Dr. Mohamed S. Hamed is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at McMaster University and Founding Director of the McMaster Thermal Processing Laboratory (MAC-TPL). He also serves as Adjunct Professor in the Energy Systems Department at Bahcesehir University, Turkey. His current research focuses on transport phenomena in thermal engineering systems.

Dr. Hamed has over 40 years of applied engineering experience, including 32 years of university teaching, and has supervised more than 140 graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and research associates. He also develops and delivers professional development short courses through CANETCO to practising engineers across Canada and internationally. He has delivered multiple keynote lectures internationally, holds a US Patent, and serves on editorial boards of 8 peer-reviewed journals - including as Editor-in-Chief of the Universal Journal of Mechanical Engineering. Recipient of the Dean's Teaching Honor Roll (2018 and 2020).