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MCE Faculty Research Interests
Dr. Mamoun Abdel-Hafez (PhD, University of California, Los Angeles, USA):
Sensor fusion; navigation; fault-detection; control systems.
Dr. Mohamed Abdelgawad (PhD, University of Toronto, Canada)
Microfluidics, Lab on a Chip devices, mechanobiology, micro reactors, physics of fluid manipulation on the microscale.
Dr. Bassam Abu-Nabah (PhD, University of Cincinnati, USA):
Metrology; nondestructive evaluation (NDE); structural health monitoring (SHM).
Dr. Wael Abuzaid (PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA):
Experimental solid mechanics; shape memory alloys; shape memory polymers; composites.
Dr. Maen Alkhader (PhD, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA):
Composite, piezoelectric , smart and viscoelastic materials; material behavior under impact; wave propagation.
Dr. Basil Darras (PhD, University of Kentucky, USA):
Advanced material processing; friction stir welding; sustainable manufacturing; materials characterization.
Dr. Samir Emam (PhD, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA):
Nonlinear vibrations; buckling; nanomechanics; vibration energy harvesting.
Dr. Mohamed Gadalla (PhD, University of Alabama, USA):
Hybridization of power plants; renewable energy systems; thermal energy storage; HVAC systems design.
Dr. Mehdi Ghommem (PhD, Virginia Tech, USA):
Nonlinear dynamics; fluid-structure interactions; reduced-order modeling; dynamics of MEMS.
Dr. Mohammad Hamdan (PhD, University of Cincinnati, USA):
Thermal management; computational fluid dynamics; energy; combustion.
Dr. Mohammad Jaradat (PhD, Texas A&M University, USA):
Robotics; intelligent systems; mechatronics and control; sensor fusion; fault diagnosis.
Dr. Sathish Kannan (PhD, University of New Brunswick, Canada):
Biodegradable materials; high entropy alloys; powder metallurgy; 3D printing of biomedical implants.
Dr. Mohammad Nazzal (PhD, University of Kentucky, USA):
Materials processing; hot metal forming; computational mechanics; sustainable manufacturing.
Dr. Mehmet Fatih Orhan (PhD, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada):
Renewable energy technologies; hydrogen and fuel cell systems; energy management/savings.
Dr. Lotfi Romdhane (PhD, University of Florida, USA):
Machine design; robotics; mechatronics; biomechanics of motion.
