Department: Integrated Science and Technology
Areas of expertise:
- Fluid-Thermal Sciences
- Renewable Energy Applications
- Instrumentation and Measurements
- Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning
- International Education and Programs
- Exchanges and University Partnerships
Altaii teaches classes in Energy Issues, Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, and Heat Transfer.
Altaii research focuses on energy and environmental sustainability, energy monitoring and conservation, and extracting water out of air.
Altaii earned a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering at University of Baghdad, a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering at City College of the City University of New York and a doctorate in Mechanical Engineering at The City University of New York.
Media contact: Eric Gorton, gortonej@jmu.edu, 540-908-1760.
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- “Send In the Professors” Op-Ed Contributor, The New York Times
- “Higher Education in Iraq” An interview with National Public Radio (NPR) “With Good Reason”
- The Significance of Solar Energy in Iraq
- Academics Propose Ways to Rebuild Iraqi Higher Education
- Iraqi Academe, How Can We Help?
- “ISAT and Engineering: Collaboration across Disciplines”
- “Breakfast with monkeys”, BE the Change article
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