Achievements

  • Completion of many capstone design projects over the years.
  • HQP training of students in various skills.
  • Course enrichment of several EE courses and their labs.
  • Lab equipment setups enabling innovative engineering design.
  • University wide seminars on the solar car and technical seminars by Boeing experts.

Competitions and Awards

2nd Boeing Engineering Student Competition (2021)



1st Place (Multidisciplinary Track) - Design of a Highly Efficient Photovoltaic Array

Authors: Lama Alshammari, Latifa Alhgbani, Nouf Farhoud
Supervisors: Dr. Ahmed Oteafy, Eng. Habib M. Farooq


1st Place (Electrical Engineering Track) - Electric Vehicle Motor Control

Authors: Abdulrahman Kobboch, Deemah Alfuhaid, Tarfa Alshubyli
Supervisor: Dr. Ahmed Oteafy


3rd Place (Electrical Engineering Track) – Alfaisal Boeing Solar Car PV Maximum Power Point Operation

Authors: Habib M. Farooq, Abdulrahman Kobboch
Supervisor: Dr. Ahmed Oteafy

12th Annual Research Day Student Poster Competition (2021)



1st Place (JG5)– Electric Vehicle Motor Control

Authors: Abdulrahman Kobboch, Deemah Alfuhaid, Tarfa Alshubyli
Supervisor: Dr. Ahmed Oteafy


2nd Place (JG8)– Alfaisal Boeing Solar Car: Auxiliary System Optimization

Authors: Nouf Farhoud
Supervisors: Dr. Ahmed Oteafy, Eng. Habib M. Farooq


2nd Place (JG6)– Alfaisal Boeing Solar Car: Battery Pack Thermal Analysis

Authors: Abeer Khan
Supervisors: Dr. Ahmed Oteafy, Eng. Ahmad Kanbar

11th Annual Research Day Student Poster Competition (2020)



1st Place – Alfaisal Boeing Solar Car: Rear Drive Train Optimization

Authors: Ahmad Kanbar, Hadeel Abdo
Supervisor: Dr. Ahmed Oteafy

4th Engineering Design Expo & Competition (2019)



1ST Place (Mechanical Engineering Track) – Alfaisal Boeing Solar Car: Mechanical Implementation and Optimization

Authors: Amjad Alamri, Abdul Rahman Shaikh, Abdulrahman Al Maddah
Supervisors: Dr. Ahmed Oteafy, Eng. Khalid Ahmed

10th Annual Research Day Student Poster Competition (2019)



2nd Place – Alfaisal Solar Car: Mechanical Engineering Modules

Authors: Ahmad Kanbar, Usama Ul-Haque, Amjad Alamri, Abdul Rahman Shaikh, Abdulrahman Al Maddah
Supervisor: Dr. Ahmed Oteafy

9th Annual Research Day Student Poster Competition (2018)



2nd Place – Boeing Solar Car PV Array MPPT Systems

Authors: Habib M. Farooq, Omar Alakkad
Supervisor: Dr. Ahmed Oteafy

8th Annual Research Day Student Poster Competition (2017)



1st Place – Boeing Solar Car Driver Interface

Authors: Aram Monawar, Raghad Alturki, Manal Kariapper
Supervisors: Dr. Samer Mansour and Dr. Ahmed Oteafy


2nd Place – Boeing Solar Car Driver and Control Circuit

Authors: Habib M. Farooq
Supervisor: Dr. Ahmed Oteafy


3rd Place – Boeing Solar Car Battery Management System

Authors: Habib M. Farooq, Abdullah
Supervisor: Dr. Ahmed Oteafy

7th Annual Research Day Student Poster Competition (2016)



1st Place – Boeing Solar Car Project

Authors: Abdulaziz Alyemni, Abdulaziz Alnukta, Khaled Alsaleh, Mohammed Alghanim, Syed Adnan, Khaled Sulaiman, Fahad Albesher
Supervisor: Dr. Ahmed Oteafy
Co-supervisor: Dr. Hassan Zohair