Farah
Mneimneh
Ph.D.
John R. Post School of Engineering
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
- John R. Post Center at Reading CollegeTowne #26
- 610-796-5442
Biography
Dr. Farah Mneimneh was previously a postdoctoral research associate in the Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering Department at Iowa State University. She received her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, majoring in Thermal Fluids, at Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architects at the American University of Beirut in September 2021. Her research interests and experiences in the mechanical, civil, and bioengineering fields reflect her interdisciplinary background, focusing on energy justice among vulnerable communities, including Indigenous people, people with disabilities, and immigrant communities in the US.
Additionally, her work focuses on human-technology interaction in global communities. Her core research area comprises Energy Burden among Vulnerable and Marginalized Communities in the US, Energy Transition Justice in Alaska Native Communities, and Thermal Comfort and Well-being in Built-in and Hot Outdoor Environments for people with physical disabilities.
Finally, her passion for teaching is one of the key motives for becoming a professor. Her teaching philosophy spans two key areas: supporting social justice in the classroom and facilitating a dynamic classroom environment.
• Ph.D. (2021): Mechanical Engineering, American University of Beirut, Lebanon Thermal Fluids –Ph.D. Program Dissertation: Personal cooling strategies for alleviating the thermal strain of people with spinal cord injury. Advisor: Dr. Nesreen Ghaddar
• B.S. (2012): Mechanical Engineering, Lebanese University, Lebanon
• Thermodynamics
• Dynamics
• Engineering Drawings and Tools
• Thermodynamics
• Mechanical Design
• Properties and Characterization of Materials
• Collective Insights of Commercial Real Estate
• Project Management
Energy Insecurity, Energy Injustice, Energy Transition, Circular Economy and Sustainability, Bioheat Modeling, Personal Cooling Innervations, Thermal Physiology, Thermal Comfort, Sleeping Thermal Physiology.
Assistant Professor
2024 – Present Department of Mechanical Engineering
Â鶹ÊÓƵ, Reading, PA, USA
Postdoctoral Research Associate
2022 – 2024 Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering
Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
Instructor
2021–2022 Department of Mechanical Engineering
Phoenicia University, Sarafand, Lebanon
Instructor
2021–2022 Department of Mechanical Engineering
Lebanese American University, Beirut, Lebanon
Design Engineer
2012–2017 Laceco Architects and Engineering Consultancy Company
Beirut, Lebanon
Designing Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) Research, Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, Iowa State University, 2023.
New Instructor Learning Community, Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, Iowa State University, 2023.