SIMON ARAJ

Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering


Ph.D. : The Development of an Integrated Simultaneous Engineering Methodology An Expert System, 1990, University of Wisconsin Madison

M.Sc. : Optimization of Manufacturing Processes, 1983. University of Wisconsin Madison.

B.Sc. : Production Engineering, 1980, Helwan University, Egypt .


Previous Professional and Academic Experience

Teaching Assistant (1989-1990), in Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Wisconsin Madison.

Teaching Assistant , (1980 - 1981), Birzeit University.

Consultant (1980 - present): Consultancy include supervision and inspection of the quality control system of several industries in the West Bank.

Fields of Interest:-

Quality Control and Total Quality Management.

Statistical Experimental Design and Taguchi techniques.

Statistical Tolerancing.

Current Research Project :-

A study for the quality improvement techniques in the local industry.

Publications :

1. Ermer, D.S., and Araj, S, 1991. Integrated Simultaneous Engineering: An Expert System., Invited paper, proceeding of the ASME 112 Winter Annual Meeting

2. Araj, S, and Ermer, D.S., 1989. Integrated Simultaneous Engineering Tolerancing, proceeding of the ASME 110 Winter Annual Meeting.

3. Ermer D.S., and Araj, S.N., NAMRAC, 1983. Optimum Selection of Machining Conditions for Peripheral Milling with Constraints.

Emailsaraj@eng.birzeit.edu