Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Ali Fatemi

Ring Companies Endowed Professor and Department Chair, Director of Fatigue and Fracture Research Laboratory

901.678.2257 Engineering Science Building Room 312A afatemi@memphis.edu

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Professional Background:

• Distinguished University Professor, University of Toledo, 2012-2017
• Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Toledo, 1996-2012
• Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Toledo, 1991-1996
• Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Toledo, 1987-1991
• Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University-Fort Wayne, 1985-1987
• Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of Iowa, 1985
• M.S., Civil Engineering, University of Iowa, 1980
• B.S., Civil Engineering, University of Iowa, 1979

Scholarly Interests

• Fatigue of materials and structures
• Fracture mechanics
• Additive manufacturing
• Mechanical behavior of materials including metals, polymers, and elastomers