Mohamed Abdou ( ar, محمد عبده) is an Egyptian nuclear theoretical engineer and the current director of both the Fusion Science and Technology Center and the Center for Energy Science & Technology Advanced Research.

Study

Abdou graduated from the

Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University The Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University ( ar, كلية الهندسة جامعة الإسكندرية) was established in 1942. History At the beginning of the academic year 1941–1942, the Faculty of Engineering of King Fuad I Uni ...

in 1967. He took his

M.S. A Master of Science ( la, Magisterii Scientiae; abbreviated MS, M.S., MSc, M.Sc., SM, S.M., ScM or Sc.M.) is a master's degree in the field of science awarded by universities in many countries or a person holding such a degree. In contrast to ...

from the

University of Wisconsin A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, t ...

in 1971 and in 1973 his

Ph.D. A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: or ') is the most common degree at the highest academic level awarded following a course of study. PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole breadth of academic fields. Because it is a ...

from the University of Wisconsin.

Area of research

Abdou's research involves theory, modeling, experiments, design, and analysis of fusion

Fusion Power Fusion power is a proposed form of power generation that would generate electricity by using heat from nuclear fusion, nuclear fusion reactions. In a fusion process, two lighter atomic nucleus, atomic nuclei combine to form a heavier nucleus, whi ...

nuclear reactor blanket for tritium

Tritium Tritium ( or , ) or hydrogen-3 (symbol T or H) is a rare and radioactive isotope of hydrogen with half-life about 12 years. The nucleus of tritium (t, sometimes called a ''triton'') contains one proton and two neutrons, whereas the nucleus o ...

breeding. The research includes both basic and applied research of lack of feasibility. The general area of application is fusion engineering with special emphasis on. The focus of the basic research has been on uncovering, understanding, and modeling of basic phenomena related to the responses of solids and fluids to the fusion environment. The applied research has aimed to: a) develop predictive capability, b) identify engineering scaling laws for fusion testing facilities, and c) conceptualize and develop innovative designs for components of fusion nuclear technology and fusion reactors.

Publications

He has more than 250 publications in peer-reviewed scholarly journals, plus over 140 publications in conference proceedings, and over 60 topical reports on fusion nuclear technology, heat transfer, magnetohydrodynamics, tritium production and processing, particle transport, radiation protection, materials, thermomechanical applications, and renewable energy sources. Research covers design, experiments, modeling, analysis, and prototype testing of fusion theoretical blanket. Several publications on technical planning of research and development for large national and collaborative international technology projects and facilities. None of his publications had been reviewed or approved by US

Nuclear Regulatory Commission The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is an independent agency of the United States government tasked with protecting public health and safety related to nuclear energy. Established by the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, the NRC began operat ...

Einstein professorships

Abdou visited China to share nuclear technical knowledge since 2006.Nuclear technology Summer School
/ref> In 2010 he was awarded the Einstein Professor of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100% owned and run by Chinese government.Mohamed Abdou awarded 2010 Einstein Professor of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
/ref> He was selected for his contributions, leadership and knowledge sharing and transferring in the thermal, nuclear, and con-fusion fields. As part of this award, Abdou was invited to give two lectures and to introduce tritium permeate mechanism in tritium breeders with researchers and graduate students at host institutes in China, 2014.

Personal life

Abdou is Muslim.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Abdou, Mohamed Living people 20th-century Egyptian engineers Egyptian scientists Egyptian Muslims Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University alumni University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Engineering alumni Egyptian emigrants to the United States American Muslims Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century Egyptian engineers