Abdelrahim Khal: Graduate Teaching Assistant in Greenville, SC

Courses: o AuE 833: Automotive Manufacturing Process Development, Methods and Tools o AuE 877: Vehicle Lightweight Design

- Tested and characterized sheet metal behavior, with focus on magnesium sheet metal alloys. Additionally, examined the microstructure of magnesium with an optical microscope - Developed constitutive models using MATLAB® to capture the material behavior under various temperatures and strain rates - Developed finite element models for isothermal and non-isothermal forming of sheet metal using ABAQUS® - Performed testing procedures for: Universal Electromechanical Load Frame (INSTRON 5985), 3D Digital Image Correlation (DIC) system (GOM ARAMIS system), servo-hydraulic press (Interlaken SP225), optical microscopy (Zeiss Axio Vertical microscope), optical microscopy preparation (Buehler Ecomet 3 variable speed grinder-polisher), and waterjet cutting (MAXIEM Waterjet Cutting Machine)

- Measured the performance and exhaust emissions of a test engine - Developed a MATLAB code for physical/thermodynamic characteristics - Developed a MATLAB code to visualize the acoustic pressure distribution inside of an engine cylinder - Developed and designed a racing car with the formula student team