Herein I am presenting my deep gratitude to some of the great persons who have had a great influence on me and who without their love,support, faithful advice and science I would not have reached what I have reached today.
Family:
- Uncle Mohamed (He was the reason I joined a language school; a decision that positively impacted my life afterwards. He also kept on encouraging me to apply for scholarships in USA and was continuously supporting me to fulfill that goal).
- Dr. Tarek Elbanna (He was such great uncle who always filled me with self confidence and was always pushing me to reach my potential).
- Uncle Tareq Mahmoud (My best friend when I was a teenager)
- Uncle Mahmoud Azmi (With him I did the first sight seeing of most of the historic places in Cairo and hence I owe him my passion in heritage)
- Uncle Amr Saad (He was my first history teacher. He planted in me a strong passion in reading history which is still growing in me till the moment)
- Uncle Hamad Saad (He grew in me a passion in drawing and arts)
School Teachers:
- Mrs. Mona (My English teacher in the school)
- Madamme Nashwa (My french Techer in the school)
College Professors
- Prof. Dr. Sherif Ahmed Mourad (My model for scientific excellence and the wonderful character. He was always supportive and helped me a lot with his vast knowledge and faithful advice whenever I needed it)
- Prof. Dr. Abd Al Rahman Sadeq Bazaraa (My model of ingenuity)
- Prof. Dr. Michelle Bakhoum (I owe to his books my increased passion in Structural Analysis and Mechanics)
- Prof. Dr, Metwally Abu Hamad (He is a great professor who gave me every opportunity to fulfill my sceientific thirst in Steel Stuctures Design and was always supportive and caring)
- Prof. Dr. Sameh Mehanny (One of my most beloved professors. He always supply me with advice and help me with difficult decisions and was alwaya available with his sweet encouraging words whenever I need him)
- Prof. Dr. Amir Bayoumi (He was a caring father to all the faculty students.....I can't say more :( )
- Prof. Dr. Bahaa Eldin Machaly (I owe a lot to his great books on Steel structures)
- Prof. Dr. Shrif Safar (He was my adviser in MSc and with him I learned the basics of scientifc research)
My faithful friends whom I consider to be a gift from Allah
- Ahmed Aly (My first friend in college)
- Ahmed Eltawil (Our aeronautical hero)
- Mohamed Aly (My good brother which I discovered abroad)
- Mohamed Arafa (He is the friend in need and hence the friend indeed.)
- Mohamed Jaafar (Our Santa Claus
...He always helps with his time, knowledge and wonderful company)
- Mohamed Talaat (Our Captain, model and leader :) )
- Noor Elmitiny (The good guy with the best smile ever...I enjoy his pure character)
- Omar Hossam Alanwar (My model of the ideal muslim)
- Sherif Adel Akl (This is the brother not born by my mother...I won't say more!)
- The Group of (A's): This included Ahmed Sami, Ahmed ElSayed, Ahmed Elsha3er, Ahmed Bayoumi, Ahmed Sameer and Ahmed Abd ElRahim who were a wonderful company to me in my college days and are continuing to be.
There is also my friends of Caltech without whom my life at Caltech would have been miserable. This includes Phanish Suryanarayana (The electron's guy) and Luigi (The C0 guy). I owuld also like to convey my thanks to Samantha Feakins, Julie Wolf, Anna Olsen, Tamer ElSayed and Vikram Gavini who helped me through my tough first year :).
I would like to say to all of them : I love you .