Students Success Stories
Success stories from mechanical engineering students at University of Technology
Professor Engineer Sami Bani Hussein Al-Faisal
Graduate of the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Technology
Graduation Year: 1995
Chief Engineer at Johnson Space Center – NASA
United States of AmericaAbout him:
Professor Sami Bani works for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as a Chief Engineer at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, since 2012. His work includes the design of systems for air conditioning, control, fire suppression, and compressed gases such as oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and helium, as well as cryogenic refrigerants, cleanrooms, and chemical and biological laboratories.
Professor Sami has provided and continues to provide direct engineering support for the site configuration design of major projects such as:
James Webb Space Telescope
HERA Mars Habitat Model
CHAPEA Mars Habitat Model
Gateway Project
Artemis Project
VIPER Project
Long-term cooling system project (lasting 600–1000 years) to preserve original Apollo archive films
Mission Control Center upgrade for spaceflights
Restoration of the historic Apollo Mission Control Center
Lunar Rock Analysis Laboratories
Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory project, home to the largest indoor pool in the world
Saturn V Rocket Museum for Apollo missions
and many others.