Mohammed Cherkaoui

Description

Dr. Cherkaoui, a faculty member with over three decades of experience and a progressive leadership role spanning more than 15 years, has been recognized as one of the world’s top 2% according to the Stanford Elsevier 2023 Report. His extensive research has led to the publication of over 200 publications, including the groundbreaking micromechanics textbook published by John Wiley and the nanotechnology textbook published by Springer. Dr. Cherkaoui’s international accolades include tenured professorship at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Endowed Chair Professorship at Mississippi State University, and Endowed Chair Professorship at Long Island University. He has also received the France Medal from the National Center for Scientific Research, the Obama Award through the Material Genome Initiative, and the Lorraine Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer. Beyond his research, Dr. Cherkaoui has actively mentored and supported over 50 Ph.D. candidates and post-doctoral fellows, many of whom have progressed to tenured or tenure-track positions at esteemed research institutions like the Georgia Institute of Technology and various U.S. national laboratories. Dr. Cherkaoui’s academic accomplishments have also resulted in appointments to the Boards of Trustees across multiple industries, reflecting his commitment to advancing scholarship and fostering innovation in his field. Funding for his research has been secured from prestigious organizations such as the NSF, DoE, the European Commission, and industry partners. Dr. Cherkaoui has held esteemed positions on the Editorial Boards of ASME and the International Journal of Plasticity. Furthermore, he has actively participated in the program committees of numerous conferences. Dr. Cherkaoui’s leadership portfolio encompasses both research and education. During his tenure at Long Island University, he made significant contributions to the institution’s growth by assuming pivotal roles across its diverse academic landscape. He collaborated closely with Deans from various Schools, including Pharmacy, Nursing, Health Professions, Veterinary Medicine, Arts and Sciences, Public Health, and numerous centers, departments, and vice presidents. Together, they played a pivotal role in driving advancements in research, education, and infrastructure.

Research

Biomedical Engineering, Material Sciences, Human Digital Twin

Dr. Cherkaoui’s research primarily focuses on developing advanced modeling and characterization tools for designing industrial components using Functionally Graded Materials (FGMs) with exceptional thermomechanical capabilities. These FGMs, which utilize Nanostructured material properties, significantly enhance the performance of lightweight thermally loaded structures, particularly in aerospace and nuclear applications.

Over the past three decades, Dr. Cherkaoui has pioneered and implemented a unique strategy for addressing process-design tools for High-Performance FGMs. This strategy involves multiscale modeling approaches that encompass vital structural features of the materials across varying scales, from atomic to macroscopic levels, employing physics-based theories and advanced numerical methods. Furthermore, it effectively integrates these models with innovative high-throughput experiments to establish model parameters and validation protocols. Research projects related to this work have been successfully funded and executed in collaboration with diverse industries across a range of emerging sectors, totaling \$50 million in research funding. In addition to his research endeavors, Dr. Cherkaoui has actively mentored and supported over 50 Ph.D. candidates and post-doctoral fellows, many of whom have progressed to tenured or tenure-track positions at esteemed research tier 1 universities and various U.S. national laboratories.

Under the Dassault Système Center of Excellence in Life Sciences, Dr. Cherkaoui is leading a multidisciplinary group of researchers, including physicians, clinicians, biologists, and engineers, who are addressing the following research priorities:

• Drug Discovery and MedTech Engineering
• Biomedical research, precision medicine, disease prevention, drug toxicity, drug efficacy, and health disparities
• Animal health, disease prevention, food safety, zoonotic diseases, and sustainable livestock management

Distinctions & Awards

• World’s top 2% of scientists according to the Stanford Elsevier Report (Since 2020)
• Endowed Chair Professor, Mississippi State University
• Endowed Chair Professor, Long Island University
• Executive Director of Dassault Center of Excellence in Life Sciences
• Lead the SHEDA Center to pave the way for in-Silico Clinical trials and Patient Diversity
• Most cited paper in JMPS, highest impact factor journal in Mechanical Engineering, 2010
• Member of the Moroccan Academy of Sciences
• European Commission funded project and workpackage leader, 2007 - 2012
• Associate Editor, Journal of Engineering Material and Technology, 2002 - 2007
• French government award, best research work with direct industrial applications, 2001
• Presidential CNRS Medal, awarded to the best young scientist in mechanical engineering, 2000
• French Academy of Science award, best PhD work, 1996

Selected Publications

• S. Laszlo, C. Haase, R. Allen, R. Lapovok, M. Cherkaoui,Secondary Twinning on Texture Evolution during Severe Plastic Deformation of a Twinning-Induced Plasticity Steel”. Materials; 2018, 11, 863, 2-20.
• Mohd Yasir Khan, Abid Ullah Shah, Nithyadevi Duraisamy, Reda Nacif ElAlaoui, Mohammed Cherkaoui, Maged Gomaa Hemida. Leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Gene Expression Analysis to Identify Some Potential Bovine Coronavirus (BCoV) Receptors and Host Cell Enzymes Potentially Involved in the Viral Replication and Tissue Tropism. International Journal of Molecular Sciences; 2025 4; 26(3):1328.
• Nithyadevi Duraisamy, Mohd Yasir Khan, Abid Shah, Reda Nacif El Alaoui, Mohammed Cherkaoui and Maged Gomaa Hemida. Machine Learning Tools Used for Mapping some Immunogenic Epitopes within the Major Structural Proteins of the Bovine Coronavirus (BCoV) and for the In Silico Design of the Multiepitope based vaccines. Frontiers in Veterinary Science; Volume 11 - 2024.
• Khan MY, Shah AU, Duraisamy N, El Alaoui RN, Cherkaoui M, Hemida MG. Leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Gene Expression Analysis to Identify Some Potential Bovine Coronavirus (BCoV) Receptors and Host Cell Enzymes Potentially Involved in the Viral Replication and Tissue Tropism. Int J Mol Sci. 2025 Feb 4;26(3):1328.
• Stelian Camara Dit Pinto, Jalal Cherkaoui, Debarshi Ghosh, Valentine Cazaubon, Kenza E. Benzeroual, Steven M. Levine, Mohammed Cherkaoui, Gagan K. Sood, Sharmila Anandasabapathy, Sadhna Dhingra, John M. Vierling, Nicolas R. Gallo, A Virtual Scalable Model of the Hepatic Lobule for Acetaminophen Hepatotoxicity Prediction. Nature Partner Journals (npj) Digital Medicine; 7, 340 2024.
• Alon Malka-Markovitz, Stelian Camara Dit Pinto, Mohammed Cherkaoui, Steven M. Levine, Sharmila Anandasbapathy, et al. Multiscale Modeling of Drug Induced Liver Injury from to Organ to Lobule Journal (npj) Digital Medicine; May, 2025.