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
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 |
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| 1975 | M.S., Nuclear Engineering University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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| 1974 | M. Eng., Engineering Physics McMaster University, Canada |
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| 1971 | B.Sc., Nuclear Engineering Alexandria University, Egypt |
Awards & Recognition
| 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) |