Faculty

Fares Abu-Dakka, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering (Affiliated), NYU Abu Dhabi; Associated Faculty with the Mechanical Engineering Department, Associated Faculty with the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, NYU Tandon Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: fa2656@nyu.edu
Education: PhD, Polytechnic University of Valencia

Research Interests: Robot learning; geometric control; learning from demonstration; physical interactions

Maryam AlNahyan, Assistant Professor and Emerging Scholar in Mechanical Engineering Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: msa9032@nyu.edu
Education: PhD in Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, UAE

Research Interests: 2D materials, Energy storage

Mohammed Daqaq, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, NYU Abu Dhabi; Global Network Professor of Mechanical Engineering, NYU Tandon Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: mfd6@nyu.edu
Education: PhD Virginia Tech

Research Interests: application of nonlinear phenomena to improve the performance of micro-power generation systems, mic...

Raed Hashaikeh, Program Head of Mechanical Engineering; Professor of Mechanical Engineering, NYU Abu Dhabi; Global Network Professor of Mechanical Engineering, NYU Tandon Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: rh143@nyu.edu
Education: PhD McGill University

Research Interests: Advanced Materials, Nanofibers, Membranes, Desalination

Nidal Hilal, Professor of Engineering; Director of NYUAD Water Research Center, NYU Abu Dhabi; Global Network Professor of Chemical Engineering, NYU Tandon Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: nidal.hilal@nyu.edu
Education: DSc University of Wales; PhD Swansea University

Research Interests: Desalination; water treatment; membrane technology

Margaret Julias, Program Head, General Engineering; Senior Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: mj67@nyu.edu
Education: PhD Rutgers University

Research Interests: Tissue Engineering

Nikolaos Karathanasopoulos, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, NYU Abu Dhabi; Associated Faculty with the Mechanical Engineering Department, NYU Tandon Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: n.karathanasopoulos@nyu.edu
Education: PhD Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich

Research Interests: Structural Mechanics; Advanced Materials and Structures; Scientific Computing

Safiya Khalil Alhashmi, Assistant Professor Emerging Scholar of Mechanical Engineering Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: safiya.alhashmi@nyu.edu
Education: PhD Rice University

Research Interests: Materials and nanoscience; energy and sustainability

Sunil Kumar, Vice Provost for Graduate and Postdoctoral Programs, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, NYU Abu Dhabi; Global Network Professor of Mechanical Engineering, NYU Tandon Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: sunil.kumar@nyu.edu
Education: PhD University of California, Berkeley

Research Interests: Transport of light and thermal radiation

Mostafa Mobasher, Assistant Professor of Civil and Urban Engineering, NYU Abu Dhabi; Associated Faculty with the Civil and Urban Engineering Department, NYU Tandon Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: mostafa.mobasher@nyu.edu
Education: PhD Columbia University

Research Interests: Computational methods; fracture mechanics; finite elements; multiphysics, material modeling

Prabodh Panindre, Research Associate Professor Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: prabodh@nyu.edu
Education: PhD in Mechanical Engineering and MBA, New York University

Research Interests: Fire Dynamics and Prevention, Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing, Optics, Microfluidics

Mohammad Qasaimeh, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering; Associate Director of Faculty Scholarship Development, NYU Abu Dhabi; Global Network Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, NYU Tandon Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: maq4@nyu.edu
Education: PhD McGill University

Research Interests: microfluidic and MEMS devices for biomedical applications, point of care diagnostics

Khalil Ramadi, Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, NYU Abu Dhabi; Global Network Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, NYU Tandon Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: kramadi@nyu.edu
Education: PhD Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Research Interests: Neuroengineering; Translational Medicine; Medical Devices; Drug delivery

Je Ir Ryu, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, NYU Abu Dhabi; Associated Faculty with the Mechanical Engineering Department, NYU Tandon Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: jryu@nyu.edu
Education: PhD University of California, Berkeley

Research Interests: Aerospace Propulsion; Energy Science; Reactive Flows; Combustion; Detonation; Hypersonics; High-Per...

Vijayavenkataraman Sanjairaj, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering, NYU Abu Dhabi; Global Network Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, NYU Tandon Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: vs89@nyu.edu
Education: PhD National University of Singapore

Research Interests: 3D Printing and bioprinting for tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, drug testing, and medical...

Yong Rafael Song, Program Head of Bioengineering; Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering, NYU Abu Dhabi; Global Network Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, NYU Tandon Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: ys50@nyu.edu
Education: PhD Rhenish-Westphalian Technical University (RWTH), Aachen, Germany

Research Interests: design and manufacturing of MEMS devices, fluid mechanics, micro/nanofabrication

Jeremy Teo, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering, NYU Abu Dhabi; Global Network Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, NYU Tandon Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
Email: jeremy.teo@nyu.edu
Education: PhD National University of Singapore

Research Interests: Immune-mechanobiology, biomaterials, tissue engineering, space biology