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College of Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

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    • Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
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    • Dynamics and Control Systems Lab
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Research

CEN  >  Departments  >  Mechanical Engineering  >  Research

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.

 

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