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Al-Sheikhly, Mohamad

Al-Sheikhly, Mohamad

Professor
Materials Science and Engineering
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Maryland Energy Innovation Institute
2123 CHE

EDUCATION

Ph.D., University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, 1981

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • Elected President of the Council of Ionizing Radiation Measurements and Standards (CIRMS), 2005. CIRMS is an
    independent, non-profit council that brings together experts involved in all aspects of ionizing radiation to discuss, review and assess developments and needs in this field. CIRMS was established and is sponsored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Physics Laboratory.
  • ASTM-Committee E10 on Nuclear Technology and Applications, Award of Appreciation "For Outstanding Leadership and Services to ASTM Subcommittee E10-01 As the Chairman of the Task Group that Developed the Revised Standard Guide for Selection and Calibration of Dosimetry Systems For Radiation Processing", 2001.
  • The 3M Company Faculty Award (company gift), September, 2000.
  • Invention of the Year Finalist "Process for Hydrogen Bonding Between Chain Molecules and Novel Applications to Information and Analytical Technology and Devices", Office of Technology Liaison-Research and Graduate Studies, 1999.
  • Award of ASTM-Committee-E10-Nuclear Technology and Applications, "For Outstanding Leadership and Service to ASTM Subcommittee E10.01" as Chairman of the task group that successfully developed the Standards “Guide for Selection and Calibration of Dosimetry Systems for Radiation Processing”, January 1995.
  • Best Paper Award, The International Conference of High Dose Dosimetry, for "Novel Radiochromic Films Clinical Dosimetry", Budapest, Hungary, July 1995.
  • Award of ASTM-Committee-E10-Nuclear Technology and Applications, "For Outstanding Leadership as the Symposium Co-chairman for the Second International Workshop on Dosimetry for Radiation Processing", October 1991.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

  • American Chemical Society
  • American Nuclear Society
  • American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
  • Council on Ionizing Radiation Measurements and Standards (CIRMS)
  • Material Research Society
  • Oxygen Club (Washington, D. C.)

Professor Al-Sheikhly is also a member of the faculty of The Graduate Program in Nuclear Engineering, a component of the Clark School's Sustainable Energy Engineering Program. For more information please visit the program's web site at www.ennu.umd.edu.

Dr. Al-Sheikhly developed and typically teaches the following courses:

  • ENMA 620: Polymer Physics
    The thermodynamics, structure, morphology and properties of polymers. Developing an understanding of the relationships between theory and observed behavior in polymeric materials.
  • ENMA 624: Radiation Engineering
    Ionizing radiation, radiation dosimetry and sensors, radiation processing, radiation effects on; polymers, metals, semiconductors, liquid, and gas, radiation in advance manufacturing, radiation-physical technology.

Dr. Al-Sheikhly has also developed and taught:

  • ENNU 489C & ENMA 698D: Special Problems in Materials Science and Engineering: Degradation of Materials
  • ENCH 468J: Environmental Chemical Engineering
  • ENMA 489E/ENNU 468E: Radiation Engineering 
  • ENMA 489: Environmental Effects on Engineering Materials
  • ENNU 631: Applied Radiation Physics
  • ENMA 698R: Special Problems in Materials Science and Engineering: Radiation Effects in Polymers

Two-Time Participant of NSF Research Experiences for Teachers Program Awarded for UMD-Born Green Chemistry Research

Mildred Pates is a recipient of the ACS CES Award for Incorporation of Sustainability into Chemical Education.

Eleanor Grosvenor Receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

Grosvenor, an MSE undergrad, will use the award to fund her graduate research.

Radical scavengers improve the durability of electrocatalysts

Study, published in Nature Energy, demonstrates prolonged catalyst durability.  

U.S. DOE Tours MSE Nuclear Research Labs

Prof. Mohamad Al-Sheikhly, with the help of post-doc Zois Tsinas, provided insight into their uranium extraction project.

MSE PhD Student Competes in 3MT Competition, Wins at College Level

Azadeh Farzaneh discussed her research on microbial induced corrosion in oil pipelines.

Mohamad Al-Sheikhly Receives IIA Laureate Award

Dr. Al-Sheikhly was honored at the 2016 IMRP Meeting in Vancouver.

MSE Grad Student Recognized for Work on Polymer Sheets that Filter Uranium from Seawater

Dietz wins Council of Ionizing Radiation and Measurements Student Grant Award.

Koeth Named Acting Director of Radiation Facilities

Research professor will manage training reactor, irradiator and linear accelerators.

Alumna Appointed Branch Chief at Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Diane Jackson (B.S. '92, nuclear engineering and mechanical engineering) leads Geoscience and Geotechnical Engineering Branch 2.

MSE Faculty Are UMD "Research Leaders"

Half of department's full-time faculty honored by Division of Research.

"Mining" the Sea for Uranium

Treated fabric collects element, could be used to clean nuclear accident sites.

Alumna Named International Nuclear Safety Attaché

Nuclear Regulatory Commission appoints Cynthia Jones to oversee program and policy oversight.

Protecting Cultural Heritage

MSE partners with Smithsonian to develop and test system for measuring moisture in at-risk architecture and art.

Silverman Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

50-year career in radiation chemistry and physics honored at conference.

UMD Hosts Ionizing Radiation and Polymers Symposium

Event chaired by MSE Professor Mohamad Al-Sheikhly.

Al-Sheikhly Delivers Polymer Conference Keynote

Professor discusses work on polymer nano-hydrogels.

Detecting Corrosion in Concrete for Highway Safety

Al-Sheikhly, Livingston win National Academies IDEA grant to improve important test.

Gifford Accepts Sr. Nuclear Engineer Post

Will continue research in nuclear medicine.

MSE in Annual Invention Competition

Professors, students, enter in Life Science, Physical Science categories.

ResearchFest 2009 Winners Announced

Nargund, Thomas, and Dowling presentations come out on top.

Al-Sheikhly Invited to International Conference

Professor to speak on the topic "Future Trends of Nuclear Applications."