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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