Biography

Dr. Syed Sohail Akhtar currently holds the rank of Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM). His research areas are applied materials, manufacturing, and computational mechanics focusing on a mix of futuristic and present-day research that is of practical significance and has immediate relevance and impact in the industry. He has authored/co-authored more than 100 archival technical publications, including more than 90 ISI journal papers, and published 02 books, and many book chapters. He presented his research at several international conferences as an invited speaker. In collaboration with other research fellows, he worked on more than 20 basic and applied research projects; some of them were internally funded by the KFUPM, while others were funded by agencies like King Abdul-Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), The National Science, Technology and Innovation Plan (NSTIP) and Saudi Arabian Basic Industries (SABIC). He also served as Co-PI on a KFUPM/MIT collaborative research project related to TBCs. Dr. Akhtar has been awarded the “Excellence in Research” Award 2016 by the College of Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in recognition to his research achievements.