazine, May/June (2004) 16-22

Sandeep Parekh, M.M. Farid, J.R. Selman and Said Al-Hallaj , "Solar desalination with humidification-dehumidification technique - a comprehensive technical review", Desalination, 160 (2003) 167-186

 
» Patents
US Patent 6,468,689 B1, October 22, 2002, Said Al-Hallaj and J. R. Selman, “ Novel Thermal Management of Battery Systems”

US Patent application No. 10/762,771 January 22, 2004, Said Al-Hallaj and J. R. Selman, “Hybrid Fuel Cell/Desalination Systems and Methods for Use”


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