University of Nebraska–Lincoln

Architectural Engineering

A Unit of the Durham School

Dr. Moe Alahmad:

Assistant Professor of Architectural Engineering

Dr. Moe Alahmad
Dr. Moe Alahmad
Education:
  • University of Idaho, B.S. 1989, Electrical Engineering
  • University of Idaho, M.S. 1991 Electrical Engineering
  • University of Idaho, Ph.D. 2005 Electrical Engineering

Positions and Honors:
Positions and Employment
  • 1990-1996, Research Assistant/Lecturer, Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Idaho
  • 1996-1997, Electrical Engineer, Riley Engineering Inc.
  • 1997-2006, Electrical Engineer/Senior/Engineering Supervisor, A/E, Facilities Operations, Washington State University - Full time employment
  • 2002-2006, Research Assistant/Lecturer, MRCI & Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Idaho - Part time employment
  • 2006-present, Assistant Professor, Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Nebraska -Lincoln
Other Experience and Professional Memberships
  • Professional Engineer (PE), IEEE Member
Honors
  • 1992- Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, University of Idaho, Sponsored by Electrical Engineering Dept. 
  • 2004- NASA EPSCoR Fellowship, University of Idaho, NASA EPSCoR fellowship Jan 2004 - Dec 2004, Sponsored by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). 
  • 2004- Annual Graduate Student Exhibition Poster competition, University of Idaho, Third Place, Sponsored by Graduate Office.
  • 2006- NASA Certificate of Recognition, University of Idaho, NASA certificate of Recognition for the creative development of a technical innovation, August 2006, Sponsored by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
  • 2008- NSF summer institute on high-rate Nanomanufacturing and Energy Challenge Fellowship, June 2008, Sponsored by Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

Selected peer-reviewed publications (in chronological order).

  1. M. Alahmad, S. Whitaker (1991) "Fault Tolerant Sequential Circuits Using Sequence Invariant State Machines", IEEE 3rd NASA Symposium on VLSI Design, Moscow, ID.  
  2. M. Alahmad, H. Hess, Et. Al (2004) "Behavior and Characteristic Analysis of a Rechargeable Micro-Scale Lithium Battery for an Intelligent Power Management System", 205th meeting of the Electrochemical Society, ECS, San Antonio, Texas.
  3. M. Alahmad, H. Hess, Et. Al (2004) "Scalable, Automated Configuration and Charging System for Multiple Series Parallel Lithium Ion (LIPON) Batteries", 41st Power Sources Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  4. M. Alahmad, Et. Al., "Microprocessor Based Battery Power Management System Enhances Charging, Monitoring and Protection Features", Battery Power Products and Technology, Greenwood Village, CO, Webcom Communications Corp, 8(6):17-19, Nov 2004
  5. V. Sukumar, M. Alahmad, et. al. (2005) "High Voltage MOSFET Gate/Bulk Driver Controller for a Microbattery Switch Matrix in a 0.35 µm Microwave SOI Technology", Journal of Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing, 44(3)203-211.
  6. M. Alahmad, M. Pfannenstiel, C. Waters, D. Alvine, (2007) "Education and Industry, A Union to Facilitate Engineering Learning", Proceedings of the Annual American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Honolulu, Hawaii, June 24-27, 2007.
  7. M. Alahmad, H. Hess, B. Johnson, (2007) "Project Based Approach to Introduce Building system Design in an Electrical Engineering Curriculum", Proceedings of the Annual American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), Honolulu, Hawaii, June 24-27, 2007.
  8. S. Ci, J. Zhang, M. Alahmad, H. Sharif, (2007) "A Novel Design of Adaptive Reconfigurable Multicell Battery for Power-Aware Embedded Networked Sensing Systems," IEEE GLOBECOM, 26-30 November, 2007.
  9. M.  Alahmad, H. Hess, M.M. Mojarradi, W. C. West, J. F. Whitacre (2008), "Battery Switch Array System with Application for JPL's Rechargeable Micro-Scale Batteries", Journal of Power Sources, vol. 177, no. 2, pp. 566-578, March 2008.
  10. M.  Alahmad, H. Hess, (2008) "Evaluation and Analysis of a New Solid-State Rechargeable Micro-Scale Lithium Battery", IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Volume 55, No. 9, pp. 3391-3401, September 2008.

Research Support. :

ACTIVE RESEARCH
Omaha Public Power District (OPPD),
Energy Savings Potential Program, $300,000, "Energy Conservation and Behavior Change Through Real-Time Energy Monitoring", January 2008-June 2010, (Patrick Wheeler - PI).
Role: Co - Investigator

National Science Foundation, IHCS
NSF, IHCS, $298,319, "ARMS: A Novel Adaptive ConfiguRable Multi-cell Battery System for Power-Aware Electronics", May 2008-May 2011, (Song Ci - PI)   
Role: Co - Investigator

ELECTRI International (NECA)
Early Career Award (EIECA), $20,000*, "Integrating Industry into the educational setting to Promote Learning", August 2008-May 2009, * $10,000 matching from Durham School, (Mahmoud Alahmad - PI)
Role: Principle - Investigator

FUNDED
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Layman Award (2007), $10,000, "A New Approach to Battery System Structure", June 2007-June 2008, (Mahmoud Alahmad - PI)
Role: Principle - Investigator