Professor Fred Moavenzadeh is President of Masdar Institute of Science and Technology as well as Director of MIT's Technology and Development Program (TDP). As Masdar Institute’s President, he is responsible for ensuring the high quality of its education and research.
As director of TDP since 1973, Professor Moavenzadeh has been involved in a variety of interdisciplinary research and capacity building activities throughout Southeast Asia, East Asia, Africa, South American, and the Middle East including assisting in the establishment of the Masdar Instititute from the incepiton of the Masdar Initiative.
Professor Moavenadeh received his master's degree from Cornell University and his PhD from Purdue University.
Dr. Lamya Nawaf Fawwaz is the Assistant Provost for Regional Affairs at Masdar Institute of Science and Technology. Dr. Fawwaz was appointed to Masdar Institute in May 2009.
Prior to taking up her position at Masdar Institute, Dr. Fawwaz was Director of Operations and Strategy at the Sharjah American International School (SAIS) at both the Sharjah and Dubai campuses. Dr. Fawwaz has been on the board of the SAIS for five years, providing executive supervision and developing the strategy plan for the institution. She is also a member of the GW Alumni Association, and a member of Alpha Iota Mu, the International Honor Society for Information Systems.
Dr. Fawwaz has a PhD in Higher Education Administration from George Washington University and a MsC in Information System Technology.
Mr. Hamza Kazim joined Masdar Institute of Science and Technology as the Director of Operations and Facilities in January 2008 and is currently Acting Vice President for Operations. His main role is to develop and maintain a comprehensive operations strategy and provide administrative advice and support to business units and line managers along with managing the facilities of the institute. In addition, he is liaising with the Property Development Unit at Masdar to ensure the timely handover of the new campus in Masdar City. Prior to joining Masdar Institute, Mr. Kazim was a Senior Business Performance Analyst at Dubai Aluminum “DUBAL” for four years.
Mr. Kazim earned a master's of Commerce in Accounting and Finance from Macquarie University, Australia and a bachelor's in Accounting from UAE University.
Professor Scott Kennedy is the Associate Dean of Research for the Masdar Institute and Associate Professor, Water and Environmental Engineering. Dr. Kennedy's current research interests focus on integrating renewable energy sources into power networks, with an emphasis on the interactions between power markets and power system operations.Read More
Professor Marwan Khraisheh is the Dean of Engineering for the Masdar Institute. Prior to joining the MIST faculty, he was the Secat - J. Morris Professor and the Director of Undergraduate Studies in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Kentucky.
Professor Khraisheh is a recipient of a number of significant awards including the prestigious US National Science Foundation CAREER Award, the 2004 Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Eugene Merchant Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award, the 2003 North American Manufacturing Research Institute (NAMRI) Outstanding Paper Award and the 2005 Henry Mason Lutes Award for Excellence in Engineering Education. He serves on the Editorial Board of Journal of Materials Processing Technology (Elsevier) and is a member of a number of international technical committees from ASME, ASM and TMS. Professor Khraisheh has edited a proceeding book for ASME and has more than 110 publications including refereed journal papers, refereed conference papers and presentations. Read More
Mr. Stephen Lee serves as Assistant
Provost for Academic Affairs for the Masdar Institute and oversees admission and
registrar activities as well as graduate student recruitment. Prior to joining the Masdar Institute, Mr. Lee was with the Malaysia University
of Science and Technology.
Mr. Orlando Lobo is the Financial Controller for the Masdar Institute. He is responsible for the Institute’s fiscal operations including budgeting, financial controls, reporting and acting as liaison with auditors and other internal and external stakeholders. He is currently setting up the Financial Services Department at the Masdar Institute and incorporating best practices in its policies and procedures. Mr. Lobo brings over 29 years of post-MBA work experience and over 17 years of post-CPA certification work experience to the Masdar Institute.
Dr. Haideh Nikpour is the Director of Library Services for the Masdar Institute. Prior to joining the Institute, she was at DeVry University in Northern California as the Director of Library Services, Northern California Campuses and was also in charge of the Information Literacy Program and Instruction. At Masdar, Dr. Nikpour provides leadership in developing and iimplementing a comprehensive strategy for establishing the university library and building the infrastructure required to support the mission of the Institute.
Professor Youssef Shatilla is the Acting Associate Dean of Graduate Education/Accreditation. Prior to joining the MIST faculty, Dr. Shatilla's academic appointments included: Visiting Professor in the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering at MIT, Associate Professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia, and Assistant Professor, Department of Nuclear Engineering, Alexandria University. Read More
Ms. Adele Stevens is Head of Marketing and Communications at Masdar Institute and oversees a strategic marketing and communications program that supports the goals and objectives of the institute.
Throughout her 30 year career in marketing communications she has held senior positions in a wide-range of industries including education, law enforcement, financial, tourism and the media. As president of her communications consultancy she partnered with clients in Canada and the U.S. She has developed and taught public relation programs at the university level, served as a 3-term national director of the Canadian Public Relations Society and mentoring young communicators continues to be an inspiration. As an accredited credit union director she has served on boards of Canadian credit unions. She is a Ryerson Radio & Television Arts graduate and has worked as a print and electronic journalist and directed television news programs.
Governance
Cooperative Program Steering Committee
The Cooperative Program Steering Committee oversees the intellectual and strategic goals of the Program, as well as any modifications or extensions to the Agreement. The Cooperative Program Steering Committee is composed of eight individuals.
At MIT:
Martin Arnold Schmidt, Associate Provost and Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Subra Suresh, Dean of the
School of Engineering
David H. Marks, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering
Systems
At the Masdar Institute:
Sultan Al Jaber, CEO, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company
Adnan Badran, Former Prime Minister of Jordan
Joint Executive Committee (JEC) and Cooperative Program Directors
The Joint Executive Committee and the Cooperative Program Directors provide oversight for the Cooperative Program.
MIT Representatives to JEC
David H. Marks, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering
Systems
Charles L. Cooney, MIT Faculty Director of the Deshpande Center
for Technological Innovation
Patricia Vargas, Executive Director, Technology and Development Program
Steven Griffiths, Executive Director, MIT/Abu Dhabi Program
Masdar Institute Representatives to JEC
Sultan Al Jaber, CEO, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company
Fred Moavenzadeh, President
Marwan Khraisheh, Dean of Engineering
Hamza Kazim, Director of Operations and Facilities
Cooperative Program Directors
MIT
David H. Marks, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Engineering Systems Division
Masdar Institute
Fred Moavenzadeh, President