Rashed Almasri
Graduate Research Assistant
Email: raalmasr@ncsu.edu
Office: RE2 215
Research Building II
1009 Capability Drive
Raleigh, NC 27606
Research Description
Rashed’s research revolves around studying the behavior of ceramics in extreme environments, with a focus on:
- In-situ irradiation of ceramics at very high temperatures.
- Mechanical and chemical characterization of irradiation effects on ceramics.
- Advanced synthesis of ceramics for nuclear-oriented applications.
Research Interests
- Radiation Effects
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Characterization
- Microscopy
Background
Rashed completed his B.Sc. in Nuclear Engineering from Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST) in 2018, where he joined a research group during his senior year and worked on gamma irradiation of 3D-printed PLA that resulted in a conference presentation and a peer-reviewed article. He joined the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) after graduation where he worked on the heavy earth elements extraction project. In 2019, sponsored by the Japanese government under the MEXT Scholarship program, he attended Osaka University and completed his master’s degree in Nuclear Energy Engineering in 2022 with research focused on the development of biodegradable 3D-printing composited that are enhanced mechanically and thermally by gamma irradiation, which also resulted in a symposium presentation and a peer-reviewed article.
Education
Nuclear Engineering
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina
Nuclear Energy Engineering
Osaka University
Osaka, Japan
Nuclear Engineering
Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST)
Irbid, Jordan
Publications (under MIX)
In-situ Irradiation of Uranium Carbide
Rashed Almasri, Adrian R. Wagner, Laura Hawkins, Wei-Ying Chen, Jennifer K. Watkins, Jian Gan, Lingfeng He, Journal of Nuclear Materials (2025), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2025.156082.