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Dr Talal Yusaf

Name :	Dr Talal Yusaf
Position :	Senior Lecturer (Mechanical Engineering)
Section :	Faculty of Engineering and Surveying Mechanical & Mechatronic Engineering
Office :	Z316B
Location :	Toowoomba Campus
Phone :	61 7 4631 1373
Extension :	1373
E-mail :
Qualifications :	BSc(Hons) UoT Baghdad MEng, PhD National Uni (UKM Malaysia)

Professional Memberships

International Academic Coordinator for Middle_East and Asia
Computational Engineering and Science Research Centre (CESRC) http://www.usq.edu.au/engineering/cesrc/
Consultant of TNB National Utility comp. Malaysia
University Tenaga National UNITEN - Malaysia

Professional Affiliations

INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL JOURNAL REFEREE

International Journal of Continuing Engineering Education and Life Long Learning. Singapore. Inderscience Publishers

International Energy Journal. ISI

Journal of Applied Membrane Science and Technology. University Technology Malaysia.

Journal of Engineering Science and Technology. Taylor College - Sheffield University. Malaysia – UK

Research Interests

1. Renewable Energy and alternative fuels
2. Micro-organism treatment using unconventional techniques
3. Combustion Technology

Recent Research Outcomes

Three most recent :

1. T Yusaf, (2009) Experimental Investigation of A Single Cylinder Diesel Engine as A Hybrid Power Unit for A Series Hybrid Electric Vehicle. J. of Energy Resources Technology, ASME. Volume 131, pp12203-12207.

2. Barab G, Gholmanhassan N, Hadi R and T F Yusaf, (2009) Diesterol: An Environment - Friendly IC Engine Fuel. Renewable Energy Journal Volume 34, Issue 1, PP 335-34.

3. Ghobadian B, Rahimi H, Nikbakht A M, Najafi G and T F Yusaf, (2009). Diesel engine performance and exhaust emission analysis using waste cooking biodiesel fuel with an artificial neural network. Renewable Energy Journal, Volume 34, pp 976-982.

4. Najafi G, Ghobadian B, Tavakoli T T F Yusaf and Buttsworth D, (2009) Performance and exhaust emissions of a gasoline engine fuelled with ethanol- gasoline using artificial neural network. J. of Applied Energy. Volume 86, issue 5, pp630-63.

5. Yusaf T and D R Buttsworth. Characterisation of Mixing Rate due to High Power Ultrasound, Journal of Ultrasonic Sonochemistry, Vol. 14, pp. 266-274, 2007.

Currently Teaching Courses/Programs

Engineering Mechanics(Dynamics) MEC2401 (Examinar)
Thermodynamics (MEC2101) (Examinar)

Teaching Experience

Tertiary : 14 years

Administrative Responsibilities

1. International Academic Coordinator (Middle East and Asia)
2. Strategic Advisor to University of Southern Queensland International
3. Course leader
Engineering mechanics (Dynamics)
Thermodynamics