Magdi Khair

Magdi Khair Dr. Magdi Khair is an Institute Engineer in the Department of Emissions Research at Southwest Research Institute. He is experienced in the areas of engine testing and exhaust emissions control. Dr. Khair's prior experience was with AlliedSignal Automotive Catalyst Company, with the development of catalytic aftertreatment for light-duty and heavy-duty diesel engines; Ford New Holland, with primary responsibility for the development of the 6.6- and 7.8-liter midrange diesel engines to meet 1991 emissions standards; Bendix Diesel Engine Controls, where he led the development of advanced electronically controlled diesel fuel injection systems and established several cooperative engineering programs with European and North American engine manufacturers; and Chrysler Corporation, where he converted the Slant Six gasoline engine into an open-chamber, pilot-injected, and electronically controlled diesel engine, supervised a combustion kinetics project, and participated in the design and development of electronic controls for a passenger car turbine engine. Dr. Khair holds 18 U.S. patents on electronic fuel injection, turbocharging, exhaust gas recirculation, and aftertreatment systems. He also has authored and co-authored numerous papers for SAE International and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Dr. Khair received a B.S. in Automotive Engineering from Am Shams University, an MS. in Thermodynamics from the University of Birmingham, England, an M.B.A. from Michigan State University, and a Ph.D. in Engineering Management from Warren National University.