He is a Registered Professional Engineer who received his Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from the University of Illinois. Before joining Purdue Calumet he worked as an Engineering Specialist and Stress Analyst for a Chicago based consulting firm. Mohammad is active in ASEE where he was one of the winners of the Meryl K. Miller award in 1994. He is active in ASME, where he has served the MET Department Heads Committee in various offices including chair. A TAC/ABET MET program evaluator for four years, he currently is a member of the ASME Board on Engineering Education.