Dr. Basil Mohammad Darras | American University of Sharjah
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College / Department

College of Engineering
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Teaching areas

Materials Science, Manufacturing Processes, Solid Mechanics

Research areas

Advanced Material Processing & Engineering, Friction Stir Welding and Processing, Sustainable Manufacturing

Education

PhD, Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, United States, 2008
MS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, United States, 2005
BS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Jordan, 2001

Professional experience

Associate Professor, American University of Sharjah (AUS), United Arab Emirates, 2015 - Present
Assistant Professor, American University of Sharjah (AUS), United Arab Emirates, 2008 - 2015
Post-doctoral Scholar, University of Kentucky, KY, United States, 2008 - 2008
Research & Teaching Assistant, University of Kentucky, KY, United States, 2003 - 2008
Mechanical Engineer, Consolidated Consultants, Jordan, 2001 - 2003

Memberships

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), September 2003
Jordan Engineers Association, April 2001
The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), April 2011 - 2018
Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), September 2003 - 2018

Contact

[email protected]
+971 6 515 2590

Dr. Basil Mohammad Darras

Associate Professor
PhD, University of Kentucky, United States

Publications

Abdulla Alhourani, Mahmoud Awad, Mohammad Nazzal And Basil Darras. Optimization of friction stir back extrusion mechanical properties and productivity of magnesium AZ31-B seamless tubes, Proceedings Of The Institution Of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal Of Engineering Manufacture
Ahmed Naser, Ibrahim Deiab And Basil Darras. Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), green alternatives to petroleum-based plastics: a review, Rsc Advances, May May 2021
Mohammed Saad, Basil Darras And Mohammad Nazzal. Evaluation of Welding Processes Based on Multi-dimensional Sustainability Assessment Model, International Journal Of Precision Engineering And Manufacturing-green Technology, January (1st Quarter/Winter) January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2021
Amr Salem, Connor Hopkins, Mohamd Imad, Hussien Hegab, Basil Darras And Hossam Kishawy. Environmental Analysis of Sustainable and Traditional Cooling and Lubrication Strategies during Machining Processes, Sustainability, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2020
Obadah Jarrah, Mohammad Nazzal And Basil Darras. Numerical Modeling and Experiments of Friction Stir Back Extrusion of Seamless Tubes, Cirp Journal Of Manufacturing Science And Technology, November November 2020
Mohammed Saad, Obadah Jarrah, Mohammad Nazzal, Basil Darras And Hossam Kishawy. Sustainability-based Evaluation of Friction Stir Back Extrusion of Seamless Tubular Shapes, Journal Of Cleaner Production, September September 2020
Jaber Jamal, Basil Darras And Hossam Kishawy. A Study on Sustainability Assessment of Welding Processes, Proceeding Of The Imeche, Part B: Journal Of Engineering Manufacture, February February 2020
Hussien Hegab, Hossam Kishawy And Basil Darras. Sustainable Cooling and Lubrication Strategies in Machining Processes: A Comparative Study, Procedia Manufacturing, June June 2019
Mohammed Saad, Mohammad Nazzal And Basil Darras. A General Framework for Sustainability Assessment of Manufacturing Processes, Ecological Indicators, February February 2019
Hussien Hegab, Basil Darras And Hossam Kishawy. Towards Sustainability Assessment of Machining Processes, Journal Of Cleaner Production, January (1st Quarter/Winter) January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2018
Ahmed Naser And Basil Darras. Micro-hardness prediction of friction stir processed magnesium alloy via response surface methodology, Multidiscipline Modeling In Materials And Structures, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2017
Ahmed Naser And Basil Darras. Experimental investigation of Mg/SiC composite fabrication via friction stir processing, The International Journal Of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2017
Emad Kishta And Basil Darras. Experimental investigation of underwater friction-stir welding of 5083 marine-grade aluminum alloy, Proc Imeche Part B: J Engineering Manufacture, March March 2016
Basil Darras, Farid Abed, Akrum Abdul-latif And Salman Pervaiz. Experimental Investigation of Deformation in 5083 Marine-Grade Aluminum Alloy at Elevated Temperatures, Journal Of Materials Engineering And Performance, January (1st Quarter/Winter) January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2015
Basil Darras, Ibrahim Deiab And Ahmed Naser. Prediction of Friction Stir Processed AZ31 Magnesium Alloy Micro-hardness Using Artificial Neural Networks., Advanced Materials Research, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2014
Emad Kishta, Farid Abed And Basil Darras. Nonlinear finite element simulation of friction stir processing of marine grade 5083 aluminum alloy, Engineering Transactions, January (1st Quarter/Winter) January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2014
Basil Darras And Emad Kishta. Submerged Friction Stir Processing of AZ31 Magnesium Alloy, Materials And Design, May May 2013
Basil Darras, Farid Abed, Salman Pervaiz And Akrum Abdu-latif. Analysis of damage in 5083 aluminum alloy deformed at different strainrates, Materials Science And Engineering A, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2013
Salman Prevaiz, Ibrahim Deiab, Basil Darras, Amir Rashid And Mihai Nicolescu. Performance Evaluation of TiAlN- PVD Coated Inserts for Machining Ti-6Al-4V under Different Cooling Strategies, Advanced Materials Research, March March 2013
Basil Darras. A Model to Predict the Resulting Grain Size of Friction-Stir-Processed AZ31 Magnesium Alloy, Journal Of Materials Engineering And Performance, June June 2012
Basil Darras And Marwan Khraisheh. Analytical Modeling of Strain Rate Distribution during Friction Stir Processing, Journal Of Materials Engineering And Performance, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2008
Basil Darras, Mohamed Omar, Marwan Khraisheh And . Experimental Thermal Analysis of Friction Stir Processing, Materials Science Forum, January (1st Quarter/Winter) January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2007
Basil Darras, Marwan Khraisheh, Fadi Abu-farha And Mohamed Omar. Friction Stir Processing of AZ31 Commercial Magnesium Alloy, Journal Of Materials Processing Technology, January (1st Quarter/Winter) January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2007
Marwan Khraisheh, Basil Darras, Peter Kalu, Michelle Adams-hughes And Namas Chandra. Correlation between the Microstructure and Forces Generated during Friction Stir Processing of AA5052, Materials Science Forum, January (1st Quarter/Winter) January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2005
Mohammad Nazzal, Marwan Khraisheh And Basil Darras. Finite Element Modeling and Optimization of Superplastic Forming Using Variable Strain Rate Approach, Asm Journal Of Materials Engineering And Performance, August August 2004

Grants and sponsorships

Grant, Friction Stir welding: a New Promising Joining Technique for Metal/Polymer Hybrid Structure, 1 June 2021 - 31 May 2023
Grant, Ultrasonic Vibration Assisted Friction Stir Back Extrusion of Seamless Tubular Shapes, 1 June 2021 - 31 May 2023
Grant, Optimization of Friction Stir Back Extrusion parameters using Multiphysics Modeling and Design of Experiments, 1 June 2019 - 31 May 2021
Grant, Mechanical Characterizations of Aluminum Metallic Foam Structures, Faculty Research Grant
Grant, ELCAN Extended Life of Components through Advanced Nanostructured Coatings for Engineering Applications, GCC Research Program
Grant, CFD-FEA Design Optimization Procedure for Online Wash Systems of Gas Turbines in the UAE, General Electric (GE), 1 July 2014 - 16 March 2016
Grant, Friction Stir Processing: a Tool to Design Microstructure of Lightweight Alloys, Emirates Foundation, 1 December 2010 - 1 December 2012
Grant, Thermo-viscoplastic Behavior of 6N01 Aluminum Alloy at Elevated Temperature under Different Loading Rates, Faculty Research Grant (FRG), 29 April 2010 - 29 April 2012

Awards and Honors

Kentucky Graduate Scholarship to present a poster at the TMS 2007 meeting (Orlando-Florida) (March 2007), University of Kentucky, 1 March 2007
Kentucky Graduate Scholarship to present a research paper at the 3RD International Conference on Structural Stability & Dynamics (Orlando-Florida) (June 2005)., University of Kentucky, 1 June 2005

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