Dr. Nasr M. Ghoniem

UCLA

UC Distinguished Professor Emeritus at UCLA with 40+ years researching materials under intense radiation; 450+ publications and 12,000+ citations. He directed the UCLA Fusion Science Center and co-authored a two-volume Oxford textbook on the mechanics and physics of defects.

Education

Ph.D., Nuclear Engineering — UW–Madison (1977)
M.Eng. — McMaster University
B.Eng. — Alexandria University

Honors & Highlights

Fellow of ANS, ASME, AAM, MRS, and JSPS
ANS Outstanding Achievement Award

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Content reviewed August 2026 · design-and-simulation stage