Dr. Afif Gouissem

Mechanical Engineering

Assistant Professor

Qualification: Ph. D. in Mechanical engineering, University of Houston, US

Research

  • Nanomaterials
  • Multi-scale Mechanical modeling;
  • Biomechanics
  • Mechanical Design

Publications

  • A. Gouissem, Wu Fan, A.C.T. van Duin, P. “A reactive force-field for Zirconium and Hafnium Di-boride”, Sharma, Computational material science v70 p171-177 (2013)
  • A. Gouissem, R. Sarangi, D. Qian, P.Sharma, “Grain Boundary Sliding Constitutive Law from Atomistics”, Computational Materials Science (2015)
  • X. Yan, A. Gouissem, P. Sharma, “Atomistic insights into Li‐ion diffusion in amorphous silicon”, Mechanics of Materials (2015)
  • A Gouissem, R Sarangi, Q Deng, P Sharma Bridging time-scales: Grain boundary sliding constitutive law from atomistic Computational Materials Science 104, 200-204
  • X. Yan, A.Gouissem, P. Gudru, P. Sharma, “Elucidating the atomistic mechanisms underpinning plasticity in Li-Si nano-structures”, Physical Review Materials (2017)
  • F. Al khatib, A. Gouissem, A. Eilaghi, M. Adouni, ” The effect of enzymatic crosslink degradation on the mechanics of anterior cruciate ligament: A hybrid multi-domain model “, Applied sciences (2021)
  • M. Adouni, A. Gouissem, F. Al Khatib, A. Eilaghi ” Biomechanics of the anterior cruciate ligament under simulated molecular degradation”, Eur. Cells Mater (2022)
  • F. Al Khatib, A. Gouissem, R. Mbarki, M. Adouni ,”Biomechanical Characteristics of the Knee Joint during Gait in Obese versus Normal Subjects”, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2022)
  • A. Gouissem, R. Mbarki, F. Al Khatib, M. Adouni, “Multiscale Characterization of Type I Collagen Fibril Stress–Strain Behavior under Tensile Load: Analytical vs. MD Approaches” ,Bioengineering (2022)
  • F. Al Khatib, A. Gouissem, R. Mbarki, M. Adouni, “Biomechanical Characteristics of the Knee Joint during Gait in Obese versus Normal Subjects”, IJERPH (2022)
  • M. Adouni, A. Gouissem, F. Al khatib, R. Mbarki, “AGES effect on the biomechanics of the knee tendon”, Results in Engineering (2023)
  • Adouni M, Alkhatib F, Gouissem A, Faisal TR (2023) Knee joint biomechanics and cartilage damage prediction during landing: A hybrid MD-FE-musculoskeletal modeling. PLoS ONE 18(8):

Teaching

  • Assistant Professor AU, Kuwait January 2020 – present
    Coordinating, and teaching mechanical engineering courses. Courses taught:
    – Engineering Drawing, I
    – 3D-CAD modeling
    – Engineering Mechanics
    – Statics and Dyamics
    – Mechanical Engineering materials
    – Engineering Fluids and Applications
    – Mechanical Engineering Workshop II
    – Engineering Project (PBL)
  • Teaching Assistant, University of Houston, USA 2010