Dr. Basel Alsayyed is the Engineering Technology program director and an assistant professor in the School of Engineering and Technology at Western Carolina University. Before joining WCU, Dr. Alsayyed was an Industrial Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, of University of Alberta (UofA), Canada. Prior to joining UofA, Dr. Alsayyed was an Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering in UAE University. With over 20 years of experience in academia, and over 12 years of industrial experience, primarily in the American automotive industry, Dr. Alsayyed has a passion for innovation in education, teaching, research, and training. Integration of academia and industry goals and activities are paramount to Dr. Alsayyed. Sensing the industry needs and preparing future engineers to meet those needs and challenges is an important dimension of Dr. Alsayyed’s activities.

Dr. Alsayyed has published more than fifty articles in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings. He has seven granted patents. Research interests are in the areas of advanced manufacturing, additive manufacturing, design optimization, quality & reliability, engineering education, project management, and knowledge management.
Dr. Alsayyed has a Ph.D. in Industrial engineering, three Masters: (Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, and Project Management), and is a Certified Manufacturing Engineer (CMfgE) since 1997. Recently Dr. Alsayyed has been an ABET-PEV.