Welcome to my website
My name is Syed Sohail Akhtar and working as an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. This site is about my education, teaching, research & professional activities.
QUALIFICATIONS OVERVIEW
- PhD in Mechanical Engineering from KFUPM
- More than 13 years of professional, research & teaching experience.
- Experience in sophisticated research techniques and technologies: applications of finite element analysis, metal forming and other manufacturing processes, surface engineering and analysis, laser-assisted manufacturing and surface modification processes, material characterization and acquired useful knowledge and skill of various metallurgical study tools such as optical microscopy, SEM, XRD etc.
- Knowledge and skill of various statistical, CAD/CAE and general-purpose computer packages
- Expertise in lab and field research, data collection/analysis.
- 03 filed patents, more than 35 refereed journal and conference papers.
- Regular reviewer for many scientific journals.