Assistant Professor

Mohamad El-Zein, PhD

Dr. El-Zein is a professor in the Engineering Department teaching core engineering classes as well as upper-level mechanical engineering courses.

His specialties are in materials, design, and simulations.

Contact Mohamad El-Zein for information on Mechanical Engineering

Hayes Hall 215

563-333-6485

ElZeinMohamadS@sau.edu

Education and Training

Introduction to Engineering
- An introduction to engineering concepts, the engineering design process, critical thinking, analysis, and the role of ethics. The course addresses some of the confounding issues facing engineers and problem solvers. A significant design project is completed in groups.
Manufacturing Engineering
- Fundamentals of manufacturing processes including founding processes, machining, forming, and assembly. Provides knowledge and ability to apply computer-aided manufacturing technology as a cost-effective strategy. Two hours of lecture per week.
Material Science
- Introduction to the structure of metals, polymers and ceramics. Examination of the crystal structure and imperfections in metals, as well as mechanical, physical, and chemical properties and failure mechanisms of materials. Phase equilibrium diagrams will be presented and heat treatment principles discussed. Engineering applications will be emphasized.
Engineering Statics
- Vector and scalar treatment of forces. Resultants, equilibrium friction, centroids, moments and products of inertia, external and internal forces. Applications to pulleys, trusses, frames, beams, friction.
Engineering Design Lab
- A laboratory course in which students design mechanical devices or systems. Projects will be completed in multidisciplinary teams. Students will learn team work, project management, technical communication, design, and social responsibility.

Strength of Materials
- Plane stress, plane strain, stress-strain relationships, and elements of material behavior. Elements of stress and deformation analysis applied to members subject to centric, torsional, flexural and combined loadings. Elementary considerations of theories of failure, buckling, repeated and impact loads.
Machine Design
- Fundamental characteristics of basic mechanical components, and methodologies for analysis, selection, and synthesis of components into a mechanical system. Introduction to the engineering design and decision-making process. Examination of stress and failure modes.
Senior design
- A significant project involving design or re-design of an operational product in either an industrial or a service setting. As a minimum, students will consider objectives and criteria, resources, interface with other functional areas, constraints, alternatives and operational specifications. A written report will be prepared by the student. Designs may include HVAC or device-based projects. Writing intensive.

Professional Membership

Honors and Awards

Presentations