Ahmed Ali Busnaina

Background

Busnaina, Ahmed Ali was born on September 2, 1953 in Benghazi. Son of Ali A. Busnaina and Fathia H. Belrassali.

Education

Bachelor of Science with honors, Tripoli U., 1976; Master of Science in Mech. Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 1979; Doctor of Philosophy in Mech. Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 1983.

Career

Maintenance engineer, General Electric, Benghazi, 1976; maintenance engineer, Esso Oil Corporation, Briga, 1977; teaching and research assistant, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, 1978-1979; teaching and research associate, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, 1980-1983; visiting assistant professor, San Diego State University, 1983-1984; assistant professor, Clarkson U., Potsdam, New York, 1984-1988; associate professor, Clarkson U., Potsdam, 1988-1996; professor, Clarkson U., Potsdam, since 1996; director, Center for Particulate Control in Process Equipment, Potsdam, since 1990. Consultant International Business Machines Corporation Corporation, Burlington Vermont, since 1985, Du Pont Company, Wilmington, Delaware, 1988. President Advanced Computational Sciences, Potsdam, New York, since 1986.

Director Microcontamination Research Laboratory, Potsdam, since 1988.

Achievements

• Ahmed Ali Busnaina has been listed as a noteworthy Mechanical engineering educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Member American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (special service award 1986, faculty advisor award 1988), American Society Engineering Education (outstanding faculty 1988), Institute Environmental Sciences (senior member), Fine Particle Society.

Interests

• Avocations: reading, soccer, travel, classical music.

Connections

Married Zainab A. Shwaihdi. Children: Wedad, Ibrahim, Ali.

Father:

Ali A. Busnaina

Mother:

Fathia H. Belrassali

Spouse:

Zainab A. Shwaihdi

child:

Ali Busnaina

child:

Ibrahim Busnaina

child:

Wedad Busnaina