Faculty

Dr. Nadimul Haque Faisal
Research Associate and Lecturer
College of Engineering
Alfaisal University
Riyadh, KSA

Email: nfaisal@alfaisal.edu
Tel : +(966-1) 215-7756 office

Education:
Ph.D.	2010	Heriot-Watt University, UK
BSc	2001	Magadh University, India

Professional Profile

Research Associate & Lecturer, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, KSA [June 2010 – Present]
Teaching Fellow, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK [September 2009 - March 2010]
Research Associate, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK [August 2008 - March 2009]
Research Assistant, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK [June 2005 - August 2005]
Junior Research Fellow, International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials, Hyderabad, India [November 2001 - June 2003]

Professional Membership

Member, The Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), UK
Graduate Member, The Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IoM3), UK

Awards and Recognition

1st & 2nd year Postgraduate Researcher award, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, UK, 2005/2006
Recipient of Scholarship for PhD studies at Heriot-Watt University, UK [2004 - 2007]

Research Interests

Instrumented indentation testing, Acoustic Emission testing and signal processing, Characterization of thermally sprayed cermet/ceramic coatings, Biomaterials (Hydroxy-apatite coatings) characterization, Neutron diffraction residual strain measurement, Forensic investigation of materials failure, Adhesive bond strength measurement, ABAQUS finite element analysis, LAMMPS Molecular Dynamics simulation

Research Projects Undertaken

Acoustic Emission Analysis for Quality Assessment of Thermally Sprayed Coatings, Doctoral thesis funded by Heriot-Watt University, UK [2004-2009]
Combined Acoustic Emission and Ultrasonic Testing of Adhesive Bond Strength, funded by Atomic Weapon Establishment (AWE plc), UK [2008-2009]
Nano-structured Hydroxyapatite Coatings for Orthopaedic Implants - Modelling the role of residual stress, funded by ISIS, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK [2009]
Molecular dynamics simulations of thermally sprayed particle impact, funded by research collaborator [2009]
Residual stress characterization using neutron and synchrotron diffraction in laser formed steel plates, funded by ISIS, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK [2009]
Residual strain measurements of thermally sprayed alumina coatings using Neutron beam diffraction, funded by ISIS, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK [2008]
Acoustic Emission Monitoring of HVOF Thermal Spray Process, funded by Heriot-Watt University, UK [2005]
Electro-Spark Coatings (ESC) for Enhanced Performance of Twist Drills, funded by Dept. of Science and Technology, Govt. of India [2001-2003]

Publications: (Last five years )

N. H. Faisal, R. L. Reuben and R. Ahmed, An improved measurement of Vickers indentation behaviour through enhanced instrumentation, Measurement Science and Technology (submitted July 2010, under review)
N. H. Faisal, R. Ahmed and R. L. Reuben, Indentation Testing and Its Acoustic Emission Response: Applications and Emerging Trends, International Materials Reviews (an invited review submitted Feb 2010, under review)
R. Ahmed, N. H. Faisal, R. L. Reuben, A. Paradowska, M. Fitzpatrick, J. Kitamura, S. Osawa, Residual Strain in Thermally Sprayed Alumina Coatings Deposited Via Air Plasma and High Velocity Oxy-Fuel Techniques, Journal of Physics: Conference Series (Accepted Nov 2009, in press)
R. Ahmed, N. H. Faisal, S. M. Knupfer, A. M. Paradowska, M. E. Fitzpatrick, K. A. Khor and J. Cizek, Neutron Diffraction Residual Strain Measurements in Plasma Sprayed Nanostructured Hydroxyapatite Coatings for Orthopaedic Implants, Materials Science Forum, 652, 2010, 309-314
N. H. Faisal, J. A. Steel, R. Ahmed, R. L. Reuben, The Use of Acoustic Emission to Characterize Fracture Behavior During Vickers Indentation of HVOF Thermally Sprayed WC-Co Coatings, Journal of Thermal Spray Technology, 18(4), 2009, 525-535 [This article was featured in Advanced Materials & Processes, Vol. 4 (4), Nov 2009, Pg. 68; Entrepreneur, Nov 2009; and Vertical News, 23 Dec, 2009]
K. R. C. Soma Raju, N. H. Faisal, D. S. Rao, S. V. Joshi, G. Sundararajan, Electrospark coatings for enhanced performance of twist drills, Surface and Coatings Technology, 202(9), 2008, 1636-1644
N. H. Faisal, J. A. Steel, R. Ahmed, R. L. Reuben, G. Heaton, B. Allcock, Application of acoustic emission for monitoring the HVOF thermal spraying process, Advanced Materials Research, 13-14, 2006, 291-297.

Conference

R. Ahmed, N. H. Faisal, S. M. Knupfer, A. M. Paradowska, M. E. Fitzpatrick, K. A. Khor and J. Cizek, Neutron Diffraction Residual Strain Measurements in Plasma Sprayed Nanostructured Hydroxyapatite Coatings for Orthopaedic Implants, The 5th International Conference on Mechanical Stress Evaluation by Neutrons and Synchrotron Radiation (MECA SENS-V), Japan, 10-12 November 2009
N. H. Faisal, R. Ahmed, R. L. Reuben, S. Balasubramanian, Implementing MD simulation with focus on thermally sprayed particle impact, EPSRC Symposium Workshop on Molecular Dynamics, 1-5 June 2009, University of Warwick, UK
R. Ahmed, N. H. Faisal, R. L. Reuben, A. Paradowska, M. Fitzpatrick, J. Kitamura, S. Osawa, Residual Strain in Thermally Sprayed Alumina Coatings Deposited Via Air Plasma and High Velocity Oxy-Fuel Techniques, International Conference on Neutron Scattering (ICNS), 3-7 May, 2009, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
N. H. Faisal, J. A. Steel, R. Ahmed, R. L. Reuben, G. Heaton, B. Allcock, Application of acoustic emission for monitoring the HVOF thermal spraying process, 27th European Conference on Acoustic Emission (EWGAE), 20-22 September 2006, Cardiff, UK

Teaching:

College of Engineering, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, KSA (2010 - Present)

BS - Mechanics and Materials, ABAQUS finite element analysis

Mechanical Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK (Sept 2009 - Mar 2010)

BEng/MEng - Engineering Mechanics, Mechanical system and Design
MSc Bio-Engineering (Materials & their Biomedical Applications)

Mechanical Engineering, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK (Oct 2004 - May 2009)

BEng/MEng - Statics & Dynamics, Strength of Materials; Strain Measurement of Metal Sheets; Tensile Testing of Metals; Process Planning; ABAQUS finite element analysis; Co-supervised eight students in their final year research projects

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