Mohamed Abdou

Mohamed Abdou is an Egyptian nuclear theoretical engineer and the current director of both the Fusion Science and Technology Center and the Center for Energy Science & Technology Advanced Research.

Study Abdou graduated from the Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University in 1967. He took his M.S. from the University of Wisconsin in 1971 and in 1973 his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin.

Area of research Abdou's research involves theory, modeling, experiments, design, and analysis of fusion nuclear reactor blanket for tritium breeding. The research includes both basic and applied research of lack of feasibility. The general area of application is fusion engineering with special emphasis on. The focus of the basic research has been on uncovering, understanding, and modeling of basic phenomena related to the responses of solids and fluids to the fusion environment. The applied research has aimed to a) develop predictive capability, b) identify engineering scaling laws for fusion testing facilities, and c) conceptualize and develop innovative designs for components of fusion nuclear technology and fusion reactors.

Einstein professorships Abdou visited China to share nuclear technical knowledge since 2006. In 2010, he was awarded the Einstein Professor of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100% owned and run by Chinese government. He was selected for his contributions, leadership and knowledge sharing and transferring in the thermal, nuclear, and con-fusion fields. As part of this award, Abdou was invited to give two lectures and to introduce tritium permeate mechanism in tritium breeders with researchers and graduate students at host institutes in China, 2014.

Personal life Abdou is Muslim.