Links:

GVSU

Admission to GVSU

School of Engineering

     BSE Programs

     MSE Programs

Blackboard

Wael A. Mokhtar, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

School of Engineering

Grand Valley State University

301 West Fulton Street, KEN 136

Grand Rapids, MI 49504

Phone: (616) 331-6015
Fax:     (616) 331-7215

E-Mail: mokhtarw@gvsu.edu

Education:

Ph.D. Department of Aerospace Engineering, Old Dominion University, 2006

M.S Department of Mechanical Engineering, Alexandria University, 2001

B.S Department of Mechanical Engineering, Alexandria University, 1994

Experience:

• Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan
  Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering,                                                   2012-Present
  Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering,                                                     2009-2012
• Lake Superior State University, Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan
  Assistant Professor/ Program Coordinator of Mechanical Engineering,                  2005-2009
• Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia
  Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Aerospace Engineering,                    2001-2005
• Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
  Graduate Teaching/Research Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering,    1997-2001
• Asuit University, Asuit, Egypt
  Graduate Teaching/Research Assistant, Department of Mechanical Engineering,    1996-1997

Research Interests:

• Semi-Trucks Drag Reduction
• Pickup Trucks Aerodynamics
• Wind Energy
• CFD Applications.
• Racecar Aerodynamics.
• Jet Flow.
• Wind Tunnel Testing.
• Wind Tunnel Boundary Correction.
• High Lift Airfoil.
• Fluid/Structure Interaction.
• Teaching Methods.

Honors and Awards:

• Outstanding Senior Project of the Year Awards, School of Engineering, Grand Valley State University, 2012
• Best Presentation  and Best Technical Content Awards, ASME, District B, SPDC Conference, 2011
• Outstanding Senior Project of the Year Award, School of Engineering, Grand Valley State University, 2011
• Outstanding Senior Project of the Year Award, School of Engineering, Grand Valley State University, 2010
• Best Paper Award by ASEE NC Conference, 2009.
• Supplemental Dissertation Stipend Award by Old Dominion University,  2005.
• Faculty Excellence Award in Aerospace Engineering by Old Dominion University, 2004.
• Machine Award by Alexandria University, Mechanical Engineering Dep. Egypt, 1994.
• Dr. Sorour Award by Alexandria University, Mechanical Engineering Dep. Egypt, 1994.

Professional Societies:

• West Michigan Senior Section Chair, ASME: American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
• Director/Board Member: Design in Engineering Education Division (DEED), ASEE.
• Student Section Advisor: SAE: Society of Automotive Engineering.
• Member, ASEE: American Society of Engineering Education.
• Member, SAE: Society of Automotive Engineering.
• Member, ASME: American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
• Senior Member, AIAA: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
• Reviewer, ASME: American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
• Reviewer, SAE: Society of Automotive Engineering.
• Reviewer, ASEE: American Society of Engineering Education.
• Reviewer: International Journal of Learning.
• Reviewer: International Journal of Aerodynamics.
• Reviewer: Journal Automobile Engineering .
• Reviewer: Journal of Aerospace.
• Reviewer: Journal of Renewable Energy.
• Reviewer: ASME Journal of Fluids Engineering.
• Reviewer: ASME Transaction Journal of Fluid Engineering.