Rate My Professor Nadimul Faisal

Nadimul Haque Faisal is Professor of Surface Engineering & Micromechanics at the School of Computing, Engineering and Technology, The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, UK, since 2021, where he also serves as Group Lead for Composite Materials Manufacturing. He obtained his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Heriot-Watt University in 2010, with a thesis entitled 'Acoustic emission analysis for quality assessment of thermally sprayed coatings'. Faisal holds a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from Magadh University in 2001, Intermediate of Science from Patna Science College in 1993, Matriculation from Aadarsh High School in 1991, and a Certificate of Open University Professional and Academic Development in 2014. His career history encompasses Reader at RGU (2019–2021), Senior Lecturer at RGU (2018–2019), Lecturer at RGU (2013–2018), Post-Doctoral Research Associate at Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (2010–2012), Teaching Fellow at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK (2009–2010), Research Associate at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK (2008–2009), and Junior Research Fellow at the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI), Hyderabad, India (2001–2003).

Faisal's research focuses on surface science & engineering, multi-scale mechanics, thermal spray coatings, metasurfaces, materials for steam & thermochemical cycle electrolysis, non-destructive testing, acoustic emission wave propagation in multi-layer structures, residual strain measurement using neutron diffraction, corrosion monitoring, nano/micromechanics, surface/subsurface degradation, and geothermal energy. He has led or co-led projects funded by EPSRC (EP/W033178/1 METASIS on solid oxide steam electrolysers, UKRI3156 METASIS 2.0), EPSRC NetworkPlus in Digitalised Surface Manufacturing, Henry Royce Institute, Scottish Funding Council, Oil & Gas Innovation Centre, Innovate UK, and others. A Chartered Engineer (CEng MIMechE MIMMM FHEA), he is a Member of the Young Academy of Scotland and founder of Sequetrics Limited for surface inspection technologies. He has supervised 15 postgraduate research students to completion. Key publications include 'Nanoindentation of polysilicon and single crystal silicon: Molecular dynamics simulation and experimental validation' (2014), 'Acoustic emission method for defect detection and identification in carbon steel welded joints' (2017), 'Twinning anisotropy of tantalum during nanoindentation' (2015), and 'An improved Vickers indentation fracture toughness model to assess the quality of thermally sprayed coatings' (2014).