Peter L Bishay
Professor

Brief Biography

Dr. Peter L. Bishay is a Mechanical Engineering Professor at California State University, Northridge (CSUN) and the Director of the “Computational Mechanics and Smart Structures” (CMSS) Laboratory. He received his PhD degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from University of California, Irvine (UCI) in 2014. He published over 50 research papers in reputable journals and conference proceedings covering different topics in computational mechanics, composite and smart structures, aerospace structures, prosthesis design, and engineering education. Some of his research projects were supported by DOD, NSF, and NASA. Dr. Bishay founded two research-based senior design projects at CSUN, namely “Smart Morphing Wing” and “Smart Prosthetics.” He taught various undergraduate and graduate courses in four different universities in New Jersey, Washington, and California. He has been serving as a technical reviewer for over twenty journals in the last ten years. His projects have been funded by NSF, DoD, and NASA. Dr. Bishay is the recipient of the "Outstanding Engineering Achievement Merit Award" (2017), the "Future Technology Leader Award" (2018), and the "Distinguished Engineering Educator Achievement Award" (2022) from The Engineer's Council. He also received the “Outstanding New Researcher Award" (2021), the “Highly Influential and Sustained Innovation Award” (2021), and the "CSUN Distinguished Teaching Award" (2024). He was named CSUN's 2025 Jerome Richfield Memorial Fellow.

Research 

Structures and Materials Biomechanical Engineering Computer-Aided Engineering and Design

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