Jihad Rishmany was born in Lebanon in 1979. He received a Mechanical Engineering Diploma from the Lebanese University in 2002. He obtained a Ph.D. degree from ENSICA, France, in 2007. He did a postdoctoral research in tribology at Ecole des Mines in Albi, France in 2008.
In 2009 he was a part-time lecturer in several universities in Lebanon. He joined the University of Balamand, Lebanon, in 2010. Since that time, he has been with the Faculty of Engineering as an assistant professor until September 2018 where he was promoted to associate professor. He has taught more than 20 different courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
His professional activities at the University of Balamand (UOB) include:
• Establishing and developing a new materials characterization laboratory
• Responsible for the Mechanical Engineering Lab Courses
• Responsible for the Mechanical Drawing Courses
• Establishing a numerical simulations lab for finite element analysis and multibody dynamics
He has served on different university committees such as the Training Committee, Faculty of Engineering research committee, and the Library & Information Technology Committee.
He is currently serving as the chairperson of the Mechanical Engineering Department since February 2023.
Dr. Rishmany’s main research interests include:
1. Renewable energy
2. Magnetism
3. Waste management
4. Waste-to-energy
5. Biomechanics
In renewable energy, he worked on both solar energy and wind energy and has published till now a total of 3 publications on this topic.
In magnetism, he has been working on formulating the magnetic field between a set of permanent magnets. The ultimate objective is to develop a permanent magnet offering perpetual motion with a self-starting capability. He already has 2 articles on this topic published in 2019 and 2023.
In waste management, he has been working on sorting and miniaturizing household waste which offers lots of benefits and a possible solution for Lebanon’s waste management issue. He published an article in 2019 explaining the proposed solution. He also published in 2023 an article on the design of ball mill glass crusher to transform glass bottles into powder.
In waste-to-energy, he worked earlier on the production of briquettes from olive oil residues. He already has 1 article on this topic published in 2021.
Selected Works
1. Alomar Z, Khoury G, Rishmany J, Daaboul M. NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF OVERLAP ON SAVONIUS WIND TURBINE. International Journal of Power and Energy Systems. 2023;43(10). DOI: 10.2316/J.2023.203-0450
2. Rishmany, J., Sabiini, G., Mansour, A., & Imad, R. (2023). Generating rectilinear motion using permanent magnets. Journal of Engineering and Applied Science, 70(1), 57.
3. Jihad Rishmany, Rodrigue Imad Finite Element and Multibody Dynamics Analysis of a Ball Mill Glass Crusher, Modelling and Simulation in Engineering, vol. 2023, Article ID 1905702, 17 pages, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/1905702
4. Haidar, A.A., Rishmany, J. Investigation of bulk density and friction coefficient of olive residues and sawdust prior to pelletizing. Biomass Conv. Bioref. (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-021-02063-y
5. Sorting and Miniaturization of Household Waste, European Journal of Scientific Research, ISSN 1450-216X / 1450-202X Vol. 153 No 3, pp. 283-298, July, 2019. G. Sabiini, J. Rishmany
6. Interaction Magnetic Field Formulation of Permanent Magnets Based on Baker’s Rotational Magnetic Propulsion Device, International Journal of Electric and Hybrid Vehicles, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 152-169, 2019. J. Rishmany, G. Sabiini
Teaching
1. MECH 211 – Mechanical Drawing 1
2. MECH 221 - Engineering Dynamics
3. MECH 222 - Science of Materials
4. MECH 234 – Mechanical Drawing 2
5. CIVE 202 - Mechanics of Materials
6. MECH 325 - Experimentation & Instrumentation Lab III
7. AERO 234 – Aircraft Structures
8. AERO 316 - Fundamentals of Aircraft Design
9. AERO 343 - Helicopter Fundamentals
10. MECH 387 - Design Tools in Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering
11. MECH 389 - System Design
12. AERO 413 – Advanced Aircraft Structures
13. AERO 422 - Aircraft Design II
14. MECH 411 - Advanced Mechanics of Materials
15. MECH 422 - Mechanical Design II
16. MECH 517 - Finite Element Methods
17. MECH 520 - Computer-Aided Dynamics of Mechanical Systems
Supervision
1. Finite Element Analysis of an Intervertebral Disc. Students: Marya Gerges, Abdulrahman Serhal
2. Automated Self-Cleaning Dual Axis Solar Panels. Students: Mark Matta, Rayan Rahal
3. Organic waste management. Students: Charbel Nicolas, Julien Chemaly
4. Assessment of process parameters on pellets quality using different raw materials. Student: Ayla Abou Haidar
5. Modification of a meat chop machine into a wood pellets machine. Student: Charles Saliba
6. Wind Tunnel Testing of a small-scale VAWT. Student: Jamil Hamdash
7. Numerical Simulation of VAWT. Students: Ihssan Matar, Samer Taiba
- Second prize winner in the 9th annual project exhibition of the final engineering project organized by Order Of Engineers, Tripoli, Lebanon, July 2017. (served as advisor)
“Weight Optimization Of An Existing Metallic Structure Under Combined Loading Via FEA” - First prize winner in the 8th annual project exhibition of the final engineering project organized by Order Of Engineers, Tripoli, Lebanon, July 2016. (served as advisor)
“Fabrication and Testing of a VAWT” - Second prize poster winner at LIRA 11 Conference and Exhibition, “Bending Steel for Bridges”, Unesco, Beirut, 17-19 December 2015 (served as moderator).
- CNRS-LEBANON Annual Research Excellence Award: second prize winner, Masters’ graduation project, National Council for Scientific Research, 2003.
“Design and manufacturing of a shear testing machine for concrete” - Highly honorable mention: from the jury for my PhD presentation, ENSICA, Toulouse, France, 2008.
Dr. Rishmany has served as a member in several Community-Linked, extra-Curricular Activities and Scientific/Professional Society such as:
- - Member of the committee created by the Ministry of Higher Education for accrediting new engineering programs in Lebanon
- - Member of the SUMO Judging Committee of the NERD17 (National Education Robotics Day) held at the University of Balamand on March 04, 2017.
- - Member of the International Scientific Committee of the 3rd International Conference on Advances in Computational Tools For Engineering Applications, Actea 2016, Notre Dame University, July 13-15, 2016.
- - Committee member in the 6th annual project exhibition of the final engineering project organized by Order Of Engineers in Tripoli in July 2011.
- - Member of BIA (Balamand Institutes of Aeronautics).
- - Member of the Order of Engineers, Beirut, Lebanon since 2009
- - Member of the ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)
- - Member of the AUVSI (Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International)
- - Member of the advisory board for MNS (Monsif National School)