EDUCATION

Ph.D., Electrical Engineering "Plasma Science", Ain Shams University, Egypt (1976).

Dissertation Title: Experimental Investigation of Turbulent Plasma heating in a Theta-Pinch Discharge

M.Sc., Electrical Engineering "Plasma Science", Cairo University, Egypt (1969).

Thesis Title: Kinetic Instabilities of Rarefied Plasma in Thetatron Discharge

B.Sc., Electrophysics Engineering, Alexandria University, Egypt (1965).

EXPERIENCE & HIGHLIGHTS

1997-Present Professor of Nuclear Engineering, N.C. State University, Raleigh, NC.

1995-1997 Associate Professor of Nuclear Engineering, N.C. State University.

1991-1995 Research Assoc. Professor of Nuclear Engineering, N.C. State University.

1987-1991 Visiting Associate Professor, N.C. State University.

1984-1987 Associate Professor, Nuclear Research Center, Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, Egypt.

1965-1984 Senior Engineer, Senior Researcher, Senior Lecturer then Assistant Professor, Nuclear

Research Center, Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, Egypt.

Guest Scientist, Culham Laboratories, United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, 1976.

Joint Researcher, KFA - Institüt für Plasmaphysik, Jülich, Germany, 1985 .

Joint Researcher, KFA - Institüt für Plasmaphysik, Jülich, Germany ,1986 .

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

- American Nuclear Society, Divisions of : Fusion Energy, Materials Sciences & Technology

- American Physical Society, Divisions of Plasma Physics, Physics of Beams, Fluid Dynamics

- Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers, Divisions of Nuclear & Plasma Science, Magnetics

- American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Division of Plasmadynamics & Lasers (Senior member)

- The Scientific Research Society Sigma Xi

- University Fusion Association

- Fusion Power Associates

- American Association for Advancement of Science

- National Defense Industrial Association (Life Member)

- Electric Launch Association

- The New York Academy of Science

- US Naval Institute (Life Member)

- National Association of Scholars