Engineer Mechanical Engineering

HANY K. NAKHLA, Ph.D., P.E.

Address : Hany Nakhla

*** ******** ** ****** ** 27712

Phone: Home : 919-***-****

Cell: 386-***-**** Work: 336-***-****

e-mail: ********@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Results-oriented professional engineer with more than twenty years of experience in academics, research and industry. Specific expertise in automotive, aerospace and energy systems using computational and numerical methods

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS:

• Licensed Professional Engineer (Mechanical engineering) at North Carolina 2008 – present

• Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 2001

• Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering - Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt 1995

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt 1989

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Present Academic Rank & Appointment

Associate Professor Applied Engineering Technology - North Carolina A&T State University - Greensboro NC 2009 – Present

Past Academic & Industry Appointment

• Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Embry Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach, Florida 2003 - 2009

• Senior Engineer - Analysis and Design Application Co. (adapco) Melville, NY 2001 - 2003

RESEARCH PROJECTS 2003 – 2012

•Synthetic Jets and Flow Control

• Study for a 3 MW Solar Power farm

• Emissions of shield gas in United States”

. LC130 ski pads modeling”

• Design of cooling system for rotary engine

• Dynamic effects of flap deflection on airfoil performance

• Furling analysis of distributed wind turbines

• Aerodynamics of general aviation aircraft

• Design of Jet Dragster”

INDUSTRIAL R & D EXPERIENCE

Invited Lecturer for Gulfstream Cooperation Savannah GA

Airplane Environmental Control (August 2007)

Wing Anti–icing Systems (June 2006)

Senior analyst and consulting engineer for the following projects at CD-adapco from 2001 - 2003

• Vehicle aerodynamics, thermal management, and brake cooling (Daimler Chrysler)

• Engine cooling, Exhaust gas EGR and SCR Systems (Detroit Diesel US)

• Performance of radial and axial fans (DEBIS)

• Design of electrostatic precipitators, (Croll-Reynolds)

• Gas turbine exhaust and silencer design (GE)

• Environment control, windshield de-icing and de-fogging (Volkswagen)

• Heat Exchangers design and analysis (DEBIS)

• Droplet tracking through engine air intake (BMW)

• Supersonic turbo compression (RAMGEN)

Internships & Advanced Training

Sulzer Brothers Corporation, Winterthur - Switzerland Summers of 1985-1988

• Analysis of combustion, boilers thermal balance, and pipe design

• Gas Turbine setup and performance testing

• Maintenance of Marine diesel engines.

• Workshop practices turning, milling, welding, forging, pattern making and casting

• Destructive and nondestructive material testing

SCHOLARY ACTIVITIES

• Lean Manufacturing Training - John Deere – North Carolina A&T 2013

• Nano Technology Workshop Series - Penn State Center for Nanotechnolog 2012

• Advanced Courses in Aerospace Management and Business at Embry Riddle University (Organizational Behavior - Operational Research - Managerial Finance - Marketing Management - Airline Management) 2008 – 2009

Professional society membership SAE, AIAA and ATMAE

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Courses developed and taught at North Carolina A&T State University (2009 – present)

• Energy Conservation and Sustainability

• Reliability Testing and Analysis

• Industrial Materials

• Statistics and Probability in Industry

• Vehicle Dynamics and Control

• Performance Engine Preparation

• Computing Technology

• Blue Print Reading

Courses developed and taught at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (2003 – 2009)

• Clean and Renewable Energy Systems

• Hybrid Vehicle Systems

• Modeling and Numerical Simulation

• Advanced Fluid Mechanics

• High Performance Vehicle Aerodynamics

• High Performance Vehicle Dynamics

• Aerodynamics

• Fundamentals of Thermodynamics

• Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics

• Statics

• Introduction to Aerodynamics

• Applied Instrumentations and Measurement

Design advisor for the Formula and Baja SAE 2005 – 2008

Courses taught for the Department of Mechanical Engineering - Cairo University (1989-1996)

• Design of Turbo-Machines

• Performance Measurements of Turbo-machines, and Power Cycles

• Mechanical Measurements

• Fluid and Gas Dynamics

COMPUTER SKILLS

Platform: LINUX, WINDOWS

Software: SOLIDWORKS, MATLAB, SIMULINK, FLUENT, STAR, STAR CCM+, OpenFoam

Programming: FORTRAN, C/C++

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