Мэкки Эмад

Dr. Emad Makki received his BS from the King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) in 2008, his MS from the University of New Haven (UNH) in 2011, and his Ph.D. from the University of Rhode Island (URI) in 2017.

Dr. Makki worked at the (URI)'s Dynamic Photo-Mechanics Laboratory (DPML), one of the premier labs in Experimental and Theoretical Mechanics in the world. Several US entities supported his doctoral research at the DPML, including the National Science Foundation, the Army Research Office, and the Department of Homeland Security. His doctoral research focused on the dynamic behavior of structures in extreme environments. In particular, he researched different innovative blast mitigation techniques for enhancing safety and resilience in defense, industrial, transportation, naval, and aerospace fields.

Currently, Dr. Makki is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics at Umm Al-Qura University. During his professor assistantship, Dr. Makki dedicated approximately two years of his professional journey as a visiting professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM)'s Fluid-Structure-Interactions and Nonlinear Dynamics (FSINLD) Laboratory. His visit to the FSINLD Laboratory contributed to studies on the energy dissipation capabilities of various water wave breakers for coastal protection.

Professor Makki maintains active affiliations with several professional societies, authors several scientific publications in his research areas of interest, and serves as a reviewer in their respective international journals.