College / Department
Teaching areas
Composite materials, Finite element analysis, Solid mechanics, Mechanics of materials, Aerospace structures, Material science, Computational mechanics, Design and manufacturing
Research areas
Experimental and computational solid mechanics Fiber reinforced composites Dynamic behavior of materials (high-strain-rate response) failure and fatigue Time dependent materials (viscoelastic materials) Impact mitigation
Education
BS, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan, 2000
MSc, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA, 2004
PhD, Illinois Institute of Technology, USA, 2008
Professional experience
Stony Brook University, NY, USA, 2011-2015
California Institute of Technology, CA, USA, 2009-2011
Caterpillar Simulation Center, IL, USA, 2008-2009
Memberships
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Society of Experimental Mechanics (SEM)
Contact
+971 6 515 2955