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Nasr M. Ghoniem, Ph.D.
UCLA Distinguished Professor
(1977-Present)

420 Westwood Plaza
Los Angeles, CA. 90095
Tel. (310) 825-4866
Fax (310) 206-4830
ghoniem@ucla.edu

 

Professor Nasr M. Ghoniem

Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
School of Engineering and Applied Science, UCLA

Detailed Resume


Research Interests

Damage and Failure of Materials in Mechanical Design
Mechanics and Physics of Material Defects (point defects, dislocations, voids and cracks)
Material Degradation in Severe Environments (e.g. Nuclear, Fusion, Rocket Engines, etc.)
Plasma and Laser Processing
Materials Non-equilibrium, Pattern formation and Instability Phenomena
Radiation Interaction with Materials (neutrons, electrons, particles, laser and photons).


Education


1977 Ph.D., Nuclear Engineering
University of Wisconsin-Madison

1975 M.S., Nuclear Engineering
University of Wisconsin-Madison

1974 M. Eng., Engineering Physics
McMaster University, Canada

1971 B.Sc., Nuclear Engineering
Alexandria University, Egypt

Awards & Recognition


2007
Outstanding Achievement Award, Materials Science Division of the American Nuclear Society


2006
University of California Distinguished Professor

2006
Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

2004
General Chair, Second International Conference on Multi-scale Modeling of Materials (MMM-2)

2000
Royal Society of London Kan Tong Po Visiting Professorship in Hong Kong

1999
Research Fellowship of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)

1998
Outstanding Achievement Award of American Nuclear Society

1994
Fellow of the American Nuclear Society

1987
First Paper on Dislocation Dynamics: N. M. Ghoniem and R. J. Amodeo, "Computer Simulation of Dislocation Pattern Formation," in Proc., Int. Conf. on Nonlinear Phenomena in Materials Science (Aussois, France, Sept. 1987)

1986
First world Patent on Low Activation Ferritic Steels for Fusion Reactor Applications, U.S. Patent No. 4,622,067

1985
Who's Who in California

1984
International who's who of Intellectuals

1984
Visiting Scientist: Theoretical Physics Division, Atomic Energy Authority at Harwell (UK)

1983
Who's who in Frontier Science and Technology

1983
Visiting Scientist: Kernforschungszentrum (Nuclear Resaerch ), Karlsruhe, Germany

1982
International who's who in Energy and Nuclear Sciences

1981
Visiting Scientist: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (USA)


1978
Outstanding Young Man of America Award

1974
Nuclear Engineer: Whiteshell Canadian Research Establishment (Manitoba)

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