Essam El-Din Mohamed Aboul Zahab

Personal Information:
Name : Essam El-Din Mohamed Aboul Zahab
Date of Birth: March 26, 1948
Citizenship: Egyptian
Present Position: Professor of Electrical Power, Electrical Power & Machines Department, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University.
Present Address: Electrical Power & Machines Department, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University. Giza , EGYPT
e-mail: zahab0@yahoo.com

Academic Qualifications:
- Diplôme de Docteur d‟Ingenieur, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France, 1979.
- M.Sc. Electrical Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt, 1974.
- B.Sc. Electrical Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt, 1970.

Academic Positions:
- Sep. 1990 – Present: Professor of Electrical Power. Electrical Power & Machines Department, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt.
- June 1985 – Sep. 1990: Associate Professor. Electrical Power & Machines Department, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt.
- April 1980 – June 1985: Assistant Professor. Electrical Power & Machines Department, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt.
- Oct. 1976 – Oct. 1979: Research Associate. Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France.
- Dec. 1974 – July 1976: Lecturer. Electrical Power & Machines Department, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt.
- July 1970 – Dec. 1974: Instructor. Electrical Power & machines Department, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt.

Visiting Professor:
- Sep. 1999 – Dec. 1999: Electrical Engineering Department, College of Engineering, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, U.A.E.
- July 1991 – Sep. 1991 and July 1992 – Sep. 1992: Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Part-Time Professor:
-Engineering Department, American University in Cairo. Since, 1997- Present.
-Petroleum Eng. Dept., American University in Cairo. Since 2009 - Present.

Academic Work Experiences:
 Teaching the different following graduate and undergraduate courses :
- Electrical Engineering
- Principles of Energy Conversion
- Measurements
- Electrical Circuits
- Electrical Power Engineering
- Electrical Power Systems
- Generation of Electrical Power
- Utilization of electrical Energy
- Protection of Electrical Power systems
- Electrical Installations

 Participating in graduate study programs at Cairo University as a Supervisor for M.Sc. and Ph.D. graduate students, 1980-till now.
Technical work Experiences:

 Research team member in the following research projects :
- Pollution Flashover of High Voltage Insulators – Cairo University / Supreme Council of Universities, Grant FRCU, 81014, two years, from June 1982.
- Study of Insulation Characteristics of Sulphur Hexaflouride and its Mixtures – Ibid, Grant FRCU, 830211, three years, from Oct. 1983.
- Standardization of Switchgear Types Appropriate for Egyptian Substations in Different Locations (Upper Egypt Zone) – Ibid, Grant FRCU, 830214, three years, from Oct. 1983 .
- Improvement of Current Carrying Capacity of Underground Distribution Network – Ibis, Grant FRCU, 842050, two years, from June 1984.

 Preparation and Teaching the following Training Courses :
- Switchgear and Protection.
- Power System Protection.
- Power Cables.
- Electrical Installations.
- Distribution System Grounding.
- Electrical apparatus in hazardous areas.
- Illumination Engineering.
- Power transformer operation, testing & maintenance.
- Reactive power management & power factor correction.
- Substation maintenance.
- Electrical distribution system.
- Electrical safety.
- Maintenance of electrical equipment.