Address: University of Southern California Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Los Angeles, California 90089-1453 Office: OHE 430L Tel. (213) 740-0494 Fax. (213) 740-8071 email: safadi@usc.edu

Academic rank: Associate Professor of Engineering Practice

Education:

1991 Ph.D., Engineering (major: Structures, minor: Dynamics and Applied Mathematics), University of California at Los Angeles
1991 Engineer in Civil Engineering University of California at Los Angeles
1985 MS Engineering (Structural Engineering) University of California at Los Angeles
1982 BS Engineering (Engineering Mechanics) California State University at Northridge

Research Interests:

Structural Dynamics, Finite Element Analysis, Stress Analysis

Professional Societies:

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Senior Member
American Society of Engineering Education
Mathematical Association of America

Courses Taught:

AME 201, Statics
AME 203, Mechanics I
AME 204, Strength of Materials
AME 205, Mechanics II
AME 231, Properties and Selection of Materials
AME 301, Dynamics AME 305, Mechanical Design I
AME 353, Aerospace Structures I
AME 403, Stress Analysis
AME 420, Engineering Vibrations I
AME 525, Engineering Analysis
AME 529, Aircraft Structural Analysis
AME 584, Fracture Mechanics and Mechanisms

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