Industry Partnerships
Bridging universities and industry, aligning education with real market needs and building lasting collaboration.
Engineer · Operator · Academic Leader
From funded intent to infrastructure that runs.
For industry, ministries and international funders working on Jordan's energy and skills transition, Prof. Hussam Khasawneh is the engineer-operator who turns funded intent into infrastructure that runs and graduates who get hired, because he is fluent in all three languages the work requires: the lab's, the boardroom's, and the ministry's.
Al Hussein Technical University
University of Jordan
Ph.D. · Ohio State
Global Young Academy
Amman, Jordan
15+Years in academia
By the numbers
Impact across research, industry, and people.
0K GBP
Industrial energy monitoring deployment
0K USD
Energy apprenticeship programme
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Journal and conference publications
0/15
Energy apprentices hired after training
Who I am
I connect academia and industry, turning research, talent, and partnerships into real innovation and opportunity.
As Assistant to the President for Industry Partnerships at Al Hussein Technical University (HTU), I build strategic partnerships between educational institutions and industry, enhance employability, and drive collaborative projects that benefit students, community, and the economy.
Professor of Electrical Engineering, energy and mechatronics researcher, and a member of the Global Young Academy, with a career spanning teaching, research, and national innovation leadership across Jordan and the United States.
LeadershipAutomotive EngineeringSustainabilityInternet of Things (IoT)Energy SystemsMechatronics
Where I focus
Four fronts, one mission.
Teaching & Research
Professor of Electrical Engineering and mechatronics: teaching, supervising, and publishing across energy and control systems.
Energy & Sustainability
Research on energy storage, microgrids, and sustainable systems, from batteries to national green-energy policy.
Youth & Leadership
Empowering young researchers and engineers through the Global Young Academy, IAESTE, and national innovation bodies.
The path
Two decades across universities, industry, and innovation.
Al Hussein Technical University
Professor of Electrical Engineering · Assistant to the President for Industry Partnerships
Sep 2023 – Present
- Assistant to the President for Industry Partnership · Dec 2024 – Present
- Director, Industrial Partnership Office · Sep 2023 – Nov 2024
- Professor of Electrical Engineering · Jan 2026 – Present
- Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering · Sep 2023 – Jan 2026
University of Jordan
Associate Professor of Mechatronics Engineering
2015 – Present
- Chair, Mechatronics Engineering Dept. · 2021
- Deputy Director, Water, Energy & Environment Center (WEEC) · 2016 – 2018
- Assistant Professor · Teaching autotronics, measurements, transducers, electronics · 2015 – 2020
National Center for Innovation (NCI Jordan)
Chief Executive Officer
Sep 2022 – Sep 2023
Led Jordan's national umbrella for building a competitive entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystem.
Higher Council for Science & Technology
Assistant Secretary General
Sep 2021 – Sep 2023
IAESTE
National Secretary
Sep 2019 – Mar 2021
The Ohio State University
Graduate Research & Teaching Assistant
2010 – 2015
Ph.D. research on flexible distribution of energy storage; taught electric machines and machines laboratories.
University of Paderborn
Trainee, Heinz Nixdorf Institute
2007 · DAAD-funded
Designed piezoelectric motors and control systems for tiny motors.
Selected projects
Funded intent, converted into operating systems.
A selection of programmes where policy, engineering, institutions, and employability had to move together.
Skills infrastructure2024 – 2025
Jordan's first structured energy apprenticeship programme
Directed a USAID-funded programme that connected training with renewable and conventional energy employers, moving students from curriculum to paid work.
$118K funded · 15 trained · 9 hired
Industrial energy2024 – 2025
SMARTEE
Managed the deployment of an IoT-enabled submetering solution at RAM Pharma with Coventry University and SAM Engineering to expose energy waste in real time.
£49K · Live industrial deployment
E-mobility skills2021 – 2023
ECO-CAR
Mapped stakeholders, established laboratories, and helped secure accreditation for Jordan's first vocational diploma in electric and hybrid vehicles.
€1M · 14 partners · Labs established
National policy2018 – 2020
Jordan Energy Sector Green Growth Action Plan
Led stakeholder consultations and authored the sector plan with GGGI, aligned with national energy and renewable-energy strategies.
National action plan · 2020–2025
Demonstration infrastructure2018 – 2019
Off-grid solar tree at the University of Jordan
Designed and commissioned a visible renewable-energy demonstrator with battery storage on campus.
2 kWp · Battery storage · Commissioned
Selected research
Selected journal and conference work, including Science and Nature.
A research record spanning green hydrogen, industrial energy, electric mobility, and resilient energy systems.
01Green Hydrogen in Jordan: Prospects, Policies, and PathwaysEnergies2025
02Optimizing solar energy utilization through machine learningRenewable and Sustainable Energy Transition2025
03Industrial IoT-based submetering for energy efficiencyDiscover Internet of Things2025
04Jordan's electric vehicle growth drives trade-offsScience2025
05Jordan's green-energy vision requires refinementNature2024
06The potential of energy efficiency measures in the industrial sector in JordanInternational Journal of Ambient Energy2022
07Comprehensive protection schemes for different types of wind generatorsIEEE Transactions on Industry Applications2018
08Economic evaluation of energy storage options in a microgridIEEE I&CPS2015
09Battery cycle life balancing in a microgrid through flexible distribution of resourcesJournal of Power Sources2014
Honors
Recognition, from Amman to the world.
Award2021
IAESTE National Secretary Service Award
IAESTE
Grant2019
Newton-Khalidi Fund Researcher Links Workshop Grant
British Council · with University of Birmingham
2nd place2016
IEEE Industry Applications Magazine Prize Article Award
IEEE-IAS · The Ohio State University
1st place2009
Made in the Arab World Graduation Project Award
Arab Science & Technology Foundation · The Arab League
2nd place2009
Made in Jordan Graduation Project Award
Queen Rania Center for Entrepreneurship (QRCE)
Dean's List2008
School of Engineering Dean's List
The University of Jordan
Media & talks
Translating technical work for public decisions.
Selected invited talks and public contributions across energy, innovation, education, and national resilience.
High-level Mediterranean Workshop
National Research Council of Italy and Union for the Mediterranean · Naples
Research, development, and digital innovation
Digital Innovation Award · Saudi Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
Science and technology as national resilience
Royal Jordanian National Defence College · Amman
MATLAB Educator Workshop
Technical education, modelling, and engineering practice
ECO-CAR electric and hybrid vehicle diploma
Stakeholder workshop for Jordan's first vocational pathway in e-mobility
Education
Ph.D., Electrical & Electronics Engineering
The Ohio State University
2010 – 2015B.Sc., Mechatronics Engineering
University of Jordan
2003 – 2008Memberships
Global Young Academy (GYA)
Member
2024 – PresentJordan Engineers Association
Member
2008 – PresentIEEE
Member
2006 – Present
Let's connect
Bring the lab, boardroom, and ministry to the same table.
For industry partnerships, funded programmes, research, speaking, or advisory work, start a conversation.
Amman, Jordan · [email protected]