Ahmed Mostafa Hussein 2905 North Charles Street, Apartment # 107 Baltimore, MD, 21218 Cell Phone : 1-443-721-6089 ahussei4@jhu.edu, am.hussin@gmail.com Profile : A research assistant and a PhD candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins with a M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees in aerospace engineering. Previous experiences include a teaching assistant and software developer positions for more than two years. Had several training experiences and contributed in several volunteer activities as an undergraduate. Has a good experience in research work in both academia and industry with specific emphasis on computational research. Hard worker, proactive, self motivated, team player with good communication skills and life long passion for science. Interested to pursue a career in a research related field or in the academia. Education : 2011 Present PhD candidate in Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins Major : Solids and Structural Mechanics 2008 2010 M.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering, Cairo Major : Solids and Structural Mechanics Grade Point Average (GPA) : 3.75, 8 Graded Courses Dissertation : A Proposed Method for Constitutive Relationships Estimation for Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes Reinforced Composites 2003-2008 B.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering, Cairo. Grade : Distinction, first class honors, 70 Graded Courses Grade Point Average (GPA) : 3.95, Total of 300 Credits Graduation Project : Design, Manufacturing and Operating a Flow Visualization Water Tunnel System. Graduation Project Grade : Distinction 1989-2003 Completed the General Secondary Certificate from Orouba Language Schools with a score of 99%. Teaching Experience : September 2009 February 2011 Cairo, Aerospace Engineering Department, Cairo, Egypt Introduction to Structural Mechanics A & B Mechanics of Structures A & B Theory of Plates and Shells Mechanics of Light Structures Aircraft Structural Design A & B Maching Drawing 1
Mechanical Design and Production Probability and Statistics Professional Experience : February 2011 Present Johns Hopkins, Mechanical Engineering Department Research Assistant Working on developing computational models to link the microstructural phenomenon with the macrostructural ones such as plastic behavior in metals. September 2009 February 2011 Applied Science International, Egypt Software Developer Working in ASI Extreme Loading for Structures software development team. Design and Development of material modeling modules to mimic the nonlinear inelastic behavior of various materials such as concrete, steel, mortar, glass, aluminum, etc.. with their strain rate and properties variations effects. Design and Development of a general purpose mathematics routines library for inhouse use. Development of software platforms for testing and debugging material models modules. Development of a soil vibrations analyzer module to estimate the peak particle velocity and acceleration of soil due to general and random dynamic loads. Development of a complete geometric modeling software for generation and processing of general geometries. Development of several computational geometry modules for use in domain meshing, and three dimensional complex intersection routines. Development of modules to estimate the pressure loads on a general configuration structure due to blasts. Development of graphical user interfaces for the material models and soil vibrations modules control and operation. March 2007 : Cairo, Faculty of Engineering, Aerospace Engineering Department Computer Lab MATLAB Instructor Initiated, organized and instructed the first student inducted courses program in the department along with the program team, delivering an Introduction to MATLAB Programming for fellow students in the department. August 2006 : Egyptian Natural Gas Company GASCO A training position extended for 3 weeks in the projects department. Worked in a district heating system design project and attended training sessions on mechanical systems selection and operation. Been introduced to the national natural gas grid supervisory control and data acquisition system SCADA. June July 2006, June 2007 : British Petroleum HSSE (Health, Safety, Security and Environemt) department 2
A summer trainingship program extended for a total of six weeks. Worked on industrial hazard assessments, task risk assessments, accident investigation reports. Had trainings in Task Risk Assessment, Fire Fighting Basics, BP Golden Rules of Safety, CPR, Defensive Driving, Chemical Hazard and Environmental Awareness. August 2005 : Giza National Automotives (Mercedes-Benz Service Center) An intensive training course for six weeks in the center's workshop. Gained theoretical and practical experience in automotive systems operation, fault diagnosis and overhaul. September 2004 : Western Desert Gas Complex (Alexandria, Egypt) A training position extended for three weeks in the complex workshop. Worked on mechanical vibrations analysis, mechanical systems assembly and on site installation of a gas turbine. Computer and Electronics Skills : Programming Languages : C++ / Fortran Parallel Programming using MPI and OpenMP Graphics Programming using OpenGL Windows Programming (Win32 API) Microsoft.NET Framework, Microsoft MFC Library, NOKIA Qt HTML, XHTML, PHP, JavaScript, XML and MySQL OOP design and development experience, Unified Modeling Language (UML) MATLAB and MAPLE Use of Microsoft Windows and Unix/Linux Platforms, Microsoft Office, OpenOffice Basic Bourne Shell Scripting Applications : AutoCAD, Unigraphics NX, NASTRAN, TINKER Molecular Modleing Package and Visual Molecular Dynamics (VMD), Microsoft Visual Studio Experienced in design, simulation and implementation for analog and digital electronic circuits Experienced in basic computer interfacing systems (parallel and serial ports) and data acquisition systems (A/D and D/A conversion) Experience in interfacing and programming microcontrollers and building their associated circuits. Research Experience and Interests : Computational Solid and Structural Mechanics Boundary Element and Finite Element Analysis Multiscale Analysis of Nanostructured Materials Advanced Materials, Composites and Nanocomposites Nanotechnology Fracture Mechanics Molecular Dynamics Applied Mathematics and Operations Research Computer Science Genetic Algorithms and Software Engineering 3
Study Interests : Electrodynamics, Digital Design, Signal Analysis and Processing. Microprocessors (Design and Programming using assembly language). Image Processing, Artificial Intelligence, Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithms Search Tecnhniques. Economics, Operations Research and Computational Finance. Computational Science and Engineering (Finite Element Analysis, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Molecular Dynamics, etc...) Volunteerism and Extracurricular Activities : 2007 2008 : STP 08 (Steps Towards Progress) Academic Engineering Program Executive Coordinator Started the STP Technical Engineering Program and formed its workforce. The program aims at raising the scientific culture among individuals and exploiting their ideas in small scale development projects. Organized, prepared and moderated the program sessions. July 2007 : Namaa' 07 Summer School for Sustainable Development Participant Attended lectures introducing economics, political sciences, sociology and the theoretical basis of economic development. Been introduced to the issues of governance, economic reform, environmental development, natural resource management and educational development. Visited underdeveloped areas and sustainable development projects. Worked on Namaa graduation project Environmental Development of Southern Cairo 2006 2007 : STP 07 (Steps Towards Progress) Innovation Department, Research and Development Commitee Member STP is a leading student activity in the faculty of Engineering, Cairo which aims at initiating and running developmental projects for the society. Member in the research team which made several developmental surveys, think tanks, prepared development reports for future activities. Started and organized the first STP cultural program. Worked in both the recruitment and logisitcs teams of the program. 2005 2006 : ICIT 06 (International Conference For Information Technology), American in Cairo Participant Participant in the Emerging Technology Workshop TECH 3 discussing the use of IT in biotechnology, computing and economics. Others : 4
Organized and led several field trips for the faculty students. Helped in establishing a fraternity and volunteered in community serivce group on a small scale inside the faculty. Volunteer in Nahdet El Mahroussa CDO (Career Development Office) project. Attended several training programs including Systems Introduction to Personal Development, 11 th Worldwide Conference Building True Success and Psychology of People. Personal Details : Date of birth: 6 th of March 1986. Marital Status: Single. Languages : Arabic (Mother tongue) Excellent command of written and spoken English. Fair French Interests : Travelling Snorkeling/Diving Reading References : Ass. Prof. Jaafar A. El-Awady, Mechanical Engineering Department, Johns Hopkins jelawady@jhu.edu 1-410-516-6683 Prof. Mohamed Nader AboelFotoh, Aerospace Engineering Department, Cairo Univeristy naderabuelfoutouh@yahoo.com +20101595817 Prof. Youssef Fawzi Rashed, Structural Engineering Department, Cairo yrashed@bue.edu.eg +20105112949 Prof. Hani Mohamed Negm, Aerospace Engineering Department, Cairo hmnegm_cu@hotmail.com +20190760137 Dr. Basman Mohamed ElHadidi, Aerospace Engineering Department, Cairo belhadid@gmail.com +20123473868 Dr. Hatem Tagel-Din, Chief Scientist, Applied Science International, LLC hatem@appliedscienceint.com 1-919-621-6252 5