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Amal Esawi
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https://www.aucegypt.edu/fac/amal-esawi
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Amal Esawi

Source: https://www.aucegypt.edu/fac/amal-esawi Parent: https://www.aucegypt.edu/academics/national-global-recognition

Amal Esawi

Brief Biography

Amal Esawi is a professor of mechanical engineering specializing in advanced materials. She obtained both her BSc in mechanical engineering and MSc in materials engineering from AUC. Upon completing her PhD in materials engineering from the University of Cambridge, she worked for five years as a research associate with the renowned materials professor Mike Ashby at the Engineering Design Centre of Cambridge University Engineering Department. She joined AUC in 2001 upon returning back to Egypt. Esawi received the Egyptian National Award in Engineering Sciences in 2009, which is granted annually by the Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research and Technology in recognition of outstanding research achievements nationwide. She also received the AUC Excellence in Research Endeavors award in the same year. Esawi is one of the founding members of the Yousef Jameel Science and Technology Research Center. Her research interests are in the field of nanocomposites with a particular interest in developing light and strong materials for structural applications, as well as membranes for filtration and desalination applications. She is a reviewer for several international journals in the field of nanocomposites.

On the professional level, she is a chartered engineer registered with the engineering council in the United Kingdom, the first female chartered mechanical engineer in Egypt - and is a member of the UK’s institution of mechanical engineers (IMechE). She is a member of the Presidential Specialized Council for Education and Scientific Research, which is mandated to advise the Egyptian President on issues related to education and scientific research.

Research Interest

Selected Publications

Book chapters

Amal M. K. Esawi and Mahmoud M. Farag, “Chapter 12. Polymer Nanotube Composites: Latest Challenges and Applications”, in Polymer Nanotube Nanocomposites: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications, Second Edition (ed V. Mittal), John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA, November 2014

Papers in peer-reviewed journals

Abstracts or papers in proceedings of international conferences

Courses Taught