Dr. Karim Sabra

Biography

Karim Sabra is a Professor at the George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering. He began his career at Georgia Tech in 2007 as an Assistant Professor after serving as a Project Scientist at the Marine Physical Laboratory of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. His research emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach to problems in acoustics, structural health monitoring, biomechanics, and seismology, leveraging common features in wave propagation physics. Dr. Sabra combines theoretical and experimental studies to explore significant research challenges related to acoustics, dynamics, structural evaluation, and geophysics. His ongoing work includes developing innovative passive monitoring and imaging techniques based on diffuse wave fields, utilizing low-cost sensors that facilitate non-invasive monitoring in dynamic systems. Current projects address in-vivo passive elastography techniques for soft tissues, structural monitoring of aircraft wings, and seismoacoustic tomography in ocean environments. Dr. Sabra is committed to fostering collaboration across disciplines and believes in the significant impact of knowledge exchange on advancing understanding in wave propagation and technology transfer between academia and industry. He invests in developing a solid understanding of wave phenomena among his graduate students, equipping them with theoretical and numerical tools applicable to contemporary engineering challenges.

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