Alan L. Shihadeh

The American University of Beirut, P.O. Box 11-0236, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon

EDUCATION

Sc.D. Mechanical Engineering1998

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

Rural Electrification from Local Resources: Biomass Pyrolysis Oil Combustion

in a Direct Injection Diesel Engine. Advisors: Simone Hochgreb and John Heywood.

S.M. Technology and Policy1994

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

Racial and demographic distribution of environmental hazards in the US

S.M. Mechanical Engineering 1994

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

Reduction of NOx formation by aerodynamic staging of turbulent diffusion fuel-oil flames

B.S. Mechanical Engineering 1989

University of Texas at Austin, TX

ACADEMICPositions

Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering2012 – present

Professor, Environmental Sciences Program (joint appointment)

American University of Beirut, Lebanon

Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering2006 – 2012

American University of Beirut, Lebanon

Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering2000 – 2006

American University of Beirut, Lebanon

Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering1999 – 2000

BirzeitUniversity, Palestine

GRADUATE FACULTY AFFILIATIONS

Duke University, Graduate Faculty Member 2010 – pres.

University of New Mexico, Graduate Faculty Member 2005 – 2010

AWARDS AND HONORS

Distinguished Scholar, AUB Faculty of Engineering & Architecture2013

William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Junior Faculty Researcher 2003

USIS Fulbright Scholar1999

Teaching Award, Birzeit University Society of MechEng Students1999

Best Paper in Combustion Technology, ASME Int. Power Generation Conf.1994

INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE

Brown & Root Inc., Houston, TX1990 – 1992

Design Engineer.Performed thermal cycle analysis, design, and optimization of conventional electric power and combined-cycle cogeneration plants.Specified gas and steam turbines, pumps, heat recovery steam generators, and other major equipment. Member of the Clean Air Act Task Force, assessing impact of 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments on design/operation of electric power plants in the U.S.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Department of Mechanical Engineering, AUB2000 – pres.

Established the Aerosol Research Laboratory ( Principle investigator in experimental and theoretical studies of aerosol measurements and transport phenomena. Applications in tobacco smoke, atmospheric and urban aerosols, and human exposure.

Sloan Automotive Laboratory, MIT1994 – 1998

As a doctoral student, wrote proposals and raised $200k from US DOE and ENEL, SpA for the first biomass fuels research program at the Laboratory. Program focused on combustion of biomass pyrolysis oils in a direct injection diesel engine. Experimental work and theoretical simulation of the impact of pyrolysis reactor parameters on atomization and combustion characteristics of wood pyrolysis oils.

Combustion Research Facility, MIT1992 – 1994

As a master’s student, participated in experiments to investigate the use of turbulence damping in a density-stratified rotating flow to achieve low-NOx natural gas and heavy fuel oil non-premixed flames. Made in-flame measurements of velocity, species concentration, soot, and temperature using 5-hole pitot probes, FTIR spectroscopy, and suction pyrometry. Performed numerical simulations of chemical kinetics for nitrogen-bearing fuels.

RESEARCH GRANTS

Active

US National Institutes of Health (P50), 10/13 – 10/18

Center for the Study of Tobacco Products.This grant establishes a center under the US NIH/FDA’s Tobacco Centers of Regulatory Science program. The Center unites NIH-funded scientist/educators from multiple disciplines at AUB and Virginia Commonwealth University to demonstrate a transdisciplinary evaluation model for Modified Risk Tobacco Products (MRTPs). Role: PI of Project 1, Member of the Center Steering Committee. $18.3 million ($2.1 million AUB share).

US National Institutes of Health (R01), 2/11 – 2/15

REALTIME waterpipe tobacco smoke toxicant sampling in the natural environment. This is a collaborative study between AUB and Virginia Commonwealth University to develop a device that can automatically and unobtrusively sample smoke during a waterpipe use session. It includes analytical laboratory and clinical studies with human participants. Role: PI (co-PI: T. Eissenberg) $1,889,951 ($800,089 AUB share).

US National Institutes of Health (R01), 2/08 – 1/14

Waterpipe tobacco smoke: toxicant exposure and effects. This is a collaborative study between AUB and Virginia Commonwealth University to measure intake, absorption, and physiological response to toxicants in narghile waterpipe smoke. It includes analytical laboratory and clinical studies with human participants. Role: AUB PI (PI: T. Eissenberg) $2,894,247 ($1,106,119 AUB share)

Lebanese National Council for Scientific Research 1/09-1/14

Air Quality Research Unit. This is a grant to establish a national air quality research unit with collaboration between AUB and Universite Saint Joseph. Role: co-I (PI: N. Saliba) $150,000 ($75,000 AUB share)

Farouk Jabre Biomedical Research Fund, 11/10-11/12

Characterization of bubble oscillations in the infant lung during bubble nasal continuous positive airway pressure support: effects on gas transport and exchange. This project seeks to experimentally investigate mechanisms underlying purported enhancements in gas exchange in the human lung resulting from random pressure perturbations imposed over a mean positive pressure using an idealized lung geometry model. Role: Co-I (PI: R. Habib) $30,038

Flight Attendants Medical Research Institute, 7/10-12/13

Tobacco smoke bioaerosol. This project aims characterize particle-bound endotoxin in second-hand tobacco smoke from cigarettes and waterpipes. Role: Co-I (PI: L. Larsson)$217,000

Completed

Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs, 9/09-9/11

Effect of distributed electric power generation on household exposure to airborne carcinogens. This study seeks to elucidate human exposure to emissions from diesel generators operating in the dense urban fabric of Beirut, using computational models and field measurements. Measures include ambient nanoparticle and particle-bound PAH concentrations. Role: PI

AUB University Research Board, 10/09-10/11

Measurement of thermodynamic properties of semi-volatile organic aerosol particles. This project aims to determine vapor pressure, enthalpy of vaporization, evaporation coefficient, and surface free energy of several model organic compounds. Role: PI

Research for International Tobacco Control, IDRC, Canada 10/06 – 5/10

Consequences of involuntary exposure to narghile smoke. An investigation of the chemical and physical properties, andtoxicant emission rates, of waterpipe smoke released into the environment by the pipe and its user. Role: PI

Lebanese National Council for Scientific Research 10/06 – 10/07

Effects of July 2006 bombardment on air pollution levels in Beirut. A project conducted to measure elevation in breathing-level ambient particulate matter resulting from the Israeli bombing campaign of July 2006.Role: Co-I

Research for International Tobacco Control, IDRC, Canada 9/05 – 9/07

Development of an automatic iso-kinetic smoke sampling and topography system for narghile smoking innatural environments. An investigation of the use of acoustic sensing methods for a novel non-intrusive flow sensor for smoke topography measurements. Role: PI.

University Research Board, AmericanUniversity of Beirut 10/1/03-9/31/06

Investigation of aerosol particle dynamics and toxicology of the narghile water pipe.A project conducted to estimate respiratory tract deposition of inhaled waterpipe smoke using aerosol particle size distribution measurements and fluid mechanics models. Role: PI

Lebanese National Council for Scientific Research 10/1/04-9/31/06

Development of an infra-red imaging system for de-mining using experimental and numerical techniques. A program to develop a low-cost instrument for use in humanitarian de-mining applications, in cooperation with the United Nations Mine Action Coordination Center and the Lebanese National De-mining Office. Role: Co-I

Research for International Tobacco Control, IDRC, Canada 1/1/02-7/1/05

Tobacco control policies, their implementation, and their implication on the health of narghile users.An interdisciplinary research program between the Faculty of Health Sciences and Faculty of Engineering which included a component on measuring waterpipe smoke toxicants.Role: Co-I

University Research Board, American University of Beirut 1/1/01-9/31/02

Chemical characterization of mainstream smoke and parametric study of nicotine/"tar" condensation andabsorption in the water-bowl of the argileh water pipe. An experimental study to quantify the nicotine and "tar" issuing from the waterpipe under a variety of smoking conditions. The study also investigated the importance of the water bowl as a filtering device. Role: PI

Ray Irani Foundation 1/1/02-12/31/03

Design and optimization of coupled domestic stove/thermoelectric generator devices using olive residues as fuel. An experimental study to investigate the use of biomass fuels and thermoelectric materials to generate electricity in domestic stoves in rural areas. Role: Co-Investigator

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS

* indicates corresponding author

Refereed journal articles

  1. Daher N, Saliba N, Shihadeh A, Jaafar M, Baalbaki R, Shafer M, Schauer J, Sioutas C.* Oxidative Potential and Chemical Speciation of Size-Resolved Particulate Matter (PM) at Nearfreewayand Urban Background Sites in the Greater Beirut Area. Science of the Total Environment, in press.
  2. Shihadeh A, Eissenberg T, Rammah M, Salman R, Jaroudi E, Sabban M*. Comparison of tobacco-containing and tobacco-free waterpipe products: effects on human alveolar cells. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, in press.
  3. Hammal F, Chappell A, Wild T, Kindzierski W, Shihadeh A, Vanderhoek A, Huynh C, Plateel G, Finegan B*. “Herbal” but potentially hazardous: an analysis of the constituents and smoke emissions of tobacco-free waterpipe products and the air quality in the cafés where they are served. Tobacco Control, in press.
  4. Ali R, Rastam S, Ibrahim I, Bazzi A, Fayad S, Shihadeh A, Zaatari G, Maziak W*. A comparative study of systemic carcinogen exposure in waterpipe smokers, cigarette smokers and non-smokers. Tobacco Control, in press.
  5. Badaro-Saliba N*, Adjizian-Gerard J, Zaarour R, Abboud M, Farah W, Saliba N, Shihadeh A. A geostatistical approach for assessing population exposure to NO2 in a complex urban area. Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment,in press.
  6. Daher N, Saliba N, Shihadeh A, Jaafar M, Baalbaki R, Sioutas C.* Chemical composition of size-resolved particulate matter at near-freeway and urban background sites in the greater Atmospheric Environment, 80, 96-106, 2013.
  7. Sepetdjian E, Halim R, Salman R, Jaroudi E, Shihadeh A, Saliba N*. Phenolic compounds in particles of mainstream waterpipe smoke. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 15, 1107-1112, 2013.
  8. Rammah M, Dandachi F, Salman R, Shihadeh A, El-Sabban M*. In vitro effects of waterpipe smoke condensate on endothelial cell function: A potential risk factor for vascular disease. Toxicology Letters, 219, 133-142, 2013.
  9. Alzoubi K, Khabour O, Azab M, Shqair D, Shihadeh A, Primack B, Eissenberg T*. Carbon monoxide exposure and puff topography are associated with Lebanese waterpipe dependence scale score. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, doi:10.1093/ntr/ntt049, 2013.
  10. Saleh R, Khlystov A, Shihadeh A*. Determination of evaporation coefficients of ambient and laboratory-generated semivolatile organic aerosols from phase equilibration kinetics in a thermodenuder. Aerosol Science & Technology, 46, 22-30, 2012.
  11. Cobb C, Sahmarani K, Eissenberg T, Shihadeh A*. Acute toxicant exposure and cardiac autonomic dysfunction from smoking a single narghile waterpipe with tobacco and with a "healthy" tobacco-free alternative. Toxicology Letters,215, 70– 75, 2012.
  12. Khabour O*, Alzoubi K, Bani-Ahmad M, Dodin A, Eissenberg T, Shihadeh A. Acute Exposure to Waterpipe Tobacco Smoke Induces Changes in the Oxidative and Inflammatory Markers in Mouse Lung. Inhalation Toxicology, 24, 667-675, 2012.
  13. Rammah M, Dandachi F, Salman R, Shihadeh A, and El-Sabban M*. In vitro Cytotoxicity and Mutagenicity of Mainstream Waterpipe smoke and its Functional Consequences on Alveolar Type II Derived Cells. Toxicology Letters,211, 220-231, 2012.
  14. Shihadeh A*, Salman R, Jaroudi E, Saliba N, Sepetdjian E, Blank M, Cobb C, and Eissenberg T. Does switching to a tobacco-free waterpipe product reduce toxicant intake? A crossover study comparing CO, NO, PAH, volatile aldehydes, ‘‘tar’’ and nicotine yields. Food & Chemical Toxicology, 50, 1494–1498, 2012.
  15. Vansickel A, Shihadeh A, Eissenberg T*. Waterpipe tobacco products: Nicotine labeling versus nicotine delivery. Tobacco Control 21, 377-379, 2012
  16. Saleh R, Shihadeh A, Khlystov A*. On transport phenomena and equilibration time scales in thermodenuders. Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 4, 571–581, 2011.
  17. Massoud R, Shihadeh A, Roumié M, Youness M, Gerard J, Saliba N, et al. Intraurban variability of PM10 and PM2.5 in an eastern Mediterranean city. Atmospheric Research, 101, 893-901, 2011.
  18. Shihadeh A, Eissenberg T*. Significance of smoking machine toxicant yields to blood-level exposure in waterpipe tobacco smokers. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Prevention, 20, 2457-2460, 2011.
  19. Blank M , Cobb C, Kilgalen B, Austin J, Weaver M, Shihadeh A, Eissenberg T*. Acute effects of waterpipe tobacco smoking: A double-blind, placebo-control study. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 116,102-9, 2011.
  20. Cobb C, Shihadeh A, Weaver M, Eissenberg T*. Waterpipe tobacco smoking and cigarette smoking: A direct comparison of toxicant exposure and subjective effects. Nicotine Tobacco Research, 13, 78-87, 2011.
  21. MaziakW, Rastam S, Shihadeh A, Bazzi A, Ibrahim I, Zaatari G, Ward K, Eissenberg T*. Nicotine Exposure in Daily Waterpipe Smokers and its Relation to Puff Topography. Addictive Behaviors, 36, 397-399, 2011.
  1. Katurji M, Daher N, Sheheitli H, Saleh R, and Shihadeh A*. Direct measurement of toxicants delivered to waterpipe users in the natural environment using a real-time in-situ smoke sampling (RINS) technique. Journal of Inhalation Toxicology, 22, 1101–1109, 2010.
  2. Sepetdjian E, Saliba N, Shihadeh A*. Carcinogenic PAH in waterpipe charcoal products. Food & Chemical Toxicology, 48, 3242-3245, 2010.
  3. Cobb C, Ward K, Maziak W, Shihadeh A, Eissenberg T*. Waterpipe tobacco smoking: an emerging health crisis in the United States. American Journal of Health Behavior, 34, 275-285, 2010.
  4. Saleh R, Shihadeh A, Khlystov A*. Effect of Aerosol Generation Method on Measured Saturation Pressure and Enthalpy of vaporization for dicarboxylicacid aerosols. Aerosol Science and Technology, 44, 302-307, 2010.
  5. Daher N, Saleh R, Jaroudi E, Sheheitli H, Badr T, Sepetdjian E, AlRashidi M, Saliba N, and Shihadeh A*. Comparison of carcinogen, carbon monoxide, and ultrafine particle emissions from narghile waterpipe and cigarette smoking: sidestream smoke measurements and assessment of second-hand smoke emission factors.Atmospheric Environment, 44, 8-14, 2009.
  6. Saleh R, Khlystov A*, Shihadeh A. Determination of evaporation coefficients of semi-volatile organic aerosols using an Integrated Volume - Tandem Differential Mobility Analysis (IV-TDMA) method. Journal of Aerosol Science, 40, 1019-1029, 2009.
  7. Eissenberg T*, Shihadeh A. Waterpipe Tobacco and Cigarette Smoking: Direct Comparison of Toxicant Exposure. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 37, 518-523, 2009.
  8. Maziak W, Rastam S, Ibrahim I, Ward K,Shihadeh A, Eissenberg T*. CO exposure, puff topography, and subjective effects in waterpipe tobacco smokers. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 11, 806-811, 2009.
  9. Al Rashidi M, Shihadeh A, Saliba N*. Volatile aldehydes in the mainstream smoke of the narghile waterpipe. Food Chemical Toxicology, 46, 3546-3549, 2008.
  10. Monzer B, Sepetdjian E, Saliba N, Shihadeh A*.Charcoal emissions as a source of CO and carcinogenic PAH in mainstream narghile waterpipe smoke. Food Chemical Toxicology, 46, 2991-2995, 2008.
  11. Saleh R, Shihadeh A*. Elevated toxicant yields with narghile waterpipes smoked using a plastic hose. Food Chemical Toxicology, 46, 1461–1466, 2008.
  12. Sepetdjian E, Shihadeh A, Saliba N*. Measurement of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in narghile waterpipe tobacco smoke. Food Chemical Toxicology, 46, 1582-1590, 2008.
  13. Abi Esber L, El-Fadel M*,Shihadeh A. Comparison of trip average in-vehicle and exterior CO determinations by continuous and grab sampling using an electrochemical sensing method. Atmospheric Environment 41, 6087–6094, 2007.
  14. Saleh R and Shihadeh A*. Hygroscopic growth and evaporation in an aerosol with boundary heat and mass transfer: dimensional analysis and experimental investigation. J. Aerosol Science, 38, 1-16, 2007.
  15. Shihadeh A*, Azar S. A closed-loop control playback smoking machine for generating mainstream tobacco smoke. Journal of Aerosol Medicine, 19, 137-147, 2006.
  16. Shihadeh A*, Antonius C, Azar S. A portable, low-resistance puff topography instrument for pulsating, high flow smoking devices. Behavior Research Instruments, Methods, Computers, 37, 186-191, 2005.
  17. Shihadeh A*, Saleh R. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide “tar”, and nicotine in the mainstream smoke aerosol of the narghile water pipe. Food & Chemical Toxicology, 43, 655-661, 2005.Top 10 cited article in past 5 years, 2010.
  18. Shihadeh A*, Azar S, Antonius C, Haddad H. Towards a topographical model of narghile water-pipe café smoking. Biochemistry, Pharmacology, and Behavior, 79,75-82, 2004.
  19. Nuwayhid R, Shihadeh A*, Ghaddar N. Development and testing of a domestic woodstove thermoelectric generator with natural convection cooling. Energy Conversion & Management, 46, 1631-1643, 2004.
  20. Shihadeh A*. Investigation of the mainstream smoke aerosol of the argileh water pipe. Food & Chemical Toxicology. 41, 143-152, 2003.
  21. Shihadeh A, Hochgreb S*. Impact of Biomass Pyrolysis Oil Process Conditions on Ignition Delay in Compression Ignition Engines. Energy & Fuels. 16, 552 -561, 2002
  22. Shihadeh A,Hochgreb S*. Diesel Engine Combustion of Biomass Pyrolysis Oils. Energy & Fuels, 14, 260-274, 2000.
  23. Toqan M*, Beér J, Jansohn P, Sun N, Testa A, Shihadeh A, Teare J. Low NOx Emissions from Radially Stratified Natural Gas-Air Turbulent Diffusion Flames. 24th Symposium (International) on Combustion, The Combustion Institute, 1391-1397, 1992.

Refereed Conference Proceedings

  1. Shihadeh A*, Toqan M, Beér J, Jansohn P, Lewis P, Teare J, Jimenez J, Barta L. Low NOx Emissions from Aerodynamically Staged Oil-Air Turbulent Diffusion Flames. International Joint Power Generation Conference. FACT-Vol.18 ASME, 1994. Awarded “Best Paper in Combustion Technology.”

Refereed Conference Presentations

  1. Shihadeh A, Safieddine S, Saleh A, Khlystov A. Thermodynamic Properties and Evaporation Kinetics of DOP, DEHS, and Oleic Acid Aerosols. 31st Annual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research, Minneapolis, October 7-12, 2012.
  2. Saleh R, Khlystov A, Shihadeh A.Determination of evaporation coefficients of ambient and laboratory-generated semi-volatile organic aerosols from phase equilibration kinetics in a thermodenuder. 30thAnnual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research, Orlando, October 3-7, 2011.
  3. Al Helou M, Jaroudi E, Shihadeh A. Contribution of Diesel Generators to Household Particle PAH Exposure in a Dense Urban Area. 30th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research, Orlando, October 3-7, 2011.
  4. Safieddine S, Saleh R, Khlystov A, Shihadeh A. Experimental Validation of an Integrated Volume-Tandem Differential Mobility Analysis Method for Determining Thermodynamic and Kinetics Properties of Semi-Volatile Organic Aerosols. 30th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research, Orlando, October 3-7, 2011.
  5. Khlystov A, Saleh R, Shihadeh A. Experimental determination of kinetic constraints in gas/aerosol partitioning of ambient organic aerosol. #A11F-0130R American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, December 13-17, 2010.
  6. R. Saleh, A. Khlystov, A. Shihadeh. On Transport phenomena and equilibration time scales in thermodenuders. 29th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research, Portland, OR October 25-29, 2010.
  7. M. Al Helou, E. Jaroudi, A. Shihadeh. Impact of Distributed Urban Diesel Generators on Household Exposure to Carcinogenic Airborne Particles during Rolling Blackout Episodes. 29th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research, Portland, OR October 25-29, 2010.
  8. S. Safieddine, R. Saleh, A. Khlystov, A. Shihadeh. Simplified Measurement of Thermodynamic Properties of Semi-Volatile Organic Acid Aerosols by a Tandem Piezobalance – Integrated Volume Method. 29th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research, Portland, OR October 25-29, 2010
  9. R. Saleh, A. Khlystov, A. Shihadeh. Determination of Evaporation Coefficients of Di-carboxylic Acid Aerosols Using the Coupled IVM-TDMA Technique. 28th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research, Minneapolis, MN October 26-30, 2009.
  10. N. Daher, R. Saleh, H. Shehetili, E. Jaroudi, E. Sepetdjian, M. el Rashidi, T. Badr, N. Saliba, A. Shihadeh. Ultrafine particle and carcinogen emissions from cigarette and waterpipe (narghile, shisha, hookah) second hand smoke. 28th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research, Minneapolis, MN October 26-30, 2009.
  11. R. Saleh, A. Khlystov, A. Shihadeh. Effect of Aerosol Generation Method on Thermodynamic and Kinetic Properties of Di-carboxylic Acid Aerosols. 28th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research, Minneapolis, MN October 26-30, 2009.
  12. T. Eissenberg, A. Shihadeh, B. Kilgalen, J. Austin, C. Cobb, M. Weaver. Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking and Cigarette Smoking: A Direct Comparison of Toxicant Exposure. Joint Conference of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Dublin, April 27-30, 2009.
  13. R. Nakkash, A. Shihadeh. Labeling practices for narghile waterpipe products. 14th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Mumbai, March 8-12, 2009.
  14. A. Shihadeh, N. Saliba, E. Sepetdjian, E. Jaroudy. An update on the hazards of narghile waterpipe smoke: toxicant delivery and particle deposition in the lung. 14thWorld Conference on Tobacco or Health, Mumbai, March 8-12, 2009.
  15. A. Shihadeh, H. Sheheitli, N. Daher. Comparison of particle size distribution in mainstream tobacco smoke of the narghilewaterpipe and cigarette. 27thAnnual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research, Orlando, FL, October 20-24, 2008.
  16. M. Katurji and A. Shihadeh. In situ CO, “tar”, and topography measurement for 20 narghile waterpipe smokers in natural settings using novel smoke sampling device.13thAnnual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, Austin, TX, February 24-28, 2007.
  17. A. Shihadeh. Characterizing narghile waterpipe toxicants and puff topography. 13th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Washington DC, July 2006.
  18. A. Shihadeh, S. Rustom, M. Katurji, W. Maziak, T. Eissenberg, K. Ward. Effect of mainstream smoke CO concentration and puff duration on CO boost in waterpipe smokers.13thWorld Conference on Tobacco or Health, Washington DC, July 2006
  19. A. Shihadeh and R. Saleh. Size distribution dynamics of a hygroscopic aerosol flowing through a constant wall temperature tube with coupled heat and mass transfer effects: modeling and experimental investigation. 24thAnnual Meeting of the American Association for Aerosol Research, Austin, TX, October 17, 2005.
  20. A. Shihadeh. Chemical and physical characteristics of narghile smoke. 39thAnnual Middle East Medical Assembly, Beirut, Lebanon, May 15, 2005.
  21. A. Shihadeh, M. Toqan, J. Beér, and P. Lewis. Effect of Swirl-Induced Aerodynamic Staging in Oil-Air Turbulent Diffusion Flames. Eastern States Section, The Combustion Institute, Princeton, NJ, October 1993.
  22. M. Toqan, A. Shihadeh, P. Jansohn, J. Beér. The Staged Radially Stratified Flame Core Burner. International Symposium of the American Flame Research Committee, Cambridge, MA, October 1992.

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