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College / Department

College of Engineering

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Teaching areas

Solid Mechanics, Manufacturing Processes, Mechanical Design

Research areas

Advanced Materials Processing, Sustainable Manufacturing, Light-weighting, Finite Element Modeling,

Education

PhD, Ph.d. In Mechanical Engineering, University of Kentucky, United States, 2007

MS, Masters Of Science In Manufacturing Systems Engineering, University of Kentucky, United States, 2005

BS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Jordan, 2002

Professional experience

Associate Professor, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2015 - Present

Associate Professor, German Jordanian unviersity, Jordan, 2012 - Present

Visiting Associate Professor, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2014 - 2015

Assistant Professor, German Jordanian unviersity, Jordan, 2007 - 2012

Contact

[email protected]

+971 6 515 4928

Dr. Mohammad Nazzal

Associate Professor

PhD, University of Kentucky, United States

Mohammad Nazzal's current research interests are in the field of Advanced Materials Processing and Sustainable Manufacturing . Dr. Nazzal is the recipient of the IEEE Global Outstanding Branch Counselor and Advisor award, the outstanding teacher award on the university level ' German Jordanian University, the Sachsen Anhalt 'Germany' Ministry of Culture Fellowship for practical training in the German industry, and several other awards. He has executed several industrial high-tech projects related to manufacturing with companies such as General Motors, Caterpillar and Heraeus.

Publications

Aser Ahmed, Mohammad Nazzal, Basil Darras, Abdelkrem Eltaggaz And Ibrahim Deiab. Comparative sustainability assessment of powder bed fusion and solid-state additive manufacturing processes: The case of direct metal laser sintering versus additive friction stir deposition, Sustainable Materials And Technologies, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2024

Aser Ahmed, Mohammad Nazzal, Basil Darras And Ibrahim Deiab. A Comprehensive Sustainability Assessment of Battery Electric Vehicles, Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles, and Internal Combustion Engine Vehicles through a Comparative Circular Economy Assessment Approach, Sustainability, 2023

Ali Barakat, Basil Darras, Mohammad Nazzal And Aser Ahmed. A Comprehensive Technical Review of the Friction Stir Welding of Metal-to-Polymer Hybrid Structures, Polymers, 2023

Parham Dadash Pour, Aser Ahmed, Mohammad Nazzal And Basil Darras. An Industry 4.0 Technology Selection Framework for Manufacturing Systems and Firms Using Fuzzy AHP and Fuzzy TOPSIS Methods, Systems, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2023

Aser Ahmed, Mohammad Nazzal, Basil Darras And Ibrahim Deiab. Global warming potential, water footprint, and energy demand of shared autonomous electric vehicles incorporating circular economy practices, Sustainable Production And Consumption, February 2023

Kevin Thomas, Sathish Kannan, Salman Pervaiz, Mohammad Nazzal And Ramanujam Karthikeyan. Computational Analysis of Machining Induced Stress Distribution during Dry and Cryogenic Orthogonal Cutting of 7075 Aluminium Closed Cell Syntactic Foams, Micromachines, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2023

Mohammed Saad, Mohammad Nazzal And Basil Darras. A Comprehensive Rating Tool for Sustainability Assessment of Manufacturing Organizations: A Step Towards Sustainable Manufacturing, International Journal Of Precision Engineering And Manufacturing-green Technology, December 2022

Abdulla Alhourani, Mohammad Nazzal And Basil Darras. Submerged Friction Stir Back Extrusion of AZ31 Magnesium Alloy, Key Engineering Materials, 2022

Aser Ahmed, Mohammad Nazzal, Basil Darras And Ibrahim Deiab. A comprehensive multi-level circular economy assessment framework, Sustainable Production And Consumption, 2022

Kevin Thomas, Sathish Kannan, Mohammad Nazzal, Salman Pervaiz And Ramanujam Karthikeyan. A Numerical Simulation of Machining 6061 Syntactic Foams Reinforced with Hollow Al2O3 Shells, Metals, 2022

Mohammad Nazzal, Maen Alkhader, Akshat Agha, Fadi Abu Farha, Zain Ansari And Waleed El-damaty. Wrinkling Suppression in Thin Membranes using Designed Geometrical Features, Proceedings Of The Institution Of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal Of Mechanical Engineering Science

Aser Ahemd, Mohammad Nazzal And Basil Darras. Cyber-Physical Systems as an Enabler of Circular Economy to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals: A Comprehensive Review, International Journal Of Precision Engineering And Manufacturing-green Technology, September 2021

Ahmed Naser, Basil Darras And Mohammad Nazzal. Mechanical Behaviour of Mg/SiC Composite Processed by Friction Stir Processing, Proceedings Of The 7th World Congress On Mechanical, Chemical, And Material Engineering (mcm'21) Prague, Czech Republic Virtual Conference – August 2021 Paper No. Mmme 111 Doi: 10.11159/mmme21.111, August 2021

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

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) 2021

Noureldeen Al Tamimi, Maen Alkhader, Basit Ali And Mohammad Nazzal. Effect of hierarchical features on the critical buckling strength of periodic cellular solids, 2020 International Conference On Advanced Materials, Design And Manufacturing - 2020 Advances In Science And Engineering Technology (aset) International Conferences.

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 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 2020

Mohammed Saad, Mohammad Nazzal And Basil Darras. A General Framework for Sustainability Assessment of Manufacturing Processes, Ecological Indicators, 1 February 2019

Maen Alkhader, Mohammad Nazzal And Karim Louca. Design of bending dominated lattice architectures with improved stiffness using hierarchy, Proceedings Of The Institution Of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal Of Mechanical Engineering Science, 31 October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2018

Mohammad Nazzal And Abdul Ghani Al Sabouni. The effects of pressure control technique on hot gas blow forming of Mg AZ31 sheets, International Journal Of Material Forming, 20 July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2018

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, 1 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, Fabrication of Carbon Nanotube Metal Matrix Composite Seamless Tubes via Friction Stirring, 1 June 2018 - 31 May 2019

Awards and Honors

IEEE Outstanding Branch Counselor and advisor award on the Global level (North/South America, Europe, Middle East, North Africa, and Asia) for the year 2012., Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 26 January 2013

Outstanding Teacher Award for the academic year 2010/2011 - German Jordanian University- University Level., German Jordanian University, 6 June 2011

Sachsen Anhalt "Germany" Ministry of Culture Fellowship, Ministry of Higher Education - Germany, 30 August 2008

The Graduate School Dissertation Year Fellowship, University of Kentucky, 1 January 2007

Outstanding Graduate Student Award in the Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Kentucky, 6 June 2006