Ahmad Abbas


Ahmad Abbas is currently a Ph.D. Candidate in the Mechanical Engineering Department at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He is a Research Assistant (Lead Student) in the Industrial Assessment Center of UWM (WM-IAC) for energy, productivity, and waste assessments. Also, he is a Research Assistant in the Hydro-turbines Lab in Water Technology Accelerator (WaTA) of UWM. Mr. Abbas received his B.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2012 from Al-Balqa Applied University (in Jordan), and M.Sc. degree in Energy Systems from the Hashemite University (Jordan) in 2015. Prior to joining UWM, he was a Technical Support/Application Engineer at PETRA Engineering for HVAC Industries (a leading HVAC manufacturer in the Middle East) for 3 years. Also, he worked as a Maintenance Engineer at a Cheese Plant (in Jordan) for almost one year. 

Abbas is currently interested in researching 1) Energy Auditing, Energy Efficiency, and Sustainability 2) Renewable Energy and 3) Hydro-turbines.

  • Ph.D. Candidate in Mechanical Engineering Department of UWM 
  • Research Assistant in IAC of UWM 
  • Research Assistant in Hydro-Turbines Lab of WaTA 

Mr. Abbas has published 4 journal papers and 15 conference papers in hydro-turbines, concentrated solar power and energy auditing areas.

Email: aiabbas@uwm.edu Mobile: 414-888-9773