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Dr. Sowayan received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering back in August of 1999 from Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. Also, he got his MSc. in Mechanical Engineering back in June of 1995 from Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan. In December of 1989 he finished his BSc. in Mechanical Engineering from King Saud University Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. His field of interests in research and teaching include: computational and analytical heat transfer/fluid mechanics problems, Compressors, Vibrations of rotating and non-rotating bodies, Viscoelastic fluid flow, Refrigeration and air conditioning, Material testing, Combustion. Dr. Sowayan worked in many places in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. To name few places where he worked: example he was appointed a consultant in the General Directorate of Equivalency in Ministry of Higher Education, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He also worked as a consultant at the King Abdullah Scholarship Program (KASP) in the Ministry of Higher Education, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Moreover, he also worked as a vice dean at the Riyadh College of Technology, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He as well worked as a part time consultant expert in the Saudi Arabian Standards Organization, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Furthermore, I was appointed as the chairman of the mechanical engineering department for four years at college of engineering in Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University. The last appointment which Dr. Sowayan worked in was the director of the college of engineering research center.   During the academic career of Dr. Sowayan, he developed and taught more than 15 undergraduate courses. Some of these courses are: Statics, Dynamics, Basic electric circuits and electronics, Machine design, Vibration, Heat transfer, Thermodynamics, Fluid mechanics, introductory physics and many others. He also published many research papers in the area of computational heat transfer and thermodynamics.