Nael Barakat
Nael Barakat is a Kuwaiti mechanical engineer.
Educational and career[edit]
Barakat earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Kuwait University in 1989. He subsequently moved to Canada to pursue a master's degree and doctorate in the same subject, from Concordia University in 1996, and McMaster University in 2000, respectively. Barakat began his teaching career as an assistant professor at Lake Superior State University in the United States, then joined the Grand Valley State University faculty until moving to Texas A&M University in 2016. After leaving TAMU, Barakat held a professorship at the University of Texas at Tyler.[1][2]
In 2012, Barakat was elected to the World Federation of Engineering Organizations Anti-Corruption Committee.[3] In 2022, he began serving a four-year term on the U.S. Fulbright Specialist Program Roster.[4] The following year, Barakat was elected chair of the National Engineering Ethics Board.[5][6]
Awards and honors[edit]
Barakat was elected a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2010.[7] The ASME awarded Barakat the Edwin F. Church Medal in 2020.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Curriculum Vita NAEL BARAKAT, Ph.D. P.Eng. ASME-Fellow" (PDF). University of Colorado Colorado Springs. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Nael Barakat (Board Member)". National Institute for Engineering Ethics. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ Twilley, Leah (15 February 2012). "Barakat joins international engineering committee". Grand Valley State University. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "UT Tyler Professor Nael Barakat Named To U.S. Fulbright Specialist Program Roster". University of Texas at Tyler. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "UT Tyler professor elected Chair of National Engineering Ethics Board". Jacksonville Progress. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "UT Tyler professor elected chair of National Engineering Ethics Board". Tyler Morning Telegraph. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Fellows: The ASME Fellow: A Membership Grade of Distinction". American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ^ "Edwin F. Church Medal". American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- Living people
- Kuwait University alumni
- McMaster University alumni
- Concordia University alumni
- Grand Valley State University faculty
- Texas A&M University faculty
- University of Texas at Tyler faculty
- Lake Superior State University faculty
- Fellows of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Kuwaiti emigrants to the United States
- Engineers from Texas
- Kuwaiti engineers
- Engineers from Michigan