Mohamed Hashish

Mohamed Hashish
Born	May 22, 1947 (1947-05-22) (age 64) Alexandria, Egypt
Spouse	Dr. Nadia Afifi, DDS

Mohamed Hashish (born May 22, 1947) is an Egyptian-born research scientist best known as the father of the abrasive water jet cutter.^[1]

Youth and Schooling

Mohamed Hashish was born in Alexandria, Egypt to Ahmed Hashish and Zeinab Amin. Mohamed Hashish completed his elementary and high school education in Kafr el-Dawwar Kafr el-Dawwar. He subsequently attended Alexandria University where he obtained a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering with honors. After serving as a teaching assistant for three years in the same department, 25-year-old Mohamed Hashish accepted a scholarship offer from Concordia University in Montreal. There, Mohamed earned his PhD in Mechanical Engineering. His thesis was on the theory of waterjet cutting.

Flow International

Hashish accepted a research scientist position at Flow International Corporation in Kent, Washington, USA, in 1979. Although Flow was involved in waterjet cutting, it wasn't until Hashish invented a technique to add abrasives to the waterjet that the strongest cutting tool in the world was realized.^[2] Hashish supplemented his initial invention with over 30 patents over the next 25 years^[3][4][5][6] to further improve upon waterjet cutting. Due to his outstanding work in the field and consistent advancements to the abrasive waterjet technology, the University of Washington department of Mechanical Engineering honored him with the appointment as an affiliate professor of Mechanical Engineering.

Personal life

Mohamed was married in 1979 to Nadia Afifi, Doctor of Dental Surgery. Mohamed and Nadia have two children, Ameer and Rami. In his spare time, Hashish enjoys landscape architecture, skiing, fishing and traveling.

References

1. ^ SCIENTIST AT WORK: David A. Summers; Out of the Mines and Into the Lab - New York Times
2. ^ Company | Flow International Corporation
3. ^ http://www.google.com/patents?hl=en&q=mohamed+hashish&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wt
4. ^ SpringerLink - Journal Article
5. ^ http://www.google.com/patents?hl=en&lr=&vid=USPAT5700181&id=dXUiAAAAEBAJ&oi=fnd&dq=mohamed+hashish
6. ^ http://www.google.com/patents?hl=en&lr=&vid=USPAT5144766&id=F-EpAAAAEBAJ&oi=fnd&dq=mohamed+hashish

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Name	Hashish, Mohamed
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Date of birth	May 22, 1947
Place of birth	Alexandria, Egypt
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