Achievements

Science & Engineering

• Theoretical models of point defect dynamics and void swelling in structural materials under pulsed irradiation: pulsed irradiation, microstructure

• Development of the Fokker-Planck theory of atomic clustering: theory, dislocation loops, thin films

• Development of the rate theory of helium transport and clustering in irradiated materials: theory, material swelling, fracture

• Ion implantation and preferential sputtering: TRIPOS

• Effects of cosmic radiation on microelectronic materials: semiconductors, multiple bit upset, SRAMs

• The first world patent on environmentally-friendly fusion materials: Ghoniem Patent.

• The first publication on material selection for fusion energy: fusion materials

• Plasma processing of materials: thermal barrier coatings, tungsten, tungsten carbide, solidification

• Development of non-linear dynamics in materials science for instabilities & patterns: patterns, irradiated materials, self organization, laser

• Development of a new field in materials science for modeling plastic deformation – Dislocation Dynamics: first proposal, applications, thermodynamic framework, fast sum, handbook

• Fusion energy achievements in design and materials: material selection, reactor design, nuclear science facility, laser fusion, cancer therapy, plasma-facing components

• The physics of plastic flow: avalanches, mobility, micropillars, bursts, localization.

Community Service:

Nasr Ghoniem has made numerous and important, long-term contributions to the Materials Research Society, the American Academy of Mechanics, The American Society of Mechanical Enegineers, and the American Nuclear Society. Examples are:

• Multiscale Modeling: Collaborated with others to establish the field of multiscale modeling of materials nano and micromechanics,

• Symposia Organizer: International Symposium on “Multi-Scale Modeling of Materials”, MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, November 1998, International Symposium on “Multi-Scale Modeling of Materials”, International Union of Materials Research Societies (IUMRS), Beijing, China June 1999; MRS Symposium on the Limits of Strength in Theory and Practice, MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, November 2000). His leadership was recognized by the community as he was the Chair of the Second International Conference on Multiscale Modling of Materials at UCLA in October 2004. MMS-2.

• Fusion Energy: Strong contributions to the national and international science and engineering communities in fusion energy, and specifically the development of radiation-resistant structural materials that are environmentally-friendly. He was then selected by his colleagues to be the General Chair of the Nineteenth International Confenerce on Fusion Materials (ICFRM-19), which he held in La Jolla, CA. in November 2019. ICFRM-19

Other Professional Service

Nasr is a member of ANS, TMS, MRS, APS, ASME and the American Academy of Mechanics. Nasr Ghoniem has made important contributions to a number of other professional societies and activities. He is on the editorial boards of several scientific journals (JNM, CMES, IJMD, JCTN, & guest editor for MRS, Vacuum, Phil Mag., and JCAD) and is an associate editor of Defect & Diffusion Forum (Scitec Publishers), and Solid State Phenomena (Scitec Publishers).

Honors and Recognition

• Royal Society of London Visiting Professorship Award

• Lifetime Achievement Award of the Egyptian-American Organization

• Outstanding Achievement Award of American Nuclear Society - Fusion Energy

• Outstanding Achievement Award of American Nuclear Society - Nuclear Materials

• Outstanding Young Man of America Award

• Who’s Who in Frontier Science and Technology

• International Who’s Who in Energy and Nuclear Science

• UCLA Faculty–Staff Partnership Award

• Chair of the Second International Conference on Multiscale Materials Modeling (MMM-2)

• Chair of the Nineteenth International Conference on Fusion Energy Materials (ICFRM-19)

• Fellow of the American Nuclear Society

• Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers

• Fellow of the American Academy of Mechanics

• Fellow of the Materials Research Society

• Fellow of the Japan Society for Promotion of Sciences

• Special issue of Philosophical Magazine in his honor phil mag

• Special issue and symposium on mechanics & physics of defects in his honor MMM10

Mentoring and Education

Several thousand undergraduate students studied courses from Professor Ghoniem while at UCLA, and through his online teaching activities. During his distinguished career at UCLA, Professor Nasr Ghoniem mentored 45 Ph.D. students, eight of whom became professors, while the others assumed prominent roles in national laboratories and industry. He also guided 80 Master's students and supervised more than 38 postdoctoral researchers and professional staff from diverse global backgrounds. Notably, eight of his former postdoctoral scholars have also become professors, bringing the total number of professors mentored by him to 16. Professor Ghoniem's educational and mentoring influence extends across the United States and internationally, particularly in the fields of radiation-material interactions, and the mechanics and physics of defects. His former students have made groundbreaking contributions to nuclear and aerospace engineering, materials science, and mechanics of materials, reflecting his dedicated mentorship and guidance.