THIRTY UNDER THIRTY PROFILES
Omar Fergani Age: 28
Schlumberger Houston, TX
UNDER THIRTY O
mar Fergani’s manufacturing studies and work have taken him around the globe. The 28-year-old 30 Under 30 honoree, a native of Morocco, received his under-
graduate degree from the National Polytechnic Institute of Lorraine (l'Institut National Polytechnique de Lorraine, or INPL), in Nancy, France. From there he went to Tur- key, first for an internship, then staying for work because he liked the country and the culture. Taking up master’s degree studies in manufactur- ing at Koç University in Istanbul, Omar discovered the research side of manufactur- ing. Through his advisor at the university, he came to the attention of Professor Steven Y. Liang at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta), and in January 2013 Omar joined Liang’s lab. He received a master’s degree in mechanical engineering with a major in manufactur- ing and continues focusing on his PhD while currently working as a research engineer at Schlumberger in Houston, TX. Dr. Liang, an SME Fellow and past president of
SME’s North American Manufacturing Research Insti- tution (NAMRI), nominated Omar for the 30 Under 30 award, citing his research work on a Boeing-sponsored project developing a new paradigm to enhance the physics-based understanding of the machining process. The approach—called materials-affected manufactur- ing (MAM)—will help companies doing high-precision machining to control the quality of the components in terms of surface integrity. The (MAM) helps achieve spe- cific microstructure and properties on the surface using the machining process. Two earlier projects completed with Corning Inc. involved the development of a solu- tion to machine ceramics wafers using micro-machining
process in collaboration with researchers from National University of Singapore (NUS).
“Besides his excellent scientific and technical contributions, Omar shows great managerial and leadership attributes.”
Global demand in the oil & gas business drives the need to extract and recover more resources with the highest quality and reliability technologies. At Schlum- berger, Omar is helping to develop innovative, reliable and safe tools to achieve this objective. “Manufacturing companies are looking for any com- petitive advantage—they know they need it in order to bring or keep activities in the US. The utilization of physics-based understanding of manufacturing pro- cesses will contribute to the realization of this strategy,” explained Omar. Supervising Omar’s work that has partnered with re-
searchers from France, Singapore, China, Turkey, Nor- way and the US, Liang observed “exceptional skills in coordinating research collaboration, very important to the manufacturing sector.” Omar sees such teamwork as a given: “In manufacturing science, collaboration is key to achieve substantial progress.” Omar’s research has been presented at NAMRI/
SME’s North American Manufacturing Research Confer- ence (NAMRC), the ASME Manufacturing Science and Engineering Conference (MSEC) and several confer- ences of the CIRP (International Academy for Produc- tion Engineering). He is author or coauthor of more than 18 archival journal papers and conference proceedings papers, including several in SME’s Manufacturing Let- ters and Journal of Manufacturing Processes. “Besides his excellent scientific and technical contri- butions, Omar shows great managerial and leadership attributes. With substantial dedication, expertise and focus, he has built his own way to achieve his ambi- tions,” Liang said.
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