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January 2020
ANNIE RUIMI, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Director, WiE Excel (Women in Engineering Excellence)
Faculty Advisor, Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society
Texas A&M University at Qatar
234C Texas A&M Engineering Building | Education City
P.O. Box 23874
Doha, Qatar
(o) +974 4 423 0270 | (m) +974 6 689 4914 | GMT +3
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EDUCATION
Post-Doctorate Faculty Fellow, 2005-2007, Research and teaching in Solid & Continuum Mechanics, Cosserat
Elasticity. University of California at Santa Barbara, USA. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering.
Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering (Solid Mechanics/MEMS Design), Fall 2005, University of California at Santa
Barbara, California, USA. ”Arrays of High-Performance Ultra-High-Frequency Aluminum Nitride Trampoline
Resonators with Gold-Aluminum Electrodes.” ( Chair R. M. Meeking)
M. S. Aerospace Engineering (Space Structures), Dec. 1994, San Diego State University, California, USA.
B. S. Aerospace Engineering (Aerodynamics/Propulsion), Dec. 1993, San Diego State University, California, USA.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor, Texas A&M University at Qatar. Mechanical Engineering Program, Sept 1, 2015-now
Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University at Qatar. Mechanical Engineering Program, Dec. 2009-Aug. 2015
Visiting Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Mechanical Engineering Program, 2007-2009
Faculty Fellow, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2005- 2007
Research Assistant, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Solid
Mechanics / MEMS Research Group, 2001- 2005
Teaching Assistant, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 2002-2005
Engineer, NASA Ames Research Center, CA, USA. Army/NASA Rotorcraft Division. Research Activities in
support of the testing of the V-22 Osprey TiltRotor Aeroacoustic Model (TRAM) in the 40x80 inches National Full
Scale Aerodynamics Complex (NFAC). Deputy to the Acoustics Team Leader.2001
Research Assistant, University of California, Berkeley, USA. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering. Research in
Continuum Mechanics, Elasticity, Plasticity, 1995-1999
TEACHING
At Texas A&M University at Qatar (Undergraduate Courses):
MEEN 221, Statics and Particle Dynamics, CVEN 305 Mechanics of Materials, MEEN 368, Solid Mechanics in Mechanical
Design, MEEN 402, Senior Capstone Design, MEEN 363, Dynamics and Vibrations
Previously taught at UCSB:
ME 162, Introduction to Elasticity, ME 166, Advanced Strength of Materials, ME 219, Continuum Mechanics (Graduate
Course)
Courses interested to develop:
(Undergraduate level) Continuum Mechanics, History of Science, Failures and disasters, (Graduate level) Linear and Finite
Elasticity, Micropolar (Cosserat) Elasticity, Plasticity
RESEARCH
I use a combination of theoretical, computational and experimental tools to address the modeling of advanced materials with
applications in medicine, energy and aerospace structures. Examples of theoretical tools I use are: Classical and Non–classical
Continuum Mechanics, Linear and finite elasticity, Plasticity, Vibrations; Computational tools include Matlab, Mathematica,
FEM-FSI packages (Abaqus/Simulia); I have also taken advantage of Texas A&M University at Qatar 3D Immersive
Visualization Facility to visualize computational results and to bring an added element of realism.
To date, I have been awarded $ 3.5 M to support research for medical applications (surgical thread, coronary problems, stent
design & skin expansion) and automotive applications (superplastic steel). My activities also involve in investigating the
status of female engineers in Qatar with a special emphasis on comprehending the reasons that prevent women from
advancing in the engineering work place in Qatar.
Funded Research Projects (see description in Appendix)
Ongoing:
As Lead principal investigator (LPI)
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1) Predicting Accurate Skin Expansion for Cosmetic, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Using Three Dimensional
Finite Element Simulations, Sponsor: Texas A&M University at Qatar, Responsive Research Seed Grant Program.
Collaborative Institutions: Sidra Medicine (Qatar), Jan 2020-Dec 2021 (~ $ 200,000)
As Co- principal investigator (CPI)
2) How Attractive is the Engineering Profession for Females in Qatar? Sponsor: Texas A&M University at Qatar,
Responsive Research Seed Grant Program, Jan 2020-Dec 2021 (~ $ 250,000)
Completed:
As Lead principal investigator (LPI)
3) Fluid-Structure Interaction of Elastic Shells for Aerospace and Biomedical Applications, Sponsor: Qatar National
Research Fund, NPRP award # 7-032-2-016, Collaborative Institutions: McGill University, Canada (Mech. Eng.),
Texas A&M University TX, (Aero. Eng), Weill Cornell Medical College at Qatar (Medicine), 03/01/2015-
06/30/2018 $ 857,767.75 (completed)
4) Peer-Mentoring Program for Female Engineering Students at Texas A&M University at Qatar, Sponsor: Texas
A&M University at Qatar, TEES (Transformative Educational Experience) Program, 10/2017-6/ 2018 ~ $50, 000
(completed)
5) Surgical Threads Simulations Based on a Novel Information-Theory Approach- Completed. Sponsor: Qatar National
Research Fund, NPRP award # 5-353-2-138, Collaborative Institutions: Texas A&M University, TX (Mech. Eng.
& Elec Eng.), Weill Cornell Medical College at Qatar (Medicine), Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
(Eng. & Comp. Science), 10/2012-12/2015, $1,032,559.46 (completed)
6) Multiscale Investigation of the Relationship between the Microstructure and Deformability for New Generation
Ultra High Strength Multi-Phase Steels for Automotive Applications- Sponsor: Qatar National Research Fund,
NPRP award # 5-129-4-559, Collaborative Institution: Washington State University 1/2013-6/2016, $1,016,997.46-
(completed)
7) What Do Drillstrings and Surgical Threads Have in Common? by A. Ruimi, Sponsor: Qatar Foundation Research
Division, “Best Research Program of the Year: Category Computing” awarded 12/31/2010- $100,000.00-
(completed)
8) Experiments of Surgical Threads Subjected to Bending and Torsional Loading, Sponsor: Qatar National Research
Fund, Undergraduate Research Experience Program UREP award # 08-067-2-023, Collaborative Institutions: Weill
Cornell Medical College at Qatar, University of Roma at Sapienza, 6/2010-6/2011, $ 20,000.00 (completed)
9) 3D Visualization of Looping, Tangling and Knot Formation in Surgical Threads, Sponsor: Texas A&M University
at Qatar, Information Technology Services & Qatar Foundation, Collaborative Institutions: Weill Cornell Medical
College at Qatar, University of Roma at Sapienza, April 2011, $12,000.00 (completed)
As international collaborator
10) International Institute for Multifunctional Materials for Energy Conversion (IIMEC), Sponsor: National Science
Foundation Award # 0844082, Director: D. C. Lagoudas, Texas A&M University, Aero. Eng., 9/1/2009-8/31/2013,
$4.8 M (completed)
Journal publications (*student)
1) Raja Jayendiran, B. Nour, A. Ruimi: “Computational analysis of Nitinol stent-graft for endovascular aortic repair
(EVAR) of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA): crimping, sealing and fluid-structure interaction (FSI)”,
International Journal of Cardiology (IJC), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.11.091 2) J. Casey, A. Ruimi: “Saint-Venant, Adhémar-Jean-Claude Barré de, Encyclopedia of Continuum Mechanics,
Springer Nature 2019, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-53605-6_308-1
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3) Raja Jayendiran, B. Nour, A. Ruimi: “Fluid-structure interaction analysis of stent-graft for aortic endovascular
repair (EVAR ): materials and structural considerations”, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical
Materials (JMBBM) Vol 87, Nov. 2018, pp 95-110 doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2018.07.020, IF 3.239- 5 year IF 3.569
4) J. Raja, B. Nour, A. Ruimi: “Computational fluid-structure interaction analysis of blood flow on patient-specific
reconstructed aortic anatomy and aneurysm treatment with Dacron graft”, Journal of Fluids and Structures (JFS)
Vol 81, Aug. 2018 Pp 693-711 doi.org/10.1016/j.jfluidstructs.2018.06.008, IF 2.434- 5 year 2.874
5) J. Raja, B. Nour, A. Ruimi: “Dacron graft as replacement to dissected aorta: a three-dimensional fluid-structure-
interaction analysis”, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials (2017) DOI:
10.1016/j.jmbbm.2017.11.029
6) H. Lyu*, M. Hamid, A. Ruimi, H. Zbib: “Stress/Strain Gradient Plasticity Model for Size Effects in Heterogeneous
Nano-Microstructures”, International Journal of Plasticity 97 (2017) pp 46-63 DOI:10.1016/j.ijplas.2017.05.009
7) Z. Wang*, M. Fratarcangeli, A. Ruimi, A. R. Srinivasa: “Real time simulation of inextensible surgical thread using
a Kirchhoff rod model with force output for haptic feedback applications”, International Journal of Solids and
Structures, Vol 113-114 (2017), pp 192-208 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2017.02.017
8) H. Lyu*, A. Ruimi, D. Field, H. Zbib: “Plasticity in materials with heterogeneous microstructures”, Journal of the
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 47 (2016) 6608-6620 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11661-016-3802-2
9) G. Cheng, F. Zhang*, A. Ruimi, D. Field, X. Sun “Quantifying the effects of tempering on individual phase
properties of DP980 steel with nanoindentation”, Material Science and Engineering A (2016), pp. 240-249 DOI
information: 10.1016/j.msea.2016.05.011
10) F. Zhang*, A. Ruimi, P. C. Wo, D. Field: “Morphology and distribution of martensite in dual phase DP980 steel and
its relation to the multiscale mechanical behavior”, Material Science and Engineering (2016) pp 93-103 doi:
10.1016/j.msea.2016.02.048
11) F. Zhang*, A. Ruimi, D. Field: “Phase identification of dual phase (DP980) steels by electron backscatter diffraction
and nanoindentation techniques”, Microscopy and Microanalysis (2015) pp 1-9 doi:10.1017/S1431927615015779
12) Z. Wang*, A. Ruimi, A. R. Srinivasa: “ A direct minimization technique for finding minimum energy configurations
for beam buckling and post-buckling problems with constraints”, International Journal of Solids and Structures,
doi:10.1016/j.ijsolstlr 2015.07.022
13) H. Lyu*, A. Ruimi, H. Zbib: “A dislocation-based model for deformation and size effect in multi-phase steels",
International Journal of Plasticity, doi:10.1016/j.ijplas.2015.05.005, 44-59
14) A. Rao*, A. Ruimi, A. R. Srinivasa, “Internal loops in super-elastic shape memory alloy wires under torsion –
Experiments and predictions”, International Journal of Solids and Structures IJSS D 14 0265R3 ISSN: 0020-7683
doi: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2014.09.002
15) K. Mongkolcheep*, A. Ruimi, A. Palazzolo, “Modal Reduction Technique for Predicting the Onset of Chaotic
Behavior due to Lateral Vibrations in Drillstrings”, ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics VIB-13-1418 ISSN:
1048-9002
16) S. Nuti *, A. Ruimi, JN Reddy: “Modeling the Dynamics of Filaments for Medical Applications”, International
Journal of Nonlinear Mechanics Vol 66, Nov 2014, pp 139-148 ISSN: 0020-7462
17) A. Ruimi: “Thermoelastodynamic Solution Using Helmoltz Displacement Potentials, International Journal of
Structural Changes in Solids (IJSCS), ISSN 2163-8160 Volume 4, 2012, pp 37-49
18) V. Vallala*, A. Ruimi and JN Reddy, Nonlinear Viscoelastic Analysis of Orthotropic Beams Using a General Third-
Order Theory, Composite Structures, doi 10.1016/j.compstruct.2012.05.037, ISSN: 0263-8223
19) A. Ruimi, Y. Liang, R. M. McMeeking: “MEMS Aluminum Nitride Trampoline Resonators in Pairs and Quads for
Filtering Applications: Computational Performance”, AES Technical Part C International Journal of Advances and
Trends in Engineering Materials and Applications (IJATEMA), ISSN 1916-5366, (1) 2012, pp 41-49
20) A. Ruimi, Y. Liang, R. M. McMeeking: “Effect of geometry on the performance of MEMS Aluminum Nitride
Trampoline Resonators in Longitudinal Resonance”, Journal of the Franklin Institute, doi: 10-
1016/j.jfranklin.2011.09.005
21) A. Ruimi, S. Goyal, B. M. Nour: “Interactive Web-based Simulation Tool for Surgical Thread”, World Academy
of Science, Engineering and Technology, Vol:57, S:166 2011
22) A. Ruimi, Y. Liang, R. M. McMeeking: “UHF Aluminum Nitride Trampoline Resonators with Gold-Aluminum
Electrodes and Silicon Substrate: Computational Performance”, International Journal of Mathematics and
Computation, Vol. No. N08, November 2008, ISSN 0974-5718 (print); ISSN 0974-570X(online)
(Under review)
23) Raja Jayendiran*, B. Nour, A. Ruimi: “Using the superelastic property of Nitinol stents for endovascular aortic
repair (EVAR): crimping, sealing and fluid-structure interaction (FSI)”, Biomechanics and Modeling in
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Mechanobiology (BMMB)
24) Raja Jayendiran*, B. Nour, A. Ruimi: “ Modeling the anisotropy of Dacron fabric used for aortic replacement
prosthesis: a fluid-structure interaction analysis”, Journal of Biomechanics
(In preparation)
25) Raja Jayendiran*, B. Nour, A. Ruimi: “Tear propagation in human aorta under hemodynamic cyclic loading”,
Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials
26) Raja Jayendiran*, B. Nour, L. Xu, D. Lagoudas, A. Ruimi: “ Buckling of Nitinol stents used for aortic aneurysm
repair (EVAR)”, Journal of Biomechanics
Conference presentations and Proceedings (* presenter) http://toc.proceedings.com/28157webtoc.pdf
27) Raja Jayendiran*, B. Nour, A. Ruimi, “Fluid-structure interaction of superelastic Nitinol stents for endovascular
aortic repair (EVAR): a numerical study”, ASME-IMECE2019-10333, Nov. 8-14, 2019, Salt Lake City (USA)
28) Raja Jayendiran*, B. Nour, A. Ruimi,* : “Influence of Superelastic vs. Shape Memory Effect of Nitinol Stent During
Deployment: a Computational Analysis”, the Third International Computational Science and Engineering
Conference (ICSEC19), Oct 21-22, 2019 Doha (Qatar)
29) Raja Jayendiran, B. Nour, A. Ruimi*, “Fatigue Analysis of Nitinol Stent for Endovascular Aneurysm Repair
(EVAR) Considering Anisotropic Aortic Walls”, 9th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Smart Structures and
Materials (Proceedings SMART2019), July 8-12, 2019, Paris (France)
30) Raja Jayendiran*, B. Nour, A. Ruimi, “Finite element modeling of crimping and sealing of metallic braided stents
for endovascular repair (EVAR)”, ASME-IMECE2018-87025, Nov 9-15, 2018, Pittsburgh (USA)
31) Raja Jayendiran, B. Nour, A. Ruimi*, “ Fatigue Analysis of Nitinol Stent-graft for Endovascular Aortic Aneurysm
Repair (EVAR)”, 13th World Congress in Computational Mechanics, New York City (USA), July 22-27, 2018 (
accepted but did not go)
32) S. Akhter*, J. Bautista*, D. Al Huneidi, S. Ghada, A. Ruimi, ‘Texas A&M University at Qatar Women Mentorship
Program”, EDULEARN10th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, Palma de
Majorca, Spain, July 2-4, 2018 Pages: 9967-9973 ISBN: 978-84-09-02709-5 ISSN: 2340-1117 doi:
10.21125/edulearn.2018.2411
33) R. Jayendiran* and A. Ruimi, “Numerical Modeling of Crack Propagation in Human Aorta”, Proceedings of the
ASME 2017 Nov 3-9, 2017, Florida, USA # IMECE2017-70376
34) I. Breslavski*, E. Tubaldi, M. Amabili, A. Ruimi,” Statics and Dynamics of an Aortic Segment Considering Residual
Stresses”, Proceedings of the ASME 2017, Nov 3-9, 2017, Florida, USA # IMECE2017-72451
35) R. Jayendiran* and A. Ruimi ,“Fluid-structure interaction analysis of hyperelastic shells subjected to blood flow”, 19th International Conference on Finite Elements in Flow (FEF) Problems, 5-7 April, 2017, Rome, Italy
36) H. Lyu*, A. Ruimi, and H. M. Zbib, “Multi-Scale Modeling of Strength and Ductility in Materials with Gradient
Structures”, Proceedings of Material Research Society MRS Spring meeting, March 28, April 1, 2017, Phoenix,
Arizona.
37) M. Hamid, H. Lyu, A. Ruimi, H. M. Zbib, “Designing heterogeneous nano-microstructures to improve mechanical
properties”, Proceeding of Materials Science & Technology ( MS&T) Oct 26, 2016, Salt Lake City, Utah.
38) F. Zhang*, A. Ruimi, A. Kundu, D. Field, “Deformation Texture Analysis and the Relation to Martensite
Morphology of DP Steels”, XXV International Materials Research Congress, Cancun, Mexico, Aug. 14 – 19, 2016. 39) I. Breslavski*, M. Amabili, M. Legrand, A. Ruimi: “Dynamics of statically pre-loaded human aorta”, 24th
International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ICTAM), Montreal, Canada, August 21-26, 2016.
40) H. Lyu*, A. Ruimi, F. Zhang H. Zbib: “A numerical investigation of the effect of texture on mechanical properties
in dual phase steel using a dislocation-based crystal plasticity model”, Proceedings of Materials, Science and
Technology (MS&T), Symposium on Multi scale Modeling of Microstructure Deformation in Material Processing,
Columbus, Ohio, USA, 4-8 Oct. 2015 ISBN 9781510813939, 2015 pp 545-552
41) F. Zhang*, A. Ruimi, D. Field: “Effect of spatial distribution of martensite on strength of dual phase steel”,
Proceedings of Materials Science and Technology (MS&T), Symposium on Advanced Steel Metallurgy: Products
and Processing, Columbus, Ohio, USA, 4-8 Oct. 2015 ISBN: 978-0-873393, 2015, pp 901-908 42) Z. Wang*, A. Ruimi, A. Srinivasa: “Real-time simulation of surgical thread with DVI (discrete variational
integrator) method”, 4th Conference on Computational Mechanics, (CCM 2015), Shanghai, China, 25-27, Aug.
2015
43) F. Zhang*, A. Ruimi, P. C. Wo, D. Field: “Characterization of DP980 Steel by 2-Point Correlation Function and
Relation to Mechanical Properties”, Proceedings of Materials, Science and Technology (MS&T), Orlando, FL, USA,
15-19 March 2015 ??
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44) A. Rao*, A. Ruimi, A. Srinivasa, “Internal loops in torsional response of superelastic SMA wires: an experimental
investigation”, Smart Structures/NDE/SPIE conference, San Diego, USA, 9-13, March 2014
45) A. Ruimi, S. Chohan*, “Experiments of Surgical Threads Subjected to Bending and Torsional Loadings”, 4th
Canadian Conference on Nonlinear Solid Mechanics (CanCNSM2013), Montreal, Canada, July 23-26, 2013
46) S. Nuti, A. Ruimi*, “Modeling Surgical Threads Using the Dynamic Cosserat Equations of Rods", 4th Canadian
Conference on Nonlinear Solid Mechanics(CanCNSM2013), Montreal, Canada, July 23-26, 2013
47) V. Vallala, A. Ruimi and JN Reddy*, “Viscoelastic Analysis of Beams Using a General Third-order Theory with
the Von-Karman Non-linearity”, Proceedings of the Third International Conference in Structural Stability and
Dynamics (ICSSD2012), Jaipur, India, Jan. 3-6, 2012
48) A. Ruimi*, B. M Nour, H. Nouri, S. Abdulla, H. Zahreddine, “Simulations of Surgical Threads Configurations,
Proceedings of the 11th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, July
25-29, 2011
49) A. Ruimi*, Y. Liang, R. M. McMeeking: “MEMS Aluminum Nitride Trampoline Resonators in Pairs and Quads
for Filtering Applications: Computational Performance”, Proceedings of the Eight AES-ATEMA International
Conference on Advances and Trends in Engineering Materials and their Applications, Riga, Latvia, July 11- 15,
2011 ( also in journal )
50) A. Ruimi*, S. Goyal, B. M. Nour: “Interactive Web-based Simulation Tool for Surgical Thread”, Proceedings of
the International Conference on Biological and Biomedical Engineering, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Sept. 23-25,
2009
51) K. Mongkolcheep*, A. Palazzolo, A. Ruimi, R. Tucker: “A Modal Approach for Chaotic Vibrations of a Drillstring”,
Proc. ASME. 48982; Volume 1: 22nd Biennial Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise, Parts A and B, pp
1305-1314. doi: 10.1115/DETC2009-87844, San Diego, USA, August 30-Sept. 2, 2009
52) A. Ruimi*, M. AbdelGawad: “Performance of Female Students in Engineering Statics at Texas A&M University at
Qatar”, Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Engineering Education, Rhodos, Greece, July 22-24,
2009
53) A. Ruimi*, Y. Liang, R. M. McMeeking: “Effect of Geometry on the Performance of MEMS Aluminum Nitride
Trampoline Resonators in Longitudinal Resonance”, Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on
Mechatronics and its Applications (ISMA09), Sharjah, UAE, March 24-26, 2009 (also in journal)
54) A. Ruimi*, Y. Liang, R. M. McMeeking: “Improved Prediction of Electrodes’ Mass-loading Effect on MEMS
FBAR Structure in Longitudinal Resonance”, Proceedings of the ASME 43314 Conference on Smart Materials,
Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, pp 397-402, doi: 10.1115/SMASIS2008-482 SMASIS2008, Ellicott
City, Maryland, USA, Oct. 28-30, 2008
55) A. Ruimi*, Y. Liang, R. M. McMeeking: “UHF aluminum nitride FBAR trampoline-shape resonators with gold-
aluminum electrodes and silicon substrate with through thickness vibrations: computational performance”,
International Conference on Smart Materials, Tangiers, Morocco, April 14-16, 2008 ( also in journal)
Invited lectures
56) “Design and simulations of stents for endovascular aortic repair (EVAR)”, Research Surgery Forum, Hamad
Medical Corporation , Doha, Qatar, April 28, 2019
57) “Stent for aortic endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR): design and simulations”, Faculty Interchange, Texas A&M
University at Qatar, Doha, Qatar, Nov. 21, 2018
58) “Design considerations for stent-grafts in endovascular treatment of aortic aneurysm (EVAR)”, Texas A&M
University, College Station, USA, June 18, 2018
59) “Stent-graft for aortic endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR): Design and simulations”, McGill University,
Montreal, Canada, June 11, 2018
60) “Fluid-structure interaction modeling of human aorta under blood flow and associated complications”, Ecole Mines
Paris-Tech, Sophia-Antipolis, France, March 7, 2018
61) “Fluid–structure interaction (FSI) analysis of human aorta”, 6th TAMUQ Research and Industry Partnership
Showcase, Doha, Qatar, April 20, 2017
62) “Rod and shell structures for biomedical applications”, Tel Aviv University, Israel, June 27, 2016
63) “How does the spatial distribution of martensite in DP Steel affect the performance of my car?” TAMUQ Industry
Showcase, Doha, Qatar, April 12, 2016 (presenter Fan Zhang)
64) “Dynamics of filaments for surgical applications”, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, July 8, 2015
65) “Multiscale characterization of DP980 steels for automotive applications”, Society of Engineering Science (SES)
meeting, Prager Symposium, Purdue, USA, Oct 1-3, 2014
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66) “Simulation Software for Surgical Sutures: Dream or Reality?” 2nd Middle East Conference on Biomedical
Engineering, MECBME14, Doha, Qatar, 17-20, Feb.2014
67) “Towards a Visualization Framework for Interactive Thread Simulations”, 2nd Middle East Conference on
Biomedical engineering, MECBME14, Doha, Qatar 17-20, Feb. 2014 ( presenter M. Fratarcangeli)
68) “Thread Simulations for Biomedical Applications”, University of Roma at Sapienza, Italy, Dec. 19, 2013
69) "Constitutive Modeling of High Temperature Shape Memory Alloys (HTSMAs) Using Cosserat Theory",
Computational Materials Science Session, IIMEC, 2nd Annual Meeting, Doha, Qatar, Feb.21-22, 2011
70) “MEMS Design and Simulations” and “Mechanics of Biomaterials”, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M
University, College Station, USA. Jan. 26, 2007
71) “Designing UHF filters with computational tools”, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Wisconsin at
Madison, USA, March 2006
Posters
72) “A Global Engineer”, S. Akhter, J. Bautista, D. Al Huneidi, S. Ghada, A. Ruimi, Global Symposium, International
Opportunities for TAMUQ students, Nov. 27, 2018 Texas A&M University at Qatar
73) “Women Mentorship Program at Texas A&M University at Qatar”, S. Akhter, J. Bautista, D. Al Huneidi, S. Ghada,
A. Ruimi, Transformative Education Experience (TEE) awardees, Nov 6, 2018 Teaching Week, Texas A&M
University at Qatar
74) “Blood flow profile in aortic aneurysm”, R. Jayendiran, B. M. Nour, A. Ruimi, 2nd ICSE (International
computational Science and Engineering Conference 2017), Doha, 23-24 Oct., 2017
75) “Modeling and analysis of a damaged human aortic segment”, F. Al Alami, R. Jayendiran, B. M. Nour, A. Ruimi,
6th TAMUQ Annual Research and Industry Showcase, Doha, 20 April, 2017
76) “Characterization of DP Steels with Combined EBSD and Nanoindentation Techniques”, F. Zhang, M. AlBaker, M.
Billal, A. Ruimi, D. Field, Materials Science and Engineering Symposium, Doha, March 2016 (also presented at the
TAMUQ Annual Research and Industry Showcase, Doha, 12 April, 2016
77) “Dynamics of filaments for medical applications”, S. Chohan, S. Nuti, A. Ruimi, Materials Science and Engineering
Symposium, Doha, March 17, 2015
78) “Microstructural Analysis of DP980 Steels for Energy Savings: Modeling and Simulations”, A Yaacoub, H. Lyu, ,
A. Ruimi, H. Zbib, TMS and MEMA Middle East - Mediterranean Materials Congress on Energy and Infrastructure
Systems (MEMA 2015) Doha, Jan 12-14, 2015
79) “Microstructural Characterization of DP980 Steels for Energy Savings” O. Desouki, F. Zhang, A. Ruimi, D. Field,
TMS and MEMA Middle East - Mediterranean Materials Congress on Energy and Infrastructure Systems (MEMA
2015), Doha, Jan 12-14, 2015
80) “Superelastic Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) Wires Subjected to Torsional Loading for Dental and Orthopedic
Applications” H. Moussa, A. Rao, S. Chohan, A. Ruimi, A. Srinivasa, TMS and MEMA Middle East -Mediterranean
Materials Congress on Energy and Infrastructure Systems (MEMA 2015), Doha, Jan 12-14, 2015
81) “Experiments of Surgical Threads Subjected to Bending and Torsional Loadings”, S. Chohan, R. Reghunath, A.
Ruimi, 3rd TAMUQ Annual Research and Industry Showcase, Biomedical Engineering Track, QNCC, Doha, 2
April, 2014
82) “Dynamic Simulations of Surgical Threads Subjected to Bending and Torsional Loadings” S. Chohan, R.
Reghunath, A. Ruimi, 3rd TAMUQ Annual Research and Industry Showcase, Biomedical Engineering Track,
QNCC, Doha, 2 April, 2014
83) “Surgical Filaments: Theory, Simulations and Experiments”, S. Chohan, R. Regunath, A. Ruimi, Materials Science
and Engineering Symposium, Qatar University & Texas A&M University at Qatar, Doha, Feb. 18, 2014
84) “Modeling Surgical Stitches Using Cosserat Rod Theory”, S. Chohan, R. Reghunath, A. Ruimi , Junior Scientist
Breakthrough in Biomedical Science, Doha, May 2013 (Third place winner)
85) “Ultra High Strength Steels for Automotive Applications”, A. Ruimi, G. Kridli, D. and H. Zbib, 2nd TAMUQ
Annual Research and Industry Forum, QNCC, Doha, 22 April, 2013
86) “3D Visualization of Looping, Tangling and Knot Formation in Surgical Threads”, H. Zahredine, S. Abdulla, A.
Ruimi, 3rd Annual Visualization Competition, Texas A&M at Qatar, ITS, Doha, April 2011 (2nd place winner)
Research reports to sponsors
o Qatar Foundation, NPRP # 7-032-2-016 reports: Sept. 2015, March 2016, Sept. 2016, March 2017, Sept 2017, June
2018 and Final report (June 2018)
o Qatar Foundation, NPRP # 5-129-4-559 reports: June 2013, Dec 2013, June 2014, Dec. 2014, June 2015, June 2016
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and Final report (June 2016)
o Qatar Foundation, NPRP # 5-353-2-138 reports: April 2013, Oct 2013, April 2014, Oct 2014, April 2015, Dec. 2015
and Final report (Dec. 2015)
o Qatar Foundation, Research Division, Award Dec. 2010 : Annual report Jan. 2012, Jan.2013
o Qatar Foundation UREP 08-067-2-023, reports Nov 2010, and Final report (June 2011)
o NSF IMEEC First Annual Report 2010, Second Annual report 2011 (assisting)
Supervision
Post-doctoral researchers
o Dr. Jayendiran Raja, Nov 2015-April 2018, supported by NPRP #7-032-2-016
o Dr. Hedi Nouri, Dynamics of Cosserat rods, July 2010-June 2011, supported by start-up (university) funds
Assistant researchers
o Shoaib Chohan, June 2012-May 2015, supported by NPRP # 5-353-2-138
o Regetha Regunath, Sept 1-Dec 1, 2015, supported by NPRP # 5-353-2-138
o
Graduate students: MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering awarded at Texas A&M University, College Station,
USA
o Sravani Nuti, “Dynamic Simulations of Elastic Rods for Medical Applications”, Fall 2014, committee
members, JN Reddy (Chair), A. Ruimi (co-chair), A. Srinivasa (member), supported by NPRP # 5-353-2-
138
o Kathira Mongkolcheep, “A Lyapunov Exponent Approach for Identifying Chaotic Behavior in a Finite
Element Based Drillstring Vibration Model”, Fall 2009, committee members: A. Palazzolo (Chair), A.
Ruimi (co-chair), C. Suh ( member), D. Zollinger (member), supported by start-up (university) funds (Note: Funds NPRP # 5-353-2-138 used to support Nuti during her MS studies, Degree awarded Spring ** )
Start-up (university) funds used to support Mongkolcheep during her MS studies. Degree awarded
Partial supervision of graduate (Ph.D.) students, (Main institution in parenthesis)
o Fan Zang (WSU), May 22-July 11, 2013; May 24-July 4, 2014
o Hao Lyu (WSU), May 22-July 11, 2013; May 24-July 3, 2014 (Note: Funds NPRP # 5-129-4-559 used to support Zang and Lyu during their Ph.D. studies, Degrees awarded Spring 2016)
o Zhujiang Wang (TAMU) May 23-july 6, 2013; Feb 15-feb 22, 2014; Nov 28-Dec.18, 2015
o Archana Arbind (TAMU), May 18-July 18, 2014
(Note: Funds NPRP # 5-353-2-138 used to support Wang and Arbind during their Ph.D. studies. Degrees awarded 2017)
Eleonora Tubaldi (McGill), April 1-June 1, 2015,
Alexandros Solomou (Univ. of Patras, Greece), May 1-May 25, 2015, supported by NPRP # 7-032-2-016
Lei Xu (TAMU), May 2-May 31, 2016 (Note: Funds NPRP # 5-353-2-138 used to support Tubaldi and Xu during their Ph.D. studies. Tubaldi degree awarded 2017)
o Aswhin Rao (TAMU), June 1-Aug. 6, 2013 supported by university funds (FRA)
Partial supervision of post-doctoral researcher
o Ivan Breslavski (McGill), March 1-Apr 8, 2016, Jan 20-Feb 17, 2017 supported by NPRP # 7-032-2-016
Undergraduate student researchers: (date of graduation in parentheses) supported by NPRP # 5-353-2-138, NPRP # 5-129-4-559& NPRP #7-032-2-016
o Hussein Zahredine, Shameel Abdulla (S12),
o Zurwa Khan (S13)
o Rahul Ramesh, Regetha Reghunath, Ralston Fernandes (S14)
o Syed Aburahman, Osama Desouky, Abed Elyaacoub, Hassan Moussa (S16)
o Mohammed Al-Baker, Mohammad Bilal (S17)
o Farouk Al Alami (S18)
supported by university funds: (Transformative Educational Experience TEE) o Jerahmeel Bautista, Syeda AlKhter, Dana Al Huneidi, Ghida Dandan, Nourhan Issa
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Senior Design Projects (Spring 2013)
o “Design of a Flywheel Installation and Manipulation Kit”, A. Menon, D. Jonnalagadda, A. Rajan, N. Ibrik
o “Water Bottle Assisted Lift”, Z. Abou Qamar, F. Majid, J. Gangadaran,
o “Vertical Flywheel Installation Device”, L. Ben Ahmed, A. Hamdan, M. Hamdouna, B. Juartiyono
ASME Student Professional Development Competition, April 2013
o “Analysis of a Can Opener”, A. Sumaiti, A. Al-Mannai, A. Marafia, A. Abu-Ghazala, A. Al-Ghanem,
First place winner (Team Presentation Track)
o “Design of a Flywheel Installation and Manipulation Kit”, A. Menon, D. Jonnalagadda, A. Rajan, N. Ibrik,
First place winner (senior Track)
o “Water Bottle Assisted Lift”, Z. Abou Qamar, F. Majid, J. Gangadaran, Third place winner (Seniors Track)
SERVICE
International:
HMC Medical Research Forum, Doha, April 29, 2019, Doha, Qatar, Panelist
HMC's 8th Surgical Research & Innovation Ideas Symposium: Technological Track. Marriott Marquis, Doha 30
Nov. Dec 1, 2018, Panelist & judge
EDULEARN10th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, Palma de Majorca, Spain,
July 2-4, 2018, Session Chair (Mentoring)
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, TX Delta (Qatar) Chapter, Faculty Advisor, July 2017-present
2nd Middle East Conference in Biomedical Engineering(MECBE14), Special Session Organizer (Mechanics of
Filaments for Biomedical Applications), Session Chair, Feb. 2014 Doha (Qatar)
Canadian Conference on Nonlinear Solid Mechanics, July 23-26, 2013, Montreal in collaboration with McGill
University, Session Chair
IIMEC International Institute for Materials for Energy Conversion, 2nd Annual Meeting, Feb 20-22, 2011. Doha,
Qatar. Organizing Committee.
Reviewer for the Emirates Foundation for philanthropy, Research Funding Agency, Abu-Dhabi, UAE.
Reviewer for the 6th International Symposium on Mechatronics and its Applications (ISMA09), March 24-26, 2009,
Sharjah, UAE.
Reviewer for the 2nd Middle East Conference in Biomedical Engineering (MECBE14)
Reviewer for Wiley & Sons Ltd, Publisher, Mechanical Engineering
Reviewer for the ASME Journal of Applied Mechanics (JAM), ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics (JAV),
International Journal for Computational Methods in Engineering Science & Mechanics (IJCMESM), International
Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics (IJSSD), Experimental Mechanics (EXME), Journal of Natural Gas
Science & Engineering (JNGSE), International Journal of Nonlinear Mechanics (IJNLM), International Archives
Orthopedic Surgery, Computational Materials Science, International Journal of Mechanical Science (IJMS),
Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology
University: (TAMUQ)
University Space Committee, appointed, Oct 2019-ongoing
WFF (Women Faculty Forum), Texas A&M University at Qatar, member, Sept 2015-ongoing
WiE Excel (Women in Engineering Excellence) & WMP (Women mentorship Program), Director, appointed Aug.
2017-ongoing
CTL (Center for Teaching and Learning), Advisory Board Member, appointed Aug. 2017-Aug. 2019
AFS (Association of Former Students) Distinguished Achievement Award College Level Teaching Award-,
selection committee, appointed, June 2017
Undergraduate Admissions Interviews April 10, 2017
STEM Fest, Oct 2016
Strategic Planning- Focused Leadership, appointed. Oct 2015-Spring 2016
Annual Research and Industry Showcase committee, Oct. 2014-April 2015
Undergraduate Admissions Interviews April, 2015
QPR, Suicide Prevention, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Feb.12, 2012
10th year Anniversary Committee, member, Jan 2012
Family Day, Feb 13, 2010
Faculty Advisory Council- MEEN representative. Elected, Jan 2009-Jan 2011
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Special assignments:
Report on Travel Policies and Guidelines
Creation of Ombudsperson Officer Position at TAMUQ
Administration of Texas A&M University, Association of Former Student “Distinguished
Achievement Teaching Awards”
Texas A&M at Qatar Student of the Year Award, Sept. 2010
Graduate and Research Council- appointed, January 2009-2011
Strategic Plan, Toward 2015. Student Life Experience Task Force, 2010
Undergraduate Admissions Interviews March 29-April 2, 2009
Undergraduate Student Recruitment, 2007-present
Department
Mechanical Engineering Committees
o MEEN Chair, Search Committee, appointed, Jan. 2019-Dec. 2019
o Mechanical Engineering Program Field Appropriate Sub-Committee (MEEN-FASC), member, elected,
Jan. 2018-Dec. 2018
o MEEN Students Advising 2015- present
o Mechanical Engineering Seminar/Distinguished Speaker Series Committee, 2014-2015, 2016-present
o Faculty Search Committee, Member, 2007-2009, 2012-2013
o Mechanical Engineering Curriculum Committee Fall 2012-2014
o ABET Preparation Committee, Curriculum, Fall 2012-Fall 2014
o Teaching Assistant Evaluation and Assignment Committee, Aug, 2011-June 2013
o Mechanical Engineering Graduates Banquet and Gift, Committee, May 2011
o Outstanding Staff Award Committee, 2010.
o New and Returning Faculty Orientation, 2009-2010.
o Welcome to Mechanical engineering, New Student Orientation 2009-2010
o Mechanical Engineering Advisory Board Meeting, 2008, 2009, 2010.
o Teaching Assistants Search Committee, Member, 2007-2008
o Industry Relations Committee, 2007
o ABET Accreditation Committee, Member, 2007-2008
o Sophomore students, Faculty adviser, Fall 2007-present
o End of semester Course Evaluation form Revision Committee, Fall 2007
o End of semester Laboratory Evaluation form Revision Committee, Fall 2007
Examples of multidisciplinary engagement In research: with Liberal Art program at TAMUQ to investigate the status of female engineers in Qatar ( SEED
grant) Jan . 2020- Dec 2021
In Teaching: MEEN 221- Statics and Particle Dynamics (for Petroleum, Electrical and Chemical Engineering
majors), CVEN 305- Mechanics of Materials (for Mechanical Engineering and Petroleum Engineering majors),
Guest lecturer in Math department (Presentation of engineering problems using math techniques) Oct 2016
In Service: Mechanical Engineering Recruitment activities, Recruitment of Females Students in Mechanical
Engineering- ongoing, WiE Excel (Women in Engineering Excellence), TEE (Transformative Educational
Experience)
With the international community: Collaborator in IIMEC (International Institute for materials and energy
conversion) beginning in its earliest stages (Spring 2008). International effort involving more than 17 Middle-East
and Mediterranean countries. Managed by D. Lagoudas (Aerospace Eng., Texas A&M University, College Station).
Sponsored by NSF, Research activities with US, Sweden, Canada and Qatar
In diversity initiatives: hosting local high school students in partnership with Admissions Office, visiting local school
girls in Doha for Recruitment of Female Students in Mechanical Engineering, participating to on-site visits of high-
schools, designing, launching and managing the WMP (Women Mentorship Program) initiative. Supervision and
sponsorship of female graduate students in engineering
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Other professional outreach
Aggie Life 103, Sept 2017, Jan 2018, Sept 2018, Jan 2019, April 2019, September 2019, December 2019.
Student internship (BMW) selection committee, April 2017
Student internship (Qatar Petroleum) selection committee, April 2017
ASME Student Professional Development Symposium, April 27, 2013, Doha
‘Introducing Dr. Annie Ruimi”, MEEN 381 Seminar, Texas A&M University, Doha, Feb, 19, 2009.
“Mechanics and Medical Simulations”, Mechanical Advisory Board Meeting, Texas A&M University, Doha, Nov.
20, 2008
“What do Mechanical Engineers do?”, Al Bayan School, Doha, Nov. 13. 2007
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
Participation to seminars on teaching and learning 2019
Lunch n’Learn Assessment- best practices Dec. 4, 2019 Lunch n’Learn- Students Devices in the classroom, Nov. 20, 2019 Teaching Week 2019
o Ensuring academic Success at Texas A&M University at Qatar: It takes the Whole Village Keynote Speech by Dr Saundra McGuire, Nov. 3, 2109,
o Teach STEM Students How to Learn: Motivation, Mindset and Metacognition are the Keys, Nov. 4, 2019
o Flash Presentations by faculty winners of 2019 TEE grants A Toolkit for Technical Communication in
Qatar, Engineering Sustainable Peace, 4th Int’l Humanitarian Engineering Workshop, iMajlis: Prototype
Online Platform for an Integrated Learning Community, AMiRA Phase 1 – Aggies Mixed Reality Academy
for Students and Educators, Nov. 6, 2019 o Talk by Dr. Nayef Alyafei, winner of the Distinguished Achievement College-level Award for Teaching
sharing his thoughts on teaching, Nov. 7, 2019
Lunch n’Learn- What Will Students Remember from your Class in 20 Years? Oct. 3, 2019 Lunch n’Learn- How and Why to Conduct Student Peer Reviews Oct 8, 2019 Lunch n’Learn- Student-Faculty Interactions? Aug. 28, 2019 Lunch n' Learn - Are final exams necessary, and if so, how should they be structured? April 23, 2019 Workshop on Project Based Learning (Dr. Jeffrey Froyd), April 8, 2019 Lunch n' Learn – Project- Based Learning (PBL), March 26, 2019 One Book, One community:‘Factfullness’ by Anna Rossling (author), March 21, 2019 Lunch n' Learn – Building your Teaching Network, Feb. 26, 2019 Ripple Effect (CTL)- State of Teaching in College Station, Dr. Heather Wilkinson, Feb 20, 2019 Building a Culture of teaching and Learning, Feb. 18, 2019 Ripple Effect (CTL)-Why Students Cheat and What We Can Do About It, Jan. 27, 2019 Lunch n' Learn – The first week of the semester, Jan.17, 2019
2018 Motivation of Engineering Students in Higher Education, Nov 27, 2018 Teaching Week 2018
o Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology (STEM) Education: Current issues and future directions”, Keynote Speech by Rebecca Brent & Richard M. Felder, Nov. 4, 2108,
o Using AR/VR in higher education and what the future directions for these technologies are by A. Sheharyar, B. Mansoor, and A. Srinivasa, Nov. 5, 2018
o Faculty and teaching staff development: impediments and opportunities Nov 7, 2018 o Talk by Dr. R. Tafreshi, winner of the Distinguished Achievement College-level Award for Teaching
sharing his thoughts on teaching, Nov. 11 Student evaluations of teaching (SETs), Oct 9, 2018 Implementing project-based learning strategies in the classroom” by Michael Schuler (Ripple effect series) Oct. 4,
2018 Teach Students How to Learn, book by Saundra Yancey McGuire and Stephanie McGuire review, Sept.5, 2018 Grading and assessing students- a discussion of current best practice, April 29, 2018 ‘Lecturing’ using book by Nobel Laureate Carl Weiman (Physics 2001), Mar. 3, 2018 Engaging engineering students in teamwork, by Richard Felder and Barbara Oakley. Feb. 11, 2018 One Book, One community:‘A Mind for Numbers’ by Barbara Oakley (author), Jan.31, 2018
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2017
Teaching Week 2017
o Faculty open forum ( Facilitator Dr. M. Bowman) Nov 9, 2017
o A talk by Misty Rudd, winner of the Association of Former Student Teaching Award 2017 Nov 8, 2017 o Poster showcase Transformative Educational Experience (TEE) winners Nov 7, 2017
o Humanitarian engineering panel Nov 6, 2017
o Integrating Creative Inquiry into your Courses, Dr. K. Mehta, Nov 6, 2017 o From Creative Inquiry to Sustainable Impact, Dr. K. Mehta, Nov 5, 2017
o Integrating Creative Inquiry into your courses, TAMUQ, Teaching week, Nov 7, 2017
o Center for Teaching Excellence Faculty Workshop: Interactive Teaching Method, March 19-23, 2017
o Center for Teaching Excellence Faculty Workshop: Teaching Portfolio, March 19-23, 2017
2016
Teaching Week 2016
o Strategies for Student Engagement and Learning, Oct 30-Nov 5, 2016,
o Transformative Educational Experience, Oct 30-Nov 5, 2016,
Crucial Shift (Don’t-Call-Them-Soft) Skills for Faculty Managing Rapid Change”, led by D. Goldberg, March 8,
2016.
Faculty workshop on Academic Integrity and Misconduct, Feb 23, 2016
2015 and before
Educational and Learning Innovation with Technology (ELIT), Flip classrooms by Flit-it Consulting, June 14-15,
2015
Engineering Leaders Conference on Engineering Education Nov 9-11, 2014, Doha Qatar
First Faculty Colloquium on Teaching, Research, and Service Excellence, December 1, 2011
International Workshop Engineering Ethics for a Globalized World, Oct 24-25, 2011
Office of Graduate Studies and Document Processing Presentation , Sept 27, 2011 Faculty Roles and
Responsibilities in Graduate Education, Sept 26, 2011
ABET workshops –Continuous Improvement and Accreditation June 4, 2011
Dale Carnegie training- Building and Leading High Performance Teams, June 1, 2011 ABET Retreat Student
learning Outcomes- Course Learning Outcomes, May 29, 2011
Ethics Workshop Professional Ethics in a Globalized World: Towards a Unified East-West Perspective, May 11-12,
2011
Faculty Development Workshop, Sept 2010, Doha
Great Teachers Retreat, Feb 5- 6, 2010. Doha
Camtasia Training, Oct 28, 2009
Engineering Education in Transition: Oct. 20, 2009 by Skip Fletcher
Teaching from an alternate location,( Emergency Preparedness), Sept 2009
“Engineering ethics: from Preventive Ethics to Aspirational Ethics”, by Charles Ed Harris, Oct 7, 2009
Three-day Faculty Development Workshop, September 1-3, 2009, Doha.
o Topics included: Technology Awareness, Cultural Aspect & Learning Styles, Teaching Portfolio
Your First Years of Teaching-Common Problems and Proven Practice, May 24, 2009.
Hands-on Classroom Instructional Technology, Aug.16, 2007
Teaching Effectiveness Institute Aug. 12-13, 2007
Other Workshops
Creating an Innovation Culture in a Large Engineering Research Enterprise: Commercialization Entrepreneurship
at Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES), B. Haridas, March 20, 2018.
Mediation Training, TAMUQ, May 2017
Developing Engineering Leaders (16 hours), TAMUQ, 9-10 Oct. 2016
Faculty Search Committee Training, TAMUQ, Sept 9, 2016
International workshop on Computational Methods with Applications to Oil and Gas, Doha, Feb. 28-29, 2016
Qatar Intercultural Institute- Negotiating Conflict Across Worldviews, Doha, Qatar May 13, 2015
CTE Workshop: Teaching Methods, TAMUQ, Doha, April 21, 2015
CTE Workshop: FiT – 8 Easy Ways to Integrate Technology in Your Teaching, TAMUQ, Doha, April 20, 2015
Optimization Techniques in Matlab, training course 8-9 Dec 2014 Parallel Computing With Matlab, training course 10-11 Dec 2014 World Congress on Engineering education, QNCC, Doha, Jan, 7-9 2013
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Wise Conference ( World Innovation Summit for Education)-Collaborating For Change, QNCC, Doha, Nov 13-15,
2012
Materials Science and Engineering Symposium (MSE), Texas A&M University at Qatar, Feb 28, 2012
Pumps & Pipes Conference, Collaboration between Qatar Science Technology Park (QSTP) and ExxonMobil, Doha,
April 28, 2011
Materials Science and Engineering Symposium (MSE), Qatar University, Feb 22, 2011
Euromech; Multiscale effects in fatigue of metals, Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France, 7-9 July 2010.
Advances and Applications in Materials Science and Engineering 2nd Meeting (MSE), Qatar University, Feb. 2010.
International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Technology, Bangkok, Thailand, 25-27 Dec 2009.
Texas A&M University at Qatar- Industry Day, Oct 25, 2009
WAVES09 Conference, Pau, France, June 15- 19, 2009
Materials Science and Engineering Meeting (MSE), Qatar University, April 15-16, 2009
Fire Safety Training, Building Operations, Texas A&M University at Qatar, Oct. 2009
Summer School on Multiferroics and Beyond (July 20 – Aug, 1, 2008), University of California, Santa Barbara,
USA.
Summer School on Periodic Structures and Crystal Chemistry (July 27 -Aug 9, 2008), University of California,
Santa Barbara, USA
VECPAR ’08. 8th International Meeting High Performance Computing for Computational Science, June 24-27,
2008. Toulouse, France.
Dimdex Maritime Defence Conference, March 18-19, 2008, Doha
Knowledge Based Industries & Nanotechnology Conference, Feb. 11-12, 2008, Doha
SAFETY
Safety in the teaching and research environment
Bioraft Jan 2017
Safety training program: “Writing an effective process safety assessment (PSA)”, Jan 15, 2015, Doha
Global Harmonized System (GHS) for Hazcom Training (Dec. 2014), Doha
Global Harmonized System (GHS) for Hazcom Training (Nov. 2013), Doha
Fire Safety Training, Building operations (2012), Doha
Microtorsion machine (location Room 264 A). Conformance to safety rules.
HONORS AND AWARDS
TAU BETA PI (National Engineering Honor Society)
SIGMA GAMMA TAU (National Honor Society in Aerospace Engineering)
Reuben H. Fleet/ AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics) Scholarship, San Diego,1994
ARCS Scholar (Achievement Rewards for College Scientists), San Diego, 1994-1995
Women in Engineering Fellowship, University of California, Berkeley, 1995-1999
State of California Research Fund Award, Santa Barbara, 2001-2002
Faculty Fellow in Mechanical Engineering, UCSB, Santa Barbara, 2005-2007
Best Research Program of the Year: Category Computing: “What Do Drillstrings and Surgical Threads Have in
Common?” Qatar Foundation Annual Research Forum, Doha, Dec 13, 2010
Best Faculty in Mechanical Engineering, 2015 Award by the Student Engineers’ Council
Professional Membership
ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers
SWE Society of Women Engineers
Languages: Fluency in French (native), English
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Country of Citizenship: United States of America/ France (dual)
Hobbies: Ballet, cooking and travel
REFERENCES
Prof. Robert M. McMeeking (Former Ph.D. advisor)
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Materials
University of California at Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5130
Phone: (805) 893-8434
Fax: (805) 893-8651
Email: [email protected]
Chancellor Henry T. Yang
Office of the Chancellor/ Department of Mechanical Engineering/
5221 Cheadle Hall
University of California at Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5070
Phone: (805) 893-2231
Fax: (805) 893-8717
Email: [email protected]
Prof. Reza Langari Department of Mechanical Engineering
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-3123
Phone: (979)-845-6918
Fax: (979)-845-3081
email: [email protected]
Prof. David Steigmann
Department of Mechanical Engineering
University of California, Berkeley
6133 Etcheverry Hall, CA 94720
Phone: (510) 643-3165
Email: [email protected]
Appendix
Description of Funded Research Projects
Predicting Accurate Skin Expansion for Cosmetic, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Using Three Dimensional
Finite Element Simulations, Sponsor: Texas A&M University at Qatar, Responsive Research Seed Grant Program.
Collaborative Institutions: Sidra Medicine (Qatar) with Mitchell Stotland (MD) & Owase Jeelani (MD), Jan. 2020-Dec. 2021
(~ $ 200,000)
Description: Skin expansion is a common surgical technique used to generate new skin tissues to cover large wounds or to
replace skin damaged as a result of an illness or injury such as burns (Fig.2) or mastectomy following breast cancer. It is
also indicated to correct facial abnormalities and in some more rare and complex cases, in the separation of conjoined twins
(see Fig.1). The technique involves inserting a silicone balloon of various size and shape (the expander) under the skin and
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muscles of a pre-determined location of the body with healthy tissues (the donor site). The expander can then be inflated with
a saline solution or a gas which will subject the skin to continuous stress and result in extra-skin growth. Once the medical
team judges that the amount of new skin is sufficient, it can be harvested and transplanted into the accepting area (the bed)
to grow its own new cells and blood vessels, provided there are no instance of tissue rejection.(…)
We seek funding to support research activities to narrow the gap in this area. We aim to develop a tool that would help
surgeons determine the expander size and shape during surgical planning. The program will combine advanced modeling
techniques and three dimensional finite element simulations. In addition, the Qatar medical research community (Sidra
Medicine) will be involved at every step. The proposed study is aligned with Qatar National Research Strategies (QNRS)
priority theme, Biomedical & Health track and has direct applications in Child Health and Breast cancer treatment, as
outlined in QNRS Section 2.2.6 and 2.2.1 respectively. (…)
The project has the potential to make significant and meaningful contributions toward a topic of great importance to the
State of Qatar, who has invested $7.9 billion in ultramodern facilities and the retention of unique talents to provide specialized
care to women and children of Qatar, the region and beyond. Additional strengths of the proposed project is that it will utilize
a set of cross-disciplinary expertise (engineering and medicine) already present in Qatar. It will also offer an opportunity
for a graduate student in the newly created Engineering Medicine (EnMed) program at Texas A&M University (Texas), to
work on the problem. Generating preliminary data will likely result in attracting further funding from local skate-holders
(Sidra , Hamad Medical Corporation who have internal grants opportunities, Qatar Ministry of Health, and/or Qatar
Foundation) as well as international support such as manufacturers of expanders (for instance Polytech) and/or
philanthropic organizations (Melinda and Bill Gates Foundation).
How Attractive is the Engineering Profession for Females in Qatar? Sponsor: Texas A&M University at Qatar,
Responsive Research Seed Grant Program, (with S. Hillman, Liberal Art program), Jan 2020-Dec 2021 (~ $ 250,000)
Description: While attracting women to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields has been a
concern in Western countries, female students across the Arab world are dominating most STEM educational programs [1-
2]. Engineering programs in Arab countries like Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Jordan have more than double the
U.S. national average of female students. At Texas A&M University’s international branch campus in Qatar (TAMUQ),
females now make up approximately 49% percent of the student population, thus achieving a male-female student ratio of
almost 1:1. Consequently, STEM education programs in the Arab world are praised for making great strides in gender
equality [4-6]. In fact, the importance given to women’s education in Qatar has actually created what some scholars call a
“reverse gender gap,” since Qatari national women are now overeducated in comparison to national men [3, p. 80].
Despite a high number of female STEM graduates in countries like Qatar though, this does not always translate to
representation and job satisfaction upon entering the workplace. While Qatar has made enormous progress when it comes
to legal and social advancement of women over the past two decades, females (Qatari and non-Qatari) still make up only
14.7% of the entire workforce in Qatar and 63% of Qatari women are inactive in the labor force, compared to only 33% of
men [7-8]. Furthermore, women are still significantly under-represented in engineering fields; females are only 7.8% of the
Qatari oil and gas industry [7]. Additionally, Qatari women are more reluctant to work in the private sector and do not
always find it attractive; they feel that the energy industry needs to offer more flexible work policies in order to attract females
to the sector [7-8] (…)
For this exploratory research project, we will use a multi-method approach, gathering and analyzing data obtained via a
survey, interviews, and focus groups with female engineering students and professionals in Qatar, and the results will
inform the development of our recommendations and workshop materials. In order to examine how attractive the
engineering profession for females is in Qatar, we will develop our data instruments around five guiding research
questions:
1. How attractive are the engineering career paths for females in Qatar?
2. How attractive are the engineering workplace environments and policies for females in Qatar?
3. What are the main challenges that females in the engineering profession in Qatar encounter in their transition from
university to workplace?
4. What hinders the effectiveness or attainment of females working in the engineering profession in Qatar?
Texas A&M University at Qatar, Responsive Research Seed Grants (RRSG) Dr. Sara Hillman June 2019
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5. What are the perceptions of females working in the engineering profession towards the essential skills needed to have a
successful engineering career in Qatar?
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NPRP # 7-032-2-016 Fluid-Structure Interaction of Elastic Shells for Aerospace and Biomedical Applications, Sponsor
Qatar National Research Fund, Collaborative Institutions: McGill University, Canada (Mech. Eng.), Texas A&M University
TX, (Aero. Eng), Weill Cornell Medical College at Qatar (Medicine), 03/01/2015-06/30/2018 $ 857,767.75 (completed)
Description: Shells are light-weight structures made of shell elements, typically curved, and assembled to form large
structures such as aircraft fuselage, spacecraft, rockets, cars, and storage tanks. Shell structures also appear in the form of
membranes in many biological systems such as arteries, the pulmonary passage and veins. In these applications, the
structures have a thickness small compared to the other dimensions and are referred as thin-shells. In addition, they undergo
large displacements and must be analyzed using nonlinear elasticity. Secondly, because the shells are subjected to an external
loading in the form of a fluid flow (i.e. air for aerospace applications and blood for medical applications), it is necessary,
yet not trivial to account for the interaction of the fluid on the structure to fully describe the dynamic behavior of the shells.
This program of research will built on existing theoretical models and will improve the treatment of nonlinear vibrations and
dynamic stability of shells by i) allowing higher-order shear deformation, rotary inertia and thickness variation and, (ii) by
including hyperelasticity and viscoelasticity as material nonlinearities. In particular, we will focus on two problems: i) the
development of an energy-efficient, safe shell-element made of advanced materials (composite, sandwich and/or functionally
graded materials FGM) for aerospace, and oil and gas industries and ii) the study of a biomechanics problem known as
aortic dissection in which a tear in the inner wall of the aorta causes blood to flow resulting in a catastrophic failure. Both
problems will require a numerical and an experimental phase. Numerical codes will use existing lower-order models as a
base and experimental procedures will include sophisticated apparatus such as a Laser Doppler Vibrometer (LDV) placed
in water tunnel as well as wind tunnel facilities. We will also enlist surgeons and other medical professionals to fully
understand the mechanics of dissection and the numerical analysis will predict the risks of rupture due to geometric
imperfections of organs. Other important biomedical applications for the design of shape-memory-alloy (SMA) shells with
fluid interaction are implantable medical device such stents, valves and filters. The program specifically addresses two of
Qatar’s research pillars in the area of i) Energy and Environment and ii) Health. This program will open up ways for Qatar
to be at the forefront of research in nonlinear analysis of shell structures while collaborating with international centers for
the development of new, safe and reliable materials.
TEES (Transformative Educational Experience) Peer-Mentoring Program for Female Engineering Students at Texas
A&M University at Qatar, Sponsor Texas A&M University at Qatar, Oct 2017-June 2018 ~ $50, 000 (completed)
Description: Despite the enormous progress made over the last fifteen years, our female graduates report entering a
workplace that is isolating and hostile, leaving success stories to remain scarce. Lack of role models and rooted gender-bias
are being seen by our female graduates as detrimental to opportunities to advance in the workplace. We seek funding to support activities related to the establishment of a peer-mentoring program. The program will match
female freshmen with upper class female students. The senior students will serve as a support to incoming students for their
new university life, easing the transition from high school, informing them on academic and research opportunities, guiding
them on how to approach faculty and/or educating them on the resources available at TAMUQ (such as the library, Academic
Success Center, Counselling, Student Societies etc.). Tasks associated with this program will include: recruitment of mentors
and mentees (online survey, missions and goals statement), screening applications, mentor and mentees training
(expectations from each), matching phase (age, major, ethnicity, personality) and program evaluation (length and frequency
of meetings, outcomes etc.). In addition to design and development, benefits for the students will encompass communication
and time management skills, networking, and community engagement.
NPRP 5-353-2-138 Surgical Threads Simulations Based on a Novel Information-Theory Approach- Sponsor: Qatar
National Research Fund, Collaborative Institutions: Texas A&M University, TX (Mech. Eng. & Elec Eng.), Weill Cornell
Medical College at Qatar (Medicine), Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden (Eng. & Comp. Science), 10/2012-
12/2015, $1,032,559.46 (completed)
Description: Texas A&M University at Qatar in partnership with surgeons from Cornell Weill Medical School at Qatar is
proposing a research program aimed at creating a physics-based software that will predict the deformation of surgical
threads when subjected to conditions commonly encountered during surgery. Of particular interest is be the study of thread
tangling, a non-linear and dynamical process detrimental to surgeons during knot formation. The software will use the
Cosserat theory of elasticity, a theory particularly suited to describe long and thin flexible structures (rods) just as those of
surgical threads which take spiral-type configurations in addition to bend and twist. The uniqueness of the proposed work is
that it will based on a novel discrete optimization-based dynamic programming technique originally developed for
information theoretic problems related to text strings and which will have the potential to reduce the computing time. We
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also plan an experimental phase on bending and twisting deformations of threads to validate the data with the simulations.
The proposed research is interdisciplinary in nature with experts drawn from mechanical and electrical engineering,
computer graphics and the medicine. The outcomes of this research will help fill the gap in the area of medical simulations
which lag far behind simulations in other fields. The software will train a new generation of medical school students and will
have the potential to diversify Qatar’s economy.
NPRP 5-129-4-559 Multiscale Investigation of the Relationship between the Microstructure and Deformability for
New Generation Ultra High Strength Multi-Phase Steels for Automotive Applications- Sponsor: Qatar National
Research Funds, Collaborative Institution: Washington State University 1/2013-6/2016, $1,016,997.46- completed
Description: The ever increasing cost of energy coupled with environmental concerns, have lead the automotive industry to
consider various energy saving measures. Among them, reduction of the vehicle weight is one of the most effective, provided
that stringent safety regulations are maintained. Accordingly, the industry world-wide has been adopting various types of
advanced high strength steels (AHSS) which, when properly designed, can have both high strength and ductility. AHSS
achieve their strength by a combination of factors: grain refinement, solid solution strengthening and precipitation hardening
(PH), transformation strengthening and grain boundary strengthening. Although recent advances have demonstrated the
feasibility of using AHSS, there is a lack of fundamental understanding of the driving mechanisms for ductility/formability,
strength and fracture/crash-worthiness and how they relate to the underlying microstructure, as well as lack of material
models that relate properties to the microstructure. The objectives of this proposed work are: 1) to investigate AHSS steel
(with emphasis on DP and PH) by an integrated multiscale experimental and modeling approach to understand the local
deformation mechanisms, 2) to identify the appropriate mechanical and microstructural properties that have significant
influence on the local deformations and 3) to develop fundamental understandings on key mechanical properties and
microstructure features influencing the local formability.
What Do Drillstrings and Surgical Threads Have in Common? Sponsor: Qatar Foundation Research Division, “Best
Research Program of the Year: Category Computing” awarded Dec. 2010- $100,000.00- (completed)
Description: Drillstrings used in oil and gas operations are long circular columns approximately 3 to 5 km long, 30 to 50
cm in diameter while surgical threads are typically 75 cm to 1 m long and 0.5 to 1 mm thick depending on the type of surgery,
so both share the characteristic of having a diameter to length ratio on the order of 10-3. Drillstring operators need to
constantly monitor the position of the drilling apparatus as excessive vibrations can lead to sudden equipment failure.
Likewise, a surgeon would want to avoid thread tangling, a non-linear and dynamical process particularly detrimental during
knot formation. The elementary Euler-Bernoulli or even the Timoshenko beam theory is insufficient to predict the correct
configuration of these structures which will coil, i.e. twist around their own axis in addition to bend and twist. Instead we
will use finite element computational tools using the less known Cosserat theory of rods. In the case of surgical thread, the
goal of our research program is the development of a software that will be used by medical school students to practice the
task of surgical suturing so the program’s immediate benefits are pedagogical and also in line with the Qatar Sidra project
to offer state of the art medical training. In the case of drillstrings dynamics, the objective of our program is to understand
the interactions between the vibration sources and drillstring-BHA responses and to offer “real time” assistance to drilling
rig operators by developing an advanced dynamics simulation software (ADDSS). With such high associated operational
costs, the anticipated benefits of the program are clearly economical. By engaging simultaneously in these two research
programs, we hope to demonstrate that the Cosserat rod theory is a powerful tool that can be used to solve a wide range of
applications that may appear very distant otherwise.
UREP 08-067-2-023 Experiments of Surgical Threads Subjected to Bending and Torsional Loading, Sponsor: Qatar
National Research Fund, Undergraduate Research Experience Program 8th cycle. Collaborative institutions: Weill Cornell
Medical College at Qatar, University of Roma at Sapienza, 6/ 2010-6/ 2011, $ 20,000.00 (completed)
3D Visualization of Looping, Tangling and Knot Formation in Surgical Threads, Sponsor: Texas A&M University at
Qatar, Information Technology Services & Qatar Foundation, Collaborative institutions: Weill Cornell Medical College at
Qatar, University of Roma at Sapienza, April 2011, $12,000.00 (completed)
Description: We seek to take advantage of Texas A&M University at Qatar powerful 3D Immersive Visualization Facility
(IVF) to help us capture important features of surgical thread such as looping and torsional collapse and to look for clues
or anomalies beyond those who could traditionally be displayed on a flat screen.
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Award # 0844082 International Institute for Multifunctional Materials for Energy Conversion (IIMEC), Sponsor:
National Science Foundation, Director: D. C. Lagoudas, TAMU, Aero. Eng., (A. Ruimi, International Collaborator),
9/1/2009-8/31/2013, $4.8 M (completed)
Description: Texas A&M University, in partnership with Georgia Institute of Technology, the University of Houston and
international research collaborators at universities in North Africa, the Middle East and Mediterranean countries propose
to establish an International Materials Institute focusing on transformative research in multifunctional materials exhibiting
strong coupling among different fields, resulting in various forms of energy conversion. The rationale for the International
Institute for Multifunctional Materials for Energy Conversion (IIMEC) is that Middle-Eastern and Mediterranean countries
are of increasing importance for the global economy, confluence of cultures, and vital for international stability. The
materials scientific challenges of importance to these countries are similar to the US, mostly related to energy conversion,
storage, transmission and transportation. IIMEC’s geographical focus on North Africa, the Middle East and the
Mediterranean will bring this region into the Materials World Network. The participant countries are poised to contribute
to the international research enterprise: they have under-utilized human resources and a strong upcoming young population;
there are well-trained scientific communities and advanced research facilities scattered throughout the region; and many of
their researchers have strong theoretical and computational backgrounds. Combining this expertise and human resources
with the multidisciplinary research experience of the US participants, excellent experimental materials facilities at Texas
A&M and Georgia Tech, and well-planned guidance in research will result in enhanced connections between the US and this
region.