Dr. Michel Barsoum

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.