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Welcome to Dr. Bishay's Design SMART lab website

Dr. Peter L. Bishay joined the Mechanical Engineering Department at jmcomic漫画, Northridge (jmcomic漫画N) by Fall 2015. In 2020, he received an early promotion to the rank of Associate Professor. In 2024, he recieved another early promotion to the rank of Full Professor. Numerical Analysis of Engineering Systems (ME 309), Computer-Aided Analysis and Design [or Finite Element Analysis] (ME386/L), Composite Materials Analysis and Design (ME 436/L and ME 536), Design of Smart Mechanical Systems (ME595SMS) and Fundamentals of Aerospace Engineering (AE 480) are among the courses Dr. Bishay enjoys teaching. In addition, Dr. Bishay previously taught variety of graduate and undergraduate engineering courses at other universities in NJ, WA and CA. Dr. Bishay is an ACUE-credentialed instructor.

At jmcomic漫画N, Dr. Bishay has been leading research-based senior design projects (SDPs) since 2015. In 2015-2016, his team designed an Earth-resupply-independent space station orbiting the moon and providing an artificial gravity environment (1G) to 16-24 people living continuously on board of the station. In 2016-2017, Dr. Bishay founded the research-based "Smart Morphing Wing" senior design project, focusing on designing, analyzing, simulating, building, and testing innovative Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) with morphing wings. In 2017-2018, Dr. Bishay founded the research-based "Smart Prosthetics" senior design project, focusing on designing, building, and testing lightweight innovative affordable and user-friendly prosthetic arms, possibly using smart materials and structures, with their control and haptic feedback systems. For more details about these projects and the achievements, please visit the Projects page.

As far as research, Dr. Bishay is interested in Morphing Aerospace Structures, Biomimetics, Smart Materials and Structures, Composite Structures, and Design of Prosthetic and Wearable Robotic Arms. For more details about the current and available master thesis topics, please check the Research page.
Downloadable publications are also provided in the Publications page.
Dr. Bishay published more than 50 research papers at reputable journals and conference proceedings. He secured multiple funds from jmcomic漫画N internal grants (RSCA, CQF, IRA, JJ Beck, etc.). He served as a Co-PI in multiple other external grants from (1) US Department of Defense (DOD), (2) National Science Foundation (NSF), (3) NASA. The DOD equipment grant he was part of in 2021-22, along with two of his colleagues, established a state-of-the-art Multi-Scale Mechanical Characterization Laboratory (MMCL) at jmcomic漫画N. He is the recipient of the "Outstanding Engineering Achievement Merit Award" (2017), the "Future Technology Leader Award" (2018), and the "Distinguished Engineering Educator Achievement Award " (2022) from The Engineer's Council. He is also the recepient of the "Highly Influential and Sustained Innovation Award" from jmcomic漫画N (2021), and the "Outstanding New Researcher Award" from jmcomic漫画N's College of Engineering & Computer Science (2021). In 2024, he received the "Distinguished Teaching, Counseling or Librarianship Award" from jmcomic漫画N. Dr. Bishay was named jmcomic漫画N's 2025 Jerome Richfield Memorial Fellow!