Prof. Dr. Iman El-Mahallawi earned her first degree BSC in Engineering from Cairo University, July 1981, MSc from Cairo University in Dec. 1983, PhD degree from The University of Leeds in Jan 1987. Currently, Professor of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, and an adjunct Professor at the Mechanical Engineering Department in the British University in Egypt (BUE). Founding Head of Mechanical Engineering Department in the British University in Egypt (BUE) 2006-2011.  Founding Director of the Centre for Renewable Energy CRE at the British University in Egypt. Holding CEng and CSci titles, as well as being a Fellow Member of the IOM3 Royal Institute. H index number is 17 with (92 peer reviewed papers Scopus cited publications, and 113 Google cited publications). Attended and presented more than 60 research work in international and national conferences. Earned Cairo University Excellence Award 2014, and Distinguishment Award 2018.

Full scholarship at Leeds University between Jan 1984 and Jan 1987 for PhD. Annual Publications Award Cairo university from 2010 till 2021. Award for best submission for innovation in teaching by Unit of Teaching and Learning Projects; Ministry of Higher education Egypt. Best supervised PhD Cairo University 2014 and 2016. Cairo University Research Excellence Award 2014 and Academic Excellence Award 2018. Visiting Professor Sept. 2006 Freiberg Technical University, Foundry Institute; Oct 2013 to Institute of Metallurgy I-MET Claustahl; Oct 2014 Giesserei Institute GI Aachen. Recognized by RUFORUM Annual General Assembly (2021) among 17 individuals who have contributed significantly to development in Africa.

Has been doing teaching undergraduate and postgraduate classes; leading research groups; writing research proposals; reviewing activities: journals, books, conferences, workshops and articles; member of Standards and Quality Assurance National Committee; offering consultations to more than 50 Egyptian industrial and service facilities on manufacturing, failure analysis, materials development, risk analysis and management, material validation and compliance with national standards and industrial training; conducting research and industrial services relevant to metallurgical industries, since she earned her PhD degree in 1987; designed, started and directed the Programme of Mechanical Engineering at BUE in collaboration with Loughborough University. Leader of many research groups on a number of significant topics in the field: 1) Steelmaking, Foundry, manufacturing and heat treatment research groups, 2) Advanced alloys and materials and nanodispersed composites research groups, 3) Renewable energy materials research groups, 4) Sustainability of materials & renewable energy projects.

Attended workshops organized by BUE and lectured by Loughborough’s experts (Dr. Andrew Wilson- Teaching & Learning Expert ) on leadership, staff development, teaching and learning according to British Requirements, developing programme ILOs, and module specifications and ILOs linked to programme, exam design, marking and assessment criteria, double marking and grading according to British requirements. 

 ORCID iD:  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6573-0440

 Scopus Information:

Number of publications: 98

 h-index = 17

Total citation (up to9/9/2023) = 1132

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 Google Scholar Information:

     Number of publications: 121

      h-index = 20

       h10-index = 30

       Total citation (up to 9/9/2023) = 1467

 https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=4TuZf-kAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate

 Education                 University of Leeds, Houldsworth School of Applied Science, Department of Metallurgical Engineering - University of Leeds, UK

Degree Received/Date: Ph.D. , 1987.

Thesis Title: A Maraging Steel for Cast Tooling.

Academic Positions                                                                              

 Full time Professor at the British University in Egypt, BUE, Faculty of Engineering 2020- current.

Professor, in Mining, Petroleum and Metallurgical Department, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University from March 2001 till 2020.

Professor Cairo University Director of the Metallurgical Engineering Programme at Cairo University.From Sep 2015 – August 2018 Head of the Mining, Petroleum and Metallurgical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering Cairo University, From Sept. Sept 2011 till Sep 2015.Director of the Mechanical Testing Laboratory- Metallurgical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Cairo University, responsible for material validation, material studies and failure analysis cases - From Jan 2015 – August 2020.

Founding Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department, Professor and Founding Director of the Centre for renewable Energy at the British University in Egypt CRE BUE and currently Director of the Centre for renewable Energy at the British University in Egypt, From Sept. 2006 till Sept 2011 sabbatical leave from Cairo University.

Scientific Societies Membership:

                               1.            CEng, CSci, MIMM Fellow member of Institute of Materials, IOM3, London, U.K.

                               2.            Associate Member of The Metals Society USA TMS.

                               3.            Member of American Society for Metals  ASM.

                               4.            Member of American Society for Mechanical Engineers ASME.

                               5.            Member of Association for Iron & Steel Technology AIST Board Member of MENA Chapter.

                               6.            Member of Engineering Syndicate in Egypt.

                               7.            Member of the Egyptian Society of Engineers, the Egyptian Society of Heat Treatment, and the Egyptian Foundry Society.

                               8.            Former Coordinating Head of the Promotion Committee in Materials, Mining and Petroleum Engineering, Supreme Council of Universities, Egypt 2018-2022.

Professional activities:

            1.     Auditing member for the “Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality”.

            2.     Member of auditing committee of "Pipe castings and fittings for the Authority of Water and Sanitary Applications".

            3.     General Secretary of the Supreme Council of Universities Committee for "Faculty Promotion" 2013-2016 and Coordinator 2019-2022.

            4.     Technical Advisor for the Mechanical testing Laboratory- Metallurgical Engineering Cairo University.

            5.     Founding Director of the Centre for Renewable Energy (The British University in Egypt).

Awards:

·       Full scholarship at Leeds University between Jan 1984 and Jan 1987 for PhD.

·       Publications Award Cairo university years: 2010, 2011, 2012,2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018.

·       Award for best submission for innovation in teaching by Unit of Teaching and Learning Projects; Ministry of Higher education Egypt.

·       Best supervised PhD for student Mahmoud Abd El-Salam Cairo University 2014.

·       Cairo University Research-Excellence Award 2014. جائزة التفوق

·       Cairo University Appreciation Award 2018. الجائزة التقديرية

·       Recognized by RUFORUM Annual General Assembly (2021) among 17 individuals who have contributed significantly to development in Africa.

·       Recognized by AIST Annual Meeting 2022 as a Leader Women working in steelmaking.