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Engineering Professor Elevated to Fellow |
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Deanna Lytle |
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Mar 5, 2004 |
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| Dr. Mohamed Samir Hefzy is studying the knee joint and hopes to develop a total knee replacement that allows flexion up to 165 degrees. |
Dr. Mohamed Samir Hefzy, professor and director of Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Graduate Programs, has been elevated to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) grade of Fellow.
Out of ASME’s 125,000 members, about 2,500 are Fellows, making this a real honor for Hefzy. “I was very happy,” he said.
The organization bestowed the honor due to Hefzy’s outstanding contributions to research and development, education and leadership in the engineering profession.
Hefzy joined The University of Toledo in 1987 as an associate professor and was promoted to professor in 1993. He has served as graduate program director since November 2000. Hefzy also is the director of the Biomechanics and Assistive Technology Laboratory at UT and is a registered professional engineer in the state of Ohio. His research interests include orthopedic biomechanics and assistive technology.
In the area of orthopedic biomechanics, Hefzy’s current research is focused toward understanding the mechanics of the knee joint. “I am particularly interested in studying how the normal knee functions when it is maximally flexed past 160 degrees of flexion in order to develop a total knee replacement that allows maximum flexion,” he said.
Hefzy also was involved in the launch of the Senior Design Clinic in the mechanical, industrial and manufacturing engineering (MIME) department in 1998. He works with seniors in the class to design and construct devices for individuals with disabilities in the Toledo area. So far, they have developed more than 50 custom-made assistive devices.
This semester, Hefzy and Dr. Phillip White, professor of MIME, are working to design and construct a piano damper pedal adapter. “There is an individual who has limited control of her right leg and foot and wants to continue playing the piano. We are working to help her use her left foot to comfortably and accurately control the piano damper pedal,” Hefzy said.
Hefzy will be recognized for his achievement at the Annual ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition in November in Washington, D.C.
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