Education
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 2004
M.S., Mathematics, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 2002
M.S., Applied Mechanics, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 1999
M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, 1995
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, The American University in Cairo, 1994
Professional Experience
2007-Present, Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder
2005-2007, Research Associate, Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge
2004-2005, Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Awards (selected)
Robert J. Melosh Medal for Best Student Paper on Finite Element Analysis (2005)
1st Prize, Student Paper Competition, Society of Engineering Science (2003)
Distinguished Achievement Award, College of Engineering, University of Michigan (2002)
Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor Award, Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan (2001)
Research Interests
Theoretical and computational dynamics of materials and structures; dispersive and nonlinear dynamics; periodic systems, disordered systems; phononic crystals; vibrations and wave propogation, thermal transport in crystals, discrete dislocation dynamics; multiscale methods, design and optimization.
Publications (selected)
Hussein, M.I., Hulbert, G.M. and Scott, R.A., “Dispersive Elastodynamics of 1D Banded Materials and Structures: Analysis," Journal of Sound and Vibration, 289, 779-806, 2006.
Hussein, M.I., Hamza, K., Hulbert, G. M., Scott, R.A. and Saitou, K., “Multi-Objective Evolutionary Optimization of Periodic Layered Materials for Desired Wave Dispersion Characteristics,” Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization, 31, 60-75, 2006.
Hussein, M.I. and Hulbert, G.M., “Mode-Enriched Dispersion Models of Periodic Materials within a Multiscale Mixed Finite Element Framework,” Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, 42, 602-612, 2006.
McGaughey A.J.H., Hussein, M.I., Landry E.S., Kaviany, M. and Hulbert, G.M., "Phonon Band Structure and Thermal Transport Correlation in a Layered Diatomic Crystal," Physical Review B, 74, 104304, 2006.
Hussein, M.I., Borg, U., Niordson, C.F. and Deshpande, V.S., “Plasticity Size Effects in Voided Crystals,” Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 56, 114-131, 2008.
