• MS, Mechanical Engineering, Tunisia Polytechnic School, 2006
• BE, Mechanical Engineering, 2006
• Ph D, Aerospace Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2012

Journal Articles

and Amira Barhoumi Ep Meddeb, 2021, "Electric Field-Induced Polarization Responses of Noncentrosymmetric Crystalline Biopolymers in Different Frequency Regimes – A Case Study on Unidirectionally Aligned ß-Chitin Crystals", Biomacromolecules

J. Nattress, K. Ogren, A. Foster, Amira Barhoumi Meddeb, Zoubeida Ounaies and Igor Jovanovic, 2018, "Discriminating Uranium Isotopes Using the Time-Emission Profiles of Long-Lived Delayed Neutrons", Phys. Rev. Applied, 10, (2), pp. 024049

Albert Foster, Amira Barhoumi Meddeb, Kyle Wilhelm, Jason Nattres, Zoubeida Ounaies and Igor Jovanovic, 2018, "Characterization of lithium-glass and polyvinyl toluene heterogeneous composites with varying geometries for fast neutron detection", NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT, 905, pp. 29-32

Michael A. Vecchio, Amira Barhoumi Meddeb, Michael T Lanagan, Zoubeida Ounaies and Jeffrey R. Shallenberger, 2018, "Plasma surface modification of P(VDF-TrFE): Influence of surface chemistry and structure on electronic charge injection", JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS, 124, (11)

Amira Barhoumi Meddeb, Zoubeida Ounaies and Michael T Lanagan, 2016, "Enhancement of electrical properties of polyimide films by plasma treatment", Chemical Physics Letters, 649, pp. 111 - 114

M. Mayer, J. Nattress, V. Kukharev, A. Foster, Amira Barhoumi Meddeb, Cory Luke Trivelpiece, Zoubeida Ounaies and Igor Jovanovic, 2015, "Development and characterization of a neutron detector based on a lithium glass–polymer composite", Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 785, pp. 117 - 122

Oscar Lopez-Pamies, Taha Goudarzi, Amira Barhoumi Meddeb and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2014, "Extreme enhancement and reduction of the dielectric response of polymer nanoparticulate composites via interphasial charges", APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS, 104, (24)

Emna Helal, Zoubeida Ounaies and Amira B. Meddeb, 2012, "Processing and characterisation of two– and three–phase polymer–based nanocomposites for energy storage applications", International Journal of Microstructure and Materials Properties, 7, (5), pp. 417-427

Kevin S. Maxwell, John D. Whitcomb, Zoubeida Ounaies and Amira Barhoumi, 2010, "Finite Element Analysis of a Three-phase Piezoelectric Nanocomposite", JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT MATERIAL SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES, 21, (11), pp. 1073-1084

and Amira Barhoumi Ep Meddeb, , "Conduction through plasma-treated polyimide: analysis of high-field conduction by hopping and Schottky theory", Journal of Materials Science, 54, (14)

Amira Barhoumi Ep Meddeb, , "Extreme enhancement of the nonlinear elastic response of elastomer nanoparticulate composites via interphases", Composites Part B: Engineering, 156

and Amira Barhoumi Ep Meddeb, , "Plasma surface modification of P(VDF-TrFE): Influence of surface chemistry and structure on electronic charge injection", Journal of Applied Physics

and Amira Barhoumi Ep Meddeb, , "Characterization of Lithium-Glass and Polyvinyl Toluene Heterogeneous Composites with Varying Geometries for Fast Neutron Detection", Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A

Amira Barhoumi Ep Meddeb, , "Magnetic field effects on cellulose nanocrystal ordering in a non-aqueous solvent", Cellulose

Amira Barhoumi Ep Meddeb, , "From a cholesteric non-aqueous cellulose nanocrystal suspension to a highly ordered film", MRS Advances

and Amira Barhoumi Ep Meddeb, , "Anisotropic Optical and Frictional Properties of Langmuir–Blodgett Film Consisting of Uniaxially-Aligned Rod-Shaped Cellulose Nanocrystals", Advanced Materials Interfaces

, , and Amira Barhoumi Ep Meddeb, , "Cold Sintering of PZT 2-2 Composites for High Frequency Ultrasound Transducer Arrays", Actuators

and Amira Barhoumi Ep Meddeb, , "On the fabrication and characterization of heterogeneous composite neutron detectors with triple-pulse-shape-discrimination capability", Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

and Amira Barhoumi Ep Meddeb, , "Impact of Stabilizer on In Situ Formation of Ag Nanoparticles in Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) Matrix", MRS Advances

Conference Proceedings

Amira Barhoumi Ep Meddeb, 2019, "Interfacial effects on the electrical behavior of elastomer nanoparticulate composites"

and Amira Barhoumi Ep Meddeb, 2018, "Tailoring and Characterization of the Liquid Crystalline Structure of Cellulose Nanocrystals for Opto-Electro-Mechanical Multifunctional Applications"

Michael A. Vecchio, Zoubeida Ounaies, Michael T Lanagan and Amira Barhoumi Meddeb, 2016, "Polymer Laminates for High Energy Density and Low Loss", 2016 IEEE CONFERENCE ON ELECTRICAL INSULATION AND DIELECTRIC PHENOMENA (IEEE CEIDP), pp. 457-460

Amira Barhoumi Meddeb and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2012, "Nano-enhanced polymer composites for energy storage applications", BEHAVIOR AND MECHANICS OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL MATERIALS AND COMPOSITES 2012, 8342

Amira Barhoumi Meddeb and Zoubeida Ounaies, 2010, "POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES FOR ENERGY STORAGE APPLICATIONS", PROCEEDINGS OF THE ASME CONFERENCE ON SMART MATERIALS, ADAPTIVE STRUCTURES AND INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS, 2010, VOL 2, pp. 245-249

• August 2022 -  , "Dielectric Response of Polymers at High Electric Field," (Sponsor: Center for Dielectrics and Piezoelectrics).

•   -  , "Low-cost, flexible, physical-plasma devices for treatment of inflammatory skin condition," (Sponsor: Center for Biodevices).

• Amelia Earhart Fellowship, Zonta International, April 2009 - March 2010

• Amelia Earhart Fellowship, Zonta International, April 2008 - March 2009

Service to Penn State:

• Committee Work, Committee Member, NTL Promotion Review Committee, September 2021 - December 2021

• Committee Work, Committee Member, NTL Promotion Review Committee, September 2020 - December 2020

Service to External Organizations: