Ghaleb Husseini

Academia

Ghaleb Husseini graduated with Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in 1995 and 1997, respectively, from Brigham Young University, where he also finished his doctoral research in chemical engineering with an emphasis in biomedical engineering in 2001. In January 2004, he became an assistant professor in chemical engineering at AUS, where he was promoted to associate professor and professor in 2008 and 2013, respectively. He works in the area of ultrasonic drug delivery.

He has 120 academic publications, one patent and a book chapter, cited about 2000 times. According to Google scholar, he holds an h-index & i10-index of 20 and 33, respectively. He holds the current distinguished lecturer position at IEEE-EMBS (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers - Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society) (Jan 2014- Dec 2015). As of 2015, he is ranked 51st on the list of UAE scientists based on publications and acclaim. Dr. Husseini spent a sabbatical at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) working in Dr. Jeffrey A. Hubbell's laboratory. He is also currently serving on the editorial board of the International Review of Applied Sciences and Engineering (IRASE).

Research

He has recently formed the 'Ultrasound in Cancer Research' Group at the American University of Sharjah, leading a team of undergraduate and graduate students, faculty members, and visiting intellectuals. He has also set up a biomedical engineering lab at AUS to aid the project. As a response to the successes of the team, he has been interviewed recently by a number of local and international newspapers: The Gulf Today, News AlYoum, Emarat Al Youm, Al Khaleej, Gulf News, Al Bayan, WAM (Emirates News Agency), Alpha News, News Hub, MIT Technology Review and The National, as well as key television channels including a comprehensive report by Sky News where he was interviewed about the results of his research.