Mechanical Engineering Assistant
Resume:
Mostafa A. Nouh
Apt 202 abqma1@r.postjobfree.com
INFORMATION
College Park, MD 20740 http://www.terpconnect.umd.edu/~mnouh
Sept. 2009 May 2013
EDUCATION Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
(expected)
University of Maryland, College Park, USA
Focus: Energy harvesting from thermoacoustic-piezoelectric systems
Advisor: Professor Amr Baz
GPA: 4.0
Sept. 2009 May 2012
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
University of Maryland, College Park, USA
Advisor: Professor Amr Baz
GPA: 4.0
Sept. 2003 June 2008
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
Cumulative Grade: 90.6 % - Ranked 1st in a class of 280 students
Graduation Thesis: HVAC Design of a Healthcare Facility
Advisor: Professor Essam E. Khalil
Sept. 2000 June 2003
International General Certificate of Secondary Education
IGCSE, Cambridge University, UK
Sept. 2009 May 2013
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
RESEARCH
EXPERIENCE Research Assistant
Mech. Dept., Clark School of Engineering
Advisor: Professor Amr Baz
Modeling, building and testing thermoacoustic energy harvesters and refrigerators
Design optimization of thermoacoustic-piezoelectric systems
Development of thermoacoustic flashover detector for firefighting applications
Energy harvesting from vortex-induced vibrations
Energy harvesting from systems with dynamic magnifiers and auxiliary elastic structures
Modeling of acoustic networks using electric circuit analogy
Finite element modeling and analysis of piezoelectric diaphragms
Laser vibrometer measurements of piezo-diaphragm deflection
Particle image velocimetry measurements of acoustic oscillations in working gas
Training of shape memory rings for smart thermally responsive firefighter garments
Preparation of different configurations of smart paint sensors from epoxy resin and carbon
black nano-particles
Sept. 2008 August 2009
American University in Cairo (AUC), Cairo, Egypt
Research Assistant
Physics Dept, School of Sciences & Engineering
Advisor: Professor Ehab Abdel-Rahman
Project: Integrated Desert Development (in collaboration with KAUST.edu)
Modeling & development of thermoacoustic prime-movers on a large & micro-scale
Performance investigation with integrated concentrated solar power
July 2007 August 2007
University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Summer Research Intern
Energy Research Group, Physics Dept
Advisors: Professor John B. Rekstad, Dr. Michaela G. Meir
Experimental studies on polymer-based solar flat collectors
Study of a low temperature water heating & cooling system
Jan. 2012 May 2013
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
TEACHING
EXPERIENCE Future Faculty Fellow (eng.umd.edu/academics/future-faculty)
Clark School of Engineering
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Sept. 2011 Dec. 2011
Teaching Assistant
Mechanical Engineering Dept.
ENME 462: Vibrations, Controls and Optimization II
Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
Sept. 2008 August 2009
Teaching Assistant
Mechanical Engineering Dept.
MEP 302: Applied Thermodynamics
MEP 304: Heat & Mass Transfer
MEP 407: Mechanical Engineering Laboratories
Unilever ME, 6th of October City, Egypt July 2006 August 2006
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE Production Engineer
Soap Factory, HPC site
Set up an automated system that tracks and records minor stoppages on supply chain lines
(1) M. Nouh, O. Aldraihem, and A. Baz, Energy Harvesting of Thermoacoustic-piezo
JOURNAL
Systems with a Dynamic Magnifier, J. Vib. Acoust. 134, 061015 (2012)
PUBLICATIONS
(2) J. Smoker, M. Nouh, O. Aldraihem, and A. Baz, Energy Harvesting from a Standing
Wave Thermoacoustic Piezoelectric Resonator, J. Appl. Phys. 111, 104901 (2012)
(3) M. Nouh, O. Aldraihem, and A. Baz, Transient Characteristics and Stability Analysis of
Standing Wave Thermoacoustic-Piezoelectric Harvesters, Engineering Optimization, in press
(4) M. Nouh, O. Aldraihem, and A. Baz, Optimization of the Performance of
Thermoacoustic-Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters with Dynamic Magnifiers, Proceedings of
the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Science, under review
(5) A. Roshwalb, M. Nouh, O. Aldraihem, and A. Baz, Performance of a Traveling Wave
Thermoacoustic-Piezoelectric Energy Harvester: An Electrical Circuit Analogy Approach,
Journal of Intelligent Material systems and Structures, under review
(6) M. Nouh, O. Aldraihem, and A. Baz, Onset of Oscillations in Traveling Wave
Thermoacoustic-Piezoelectric Harvesters using Circuit Analogy and SPICE Modeling, ASME
Journal of Dynamics, Measurement, and Control, under review
(1) M. Nouh, O. Aldraihem and A. Baz, Analysis and Optimization of a Thermoacoustic-
REFEREED
Piezoelectric Energy Harvester: An Electrical Circuit Analogy Approach, Proceedings of
CONFERENCE
PROCEEDINGS
the 2013 Smart Structures/NDE Conference, March 11-15, 2013, San Diego, CA
(2) M. Nouh, O. Aldraihem and A. Baz, Energy Harvesting of Vortex-induced Vibrations,
Presented at the 2012 Smart Structures/NDE Conference, March 11-15, 2012, San Diego,
CA.
(3) D. Chinn, M. Nouh, and A. Baz, Piezoelectric Driven Thermo-acoustic Refrigerator,
Proceedings of the 2011 Smart Structures/NDE Conference, Paper#7977-65, March 6-10,
2011, San Diego, CA
(4) J. Smoker, M. Nouh, O. Aldraihem, and A. Baz, Energy Harvesting from a Standing
Wave Thermo-Acoustic-Piezoelectric Resonator, Proceedings of the 51st AIAA
/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Paper#
2010-3066, April 12-15, 2010, Orlando, FL
(5) Mostafa A. Nouh, Nadim M. Arafa, and Ehab Abdel Rahman, Stack Parameters Effect on
the Performance of an Anharmonic Resonator Thermoacoustic Heat Engine, Proceedings
of the 3rd International Conference on Integration, Reliability and Failure, Paper#
S2106_P0478, July 20-24, 2009, Porto, Portugal
(6) Mostafa A. Nouh, Nadim M. Arafa, Krister Larsson, and Ehab Abdel Rahman, Design
Study of Anharmonic Standing Wave Thermoacoustic Heat Engine, Proceedings of the
16th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, July 5-9, 2009, Krak w, Poland
(7) Nadim M. Arafa, Mostafa A. Nouh, and Ehab Abdel Rahman, Design Study of Small
Scale Thermoacoustic Heat Engine, Proceedings of the 16th International Congress on
Sound and Vibration, July 5-9, 2009, Krak w, Poland
M. Nouh, O. Aldraihem and A. Baz, Thermoacoustic Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters,
TEXTBOOKS,
Chapter 12, in High Temperature Materials and Mechanisms, Editor: Yoseph Bar-Cohen
MONOGRAPHS &
JPL-NASA, Publisher: CRC Press/Taylor and Francis Group
OTHER
PUBLICATIONS
M. Nouh, M. Eldeeb, W. Mostafa and M. Beshr, HVAC Design of a Healthcare Facility -
Basic Concepts & Methodologies, LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing 2010, ISBN (978-
3-8433-5717-3)
M. Nouh, Testing new material for flat polymer-based Solar Collectors: An Experimental
Study, Annual IAESTE Internship Report, University of Oslo, August 2007, Oslo, Norway
University of Maryland, College Park, MD
GRADUATE
COURSEWORK
Advanced Dynamics, Vibration Damping, Linear System dynamics, Applied Finite Element
Methods, Active Vibration Control, Finite Element Methods (Computational Structural
Mechanics), Continuum Mechanics, Linear Vibrations (Structural Dynamics), Professional
Preparation and Program Management,
Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
Theory of Fine Measurements, Computational Methods in Energy Sciences, Advanced Fluid
Dynamics, Thermal Convection, Advanced Heat Transfer
MATLAB, ANSYS, PSPICE, LTSPICE, LabVIEW, Sound and Vibration Assistant,
COMPUTER
SKILLS
Engineering Equation Solver (EES), DeltaEC, DaVis Photo Imaging, AutoCAD,
Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Dreamweaver, MS FrontPage, Paint Shop Pro
June 2009 Present
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
PROFESSIONAL
AND
Jan. 2006 Dec. 2006
STUDENT
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning
MEMBERSHIPS
Engineers (ASHRAE)
August 2008 Present
Egyptian Syndicate of Engineers (EEA)
International Association for the Exchange of Students for Technical March 2007 Feb. 2008
Experience (IAESTE)
Future Faculty Program Fellowship (Jan 2012 May 2013) to prepare select Clark School
HONORS AND
AWARDS of Engineering doctoral students to for a career-long success in the academic world as teachers
and researchers
Future Faculty Program Travel Award (Jan 2012 May 2013) to fund traveling and
conference fees for select Clark School of Engineering doctoral students
UMD Research Assistantship: Steps I, II and III (August 2009 May 2013) to fund Clark
School of Engineering doctoral students throughout their graduate career
Collegiate Water Polo Association Scholar-Athlete Award for student athletes of
outstanding academic progress for the academic year 2011/12
UMD Clark School Engineering Sustainability Workshop. Video Competition 1st place
award (2012), 2nd place award (2011)
KAUST-AUC Fellowship to pursue research in the Integrated Desert Development Program
at the American University of Cairo for the academic year 2008/09
Ideal Student Award 2nd Place, Cairo University for the academic year 2006/2007
Ideal Engineering Student Award 1st Place, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University for
the academic year 2006/2007
Schlumberger Scholarship Award for Academic Excellence for the academic year 2005/06
Sept. 2010 May 2013
EXTRACURRICULAR Maryland Club Water polo Team
2nd Place Atlantic Division, 2011/12
ACTIVITIES
Oct. 2006 March 2007
Instructor
Art of Business Creation, Career Preparation Workshop
Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University
Sept. 2006 Present
Website Developer
Univ. of MD
- Professor Baz Research Group Website
- Smart Materials and Structures Research Center
- Virtual Reality Lab
Cairo University: Mech. Eng. Class of 2008 Website
1. Professor Amr Baz
REFERENCES
Minta Martin Professor of Engineering
2137 Glenn L. Martin Hall
University of Maryland at College Park, MD 20742
Phone: 301-***-**** Fax: 301-***-****
email: abqma1@r.postjobfree.com
2. Professor Balakumar Balachandran
Department Chair
Minta Martin Professor of Engineering
2181 Glenn L. Martin Hall
University of Maryland at College Park, MD 20742
Phone: 301-***-**** Fax: 301-***-****
email: abqma1@r.postjobfree.com
3. Professor Marino di Marzo
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
3104B J.M. Patterson Hall
University of Maryland at College Park, MD 20742
Phone: 301-***-****
email: abqma1@r.postjobfree.com
4. Professor Essam E. Khalil
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Power Dept., Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University
Phone: +(202-****-**** Fax: +(202-****-****
email: abqma1@r.postjobfree.com
5. Professor Ehab Abdel-Rahman
Associate Professor of Physics & Chair
Physics Department, American University of Cairo
Phone: +(202-****-****
email: abqma1@r.postjobfree.com
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