Dr. Rula Allaf
Dr. Rula M. Allaf is an Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering at the German Jordanian University, where she also served as Vice Dean of the School of Applied Technical Sciences for one year and as Head of the Industrial Engineering Department for two years. She holds a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Texas Tech University, where her dissertation focused on a novel fabrication approach for biodegradable scaffolds for tissue engineering. She earned her B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Jordan University of Science and Technology, graduating at the top of her class, and an M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Jordan. Her doctoral studies were supported by a Fulbright scholarship, and she was elected to Phi Kappa Phi and the Golden Key International Honor Society.
Dr. Allaf’s research interests include materials characterization and manufacturing process optimization, with a focus on recyclable and biodegradable polymeric products. She has published work on porous polymeric films, eco-friendly membranes, composites, and nanomaterials, and contributed a book chapter on scaffold melt molding technologies.
Alongside her research, Dr. Allaf is actively engaged in teaching industrial automation, applied statistics, materials science, and engineering economy. She values her role as an educator and mentor, working to support the development of future engineers in Jordan.
Educational Background
M.Sc. Industrial Engineering/Management, February 2003 University of Jordan, Amman-Jordan GPA: 3.95 (excellent)
B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering/Production, Jordan University of Science and Technology, GPA: 94%
IB International Baccalaureate Diploma, 1991 Amman Baccalaureate School, Amman-Jordan Cumulative average: 39 out of 42
Materials characterization and processing; study, development, characterization, fabrication, optimization and application of novel materials; porous materials; manufacturing process optimization. Special interest in the development, characterization, and optimization of recyclable and biodegradable polymeric products.
- Industrial Engineering Department, School of Applied Technical Sciences, German Jordanian University, Amman-Jordan
Associate Professor, Aug. 19, 2019 - present
Vice Dean of School of Applied Technical Sciences, October 08, 2021 - October 08, 2022
Head of Industrial Engineering Department, July 11, 2019 – September 27, 2021
Assistant Professor, Sep. 11, 2011 - Aug. 19, 2019
Teaching: Industrial Automation (IE 541), Materials Science (IE 221), Engineering Economy (IE 371), Engineering Workshop (IE121), Engineering Applied Statistics (IE 212), and Statistics and Engineering Economics (IE 517)
- Industrial Engineering Department, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA
Teaching assistant for IE 3301: Engineering Economic Analysis, Sep. 01, 2010-May, 2011
Teaching assistant for IE 5356: Biomedical Design & Manufacturing, Jan. 16, 2010-May 31, 2010
Graduate part-time instructor for IE 3301: Engineering Economic Analysis, Sep. 01, 2009-Jan. 15, 2010
Research assistant working with a team on the NASA funded research project “Characterization of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes (SWNTs) for Structural Space Applications,” Sep. 01, 2008-Aug. 31, 2009
- Industrial Engineering Department, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
Teaching assistant for ENGR 1110: Introduction to Industrial & Systems Engineering, Sep. 01, 2006 - Jan. 15, 2007
- University of Jordan, Amman 11942 Jordan
Full time lecturer, teaching the following courses: metrology and engineering measurements and its laboratory, manufacturing processes, project management, and ergonomics laboratory, Feb. 2004 - June 2006
- Royal Scientific Society (RSS), Al-Jubaiha 11941 Jordan
Mechanical design engineer in the Mechanical Design and Technology Center and Internal quality auditor, Mar. 1998 - Feb. 2003
Engineer in the measurement and calibration laboratory, Mar. 2003 - Feb. 2004
- Foreign Fulbright Student Grantee, 2006-2008
Selected Publications
| 2020 | Allaf, R.M.; Albarahmieh, E.; Futian, M. ," Preparation of Sawdust-Filled Recycled-PET Composites via Solid-State Compounding",Processes,2020 [View] |
| 2019 | Altarazi, S.; Allaf, R.; Alhindawi, F.,"Machine Learning Models for Predicting and Classifying the Tensile Strength of Polymeric Films Fabricated via Different Production Processes",Materials,12, 1475,2019 [View] |
| 2019 | Allaf, Rula M. Albarahmieh, Esra'a AlHamarneh, Baider M.,"Solid-state compounding of immiscible PCL-PEO blend powders for molding processes",Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials,Vol 97, 198-211.,2019 [View] |
| 2017 | Allaf, Rula M,"Melt molding technologies for 3D scaffold engineering." In, Deng, Y. & Kuiper, J. (Eds.). Functional three-dimensional tissue engineering scaffolds: Technologies and applications.",Woodhead Publishing / Elsevier,2017 [View] |
| 2013 | Allaf RM, Rivero IV, Abidi N, Ivanov IN., ,"Porous poly(ε-caprolactone) scaffolds for load-bearing tissue regeneration: solventless fabrication and characterization",Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B,101B(6): 1050-1060,2013 [View] |
| 2011 | Allaf, Rula M., Rivero, Iris V., Spearman, Shayla S., Hope-Weeks, Louisa J.,"On the Preparation of As-Produced and Purified Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Samples for Standardized X-ray Diffraction Characterization",Materials Characterization,62(9), 857-864.,2011 |