Department Seminar Series

Fall 2026 seminar schedule, calendar, and flyers

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Upcoming Seminars

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  Rheological Assessment of Plastic Composites: Advancing Lebanese Circularity, One PCR/PIR at a Time
  November 11, 2026 · Dr. Elie Mahfoud, Polymer Technical & Development Specialist, PACT (INDEVCO Plastics)
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  Beyond Black Boxes: Learning Nonlinear Dynamics from Data Using Spectral Submanifold Theory
  November 26, 2026 · Dr. Ahmed Amr Morsy, Postdoctoral Researcher, Nonlinear Dynamics Group, Institute for Mechanical Systems, ETH Zurich
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  Title to be announced
  Date to be announced · Mhamad Mahdi Alloush, PhD, Computational Mechanics Lab, Department of Mechanical Engineering, American University of Beirut
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  Title to be announced
  Date to be announced · Danilo Ciliberti, PhD, Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
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  Title to be announced
  Date to be announced · Professor Charbel Tawk, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Lebanese American University (LAU)
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  Title to be announced
  Date to be announced · Dr. Ralph Lteif, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Department of Computer Science and Mathematics, Lebanese American University (LAU)

Past Seminars

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  Advancing EAF Performance: MHD Modelling from Micro-Scale Simulations to Industrial-Scale Applications
  October 22, 2026 · Mohamad Al Nasser, Researcher, Department of Metallurgy, Montanuniversität Leoben, Austria
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  The 7th International Conference on Efficient Building Design — Materials & HVAC Equipment Technologies
  October 8, 2026 · ASHRAE Lebanese Chapter, Co-hosted with the Munib & Angela Masri Institute of Energy and Natural Resources and the Department of Mechanical Engineering, American University of Beirut
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  Inverse Modal Analysis for Structural Health Monitoring: Applications and Pitfalls
  September 24, 2026 · Chrystal Chern, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, UC Berkeley
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  From Engineering to Industry: Careers, Innovation, and the Road Ahead
  September 17, 2026 · Elie Ghossain, Manager, Supply Chain for AI Programs, Tesla (Palo Alto, California)
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  The Symphony of Gyrations Producing Steady Motions of a Hula Hoop: Insights from a Network Analysis
  September 10, 2026 · Theresa Honein, Assistant Professor and CAMS Fellow, American University of Beirut (AUB)
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  Multiscale modeling of the nonlinear elastic behavior of two-dimensional materials
  March 26, 2026 · Dr. Serge R. Maalouf, Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial and Mechanical Engineering, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon
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  Remote Sensing and Google Cloud Computing Platforms: Applications in Lebanon
  February 10, 2026 · Prof. Mohamad M. Awad, Research Director, National Council for Scientific Research, Lebanon (also teaches part-time Bachelor's and Master's remote sensing, GIS, and computer science courses at the Lebanese University)
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  Wind Turbine Control with Integral Quadratic Constraints
  January 28, 2026 · Dany Abou Jaoude, Assistant Professor and CAMS Fellow, American University of Beirut (AUB)
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  Nine Must-Have Tools for Efficient, Effective Research
  January 21, 2026 · Mr. Khaled Noubani, Head of the Engineering and Architecture Library, American University of Beirut (AUB)
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  Ad Astra: Navigation with Megaconstellation LEO Satellites
  January 15, 2026 · Professor Zak Kassas, TRC Endowed Chair in Intelligent Transportation Systems and Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The Ohio State University (OSU); Director, U.S. DOT Center CARMEN (Center for Automated Vehicle Research with Multimodal AssurEd Navigation)
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  From Basics to Innovation: The Journey of Electronics Cooling
  October 16, 2025 · Dr. Mohammed Amer, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Palestine Technical University – Kadoorie
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  Mechanical Behaviour of Metal-Organic Framework Monoliths with Enhanced Fracture Toughness
  September 25, 2025 · Mr. Mounir El Skafi, DPhil Candidate, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford (Multifunctional Materials and Composites (MMC) Lab, led by Prof Jin-Chong Tan)
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  Non-Destructive Assessment of Chloride Ingress in Concrete Using Short-Wave Infrared Hyperspectral Imaging and MLP-Based Resistivity Prediction
  September 11, 2025 · Ms. Nura Habbaba, PhD Student, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, American University of Beirut
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  Exploring the intersections of music, math and machines
  August 28, 2025 · Dr. Joseph Bakarji, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Artificial Intelligence, American University of Beirut (AUB)
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  Explicit analysis of a planar Timoshenko beam: Pure shear follower load example
  August 25, 2025 · Dr. Marwan Hariz, Assistant Professor, Centre des Études Supérieures Industrielles (CESI Engineering School)