MEDHAT AWAD EL-HADEK

December 2012
Medhat Awad El-Hadek
MEDHAT AWAD EL-HADEK, Ph.D.
Mechanical Design and Production Engineering
Faculty of Engineering at Port-Fouad
Port-Said University,
Port-Said, Port-Fouad 42523, Egypt
Tel. +2 (0100) 827-1778 / +2 (066) 342-1589
melhadek@eng.psu.edu.eg, melhadek@gmail.com
• Education
- Ph.D. Mechanical Eng. Auburn University, USA, (2003).
- M.Sc. Mechanical Eng. Tuskegee University, USA, (1999).
- B.Sc. Mechanical Eng. Mansoura University, Egypt, (1996).
• Experience
- 2011 - present: Associate Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Design, and Production Engineering at
Port-Said, Port-Fouad, Port-Said University (Egypt).
- 2005 - 2011: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Design, and Production Engineering at Port-
Said, Port-Fouad, Suez Canal University/ Port-Said University (Egypt).
- 2003 - 2005: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Southern University,
GA (USA).
• Research Interests
Experimental Mechanics, Fracture Mechanics, Multifunctional Materials (Functionally Graded
Materials, Syntactic Foams, Interpenetrating Network Composites, Nano-Composites), Micro-
Mechanical Testing (NDE).
• Professional Activities:
1- Director of the Quality Assurance office at Faculty of Engineering, Port-Said University (Egypt),
September 2012 – present.
2- Technical Expert at Egyptian Higher Education Ministry & Scientific Research (Egypt), for
Enhancing and Education Development, August 2007 – 2012.
3- International Quality Certified Trainer Modern Teaching Methods in Engineering, Yonbee,
(Saudi), 23 – 29 January, 2009.
4- Academic Peer Reviewer for International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design.
February 2007 - present. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. May
2010 - present. Journal of Composite Materials. September 2010 - present.
5- Quality Peer Reviewer for Continues Improvement for Quality Assurance National (Egypt)
Project CIQAP. December 2007 - present.
6- Quality Reviewer Activities for Quality Assurance & Accreditation National (Egypt) Project
QAAP Faculty of Engineering at "Minia University" November 2006, and "at Mansoura
University". February 2007.
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7- Director of E - Learning Center Suez Canal University, Egypt. February – August 2007.
8- Preparing and editing the National Academic Reference Standards NARS for Mechanical and
Production Engineering Education in Egypt. April - November 2006.
9- University Committee of Untraditional Learning Methods (Coordinating Member), including
distance and E-learning methods. September 2006 - August 2007.
10- Preparing InterDisciplinary Programs in engineering (Natural Gas Production, Petroleum
Exploration) at both Port-Said and Suez Engineering Faculties. April 2006.
11- Member of the preparation team of Sinai Engineering Faculty Curriculum. April 2006.
12- Preparing the 10 th of Ramadan, Chemical & Petrochemical department Curriculum. April 2006.
• Consulting Services
1- Integrated Technical Education Clusters ITEC Project as Chief Operation Officer (COO),
Egyptian Cabinet of Ministers, Educational Development Fund EDF (August 2007 – 2012).
Through which achieving the following:
Development of detailed project action plans.
Communications and cooperation protocols with international institutes.
Management of the project activities, including curriculum development, book mapping
human resources and capacity building, quality assurance, certifications, and financial.
Technical support for the second line mangers.
Preparing sustainability and impact analysis studies of the project.
2- Working as a research consultant for Parma-Pipe Inc., A Subsidiary of MFRI, Inc, 7720 North
Lehigh Avenue, Niles, Illinois 60714-3491, USA. Design and Optimize the Dimensions of Glass
Syntactic Polyurethane (GSPU) Pipes, (2004).
3- Worked for Quality Dialysis Co-op, 4007 Greenbriar Drv. Stafford, Texas 77477, USA. Chief
Operation Officer (COO). Sustaining and Development of New Dialysis Units, (2005).
• Teaching Experience (In the order of most resent)
Port-Said /Suez Canal University (Egypt):
Department of Mechanical Design, and Production Engineering, (May 2005 – present). Teaching
the following courses:
Engineering Drawing using AutoCAD. (Fall 2005 - present)
Computer Aided Design CAD (Fall 2005 - present)
Fracture Mechanics. (Fall 2005 - present)
Teaching in Sinai University Engineering Drawing using AutoCAD (Fall 2006)
Plastic Technology. (Spring 2011 - present)
Strength of Materials. (Fall 2005)
Georgia Southern University (USA):
Department of Mechanical Engineering Technology, (July 2003 – June 2005). Teaching the
following subjects including the preparation of online electronic courses:
• Strength of Materials. (Spring 2005)
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• Materials Science. (Fall 2004)
• Materials Processing. (Spring 2004)
• Statics. (Fall 2004)
• Engineering Graphics (using AutoCAD 2D & 3D). (Spring 2004, Spring 2005)
• Served as a member on the ABET Accreditation Committee of the Mechanical Engineering
Program, preparing documentation of evaluating and accrediting the program.
• Served on the Industrial Advisory Board that reviews the courses that we are teaching in the
program on biyearly bases to be in comply with the up to date industrial needs.
• Research Experience
Studying modern monolithic materials and composite structures, such as Epoxy and Urethane
microballoons dispersed (with nano wall cells) concerned with the experimental, numerical, and
analytical investigation for both qausi-static and dynamic deformations of failure. On the
experimental side a novel optical diagnostic technique called Coherent Gradient Sensor (CGS), to
be used in conjunction with ultra-high-speed photography (~ 2 million frames/sec) for the study of
transient deformation and failure events in real time on elastic and fracture properties. In addition,
using an independent method namely, 3-D numerical analysis using ANSYS, to verify the experiment
results including micro-mechanical modeling, the project was supported by the USA Army
Research Office.
Studying the energy dissipation under fatigue loading conditions, through special polymeric
composites, such as PTFE unfilled (commercially known as Teflon) and filled with chopped
fiberglass, PCTFE. Using both experimental and fractographical analysis (SEM), the project was
supported by USA NASA.
• Publications
- Peer Reviewed Journal Articles:
1. “Characterization of Copper Carbon Composites Manufactured Using Electro-less Precipitation
Process” Medhat Awad El-Hadek, and Saleh Kaytbay, Materials and Manufacturing Processes,
1073-5623, DOI: 10.1080/10426914.2012.736662, Online First 30 Nov. (2012).
2. “Fracture Properties of SPS Tungsten Copper Powder Composites”, Medhat Awad El-Hadek, and
Saleh Kaytbay, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 1073-5623, DOI: 10.1007/s11661-012-
1396-x, Vol. 44, No. 1, pp. 544 - 551 (2013).
3. “Stress Analysis of Multi-layer Electronic and Mechanical Systems (MEMS) Under Fatigue and
Impact Loading Conditions”, Rasha Mohamed Soliman, Medhat Awad El-Hadek, and Shaban
Ibrahim Abdu, International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design, 1569-1713, DOI:
10.1007/s10999-010-9143-1, Vol. 6, No. 4, pp. 359 - 365, (2010).
4. “Al 2 O 3 Particle Size Effect on Reinforced Copper Alloys: An Experimental Study”, Medhat Awad
El-Hadek, and Saleh Kaytbay, Strain (An International Journal for Experimental Mechanics), 1475-
1305, DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1305.2008.00552.x, Vol. 45, No. 6, pp. 506 - 515, (2009).
5. “Sequential Transient Numerical Simulation of Inertia Friction Welding Process”, Medhat Awad El-
Hadek, International Journal for Computational Methods in Engineering Science and Mechanics,
1550-2287, DOI: 10.1080/1550.2280.9027.9508.6, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 224 - 230, (2009).
6. “Failure Behavior of Cu-Ti-Zr Based Bulk Metallic Glass Alloys”, Medhat Awad El-Hadek, and
Magdy A. Kassem, Journal of Materials Science, 0022-2461, DOI: 10.1007/s10853-008-3194-9,
Vol. 44, pp. 1127 - 1136, (2009).
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7. “Static and Dynamic Three-Dimensional Finite Element Analysis of Pelvic Bone”, M. S. El-Asfoury,
and M. A. El-Hadek, International Journal of Engineering and Natural Sciences, 2010-3980, Vol.
3, No. 1, pp. 35 - 41, (2009).
8. “Characterization of Strengthened Rapidly Quenched Zr-Based Alloys”, Medhat Awad El-Hadek,
and Magdy A. Kassem, International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design, 1569-1713,
DOI: 10.1007/s10999-008-9068-0, Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 279 - 89, (2008).
9. “Mechanical and Physical Characterization of Copper Foam”, Medhat Awad El-Hadek and Saleh
Kaytbay, International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design, 1569-1713, DOI:
10.1007/s10999-008-9058-2, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 63 - 69, (2008).
10. “Nano-Crystallization Inhomogenity of Amorphous Cu-Zr-Ti Alloys”, Medhat Awad El-Hadek,
and Magdy A. Kassem, Ain Shams Journal Part III, Mechanical Engineering, Physics &
Mathematics, 1110-1385, Vol. 42, No. 4, pp. 665 - 671, (2007).
11. “Hardness of Nucleus and Lens Opacities Classification System”, Mohamed El-Sebaay Shahin and
Medhat A. El-Hadek, Journal of Medicine SCU, 1110-6999, Vol. 9, No.2, pp. 115 - 118, (2006).
12. “Crack tip Fracture Parameters and Constraint Effects in Dynamically Loaded Functionally Graded
Syntactic Epoxy Foams”, M. El-Hadek and H. Tippur, International Journal of Solids and
Structures, 0020-7683, DOI:10.1016/S0020-7683(03)00028-3, Vol. 40, No. 8, pp. 1885 - 1906,
(2003).
13. “Dynamic Fracture Behavior of Syntactic Epoxy Foams: Optical Measurements Using Coherent
Gradient Sensing", M. El-Hadek and H. Tippur, Journal of Optics and Laser in Engineering, 0143-
8166, Special issue on optics methods for time resolved measurements for short duration events
in solids, DOI:10.1016/S0143-8166(02)00095-7, Vol. 40, No. 4, pp. 353 - 352, (2003).
14. “Simulation of Porosity by Microballoon Dispersion in Epoxy and Urethane: Mechanical
measurements and models", M. El-Hadek and H. Tippur, Journal of Materials Science, 0022-2461,
DOI:10.1023/A:1014957032638, Vol. 37, pp. 1649 - 1660, (2002).
15. “Evaluation of the Fatigue Fracture Resistance of PTFE's Materials", H. Aglan, Y. Gan, M. El-
Hadik, P. Faughnan, and C. Bryan, Journal of Materials Science, 0022-2461, Vol. 34, pp. 83 - 97,
DOI:10.1023/A:100446550 7788, (1999).
16. “Fatigue Crack Growth Analysis in Polymonochlorotrifluoroethylene (CTFE)", Y. Gan, M. El-
Hadik, H. Aglan, P. Faughnan, and C. Bryan, Journal of Elastomers and Plastics, 0095-2443, DOI:
10.1177/009524439903100202, Vol. 31, No. 2, pp. 96 - 129, (1999).
- Peer Reviewed Conference Publications:
17. “Efficient mechanical method for manufacturing homogenous carbon nanosheets”, Medhat Awad El-
Hadek, and Saleh Kaytbay, International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Technology
ASME ICMET 2011, London, UK, November 24 - 25, CD Proceedings, DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.859896.paper7, (2011).
18. “BGA Impact Analysis: Numerical Study”, Rasha Mohamed Soliman, Medhat Awad El-Hadek,
Shaban Ibrahim Abdou, 19 th Annual International Conference on COMPOSITES/NANO Engineering
ICCE19, Shanghi, China, July 24 - 30, Session 10a - Math5, CD Proceedings, (2011).
19. “Sequential Transient Numerical Simulation of Inertia Friction Welding Process”, Medhat Awad El-
Hadek and Mohammad S. Davoud, Annual Meeting of International Mechanical Engineering
Congress & Exposition ASME, Boston, MS. USA. Oct. 31 - Nov. 6, Paper no. IMECE2008-67570 pp.
1691-1696, CD Proceedings, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2008-67570 (2008).
20. “Stress Behavior of Pelvic Bone Composite Using Finite Element Analysis”, Mohamed El-Asfoury,
Medhat El-Hadek, Gamal Abdel-Naser, Shaban Abdou, 16 th Annual International Conference on
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COMPOSITES/NANO Engineering ICCE16, Kunming, China, July 20 - 26, Session 10a - Math5, CD
Proceedings, (2008).
21. “Characterization and Manufacturing of Copper Foam Using Lost Carbonate Sintering Process” Saleh
M. Kaytbay, (Central Metallurgical R&D Institute (CMRDI)), and Medhat Awad El-Hadek (Suez
Canal University), 2008 World Congress on Powder Metallurgy & Particulate Materials,
Washington, D.C., USA, June 8 - 12, Session 41, Foam III, CD Proceedings, (2007).
22. “Elasto-Plastic Coupled Transient Finite Element Analysis of Inertia Friction Welding Process”, M.
El-Hadek, 10 th International Conference on Mining Petroleum & Metallurgical Engineering, Assiut,
Egypt, March 6 - 8, paper# Met 2, pp. 64 - 74, (2007).
23. “Effect of alloying on the fracture mode of Cu 47
Ti 33
Zr 11
Ni 9-(x+y)
bulk metallic glassy alloys”, Magdy
A. Kassem, and Medhat A. El-Hadek, 6 th Syria & Egypt Conference in Chemical and Petroleum
Engineering, Hems, Syria, Nov. 20 – 22, paper# 27, pp. 544 - 558, CD Proceedings, (2005).
24. “The Effect of Functionally Graded Core on the Dynamic Fracture Behavior in a Model Sandwich
Structure”, M. El-Hadek, 27 th World Conference on Boundary Elements and Other Mesh Reduction
Methods BEM/MEM, Orlando, FL. USA. ISBN 1845640055, Mar. 15 - 17, paper# 4 Section 7, pp.
351 - 360, CD Proceedings, DOI: 10.2495/BE050331, (2005).
25. “Data Acquisition System Based Analysis of Damage Energy in CTFEs”, R. Abdel-Kader, and M.
El-Hadek, IASTED Conference on Energy and Power Systems, Orlando, FL. USA. Nov. 28 - Dec. 2,
proceeding#448, paper# 448-097, pp. 135 - 140, CD Proceedings, (2004).
26. "Crack Tip Fracture Parameters and Constraint Effects in Dynamically Loaded Functionally Graded
Syntactic Foams", M. El-Hadek and H. Tippur, Annual Meeting of International Mechanical
Engineering Congress & Exposition ASME, New Orleans, Louisiana. USA. Nov. 17 - 22, Vol.2,
paper# AMD-15C, (2002).
27. "Dynamic Crack Growth in Functionally Graded Syntactic Epoxy Foams", H. Tippur and M. El-
Hadek, Annual Meeting of Society of Experimental and Applied Mechanics SEM, Milwaukee, WI.
USA. Jun. 10 - 12, pp. 211 - 217, (2002).
28. "Dynamic Fracture Behavior of Syntactic Epoxy Foams", M. El-Hadek and H. Tippur, Annual
Meeting of International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition ASME, New York, N.Y.
USA. Nov. 11-16, Vol.1, paper# AMD-24511, (2001).
29. “Experiments and Modeling of Homogenous and Compositionally Graded Syntactic Epoxy Foams",
M. El-Hadek and H. Tippur, Annual Meeting of Society of Experimental and Applied Mechanics
SEM, Portland, OR. USA. Jun. 4-6, pp. 245 - 248, (2001).
- Conference Presentations:
1. "Dynamic Fracture Parameters and Constraint Effects in FGSEF", H. Tippur and M. El-Hadek,
Annual Meeting of Society of Experimental and Applied Mechanics SEM, Charlotte, NC. USA. Jun.
2 - 4, (2003).
2. "Dynamic Crack Growth Behavior in Functionally Graded Material Systems", M. El-Hadek, Annual
Meeting of Southeastern Graduate Student Symposium on Experimental Mechanics, University of
South Carolina, SC. USA. Mar. 14 - 15, (2003).
3. "Dynamic Crack Growth in Functionally Graded Syntactic Epoxy Foams", H. Tippur and M. El-
Hadek, 14 th U.S. National Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Blacksburg, VA. USA.
Jun. 23 - 28, (2002).
4. “Syntactic Epoxy Foams: Preparation and Dynamic Failure”, M. El-Hadek, Research Forum
Presented by the Graduate Student Council, Auburn, AL. USA. Mar. 18, (2002).
5. “Dynamic Fracture Behavior of Syntactic Epoxy Foams: Optical Measurements and Analysis", M.
El-Hadek, Annual Meeting of Southeastern Graduate Student Symposium on Experimental
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Mechanics, University of Florida at Gainesville, FL. USA. Mar. 8, (2002).
6. “Dynamic Failure Characterization of Microballoon Dispersed Epoxy: Implications for Modeling
Porosity", M. El-Hadek and H. Tippur, Annual Meeting of Mechanics and Materials, San Diego,
California. USA. Jun. 27 - 29, (2001).
7. “Preparation and Mechanical Characterization of Microballoon Dispersed Syntactic Polymeric
Foams: Experiments and Modeling", M. El-Hadek, Annual Meeting of Southeastern Graduate
Student Symposium on Experimental Mechanics, Auburn University, AL. USA. Mar. 24, (2001).
8. "Mechanical Properties of Porous Polymeric Materials: Experiments and Modeling", M. El-Hadek
and H. Tippur, 37 th Annual Technical Meeting of Society of Engineering Science SES2000, University
of South Carolina, SC. USA. Oct. 23-25, (2000).
• Published Technical Reports, Dissertations, and Thesis
- Medhat A. El-Hadek, Ph.D. Dissertation, “Dynamic Fracture Behavior of Homogeneous and
Functionally Graded Syntactic Foams“, ISBN 521C63177, Auburn University, AL, USA, (2003).
- Medhat A. El-Hadek, M.Sc. Thesis, “Energy Dissipation in Fatigue Damage Formation in
Polymeric Systems”, Tuskegee University, AL, USA, (1999).
• Graduate Students and Research Topics
M.Sc. Rasha M. Soliman, “Stress Analysis of Multi-layer Micro Electronic and Mechanical
Systems (MEMS)”, Spring (2011).
M.Sc. Mohamed S. El-Asfoury, “Finite element stress analysis on pelvic bones under static and
dynamic loadings”, Spring (2009).
• Awards
- Harry Merriwether Fellowship, Best Engineering Researcher 2002-2003.
- Auburn University, Presidential Fellowship, Maintaining 4.0/4.0 GPA 1999-2003.
- Who’s Who in the World, 1997 pp 399.
- Outstanding Engineering Undergraduate Student 1993.
• Professional Memberships
1- American Society of Mechanical Engineers (since 1997) – Member.
2- Materials Research Society (since 1997) – Member.
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