H.E Prof. Ebrahim Al Hajri

His Excellency Prof. Ebrahim Al Hajri is the President of Khalifa University of Science and Technology. He brings more than a decade of extensive experience in management, engineering, and higher education, with an impressive track record which includes transformative work at The Petroleum Institute, which later merged with Khalifa University, and the Emirates College for Advanced Education.

Earlier, he was Senior Vice-President of Support Services and an Associate Professor of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering, leading Khalifa University’s operational plans, budget, and administrative and financial strategy.

H.E. Prof. Al Hajri joined The Petroleum Institute as a faculty member in 2009 after receiving his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland, US. He received his Master’s in Mechanical Engineering from the Colorado University and his bachelor’s from the University of Arizona, US. In 2012, he was appointed as Director of External Relations and Collaborations at The Petroleum Institute.

In 2018, H.E. Prof. Al Hajri became Director of Continuing Education at Khalifa University in addition to his role as an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, while also serving as the Vice Chancellor of Emirates College for Advanced Education (ECAE), where he helped transform the college into a leading postgraduate college, increasing research funding and output by three-fold. His Excellency Prof. Al Hajri also led an exceptional strategic shift in college support activities, delivering service automation, live institutional data & information dashboards, improved budget utilization, and optimized procurement operations.

A recipient of several awards including Best Service Award 2012 at The Petroleum Institute, H.E. Prof. Al Hajri is also honored with the Rashid Award for Scientific Outstanding 2010, Special Recognition Award of ADNOC HSE Awards 2010, First place winner PI Sustainability Award 2010, and Appreciation for being granted funding by ASHRAE for a distinguished research and Grant-in-aid from the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineering.

H.E. Prof. Al Hajri is a former President of the ASHRAE Falcon Chapter in the UAE and has been serving as a member of the chapter’s board of governance since 2010. He is also a member and a chair of several technical committees in ASHRAE and ASME.

Author of a number of articles in highly recognized journals and conference proceedings, H.E. Prof. Al Hajri has also has organized and co-organized local and international workshops and conference and had been invited to speak in several international and local conferences. He also serves as a reviewer of several journals in the area relevant to thermal-fluids and energy systems.

His research interest areas include conventional and micro-channel mass/heat exchangers design, micro reactors, and energy efficiency and recovery. He worked on research projects such as evaluation of heat transfer and pressure drop of enhanced tubes, external fouling of a fin-fan heat exchanger, waste heat recovery using a double absorption systems, and exploration of geothermal heat diffusion mechanism.