Mohammad Pourgol

Mohammad Pourgol Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Ph.D. University of Maryland M.S. University of Maryland B.S. University of Tabriz

Dr. Mohammad Pourgol is a safety/reliability analyst in multidisciplinary systems analysis with Teradyne and an Associate Professor (adj) of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Maryland. He previously held the position of Associate Professor of Reliability Engineering at Sahand University of Technology (SUT).

With over 20 years of work experience, his career includes industrial application, research, and teaching in safety applications and reliability engineering at various institutions, including Teradyne Semiconductor, Johnson Controls, Sahand University of Technology, FM Global, Daikin Comforts, UMD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Dr. Pourgol is an IEEE Senior Member, an elected ASQ Fellow, and ASME Fellow. He also served as the ASME Safety Engineering and Risk/Reliability Analysis Division (SERAD) Chair from 2017 to 2022. Additionally, he is a registered Professional Engineer (PE) in the State of Massachusetts and holds certifications as a reliability engineer (ASQ CRE), Six Sigma Black Belt (CSSBB), and Manager of Quality/Organization Excellence (ASQ CMQ/OE).

Dr. Pourgol has authored over 160 papers in archival journals and peer-reviewed conferences on his research and has been an invited/Keynote Speaker at numerous conferences and webinars. He has also filed one US patent, and his efforts have been recognized with several awards. Currently, Dr. Pourgol serves as the Associate Editor for the ASME-ASCE Journal of Risk and Uncertainty in Engineering Systems, both Part A: Civil Engineering and Part B: Mechanical Engineering.