Faculty

Full-time

Caesar Abi Shdid

Associate Professor, Associate Dean, and coordinator of the Petroleum Engineering program

Ph.D. 2004, University of Florida, USA.
M.E. 2005, University of Florida, USA.
M.S. 2001, University of Florida, USA.
B.E. 1999, Lebanese American University, Lebanon.

Grace Abou-Jaoude Estephan

Associate Professor

Ph.D. 2006, Purdue University, USA
M.E. 2003, Purdue University, USA
B.E. 2001, American University of Beirut, Lebanon

Rita Awwad

Associate Professor

PhD 2010, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
M.S. 2008, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
M.S. 2005, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA
B.E. 2004, Lebanese American University, Lebanon

Jean Chatila

Associate Professor, Interim Engineering Programs Coordinator- Beirut Campus

Ph.D. 1997, Universite D’Ottawa, Canada
M.S. 1992, Universite D’Ottawa, Canada
B.E. 1988, American University of Beirut, Lebanon

Moustapha Harb

Assistant Professor

PhD., 2017, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), KSA
M.S., 2010, University of Houston, USA
B.S., 2007, University of Houston, USA

Camille Issa

Professor

Ph.D. 1985, Virginia Tech, USA
M.S. 1982, Mississippi State University, USA
B.S. 1980, Mississippi State University, USA

John Khoury

Associate Professor and Chairperson

PhD 2005, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA
M.S. 2003, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA
B.E. 2002, Lebanese American University, Lebanon

Mazen Tabbara

Associate Professor

Ph.D. 1990, Northwestern University, USA
M.S. 1982, Stanford University, USA
B.E. 1981, American University of Beirut, Lebanon

Mahmoud Wazne

Associate Professor

Ph.D. 2003, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ, USA
M.S. 1991, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
B.S. 1990, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

Staff

Stephany El Bitar

Senior Academic Assistant

Office: Bassil 309
Extension: 2483
stephany.elbitar@lau.edu.lb

Salwa Salloum Najjar

Lead Engineering Lab Supervisor

Office: ELRC 2002
Extension: 2734
salwa.najjar@lau.edu.lb

Georges Shakour

Lead Engineering Lab Supervisor

Office: ELRC 2202
Extension: 2111
george.chaccour@lau.edu.lb