Dr. Jamal F. Nayfeh
Dean
College of Engineering
+966-3-849-9781
jnayfeh@pmu.edu.sa
Address:
PO Box 1664
Al Khobar 31952
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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EDUCATION
?? Ph.D., Engineering Mechanics, Virginia Tech, December 1990.
?? M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Yarmouk University, June 1985.
?? B.S., Civil Engineering, Kuwait University, June 1983
Dr. Jamal F. Nayfeh is the Dean of the college of Engineering and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University (PMU) since September 2009.
Previously, he was the Associate Dean for Academics, Marketing, and Outreach in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and a Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Department of Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering (MMAE) at the University of Central Florida (UCF).
He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics from Virginia Tech in 1990. Dr. Nayfeh is a member of Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Society of Automotive Engineers, and American Society for Engineering Education.
Dr. Nayfeh's current fields of research include Design optimization, Computer Aided Design/Computer Aided Manufacturing/Finite Element Analysis, Rapid Prototyping and Reverse Engineering, 3-D Biomedical modeling, Structural Dynamics, and Composite/Smart Materials and Structures Technology and undergraduate engineering education.
He has published 24 journal papers and 52 conference proceedings papers, presented 51 papers at national and international conferences and meetings, and conducted 15 short courses and workshops. He graduated 16 M.S. and 6 Ph.D. Students. State, Federal, and Industrial grants have funded his research at UCF (40 grants totaling $5,178,526).
Dr. Nayfeh organized national and international technical sessions and serves on a number of national professional committees. Dr. Nayfeh is a reviewer of a number of international technical journals. Dr. Nayfeh is the President and CEO of Nayfeh Engineering Consulting Serves (NECS). He is a Consultant to US Navy SPAWAR, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Walt Disney World Ride and Show Engineering, Siemens Power Corporation, and US Corps of Engineers Water Ways Experiment Station.
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