Kinematics and Dynamics of Machines

Dr. Ashraf Omran is an Associate Professor in the Facilities Engineering Department at Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA) and an EP lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University (JHU). He earned a Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering from Cairo University, Egypt, in 2002. He then spent four years as a teaching and research assistant at Cairo University, where he received his Master's degree in Aerospace Engineering, focusing on the topic of "Kinematics, Dynamics, and Control of Stewart Manipulator." Following a scholarship, he earned his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering Science from Old Dominion University (ODU), VA, in 2010.

Shortly thereafter, he joined the Faculty of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at ODU to teach and work as a research scientist on enhancing the ATOS NASA Flight Simulator. He then worked at Fiat for nearly eight years, during which he registered twenty-four patents in the field of transmission control systems. Later, Dr. Omran returned to academia, teaching at Texas A&M, Loyola University in Chicago, IIT, and currently at MMA and JHU. Dr. Omran has authored dozens of papers in the fields of dynamics, robotics, and control. He has received several awards, including the 2010 Lee M. Klinefelter Faculty Award for Overall Excellence in Aerospace at ODU.

Dr. Ashraf Omran is a member of ASME and AIAA. He has served as a session chair at the American Control Conference and is a reviewer for journals such as the Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics; Aerospace Science and Technology; the Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement and Control; Nonlinear Dynamics; the Journal of Vibration and Control; the Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science; and the Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE.