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Mohammad Abdo

An ambitious, problem-solving oriented engineer with more than 3 years of experience in microsystems engineering. Worked on different research projects including inertia sensors, micro-fluidic dispensing systems, and energy harvesting.

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Skilled in design and construction of engineering systems, mask design for micro-fabrication, and having hands-on experience with micro-fabrication and clean room technologies including deep reactive ion etching (DRIE), chemical vapor deposition (CVD), and photolithography. 

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Interested in sensors, micro-fluidics, energy harvesting, and micro-fabrication. My interests also include automation and robotics. I also have a passion for the communication and popularization of science in society through media and through interactive public events. 

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​GPA

2.0 (Very Good) – According to European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) system



BSc Thesis

  • Topic: Characterization of car light covers

  • Description: Identified the different polymers used in manufacturing car light covers (car lenses) through Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) analysis for samples collected from local market. 
    Prepared polymer blends of polycarbonate, polymethyl-methacrylate (PMMA), and polystyrene as proposed replacement materials and characterized their properties in attempt to achieve high material properties with reduced cost.

  • Grade: "A" (Excellent)

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Coursework
machine design, control engineering, robotics, fluid power, turbomachinery, production engineering, electrical engineering, finite element analysis, ANSYS, AutoCAD, and ProEngineer


Coursework projects

  • Design and testing of a hydraulic circuit for a hydraulic workpiece clamping mechanism for a machining station in FESTO Labs

  • Finite element analysis using ANSYS for different designs of a turbine blade

  • Manufacturing a plastic injection mold for a plastic dish at Toshiba Al-Araby factory in Banha, Egypt

  • Design of a single stage spur gear reducer and using AutoCAD to make the engineering drawings

  • 3D modeling using ProEngineer (ProE) software of different parts of a milling machine

  • Material selection case study on car tires​

GPA
1.5 (Excellent) – According to European Credit Transfer (ECTS) system with a scale from 1.0 to 5.0 where 1.0 is the highest grade

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​MSc Thesis

Design of a smart pressure-controlled cartridge for non-contact dispensing in the sub-microliter range for in-vitro diagnostics. - Part of Smart Reagent Dosing (SRD) project with Roche Diagnostics, Mannheim, Germany

  • Designed components of feedback-controlled cartridge using Solidworks to meet function requirements and constraints​

  • Developed experimental setups for testing different components of the cartridge, which were fabricated using 3D printing

  • Characterization and optimization of the cartridge until target volume, precision, and accuracy were achieved


Coursework
Sensor, micro-actuators, micro-fluidics, micro-optics, microelectronics, biomedical microsystems, micro-fabrication, in addition to project management, scientific writing, and presentation skills

BSc in Engineering & Materials Science

German University in Cairo (GUC), Egypt

MSc in Microsystems Engineering

Institue for Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK)

University of Freiburg, Germany

Education​
 

2013

2008

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