Hazem Tawfik

Distinguished Professor and Directorate

State University of New York - College of Technology at Farmingdale

Mechanical Engineering Technology Department
Institute for Research and Technology Transfer (IRTT)
School of Engineering Technologies

Contact Information:
2350 Broadhollow Rd.
Farmingdale, NY 11735
(631) 420-2307
tawfikhh@farmingdale.edu

Education
Alexandria University - Alexandria Egypt	B.S.	1968	Mechanical Engineering
Alexandria University - Alexandria Egypt	M.S.	1974	Mechanical Engineering
University of Waterloo	Ph.D.	1980	Mechanical Engineering
University of Waterloo	Post Doctorate	1980	Chemical Engineering

Positions & Employment
1996 - Present	Distinguished Professor and Director of the Institute for Research and Technology Transfer (IRTT) - SUNY Farmingdale
1990 - 1996	Professor of Mech. Eng. Tech. Department - SUNY Farmingdale
1986 - 1990	Coordinator of Mech. Eng. Tech. Department - SUNY Farmingdale
1983 - 1986	Associate Professor of Mech. Eng. Tech. - SUNY Farmingdale
1982 - 1983	Atomic Energy of Canada - Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
1980 - 1982	Research Scientist - Ontario Hydro Research, Toronto, Canada

Research Interests

Bipolar plates development for Hydrogen and Methanol fuel cells.

Publications

Yue Hung, K. M. El-Khatib, and H. Tawfik, “Corrosion Resistant, Lightweight Metallic Bipolar Plates For PEM Fuel Cells”, Journal of applied , Electrochemistry, volume 35, Number 5, pp. 445-447, 2005.

H. Tawfik, C. Rubenstein, N. Blackburn, and D. Mahajan, “Renewable Energy Economic Analysis, With Case Study: on Farmingdale Wind Farm using RETScreen Software”, Presented in the Long Island Science and Technology (LISAT) 2006 IEEE Conference, held at Farmingdale State University of New York, May 5, 2006 .

H. Tawfik, Y. Hung, and D. Mahajan; “Metallic Bipolar Plates for PEM Fuel Cells, A Review”; Journal of Power Sources 2006

H. Tawfik, , K. El-Khatib, Y. Hung , and D. Mahajan, “Effects of Bipolar Plate Materials and Impurities in Reactant Gases on the Power Output of PEM fuel Cells” Journal of American Chemical Society 2006

Yue Hung, K. M. El-Khatib, and Hazem Tawfik, "Testing and Evaluation of Aluminum Coated Bipolar Plates of PEM fuel cells operating at 70° C", Journal of Power Sources, Volume 163, Issue 1, 7 December 2006, Pages 509-513.

K. M. El-Khatib, H. A. El-Abd, and Hazem Tawfik, “Corrosion and Contact Resistance Measurements of Different Bipolar Plate Material for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells”, 10th International Conference on Energy and Environment, Mar 11-15, Luxor, 2007.

H. Tawfik, Y. Hung, D. Mahajan, “Metal bipolar plates for PEM fuel cell—A review”, Journal of Power Sources, 163 (2007) 755–767.

Raja Crowly and Hazem Tawfik, “Performance Comparison between Graphite and Metallic Bipolar Plates in Direct Methanol Fuel Cell”, ASME 5th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, June 18-21, 2007, Brooklyn, NY.

H. Tawfik, Y. Hung, D. Mahajan, “Characterization Studies on PEM Metallic Bipolar Plates and membrane electrode assembly”, ASME 5th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, June 18-21, 2007, Brooklyn, NY..

Joe W. Yeol1, Y. Ryu, H. Tawfik, D. Mahajan, “Temperature, Humidity and Performance Analysis of PEM Fuel Cells in a Control Loop, ASME 5th International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, June 18-21, 2007, Brooklyn, NY.

H. Tawfik, K. El-Khatib, Y. Hung, and D. Mahajan, “Effects of bipolar plate material and impurities in reactant gases on PEM fuel cell performance", the Clean Fuels from Biomass & Waste Special Issue of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. ACS December 2007.

Yue Hung, Hazem Tawfik, and Devinder Mahajan,” Characterization Studies on PEM Metallic Bipolar Plates and Membrane Electrode Assembly after one thousand hours of Operation”, IEEE conference, May, 2008

R. Arif, Y. Ryu, A. Filios, H. Chu, H. Tawfik, and K Shahrabi, “ Humidity Control System for Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Hydrogen Fuel Cell. The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) conference, May, 2008

Y. Hung, H. Tawfik, and D. Mahajan, “Durability and Characterization Studies of PEM Fuel Cell’s Coated Aluminum Bipolar Plates and Membrane Electrode Assembly”, Journal of Power Sources, September 2008.

L. Tawfik, H. Tawfik, and K. Shahrabi, “The Effect of Computer Utilization for Problem Solving by Technology Students on Pedagogy”, IJMA-NAIT conference in Nashville, TN, October 2008.

Grants Awarded

Route 110 Redevelopment Incorporation

Farmingdale Foundation

Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center (AERTC) - SBU

Empire State Development

BNL Research Project - Dr. Ralph James Associate Laboratory Director

Research Mentoring

Served as an advisor to 60 undergraduate students in Engineering Technology Bachelor's Degree program, and 2 graduate students working on engineering projects. Also served as an advisor for 1 doctoral student and 2 post-doctoral students, and as a committee member for 1 doctoral student working on Bipolar Plates research and development for Hydrogen and Methanol Fuel Cells.

Institution/Departmental Committee Memberships

Chair of the Continued Appointment Committee in the Mechanical Engineering Technology Department - Farmingdale State College
Adjunct Professor in the Materials Science and Engineering Department - Stony Brook University
Applied Research Committee Member - Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center (AERTC) - Stony Brook University

Professional Memberships

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
American Society of Quality Control (ASQC)
Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
Professional Engineer (P.E.) of the State of New York
Professional Engineer (P. Eng.) of the Province of Ontario, Canada
Certified Manufacturing Engineer (C.Mfg.E.)

Honors and Awards

-ASME Education Award
-SUNY Research Foundation - Research Award
-University of Waterloo Graduate Students Award

Collaborators

Devinder Mahajan - Biofuels - Brookhaven National Laboratory & Stony Brook University
Yoguslav Adzic - Catalyst - Chemistry - Brookhaven National Laboratory
Fred Janckle - Senior Manager - Fuel Cell Energy Inc.

Synergistic Activities or Collaborations

Hydrogen and Methanol Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Generator Research and Development

Existing Institution Research Laboratory or Research Center

Institute for Research and Technology Transfer (IRTT) - Its main mission is to support the regional economic growth through the development and transfer of new technologies to industry and enriches the educational experience of students.
Number of Participants - 10 Faculty, Visiting Professors, Engineers and Technologists, 12 undergraduate and graduate students
Funding Agency - Farmingdale Foundation
Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center (AERTC), SBU
Empire State Development
Role of Professor Tawfik - Director

BNL Experiences

Year 1 - Dates: 6/3/06 through 8/14/06

Mentor - Dr. Devinder Mahajan

Departments - Energy Science and Technology

Project Name - Thermal and Humidity Management in Hydrogen and Methanol Fuel Cells

Description - Optimization of fuel cells performance, cost effectiveness, and durability.

Number of participants - 3

Year 2 - Dates: 6/4/07 through 8/15/07

Mentor - Dr. Devinder Mahajan

Departments - Energy Science and Technology

Project Name - Investigation of the effects of flow patterns, temperature, and humidity inside the fuel cell

Description - Study of the effect of design and operational parameters on fuel cell performance.

Number of participants - 2

Year 3 - Dates: 6/5/08 through 8/16/08

Mentor - Dr. Devinder Mahajan

Departments - Energy Science and Technology

Project Name - Investigation of non-precious catalyst, heat generation, and humidity requirement for hydrogen and methanol fuel cells.

Description - Preliminary design of short power stack with air cooling system.

Number of participants - 3

Personal Comments

On a personal note I would like to express my sincere thanks to the FaST program Manager at BNL Mr. Noel Blackburn for his excellent skills in running this FaST program. My participation in the FaST program has certainly broadened the scope of both my teaching and research programs and enhanced my insightful understanding of the subject matter in the new field of hydrogen fuel cell and water electrolyzers.

For more information about the Faculty and Student Team program, contact:

Noel Blackburn
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Building 438, PO Box 5000
Upton, New York 11973-5000
(631) 344-2890
(631) 344-5832 fax