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Faculty Profile

Ahmed Al-Ostaz

Ctr for Graphene Research & Innovation
Brevard Family Chair and Professor of Civil Engineering and Director of the Center for Graphene Research and Innovation
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207 B Carrier Hall
University, MS 38677
(662) 915-5364
alostaz@olemiss.edu
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Joined UM: January 1, 2002

Areas of Expertise

  • ADVANCED MATERIALS/ NANO TECHNOLOGY
  • CIVIL ENGINEERING
  • MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
  • MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, COMPOSITE MATERIALS RESEARCH, PULTRUSION
  • MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, COMPUTATIONAL NUMERICAL MODELING OF FLUID MECHANICS AND HEAT TRANSFER
  • MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, FINITE ELEMENT MODELING
  • MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, NANO-TRIBOLOGY IN DESIGN
  • NANOTECHNOLOGY

Brief Bio

Dr. Ahmed Al-Ostaz is Professor of Civil Engineering and Brevard Family Endowed Chair at University of Mississippi. He joined the faculty members at Ole Miss in January, 2002. Before coming to Ole Miss, Dr. Al-Ostaz was a Visiting Assistant Professor at Composite Materials and Structures Center and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Mechanics at Michigan State University. Dr. Al-Ostaz's primary teaching interests are in structural mechanics. His research interests are in micro and macro mechanics of composite materials, elasticity and fracture mechanics, computational and experimental mechanics, impact dynamics, nano-structured - materials, and repair and rehabilitation of concrete structures.

Degrees

BS
Civil Engineering
King Fahd Univ. of Petroleum Minerals (1987)
MS
Civil Engineering
King Fahd Univ. of Petroleum Minerals (1991)
PhD
Mechanical Engineering
Michigan State University (1996)

Committee Memberships

Engineering Faculty Advisory Council
Ad Hoc Committee
School of Engineering Admin. Council
Other Kind of Committee

Awards

School of Engineering Outstanding Teacher of the Year
2006
School of Engineering, Junior Faculty Research Award
2010
School of Engineering, Senior Faculty Research Award
2012
School of Engineering Outstanding Teacher of the Year
2013
School of Engineering Outstanding Teacher of the Year
2022