_JHU1903_aWe are pleased to announce that Dr. Jaafar El-Awady was recently recommended to receive a promotion to the rank of Associate Professor with Tenure on January 1, 2017. This advancement recognizes his outstanding contributions in her research, teaching, mentoring, and service to ME, WSE, JHU, and the broader international research community.

His research interests include multiscale materials modeling, damage and fracture mechanisms of materials in mechanical design, material degradation in extreme environments, nano-materials and structures, impact dynamics and wave propagation.

He has won several awards, most notably an Orr Early Career award in 2014 and an NSF CAREER Award in 2015.

We look forward to his continued dedication and commitment to the Mechanical Engineering Department.