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Dr. Abdulaziz Uthman Abdulaziz
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Name and Date of Birth
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Abdul-Aziz U. M. Abdul-Aziz
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April 8, 1951
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Contact Information
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Office: +966-2-695-2233
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E-mail: azizuthman@kau.edu.sa
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P.O. Box 80204, Electrical Eng. Dept., KAU, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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Academic Rank
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Associate Professor
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Degrees with Fields, Institution & Dates
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Ph.D., Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of Manchester, Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), 1985.
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M.S., Electrical and Electronics Engineering, California State University, Sacramento (CSUS), 1980.
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B.Sc., Electrical and Electronics Engineering, King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), 1976.
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Number of Years of Service at KAAU
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Since 1976; Started as a graduate assistant.
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Other Related Experience
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· 2007 – up to date Vice Dean Of the Faculty of Engineering.
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· 2000 – 2004 Chairman of Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
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· 1996 – 2006 Director of the Scientific Equipment Maintenance Center in KAAU.
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· 1989 – 1992 Director of the Higher Studies and Research Dept. in the Faculty of Engineering
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· 1987 – 1989 Director of the Academic Affairs in the Faculty of Engineering.
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· 1986 – 1987 Vise Director of The Academic Affairs in the Faculty of Engineering.
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· 1993 – up to date Associate professor.
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· 1985 – 1993 Assistant professor.
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· 1980 – 1985 Lecturer.
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· 1976 – 1980 Graduate Assistant.
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Consulting
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· Had a sabbatical leave into UPM in Malaysia during the year 2006.
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· Coordinator of the scientific committee of the Seventeenth Conference of the Saudi Computer Society April 5 – 8/ 2004.
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· 1996-1997 Member of the team responsible for electricity development in the Kingdome. (Under the Ministry of Industry and Electricity).
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· Built several administrative database programs to improve work quality in the departments that he supervised.
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· 1990 - 1992 Member of several committees participated in analyzing power system faults in the western region of the Kingdome.
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· 1986 Member in the Saudi American Energy Committee (Under KACST).
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Principle Publications in Last Five Years
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· S. M. Bashi, A. U. M. Abdul-Aziz, N. F. Maiah, Effect of High Power Electronics Converters on PLC Signals, Journal of Applied Sciences 6 (9): 1888-1891, 2006.
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· A. U. M. Abdul-Aziz, S. M. Bashi, A. A. Althubaiti, Analysis of the Over-Voltages Produced by Lightning Strokes in the Power Transmission System in the Southern Region of Saudi Arabia, American Journal of Applied Sciences 3 (3): 1755-1759, 2006.
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Scientific & Professional Societies of Which a Member
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· Member of IEEE
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· Member of Golf Cigre’
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Honors & Awards
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· 1988 Honored by KAAU as the example academic advisor for the year 1987.
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· Received several letters of appreciation for the accomplished works. (From the prince of the western region, the KAAU president, the Dean of Faculty of Engineering and the Minister of Ministry of Industry and Electricity).
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· And many others.
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Courses Taught
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· EE 251 Basic Electrical Engineering
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· EE 250 Basic Electrical Circuits
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· EE 301 Circuit Theory I
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· EE 453 Power Transmission and Distribution
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· EE 458 Computer Applications in Power systems
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· EE 499 Senior Projects
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· EE 505 Large Networks Analysis
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· EE 591 MSc. Thesis
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Other Assigned Duties
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· Vice Dean Of the Faculty of Engineering.
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· President of Academic Accreditation Unit (AAU).
· Member of several committees at the level of the Faculty and at the level of the University.
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Programs to Improve Teaching & Professional Experiences
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· A training course in Inter Active Learning 2004.
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· A course in managing Power-Point as a teaching aid.
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· A member of the strategic planning committee in the Faculty of Engineering in KAAU
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· Attended “Powerful Communication Skills -short course-”.
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· A Learning Centered Approach to Engineering Education for the 21st Century, 2001
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· Coordinator of the Training Department in the Faculty of Engineering for the period 1986 – 1987.
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· Made several field visits to the students during their Co-op periods.
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· And many other similar courses.
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Research Areas
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· Fast Transient phenomenon.
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· Power system analysis.
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· Power System Planning.
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