Amad Tayebi

Amad Tayebi

Professor Emeritus

College
Francis College of Engineering
Department
Plastics Engineering
Phone
978-934-3415
Office
Ball 205B

Expertise

Fibrous materials and fiber reinforced composites. Processing of fibrous materials. Plastics materials. Product design, performance and analysis of failure and much more.

Education

B.Sc. (Highest Honors), Alexandria University, S.M., M.E., Sc.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, J.D., Massachusetts School of Law.

Biosketch

Professor Tayebi has authored numerous technical and law articles and 36 U.S. patents. He is a Commonwealth of Massachusetts attorney and a patent attorney (United States Patent and Trademark Office). Tayebi also received Outstanding Teacher Award, (Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 1976), Teaching Excellence Awards, (University of Massachusetts, Lowell, 2000, 2002, 2005 and 2008), and Exceeding Expectations Award, (UMass Lowell Student Government, 2004).


EXPERTISE

Fibrous materials and fiber reinforced composites. Processing of fibrous materials. Plastics materials. Product design, performance and analysis of failure. Filtration and design of respiratory protective devices. Design of automated assembly systems. Analysis, measurement and optimization of aerodynamic drag forces. Thermoforming. Extrusion. Fluid transfer through porous media. Patent law (Preparation and Prosecution of Patent Applications. Validity, Infringement and Enforceability of Patents).