Professional Societies

  • AIAA American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
    • Member since 1993
    • Participant in 26 national conferences listed under Section C7
    • Designated Chair of Education for the AIAA Technical Committee on Hybrid Rockets
    • Designated AIAA Technical Expert in Analytic Approaches to Hybrid Rocket Flow Fields
    • Designated Member of the External Reviewer Board for the AIAA Progress Series in Astronautics and Aeronautics
    • ne of the four recipients of the 2004 AIAA Solid Rockets Best Paper
    • Reviewer for the (1.) AIAA Journal, (2.) Journal of Propulsion and Power, and (3.) Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets
    • Participated in the AIAA Tennessee Section Award Nomination process
    • Teamed up with P. Gloyer, President of Gloyer-Taylor Laboratories, LLC, and AIAA Director for the UTSI Design Competition Team. Guided by Mr. Gloyer, a group of students is designing an entry project for the X-Prize Lunar Lander competition. This rocket powered vehicle will be capable of 180 seconds of controlled flight to complete the required X-Prize mission profile. Upon completion of the design effort, Gloyer-Taylor Laboratories will seek to acquire the funding to build and fly the vehicle. Dr. Majdalani has partnered with P. Gloyer in several grant proposals to partially support these activities
  • ASME American Society of Mechanical Engineers
    • Member since 1994
    • Faculty Moderator, Marquette University, 1999–03. In charge of ASME student activities, meetings, field trips, ASME student recruitment, invited seminars, advertising, competition, and awards selection
    • Participant in 17 national conferences that are either sponsored or co-sponsored by ASME (see Section C7)
    • Reviewer for the ASME (1.) Journal of Heat Transfer, (2.) Journal of Fluids Engineering, (3.) Journal of Electronic Packaging, and (4.) Journal of Biomechanical Engineering
    • Presented a special seminar on the “Importance of Mathematics in the Formation of an Engineer,” ASME Annual Meeting, ASME Student Chapter at Marquette, Marquette University, Spring 1998
  • ASEE American Society for Engineering Education
    • Member since 1994
    • Participated in the ABET preparation activities at Marquette University
    • Participated in ASEE surveys and article reviews
  • SAE Society of Automotive Engineers
    • Member since 2006