Abdel-Moez E. Bayoumi

Director, Biomedical Engineering Interdisciplinary Program

Professor, Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Bayoumi is Director of the USC Biomedical Engineering Program and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC. He chaired the Department of Mechanical Engineering from 1998 through 2006. Before joining USC, he was a Professor and Director of the Manufacturing Program at North Carolina State University-Raleigh, North Carolina (1996 - 1998); Assistant, Associate, Professor, and Distinguished Boeing Manufacturing Professor at Washington State University (1983 - 1996); a Project Manager at Hewlett-Packard Company-Corvallis, Oregon (1993 - 1995 - on professional leave from WSU); and a visiting scholar for a year at the American University in Cairo (AUC) - Egypt (1991 - 1992 - a sabbatical leave from WSU). During his tenure at the University of South Carolina, North Carolina State University, Washington State University, the American University in Cairo, and Hewlett-Packard Company, Dr. Bayoumi has been actively involved in developing strong research and educational programs.

His current areas of interest can be grouped into three categories, (1) Study of Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM) of military aircraft in which diagnosis, prognosis and health monitoring systems are effectively utilized using informatics and sensing technologies, (2) Micro-Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) and Mechatronics in which a MEMS device is designed, fabricated and used to sense and control mechanical or biological systems, and (3) Design and applications of efficient energy resources and systems.

His efforts for the past twenty-five years can be highlighted in several major contributions: (1) The intensive curriculum development for both graduate and undergraduate programs; (2) Four successful engineering accreditations in three major universities; (3) The development of high quality research and instruction facilities; (4) The successful funding from industry and federal agencies to support research activities; (5) The production of at least 100 journal and proceeding papers; (6) The successful hiring of faculty and staff members; (7) The development of several articulation agreements and Memoranda of Understanding between USC and other universities for students and faculty exchange; (8) The development of the only Nuclear Engineering Graduate (MS & PhD) programs in South Carolina at USC with about $5M of external funding in less than three years and (9) the most recent accomplishment of introducing the BS, MS, and PhD degree programs in Biomedical Engineering that is administered jointly by the Departments of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering at USC.

Professional and Academic Experience:

• 2006 - Present: Director of Biomedical Engineering and Professor of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and Computing, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
• 1998 - 2006: Professor and Chairman, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering and Computing, USC, Columbia, SC
• 1996 - 1998: Professor and Director of Manufacturing Program, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, North Carolina State, Raleigh, NC
• 1983 - 1996: Assistant; Associate; Professor; and Boeing Manufacturing Distinguished Professor, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
• 1993 - 1996: Project Manager and Lead Scientist, Image Technology Division, Hewlett-Packard Company, Corvallis, Oregon - Professional Leave from WSU
• 1991 - 1992: Visiting Scholar, College of Engineering and Science, the American University in Cairo (AUC), Cairo, Egypt - Sabbatical Leave from WSU
• 1982 - 1983: Postdoctoral Research Associate Fellowship, Engineering Research Division, North Carolina State, Raleigh, NC
• 1980 ‑ 1981: Design Engineer, NC-DOT, Raleigh, NC

Research Interests:

• Health Monitoring Systems:
  Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM)
  Diagnosis, Prognosis and Predictive Maintenance
  Image Processing in Materials Characterizations
• Design and Manufacturing:
  Design for Manufacturing and Assembly
  Product Design and Development
  Manufacturing Processes and Automation
  Tribology in Manufacturing and Design
• MEMS/NEMS/Mechatronics:
  MEMS/NEMS Fabrication and Characterization
  Mechatronics Design