Dr. Zouheir Fawaz
Areas of Academic Interest
Aircraft Structural Design
Advanced Aerospace Materials
Green Aviation
Biomechanical Engineering
Spotlight
For aerospace engineers鈥擹ouheir Fawaz included鈥攕pace is the ultimate curiosity. 鈥淭he universe, the stars, the galaxies, travelling at the speed of light,鈥 he says. 鈥淚t鈥檚 always fascinated me.鈥
Unlike many aerospace engineers, however, getting into the profession came with some unexpected challenges. In Fawaz鈥檚 second year of engineering, a serious car accident caused him to miss an entire school year. After recovering, and feeling more motivated than ever, he went on to complete his PhD and establish AERIAS, a flagship program that connects students with industry partners.
The relationship between industry and FEAS is symbiotic, with many engineers taking a pause from exciting roles in private enterprise and government in order to return to the faculty for graduate studies. 鈥淥ne of our PhD students used to be responsible for putting the government鈥檚 seal of approval on airplane design elements.鈥
Returning to 成人大片 to pursue a PhD with the end goal of advancing in a dream career is a path Fawaz wholly endorses. 鈥淓ngineers should always do what they鈥檙e passionate about,鈥 he says. 鈥淚t鈥檚 our passion and curiosity that will take us far.鈥
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"Aerospace is an incubator of ideas.鈥
- Mondialogo Engineering Award winner. Awarded by UNESCO, May 2005
- Professional Leadership Award: The Canadian Bureau for International Education, June 2002
- Outstanding Paper Award, Transactions of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineers, 1990
- Tensile and compressive damaged response in Flax fibre reinforced epoxy composites, Composites Part A: 2017
- Investigation of the viscoelastic response of high temperature AS4鈥12K/RP46 composites using a micromechanical approach, Polymer Composites, 2016
- An effective approach for optimization of a composite intramedullary nail for treating femoral shaft fractures, J. of Biomech. Eng., 2015
- An investigation of the damage mechanisms and fatigue life diagrams of flax fiber-reinforced polymer laminates, Journal of Materials Science, 2014
- A 3D micromechanical energy-based creep failure criterion for high-temperature polymer鈥搈atrix composites, Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, 2014
- National examiner for Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) in three credential assessment engineering subjects
- Program Evaluator, Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB)