Hussein M. Zbib
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Hussein M. Zbib is a professor of mechanical and materials science engineering at Washington State University
, where he has also served as Director of the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, and Director of the Computational Mechanics and Materials Laboratory. His research expertise is in the area of thermo-mechanical behavior and properties of solids. He is recognized for his work on the theory of dislocation
dynamics and defects in metals. Currently, he is the Editor of the "Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology".
Zbib received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Mechanics from Michigan Technical University in 1987. He joined the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Washington State University
in 1988.
Washington State University
Washington State University is a public research university based in Pullman, Washington, in the Palouse region of the Pacific Northwest. Founded in 1890, WSU is the state's original and largest land-grant university...
, where he has also served as Director of the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, and Director of the Computational Mechanics and Materials Laboratory. His research expertise is in the area of thermo-mechanical behavior and properties of solids. He is recognized for his work on the theory of dislocation
Dislocation
In materials science, a dislocation is a crystallographic defect, or irregularity, within a crystal structure. The presence of dislocations strongly influences many of the properties of materials...
dynamics and defects in metals. Currently, he is the Editor of the "Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology".
Zbib received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Mechanics from Michigan Technical University in 1987. He joined the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Washington State University
Washington State University
Washington State University is a public research university based in Pullman, Washington, in the Palouse region of the Pacific Northwest. Founded in 1890, WSU is the state's original and largest land-grant university...
in 1988.
Honors
- 2002 Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical EngineersAmerican Society of Mechanical EngineersThe American Society of Mechanical Engineers is a professional body, specifically an engineering society, focused on mechanical engineering....
- 2003 Computational Mechanics Achievement Award – Hussein M. Zbib
- 2004 Member of the Academy of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
- 2006 Member of the Lebanese Academy of SciencesLebanese Academy of SciencesThe Lebanese Academy of Sciences, known officially by its French name "Académie des Sciences du Liban ," is a learned society founded by a decree of the Government of the Republic of Lebanon in August 2007 with the aim of contributing to the growth, invigoration, and dissemination of the sciences...