Senior Mechanical Engineering Consultant for RTI, in addition, he is the Mechanical Engineering Program Leader at a prestigious Canadian university. His field of specialization is Flow-Induced Vibrations of Nuclear Steam Generator Tube Bundles. He is currently a member of the International Flow-Induced Vibrations Scientific Committee and the Canadian Nuclear Society.
He received his PhD from McMaster University and has taught previously at McMaster University, the University of New Brunswick, and the Ontario University Institute of Technology. He has participated in many Funded Research Projects with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council, and the New Brunswick Innovation Foundation. He also has served on many ASME-PVP Flow-Induced Vibration Conference Committees.
A prolific author with numerous publications in ASME and other journals and has made many presentations at ASME Conferences and Symposiums.
Academic Background
- McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Flow-Induced Vibrations of Nuclear Steam Generator Tube Bundles, PhD – 2001
- Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL, USA. Mechatronics, MSc – 1995
- Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt. Production Engineering, BSc – 1990
Employment History
- RTI Group, LLC, Stevensville, MD. Senior Mechanical Engineering Consultant, 2013 to present
- The University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada – Mechanical Engineering Program Leader, December 2013
- The University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada – Associate Professor, July 2011
- The University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada – Associate Professor, July 2006
- The University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada- – Assistant Professor, July 2001.
Teaching Experience
- Mechanics of Materials, Dynamics, McMaster University, 2000
- Design of Machine Systems, Design of Machine Elements, Dynamics and Kinematics of Machinery, Introduction to Mechatronics, Mechatronics Applications, Introduction to Flow-Induced Vibrations, Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis, Applied Science II, Mechanical Vibrations, Mechanical Vibrations, University of New Brunswick, 2001 – 2011
- Automotive Noise, Vibrations and Harshness, Ontario University Institute of Technology, 2011
- Engineering Mechanics I, Machine Design, Flow-Induced Vibrations, Finite Element Analysis, Advanced Dynamics, University of Guelph, 2011 – 2013
Affiliations / Memberships
- APEGNB – Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of New Brunswick
- CNS – Canadian Nuclear Society
International Conference Committees
- ASME-PVP Flow-Induced Vibrations Conferences, 2007
- ASME-PVP Flow-Induced Vibrations Conferences, 2009
- ASME-PVP Flow-Induced Vibrations Conferences, 2010
- ASME-PVP Flow-Induced Vibrations Conferences, 2011
- ASME-PVP Flow-Induced Vibrations Conferences, 2013
- Flow-Induced Vibrations symposium of Nureth-14, 2011
- International Flow-Induced Vibrations conference, 2012
- Member of the International Flow-Induced Vibrations Scientific Committee, 2013 – present
