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Dr. Michel Barsoum

Distinguished Professor

Email: barsoumw@drexel.edu

Office: LeBow 445
Phone: 215.895.2338

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Education

  • Ph.D., MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, June 1985
    Degree in Ceramics from Department of Materials Science and Engineering
  • M.Sc., UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ROLLA, ROLLA, MO., June 1980
    Degree in Ceramics Engineering, Department of Ceramic Engineering
  • B.Sc., AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO, CAIRO, EGYPT, February 1977
    Department of Materials Engineering; Highest honors

Professional History

  • DREXEL UNIVERSITY, Philadelphia, PA., Sept. 1999-present
    Distinguished Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering
  • University of Poitiers, Poitiers, France, June & July 2003
    Visiting Professor
  • MAX-PLANCK INSTITUTE, PML, Stuttgart, Germany, Sept. 2000-2001
    Sabbatical Leave
  • DREXEL UNIVERSITY, Philadelphia, PA, Sept. 1997-1999
    Professor, Department of Materials Engineering
  • MAX-PLANCK INSTITUTE, FKF, Stuttgart, Germany, Sept. 1993-94
    Sabbatical Leave
  • DREXEL UNIVERSITY, Philadelphia, PA, Sept. 1985-99
    Assistant and Associate Professor, Department of Materials Engineering

Honors and Awards

  • University Research/Scholarship Award, Drexel University, 2007 (Inaugural award).
  • Academician, World Academy of Ceramics, 2006.
  • Fellow, American Ceramic Society, 2005.
  • Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering, 2005-2006 Edition.
  • Outstanding Service Award, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 2006.
  • Outstanding Teaching Award, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 2005.
  • Outstanding Research Award, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 2003.
  • Visiting Professorship, U. of Poitiers, Poitiers, France, 2003.
  • Outstanding Research Award, College of Engineering, Drexel University, 2003.
  • Research Scholar Award, Drexel University, 2001.
  • Alexander von Humboldt-Max Planck Society Prize for Senior US Scientists, 2000.
  • Distinguished Professor, Drexel University, 1999.






Last updated Friday, June 06, 2008