Mohannad Hamed Alharbi is an international student at Murray State University. He just finished a Master's degree in Occupational Safety & Health and is now working on his second Master's degree, an MS in Applied Engineering & Technology Management at MSU. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Umm Al-Qura University in Saudi Arabia.
He completed an internship last summer with Parsons Corporation in New York. He also attended the NECA 2014 Safety Professionals Conference, the Electrical Industry's premier safety conference for safety professionals in the electrical contracting industry. This conference was held in Chicago, IL from May 19 until May 21, 2014.
Alharbi is very active in the Murray State community, and has used his time at Murray State to network with others in his professional field. He is a member of several honors organizations, including:
- Rho Sigma Kappa -National Collegiate Honor Organization
- Gamma Beta Phi -National Collegiate Honor Organization
- American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA).
- American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE)
Also, he was granted Graduate Safety Practitioner (GSP) designations from the Board of Certified Safety Professional and Associate Safety and a Health Manager (ASHM) designation from the Institute for Safety and Health Management.
Murray State University helped Alharbi develop his occupational safety and health skills, and it encouraged him to apply to another graduate program for Engineering and Technology Management. He has been recognized by several honors societies and has had many opportunities to meet others in his field. As an international student at Murray State, Alharbi has participated in classes, a conference and several networking societies.