{"id":1100,"date":"2026-05-21T23:29:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T03:29:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/mix\/?p=1100"},"modified":"2026-05-30T23:34:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T03:34:14","slug":"phd-journey-milestone-for-rashed-almasri-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/mix\/phd-journey-milestone-for-rashed-almasri-2\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD Journey Milestone for Rashed Almasri"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/mix\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/05\/rashd-600x800.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1101\" style=\"width:444px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/mix\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/05\/rashd-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/mix\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/05\/rashd-450x600.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/mix\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/05\/rashd-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/mix\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/05\/rashd-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/mix\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/05\/rashd.jpeg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>MIX group is thrilled to announce that&nbsp;Rashed Almasri&nbsp;has successfully passed his PhD preliminary oral (PO) examination today (May 21, 2026). His PhD committee includes following members:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/directory\/murty\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/directory\/murty\/\">Korukonda Murty<\/a>, Progress Energy Distinguished Professor of Nuclear Engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/people\/ekautz\/\">Elizabeth Kautz<\/a>, Assistant Professor of Nuclear Engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/people\/wjiang8\/\">Wen Jiang<\/a>, Assistant Professor of Nuclear Engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/people\/liming-xiong\/\">Liming Xiong<\/a>, Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (Graduate School Representative)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/people\/lhe8\/\">Lingfeng He<\/a>, Associate Professor of Nuclear Engineering (Chairman of the Committee)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Rashed&#8217;s cat, Fay was also there to cheer him up from the audience section!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/mix\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/05\/rashd2-1-600x800.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1103\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.7500125382416369;width:362px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/mix\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/05\/rashd2-1-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/mix\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/05\/rashd2-1-450x600.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/mix\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/05\/rashd2-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/mix\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/05\/rashd2-1-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/mix\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/05\/rashd2-1.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/mix\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/05\/rashd3-450x800.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1104\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.5625062959605117;width:267px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/mix\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/05\/rashd3-450x800.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/mix\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/05\/rashd3-338x600.jpeg 338w, https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/mix\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/05\/rashd3-768x1365.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/mix\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/05\/rashd3-864x1536.jpeg 864w, https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/mix\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2026\/05\/rashd3.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations, Rashed, on this outstanding accomplishment!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MIX group is thrilled to announce that&nbsp;Rashed Almasri&nbsp;has successfully passed his PhD preliminary oral (PO) examination today (May 21, 2026). 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