The Automotive Body Manufacturing Systems and Processes

Mohammed A. Omar received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kentucky in 2005, and his BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Jordan in 2001. He previously worked as a visiting scholar at the Toyota Motor Company headquarters in Japan. Currently he is an assistant professor of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering at the Clemson University International Centre for Automotive Research CU-ICAR.
Dr. Omar's main research is in the area of intelligent manufacturing applied to automotive production lines and systems. His work has resulted in 4 patents and over 60 journal publications and conference proceedings. Additionally, Dr. Omar is the recipient of the SAE Foundation Manufacturing Leadership Award for 2009, and his published work in controlling the manufacturing processes using thermal imagery was awarded the most outstanding SAE technical publication in 2009. Dr. Omar's research is currently funded by Toyota Motor Company, BMW Group, Nippon Steel Corporation, the US Army, Michelin, in addition to other company and federal organizations. He is an active member of the ASME, SME, ASNT, SPIE and the AWS.