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Mentor

NCSU 'The Engineering Place'

• Mentored a diverse group of sophomores through seniors in high school during a week-long residential summer camp.
• Prepared worksheets in order to ensure activities were engaging, educational, and inspired curiosity within the students.
• Performed a number of testing and characterization methods including tensile testing, impact testing, and electron microscopy on metal and polymer samples in order to demonstrate fundamental materials science concepts and characterization techniques.

Research Assistant

Lucideon M+P

• Validate theoretical phase predictions through synthesis of ternary and quaternary oxides in the Center for Dielectrics and Piezoelectrics at North Carolina State University.
• Characterize prepared materials through a variety of materials characterization techniques including Bragg-Brentano x-ray diffraction (XRD), in-situ XRD (25-1200C), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with backscatter and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) modes, thermogravimetric analysis/differential thermal analysis (DTA/TGA), and Archimedes' density measurements.
• Determine phase and material composition from room temperature and in-situ XRD data using PANanalytical X'Pert HighScore and MATLAB.
• Perform several ceramic preparation techniques including milling, calcinations, and quench experiments.
• Prepare materials for characterization including washing with deionized water and acids and sample polishing.
• Perform calculations relating to solubility and acid/base reactions.

Student Intern/Co-Op

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

• Student intern at GG-0899–5 level for the Non-Power Production and Utilization Facilities Licensing Branch in the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
• Received and maintained an ``L'' security clearance.
• Supported licensing activities including drafting audit letters, facilitating public meetings, proofing licensing documents, and other technical writing.
• Assisted in drafting of Regulatory Guide 2.8 for Research and Test Reactors.
• Developed and implemented data visualizations in order to gauge branch performance using Microsoft PowerBI and R-programming.
• Conducted research project comparing peaking factors and other reactor characteristics for TRIGA and TRIGA conversion reactors.

Research Assistant

NCSU Moise A. Khayrallah Center

• Compiled data from primary sources to study cause of death among Syrian and Lebanese immigrants in Texas between 1900 to 1950.
• Managed data archive for the study.
• Analyzed compiled data and created visuals using statistical analysis tools such as Tableau and R-Programming.

Reactor Operator

NCSU Nuclear Reactor Program

Reactor operator licensed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

• Design apparatuses for experimental applications including molten salt designs and detector irradiation.
• Perform gamma spectroscopy on irradiated samples to determine elemental composition.
• Coordinate, design, and administer training activities for upcoming class of reactor operators.
• Conduct startup and shutdown of 1 megawatt pool-type reactor in accordance with procedures and operations manuals.
• Maintain steady state conditions by monitoring nuclear instrumentation and controls of the nuclear reactor.
• Load and unload samples from experimental facilities in accordance with procedures.
• Supervise use of Neutron Powder Diffraction Facility, Neutron Imaging Facility, Intense Positron Beam, and other experimental facilities.

Volunteer Facilitator

Yallah AlQuds

Provided a welcoming, entertaining environment for young Moroccan students to engage with the English language and native English-speakers.

• Co-facilitated a small class of students aged 10-18 learning English as a foreign language.
• Prepared instructional materials for students in both Arabic and English.

Ph.D

Johns Hopkins University, JHU

Materials Science and Engineering

• Physical Metallurgy

B.A.

North Carolina State University, NCSU

Arabic Language and Culture

• Modern Arabic Short Story
• Media Arabic

B.S.

North Carolina State University, NCSU

Materials Science and Engineering

• Partial Differential Equations
• Biomaterials
• Ceramic Processing
• Radiation Sources, Interaction, and Detection

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Scholarship

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Faculty-nominated, merit-based scholarship providing $10,000 of financial assistance over two semesters.

Outstanding Arabic Capstone Award

NC State University, Department of Foreign Languages and Literature

Faculty-nominated, departmental award for outstanding capstone project in the Arabic language.