Beshoy Morkos, a professor in the University of Georgia College of Engineering, has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), one of the highest professional honors awarded by the society. The distinction of Fellow is awarded to a small percentage of ASME members and recognizes sustained, outstanding engineering achievements and service to the profession. Morkos is now one of only 3,384 Fellows worldwide.

Morkos directs the Manufacturing Optimization, Design, and Engineering Education (MODEL) Research Group, one of the largest research groups at UGA, and is the founder of the Manufacturing Living Labs initiative, which has positioned the university as a hub for industry–academic collaboration in advanced manufacturing. His research operates at the intersection of AI-driven manufacturing, system design, and human–AI collaboration.

Morkos has secured funding from federal agencies, including the National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Development Administration, and NASA. He has also established research partnerships with major industry leaders, such as King’s Hawaiian, Lockheed Martin, Blue Origin, Northrop Grumman, Siemens, and MP Equipment.

Morkos received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University, where his doctoral studies were supported by the ASME Graduate Fellowship, a competitive national award recognizing academic excellence and research promise in mechanical engineering. His Ph.D. was awarded the ASME Dissertation of the Year award. He also completed a research internship with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, contributing to applied engineering research in advanced manufacturing and rover systems development. Prior to his academic career, Morkos held engineering and research roles at BMW and Robert Bosch Corporation, experiences that inform his applied research agenda and industry-engaged approach.