Rate My Professor Ahmad Mayyas

Dr. Ahmad Mayyas is an Associate Professor in the Department of Management Science and Engineering at Khalifa University. He joined the university in the fall of 2019. Prior to this appointment, he served as a clean energy systems analyst at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Golden, Colorado. Dr. Mayyas earned a BSc in Biosystems Engineering and an MSc in Industrial Engineering from Jordan University of Science and Technology. He subsequently obtained an MSc and a PhD in Automotive Engineering from Clemson University, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, Berkeley, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. He also holds an MBA in managing for sustainability from the University of Colorado, completed in 2018.

Dr. Mayyas possesses over 15 years of experience in advanced manufacturing analysis, with particular expertise in the manufacturing of composite materials and nondestructive testing for metal and plastic composites. His research focuses on techno-economic analysis of clean energy systems, applications of artificial intelligence in manufacturing, lightweight design, hydrogen energy and the hydrogen economy, R&D of Li-ion batteries including manufacturing and recycling, development of high-performance electrodes, and supply chain analysis of renewable energy systems. He is involved in R&D activities related to renewable and clean energy systems, Li-ion batteries, composite materials, design and manufacturing of fuel cells, and water electrolysis. Dr. Mayyas has authored or co-authored more than 80 journal and conference papers and technical reports. He teaches courses including Cost Engineering, Facilities Planning and Warehousing, Modern Methods of Manufacturing, Operations Research 1, and Operations Research 2.