I know I love what I do because I would do it even if I wasn't getting paid for it (but don't tell my advisor that.) I get to examine samples from Ancient Egyptian Pyramids, get dirty making revolutionary concrete in the lab, teach classes, mentor students, and interact with people from all over the world. Sometimes I go to faraway places like Tanzania to try to make an appropriate and sustainable difference.

I have a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering (Concentration in Design & Manufacturing) and a Master's in Materials Science and Engineering, from Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA, USA. I'm currently pursuing my Ph.D. at Drexel in Mechanical Engineering, but doing the bulk of my research in Materials Engineering, Civil Engineering, History & Politics, and beyond. I hope to serve as a professor in a research university, developing and implementing Intermediate Technology, while teaching and inspiring youth to do the same.

Intermediate Technology (a.k.a Appropriate And Sustainable technology) is about doing much with little, especially in developing communities. In short, it's about doing things smarter rather than "faster, bigger, stronger." Hence, it takes a bit of MacGyver and some Indiana Jones. Please feel free to explore my website, including Current Projects, with the menu at left.

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Select Awards

• NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (GRF) (2008)
• Graduate Assistance In Areas Of National Need (GAANN) Fellowship (2007)
• ASM International - Arthur E. Focke LeaderShape Award (2007)
• Drexel: Outstanding Cooperative Education Student Award, Outstanding Senior, Ryder Award (2007)

• A. Moseson, S. Basu, and M.W. Barsoum, “Determination of The Effective Zero Point Of Contact For Spherical Nanoindentation,” J. Materials Research, 23, No. 1 (2008)
• S. Basu, A. Moseson, and M.W. Barsoum, “On The Determination Of Spherical Nanoindentation Stress/Strain Curves,” J. Materials Research, 21, 2628-37 (2006)
• Pending Patent: A. Moseson, S. Basu, and M.W. Barsoum “A Novel Method for Zero Point Detection.” USPTO Provisional Application No. 60/953,361.

• A. Moseson, E, Jud, P. Narang, A. Sakulich, M.W. Barsoum, “Alkali-Activated Cements As A Sustainable Building Material; Case Study of Slag Cement using Design Of Experiment,” MS&T 2008, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, October 5-9, 2008. Oral Presentation.
• A. Moseson, S. Basu, and M.W. Barsoum, “A novel method to determine the effective zero point of contact for spherical nanoindentation,” MS&T 2008, Pitts­­burgh, PA, USA, October 5-9, 2008. Oral Presentation.
• A. Moseson, A. Sakulich, A. Curtin, E. Jud Sierra, M.W. Barsoum, “Slag-based geopolymer cements as a sustainable building material; case study using design of experiment,” 2nd International Conference On Ceramics (ICC2), Verona, Italy. June 29 – July 4, 2008. Poster Presentation.