Name: Ashraf Farahat

Title: Associate Professor

Brief Research Interests: Physics/Space Physics , Focus of research lies in Space Physics, Earth Observation, and small spacecraft design.

Research Areas: the dynamics of the Martian upper atmosphere and ionosphere; Earth observation; Space weather; CubeSat microgravity experimental design, Remote Sensing; Dust storms on Mars and on Earth, solar irradiance for optimizing the performance of the solar panels.    

Office: 6/140

Tel: 966-1-860-7290

 Email: ashraf.farahat@kfupm.edu.sa

 Website https://faculty.kfupm.edu.sa/PYP/farahata

Lab(s): 

1. Remote Sensing antenna Lab Building 75

2. Radio telescope lab building 57

Affiliated Center(s): 

1. Interdisciplinary Research Center Aviation and Space Exploration

2. Interdisciplinary Research Center for Renewable Energy and Power Systems

Research Interests

Dr. Farahat main area of research is the upper atmosphere and ionosphere of planets. He analyzes data and develop theoretical models to discover how solar energetic particles and solar storms affect the characteristics and dynamics of the Martian atmosphere. He is also interested in Earth observation research where he uses spacecraft and ground based data to monitor solar irradiance, CO₂, NO₂, methane, dust activity and air pollution over Earth.  Dr. Farahat is heavily involved in the development of CubeSat and microgravity experiments hardware.

Biographical Sketch 

Dr. Ashraf Farahat is an Associate Professor in Physics/Space Physics in the Department of Physics at the King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM). He is a graduate of Alexandria University (BSc and MS), and Florida Institute of Technology (Ph.D.). Dr. Farahat joined the KFUPM faculty, after serving as a postdoctoral member at the Royal Military College of Canada/Canadian Department of National Defense, an Assistant Professor at the Edinboro University of Pennsylvanian, Oakland University, and a lecturer at the University of British Columbia. He was appointed several research fellow positions at the Jet Proportional Laboratory (JPL/NASA), Boston University, and the Southwest Research Institute.

AWARDS & HONORS

1. KFUPM president patent award King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

(KFUPM), Saudi Arabia

2. Exceptional in the Classroom award Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, United States

3. Outstanding Space Physics research award Florida Academy of Sciences, FL, United States

4. Outstanding Graduate Student in Space Physics Florida Institute of Technology, United States

KEY PUBLICATIONS 

Books

Asian Atmospheric Pollution" edited by Ramesh Singh Elsevier, published 2021.

Patents

A. Farahat, System to Prevent Contaminant Intrusion in Public Water Networks," United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), 2016

2. A. Farahat, Pneumatic roadway energy recovery system," United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Patent Pending, Application number 14/930511, Pat No. 20160053441, 2016.

3. A. Farahat, \System for detecting vehicle noise and method," United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Pub. No. 2015/ 9148739, 2015.

4. A. Farahat, \Curved-Head Electric Toothbrush," United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Pub. No. 2013 / 0212816 A1, 2013.

Journal papers

1. Farahat, A, Withers P, Mayyasi M, Dayeh MA, Comparison of the Effects of Regional and Global Dust Storms on the Composition of the Ionized Species of the Martian Upper Atmosphere Using MAVEN, Remote Sensing 14 (11), 2594. (ISI Journal) https://doi.org/10.3390/rs14112594

2. Farahat, A; Kambezidis, H.D.; Almazroui, M; Ramadan, E. Solar Energy Potential on Surfaces with Various Inclination Modes in Saudi Arabia: Performance of an Isotropic and an Anisotropic Model, Applied Sciences 12 (11), 5356.

3. Alwadei, S.; Farahat, A.; Ahmed, M.; Kambezidis, H.D. Prediction of Solar Irradiance over the Arabian Peninsula: Satellite Data, Radiative Transfer Model, and Machine Learning Integration Approach. Appl. Sci. 2022, 12, 717.

4. Farahat, A.. Elements of Academic Integrity in a Cross-Cultural Middle Eastern Educational System: Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Jordan case study. International Journal for Educational Integrity. Accepted December 02, 2021 IJEI-D-21-00016. (ISI Journal) Single Author 1 -ISI Journal

5. Farahat, A.. The Impact of the 2020 Oil Production Fluctuations on Methane Emissions over the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries: A Satellite Approach. Atmosphere 2021, 13, 11. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13010011. Single Author 2-ISI Journal

6. Kambezidis, H.D.; Farahat, A.; Almazroui, M.; Ramadan, E, Solar Potential in Saudi Arabia for Flat-Plate Surfaces of Varying Tilt Tracking the Sun Appl. Sci.2021, 11, 11564. https://doi.org/10.3390/app112311564.

7. Farahat, A.; Mayyasi, M., Withers, P., Dayeh, M., Abuelgasim A., Effects of the June 2018 Global Dust Storm on the Atmospheric Composition of the Martian Upper Atmosphere as Observed by MAVEN, Journal of Geophysical Research -Planets. Accepted Sept 2021.

8. Farahat, A.; Kambezidis, H.D.; Almazroui, M.; Al Otaibi, M. Solar Potential in Saudi Arabia for Inclined Flat-Plate Surfaces of Constant Tilt Tracking the Sun. Appl. Sci. 2021, 11, 7105. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11157105.

9. Dayeh, M., Farahat, A.; Abuelgasim, A.; Ismail, H.. E_ects of Aerosols on Lightning Activity over the Arabian Peninsula. Atmospheric Research. (2021), Accepted June 07 2021.

10. Farahat, A., Otaibi, M., Tawabini, Bassam, Amao, Abduljamiu. (2021). Characteristics of PM10 at industrial cities using integrated analytical techniques: Al-Jubail and Ras Tanura case study. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. 10.1007/s13762-021-03224-2.

11. Farahat, A., Abuelgasim, A. Effect of cloud seeding on aerosol properties and particulate matter variability in the United Arab Emirates. Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol. (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-020-03057-5.

12. Farahat, A.; Kambezidis, H.D.; Almazroui, M.; Ramadan, E. Solar Potential in Saudi Arabia for Southward-Inclined Flat-Plate Surfaces. Appl. Sci. (2021), 11, 4101. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11094101.

13. Farahat, A., Chauhan, A., Al Otaibi, M. et al. Air Quality Over Major Cities of Saudi Arabia During Hajj Periods of 2019 and 2020. Earth Syst Environ 5, 101114 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41748-021-00202-z

14. Abuelgasim, A., Farahat, A. Investigations on PM10, PM2.5, and Their Ratio over the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Earth Syst Environ 4, 763775 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41748-020-00186-2

15. Abuelgasim, A.; A. Farahat. "Effect of Dust Loadings, Meteorological Conditions, and Local Emissions on Aerosol Mixing and Loading Variability over Highly Urbanized Semiarid Countries: United Arab Emirates case Study". Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics, 2020, 199, 105215.

16. Al Otaibi, M.; A. Farahat ; Tawabini, B.; Omar, M.H.; Ramadan, E.; Abuelgasim, A.; Singh, R.P. "Long-Term Aerosol Trends and Variability over Central Saudi Arabia Using Optical Characteristics from Solar Village AERONET Measurements". Atmosphere 2019, 10, 752.

17. A. Farahat, A. Abuelgasim "Role of Atmospheric Nutrient Pollution in Stimulating Phytoplankton Growth in Small Area and Shallow Depth Water Bodies: Arabian Gulf and Sea of Oman", Atmospheric Environment, Accepted Oct 06 2019.