R&D Associate Mahmoud Assaad Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Simulation Technology PO Box 3531 Akron, OH USA 44309 Email: mahmoud.assaad@goodyear.com Biographical Sketch: Mahmoud Cherif Assaad In 1983 he received a Ph.D. from Iowa state university with Engineering Science & Mechanics as a Major and Applied Mathematics as a minor He was an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Civil Engineering Department at the University of Akron, Ohio where he taught a graduate course on Boundary Element Method. He also was a lecturer at The University of Toledo, Ohio. He is author of 16 publications. Co-author of the Composite segment of The Pneumatic Tire book. Taught short courses on Plastics and Elastomers in Engineering Design in Pisa-Italy, Mersh-Luxembourg, Garmish-PartenKirchen and Hamburg Germany. Invited speaker to the Gordon conference on Fibers science. Recipient of the special Achievement Award from NASA for his meritorious accomplishments, dedicated work, and special efforts. Winner of the 2008 Create the future design contest in the machinery/equipment category Holds over 45 patents |