Section III: Consultantships and Service Activities
CONSULTANTSHIPS
- Electro-Tech, Inc., Blacksburg, Virginia
- October 2004 - Present: Analysis and Design of RF Rotary Slip Ring.
- Technical Research and Development Center, Egyptian Armed Forces, Cairo, Egypt
- Wideband Material Characterization, March 2002.
- Virginia Plastics, Salem VA.
- Measurement of Computer Network Loop Characteristics.
- Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, Cairo, Egypt. (Arranged by the United Nations Development Program, for the Transfer of Know-how Through Expatriate Nationals Project, TOKTEN)
- RF and Microwave Integrated Circuit Design and construction, and related measurement techniques: Consultant to two research centers: a) Electronic Research Institute, National Research Center, and b) Electronics Industries Research and Development Center, July 1986 - August 1986.
- Time Domain Techniques Applied to Microwave Measurements, and the Principles and Design Concepts of Wideband Sampling Oscilloscopes: Consultant to the Electronic Research Institute, National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt, July 1987 - August 1987.
- Electronics Industries Research and Development Center, Cairo, Egypt
- RF hybrid thick-film circuits, June 1985 - August 1985.
- National Bureau of Standards, Electromagnetic Fields Division
- Performance Characterization of Wideband (DC-18 GHz) Samplers, December 1978 - January 1979, and December 1983.
- Poly-Scientific Division Litton Systems, Inc., Blacksburg, Virginia
- March 1980 - December 1980 : Design and Construction of an Optical Rotary Joint.
UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE SERVICE & ACTIVITIES
Curriculum Development and Assessment:
- External Assessor, Electrical Engineering Curriculum, Kulliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, 2009-2015.
- External Assessor, Curriculum, Faculty Promotions, Theses and Dissertations, Several Universities in the Middle East, 2002-present.
- Member, Graduate AdCom Committee, ECE Dept., Virginia Tech
- Member, Undergrad Ad Com Committee, ECE Dept., Virginia Tech
- Chairman, Curriculum Committee, ECE Dept., Virginia Tech
- Chairman, Electromagnetics Committee, ECE Dept., Virginia Tech
- Chairman, Circuits/Electronics Committee, ECE Dept., Virginia Tech
- Member, Communications Area Committee, ECE Dept., Virginia Tech
- Member, Service Course Committee, ECE Dept., Virginia Tech
- Microwave Laboratory Coordinator, ECE Dept., Virginia Tech
- Course Supervisor: Responsibilities include course improvements, preparation and revision of course syllabi, as well as textbook selection, (Several UG and Grad Electromagnetic Courses and laboratory), ECE Dept., Virginia Tech
International Programs:
- Member of International Programs Africa Committee, Virginia Tech
- Member of International Program Faculty Committee, College of Engineering, Virginia Tech
Academic Administration:
- Chairman, Strategic Planning Committee, , ECE Dept., Virginia Tech
- Graduate Admissions Officer, Grad Ad Com Committee, , ECE Dept., Virginia Tech
- Member, Executive Committee, , ECE Dept., Virginia Tech
- Member, Personnel Committee, , ECE Dept., Virginia Tech
- Member, Honors Committee, College of Engineering, Virginia Tech
- Member, Faculty Ethics Committee, Virginia Tech
- Member, Honorifics Committee, , ECE Dept., Virginia Tech
- Member, Honor System Investigative Board, Virginia Tech
Student Advisorship:
- Counselor, Virginia Tech Student Chapter of IEEE.
- Faculty Advisor for Islamic Student Assembly, Virginia Tech
- Faculty Advisor for Egyptian Student Association, Virginia Tech
At Univ. Of Central Florida
- Environmental Science Program Curriculum Committee, College of Engineering., 1978-79.
- Ad hoc Course Recommendation Committee, E. E. Dept., 1978-79.
- Department Chairman Search Committee, E. E. Dept., 1978-1979.
At King Saud Univ
- Member of the Electrical Eng. Department Council, 1984-85.
- Member of the Electronics Area Committee, 1984-85.
- Chairman of advisory subcommittee for establishing the Microelectronics and Semiconductor Laboratories, 1984-85.
- Member of the department subcommittee for studying the undergraduate curriculum course requirements, Spring 1985.
PANELS
- National Science Foundation, US, Invited panelist for evaluation of technical project proposal submitted for funding and sponsorship.
- Invited Panelist, Choices and Challenges forum: the ethical, social, and policy concerns associated with organ transplantation - past, present, and future, October 2000.
- Invited Panelist, Several Islamic Awareness Events, Virginia Tech, Radford University, and other local Institutions, 1980-present.