Biography

Associate professor in the Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering department, Faculty of Engineering.

Educational Qualification

2017 -  Ph.D. University of Southampton, UK
Faculty of Engineering and the Environment
Title: “Use of voyage simulation to investigate hybrid fuel cell systems for marine propulsion”

2011 - M.Sc. University of Port Said, Egypt
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
Title: “Evaluation of electric propulsion systems onboard ships”

2007 - B.Sc. Suez Canal University, Egypt
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
 

Academic And Professional Experience

1. Jan 2024 – Current     Port Said University, Associate professor in the Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering department, Faculty of Engineering.
2. Jan 2018 – Jan 2024    Port Said University, Lecturer in the Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering department, Faculty of Engineering.
3. Jan 2013 – Jan 2017     University of Southampton,   PhD researcher in the Fluid-Structure Interactions Group, Faculty of Engineering. Investigated the marine applications of hybrid fuel cell propulsion systems developing novel energy management strategies.
4. Jan 2008 – Jan 2018    Port Said University, Assistant lecturer in the Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering department, Faculty of Engineering.

Publications

• Soliman, H. A., Bassam, A. M., Tawfik, A., & Hegazy, E. S. (2025). Application of a Hybrid Renewable Underwater Compressed Air Energy Storage System for an Offshore Platform in Egypt. Port-Said Engineering Research Journal.
• Bassam, A. M., Elminshawy, N. A., Oterkus, E., & Amin, I. (2024). Hybrid compressed air energy storage system and control strategy for a partially floating photovoltaic plant. Energy, 313, 133706.
• Makram, M., Bassam, A. M., Tawfik, A. A., & Yehia, W. (2024). Assessment of Onshore Renewable Energy Power Supply for Ship’s Emissions Reduction in Port Said West Port. Journal of Marine Science and Application, 23(2), 506-524.
• Ameen M. Bassam, Alexander B. Phillips, Stephen R. Turnock & Philip A. Wilson (2023). A solar energy-based shore side power system for a ferry service across the Suez Canal, Ships and Offshore Structures, https://doi.org/10.1080/17445302.2023.2245187
• Bassam, A. M., Amin, I., Mohamed, A., Elminshawy, N. A., Soliman, H. Y., Elhenawy, Y., Premchander, A., Oterkus, S & Oterkus, E. (2023). Conceptual design of a novel partially floating photovoltaic integrated with smart energy storage and management system for Egyptian North Lakes. Ocean Engineering, 114416. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2023.114416
• Bassam, A. M., Phillips, A. B., Turnock, S. R., & Wilson, P. A. (2023). Artificial neural network based prediction of ship speed under operating conditions for operational optimization. Ocean Engineering, 114613. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2023.114613
• Elminshawy, N. A. S., Mohamed, A. M. I., Osama, A., Amin, I., Bassam, A. M., & Oterkus, E. (2022). Performance and potential of a novel floating photovoltaic system in Egyptian climate on calm water surface. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 47(25), 12798-12814. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2022.02.034.
• Bassam, A. M., Phillips, A. B., Turnock, S. R., & Wilson, P. A. (2022). Ship speed prediction based on machine learning for efficient shipping operation. Ocean Engineering, 245, 110449. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2021.110449
• Bassam, A. M., Phillips, A. B., Turnock, S. R., & Wilson, P. A. (2019). Experimental testing and simulations of an autonomous, self-propulsion and self-measuring tanker ship model. Ocean Engineering, 186, 106065. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2019.05.047
• Bassam, A. M., Phillips, A. B., Turnock, S. R., & Wilson, P. A. (2017). Development of a multi-scheme energy management strategy for a hybrid fuel cell driven passenger ship. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 42(1), 623-635.‏ https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.08.209
• Bassam, A. M., Phillips, A. B., Turnock, S. R., & Wilson, P. A. (2016). An improved energy management strategy for a hybrid fuel cell/battery passenger vessel. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 41(47), 22453-22464.‏ https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.08.049
• Bassam, Ameen, Phillips, Alexander, Turnock, Stephen and Wilson, Philip. Sizing optimization of a fuel cell/battery hybrid system for a domestic ferry using a whole ship system simulator. In, 2016 International Conference on Electrical Systems for Aircraft, Railway, Ship Propulsion and Road Vehicles & International Transportation Electrification Conference (ESARS-ITEC), Toulouse, France, 2 - 4 Nov 2016.
• Bassam, Ameen, Phillips, Alexander, Turnock, Stephen and Wilson, Philip. Design, Modelling and Simulation of a Hybrid Fuel Cell Propulsion system for a Domestic Ferry. In, The 13th International Symposium on Practical Design of Ships and Other Floating Structures (PRADS 2016), Copenhagen, Denmark, 4 - 8 Sep 2016.
• Ameen M. Bassam, Alexander B. Phillips, Philip A. Wilson, Stephen R. Turnock. Hybrid Fuel Cell Electric Propulsion for Marine Transport Applications : A Case Study of A Domestic Ferry, Next Generation Marine Power & Propulsion Conference, Southampton, UK, 26 - 27 Apr 2016.
• Bassam, Ameen M., Phillips, Alexander B., Turnock, Stephen R. and Wilson, Philip A. (2015) Ship voyage energy efficiency assessment using ship simulators. In, VI International Conference on Computational Methods in Marine Engineering (MARINE 2015), Rome, IT, 15 - 17 Jun 2015.
• Bassam, Ameen, Phillips, Alexander, Turnock, Stephen and Wilson, Philip (2014) Assessment of The Effectiveness of Fuel Cells as an Alternative Technology for Marine Propulsion Systems. In, The 5th Marine Technology Postgraduate Conference, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, 9 - 10 Jun 2014.