Mohamed Hashish

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Mohamed Hashish

Born May 22, 1947 (1947-05-22) (age 61)
Flag of Egypt Alexandria, Egypt
Spouse(s) Dr. Nadia Afifi, DDS

Mohamed Hashish (born May 22, 1947) is an Egyptian-born research scientist best known as the father of the abrasive waterjet cutter[1].

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[edit] Youth and Schooling

Mohamed Hashish was born in Alexandria, Egypt to Ahmed Hashish and Zeinab Amin. Mohamed Hashish completed his elementary and high school education in Kafr Dawar, Egypt. He subsequently attended Alexandria University where he obtained a B.SC. in Mechanical Engineering with honors. After serving as a teaching assistant for three years in the same department, 25-year-old Mohamed Hashish accepted a scholarship offer to Concordia University in Montreal. There, Mohamed earned his PhD in Mechanical Engineering. His thesis was on the theory of waterjet cutting.

[edit] Flow International

Hashish accepted a research scientist position at Flow International Corporation in Kent, Washington, USA, in 1979. Although Flow was involved in waterjet cutting, it wasn't until Hashish invented a technique to add abrasives to the waterjet when the strongest cutting tool in the world was realized.[2] Hashish supplemented his initial invention with numerous patents over the next 25 years [3][4][5][6] to further improve upon waterjet cutting. Due to his outstanding work in the field and consistent advancements to the abrasive waterjet technology, the University of Washington department of Mechanical Engineering honored him with the appointment as an affiliate professor of Mechanical Engineering.

[edit] Personal life

Mohamed was married in 1979 to Nadia Afifi, Doctor of Dental Surgery. Mohamed and Nadia have two children, Ameer and Rami. In his spare time, Hashish enjoys landscape architecture, skiing, fishing and traveling.

[edit] References

  1. ^ SCIENTIST AT WORK: David A. Summers; Out of the Mines and Into the Lab - New York Times
  2. ^ Company | Flow International Corporation
  3. ^ http://www.google.com/patents?hl=en&q=mohamed+hashish&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wt
  4. ^ SpringerLink - Journal Article
  5. ^ http://www.google.com/patents?hl=en&lr=&vid=USPAT5700181&id=dXUiAAAAEBAJ&oi=fnd&dq=mohamed+hashish
  6. ^ http://www.google.com/patents?hl=en&lr=&vid=USPAT5144766&id=F-EpAAAAEBAJ&oi=fnd&dq=mohamed+hashish
  • [1] Leary, Warren E. "Scientist At Work: David A. Summers; Out of the Mines and Into the Lab." New York Times. 10 Jan 1995.
  • [2] Flow International.
  • [3] Google Patents.
  • [4] Hashish, Mohamed. "Visualization of the abrasive-waterjet cutting process." Experimental Mechanics. 5 Aug 1987. Page 159-169.
  • [5] Hashish et al. "Abrasive-liquid polishing and compensating nozzle." Eastman Kodak Company. 23 Dec 1997.
  • [6] Hashish et al. "Liquid abrasive cutting jet cartridge and method." Flow International Corporation. 9 Sep. 1992.