Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering Graduate Program
NOTICE OF PhD DISSERTATION DEFENCE
CANDIDATE: Muhammad Akram
DEGREE SOUGHT: Ph.D.
TITLE: Second-Life EV Batteries in Stationary Applications: Pathways Toward a Circular Economy and the Sustainable Development Goals
DATE: February 13, 2026
TIME: 11:00am
PLACE: HYBRID - Room 3000 CEI and Teams
Committee Members
Dr. W. Abdul-Kader (Advisor), Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Dr. G. Zhang (Program Reader), Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Dr. A. Azab (Program Reader), Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
Dr. E. Abdel-Raheem (Outside Reader), Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dr. A. Awad (Special Committee Member) Electrical and Computer Engineering
Dr. G. Abdul-Nour (External Examiner), Universite du Quebec A Trois-Rivieres
Dr. N. Hector (Chair), Department of Communications, Media and Film
All Graduate Students are Invited to Attend