Curriculum Vitae
of
Mohammednoor Khalil Altarawneh
Address:
Chemical Engineering Department
College of Mining and Environmental Engineering (CMEE)
Al-Hussien Bin Talal University (AHU)
Maan - Jordan
P.O. Box (20)
Tel: +962(0)32179000 Ext 7508.
Mobile:+962(0)797370392.
Education
 PhD in Chemical Engineering, The University of Newcastle (July- /2008)
 Master of Engineering Studies, The University of Sydney (August/2005)
 Bachelor of Chemical Engineering, The University of Mutah/Jordan
(September/2002).
Work Experience
1- Research associate (Postdoc) at the University of Newcastle (Fepruary/2008Research Centre for Energy
The University of Newcastle, Australia
Ph: (+61) 2 492154437 Fax: (+61) 2 49216893.
2- Conjoint lecturer at the University of Newcastle/Australia (October/2008- ).
Publications and Area of Research
My research interest is based on the application of quantum chemistry to gain a better
insight in chemical reactions. You can see from the list of publications below, that I have
utilized ab initio or quantum chemical calculations in many applications, either to address
reactions on the gas phase or catalyzed reactions.
[1]
International Journal Articles
[1]
Altarawneh M, Dlugogorski B.Z, Kennedy E.M, Mackie J.C. Quantum Chemical
Study of Low Temperature Oxidation Mechanism of Dibenzofuran. J. Phys.
Chem. A 2006;110 (50):13560-13567.
[2]
Altarawneh M, Dlugogorski B.Z, Kennedy E.M, Mackie J.C. A Quantum
Chemical Investigation of Formation of Polychlorodibenzo-p-dioxins and
Dibenzofurans from Oxidation and Pyrolysis of 2-chlorophenol. J. Phys. Chem. A
2007;111:2563-2573.
[3]
Altarawneh M, Dlugogorski B.Z, Kennedy E.M, Mackie J.C. Theoretical Study
of Reaction Pathways of Dibenzofuran and Dibenzo-p-Dioxin under Reducing
Conditions. J. Phys. Chem. A 2007;111, 7133-7140.
[4]
Sun Q, Altarawneh M, Dlugogorski B.Z, Kennedy E.M, Mackie J.C. Catalytic
Effect of CuO and Other Transition Metal Oxides in Formation of Dioxins:
Theoretical Investigation of Reaction Between 2,4,5-Trichlorophenol and CuO.
Environ. Sci. Technol. 2007;41, 5708-5717.
[5]
Altarawneh, M, Radny, M. W, Smith, P. V, Dlugogorski B.Z, Kennedy E.M,
Mackie J.C. Adsorption of Chlorophenol on the Cu(111) Surface : A FirstPrinciples Density Functional Theory Study. Appl. Surf. Sci. 2007;254, 42184224.
[6]
Altarawneh M, Dlugogorski B.Z, Kennedy E.M, Mackie J.C. Quantum Chemical
and Kinetic Study of Formation of 2-Chlorophenoxy Radical from 2Chlorophenol: Unimolecular Decomposition and Bimolecular Reactions with H,
OH, Cl and O2. J. Phys. Chem. A 2008; 112, 3680-3692.
[7]
Altarawneh, M, Radny, M. W, Smith, P. V, Dlugogorski B.Z, Kennedy E.M,
Mackie J.C. 2-Chlorophenol Adsorption on Cu(100): First Principles Density
Functional Study. Surf. Sci. 2008; 602, 1554-1562.
[8]
Altarawneh M, Dlugogorski B.Z, Kennedy E.M, Mackie J.C. Computational
Study of the Oxidation and Decomposition of Dibenzofuran under Atmospheric
Conditions. J. Phys. Chem. A, 112, 6960-6967.
[9]
Altarawneh M, Carrizo D, Ziolkowski A, Kennedy E.M, Bogdan Z.D, Mackie
J.C. Pyrolysis of Permethrin and Formation of Precursors of Polychlorinated
Dibenzo-p-Dioxins and Dibenzofurans (PCDD/F) under non-Oxidative
Conditions. Chemosphere, accepted.
[10]
Altarawneh M, Dlugogorski B.Z, Kennedy E.M, Mackie J.C Mechanisms for
Formation, Chlorination, Dechlorination and Destruction of Polychlorinated
Dibenzo-p-dioxins and Dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs).(Invited Review paper).
Progress in Energy and Combustion Science. accepted.
Conferences presentation
[1]
Altarawneh M, Dlugogorski B.Z, Kennedy E.M, Mackie J.C. Mechanism for
PCDF and PCB Formation from Fires: Pathways From Oxidation of
Chlorobenzenes. Presented at the 7th Asia-Oceania Symposium on Fire Science
and Technology (AOAFST) Hong Kong, September, 2007.
[2]
Altarawneh M, Dlugogorski B.Z, Kennedy E.M, Mackie J.C. A Theoretical
Study of the Reactions of HO2 in the Low Temperatures Oxidation of Benzene.
Presented at the Australian Combustion Symposium, Sydney, December, 2007.
[3]
Altarawneh M, Dlugogorski B.Z, Kennedy E.M, Mackie J.C. A Theoretical
Study of the Reactions of HO2 in the Low Temperatures Oxidation of Benzene.
Submitted to the 32nd International Symposium on Combustion, Montreal,
August, 2008.