Biography and education
Dr. Mohamed Abdelkareem joined Texas State University as an Assistant Professor in the fall of 2024. He earned his M.Sc. in Aerospace Engineering in 2017 and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 2019, both from the University of Central Florida. He completed his bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering at Zagazig University in Egypt. Prior to joining TXST, Dr. Abdelkareem served as a postdoctoral associate at the University of Missouri, and the University of Central Florida, and as a lecturer in mechanical engineering at Zagazig University.
Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Alanwar, M., Hassan, A. A., Abdelatief, M. A., Ibrahim, E. Z., & Elsayed, M. L. (2024). Performance enhancement of steam ejector via novel primary nozzle bypass: CFD analysis. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2024.108348
- Elsayed, M. L., Afifi, A., Park, C., Mitsingas, C., & Kweon, C.-B. (2024). Heat Transfer Deterioration Mitigation for Supercritical CO2 Fluid in Inclined Mini Tubes: Computational Analysis. In Volume 9: Heat Transfer and Thermal Engineering. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1115/imece2024-143150
- Alsawy, T., Elsayed, M. L., Mohammed, R. H., & Mesalhy, O. (2024). Accuracy assessment of the turbomachinery performance maps correction models used in dynamic characteristics of supercritical CO2 Brayton power cycle. Energy, 309. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2024.133112
- Alsawy, T., Mohammed, R. H., Mesalhy, O., & Elsayed, M. L. (2024). Dynamic performance of supercritical CO2 Brayton cycle and its relationship to the correction of turbomachinery performance maps: A comparative analysis. Applied Thermal Engineering, 242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2024.122364
- Afifi, A., Zawati, H., Ibrahim, E. Z., Elsayed, M. L., & Abdelatief, M. A. (2022). Assessment strategy for a longitudinally finned semi-circular tube bank. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2022.106489
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: UCF College of Graduate Studies Presentation Fellowship, University of Central Florida. May 2018 - November 2018
- Award / Honor Recipient: Kamal Marchi/Arab American Community Center Endowed Scholarship, Universiry of Central Florida. February 2018 - June 2018
- Award / Honor Recipient: Dr. Subrato Chandra Memorial Endowed Scholarship, Universiry of Central Florida. February 2018 - May 2018

Featured service activities
- Member
Program Development | B.S. Mechanical Engineering
- Member
Admission Committee | MS Engineering
- Member
ABET - Mechanical Engineering
- Reviewer / Referee
Applied Thermal Enigneering
- Reviewer / Referee
Energy
- Reviewer / Referee
ASME's International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE)