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Mohamed Amar

Mohamed Amar

Assistant Professor of Engineering

Phone Number: 402.826.2161
Department: Engineering and Physics
Email: [email protected]
Primary Campus: Crete

Academic Degrees

  • Ph.D. in Engineering, Specialization: Construction Engineering and Management.
  • Ph.D. in Engineering, Specialization: Biomedical Engineering (Biomechanics).
  • M.S. in Construction Engineering and Management with Master-Minor in Engineering Management.
  • M.S. in Industrial and Management Systems Engineering.
  • Bachelor of Science in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering.

Areas of Expertise and Research Interest

  • Construction Engineering.
  • Engineering Management.
  • Biomechanics.
  • Human Movement and Fall prevention.
  • Industrial Engineering.
  • Occupational Safety
  • Physical Ergonomics. 
  • Engineering Statistics and Data Analytics.
  • Quality Control.
  • Engineering Ethics.

Dr. Amar has academic proficiency in the following topics:

  • Engineering Statics 
  • Engineering Statistics and Data Analysis
  • Engineering Ethics
  • Engineering Economy
  • Decision and Risk Analysis
  • Occupational Performance 
  • Teamwork for Organizational Commitment and Collaboration 
  • Strategic Management and Planning 
  • Project Management 
  • Data Analytics
  • Introduction to Engineering
  • Summer bridge math program
  • Professionalism and Global Perspective.
  • Kinematics and Machine Design Laboratory.
  • Industrial Quality Control
  • Introduction to Modeling and Mechanical Design
  • Sophomore Engineering Seminar. 
  • Freshman Engineering Seminar.
  • Transfer Students Seminar 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS 

  • Mohamed Amar, Khaled Alkaledi, David Cochran. (2014). Estimation of mechanical properties of soft tissue subjected to dynamic impact. Journal of Engineering Research2, 117-128.
  • Ge Weihua Khaled AlkhalediDavid Cochran , Mohamed Amar. (2014). Study of the response of the area of the palm to impact: Relationship between the physical characteristic of the palm impact and the subject perception of the severity of the palm impact. International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics, 44, 528-534.
  • Mohamed Amar, Jeffery Woldstad, David Cochran (2017). The effect of work layout factors on the activation level of the active neck-shoulder shared musculature during single-handed lifting tasks and how the active musculature activation influences its co-contracting counterpart, Journal of International Biomechanics., 4, 1, 1-8.
  • Mohamed Amar and David Cochran. (2018).Neck-Shoulder Main Musculature is the Major Cervical Compression Producers during Single-Hand Lifting. Journal of Ergonomics Research, 1, 1, 1-5.