Professional Honors

2009		Distinguished Service Award, Department of Mechanical Engineering Advisory Board.
2008		Service Award, Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering, UNLV.
2008		Outstanding Advancement of Engineering in Southern Nevada Award, ASME Silver State Section.
2004	Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
2002	Tau Beta Pi Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award.
2001	Tau Beta Pi Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award.
2000	Recognized at the Regents Outstanding Reception, February 10, 2000.
1999	Recognized at the UNLV Runnin’ Rebel Game of November 28, 1999.
1999	Board of Regents Recognition of an Outstanding Faculty Member
1999	*Listed in "Who's Who in Science and Engineering,"* 5^th Edition.**
1998	Outstanding Teacher, Department of Mechanical Engineering.
1998	Tau Beta Pi Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award
1996	College of Engineering Distinguished Teaching Award.
1995	Outstanding Teacher, Department of Mechanical Engineering.
1993	Outstanding Teacher, Department of Mechanical Engineering.
1984	Academic Scholarship, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Department, Arizona State University.
1980	B. Sc. with the Degree of Honor (equivalent to Magna Cum Laude).
1976‑80	Excellence Prize, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, Egypt.