Ahmed El Desouky, PhD

Ahmed El Desouky, is the Director of Additive Manufacturing at Veeco, responsible for the deployment of additive technologies in the design and manufacturing of advanced semiconductor processing equipment. Throughout his career, he has been a leader of change in the design and manufacturing space. Previously, he played a key role in establishing the additive manufacturing programs at Carpenter Technology and Eaton Aerospace. He also continues to engage in educating the new generations on Additive Manufacturing through participating in professional development courses and through his work as an Adjunct Professor at the George Washington University. Ahmed is the chair of the F42.06.07 committee on Semiconductors and Electronics Applications of AM. He is also the recipient of the Outstanding Practitioner Award from the Manufacturing and Design Division of the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers. Ahmed holds a PhD in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from the University of California, San Diego, and a Bachelor of Production Engineering from Alexandria University.