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 Full scholarship at Leeds University between Jan 1984 and Jan 1987 for PhD. Currently, Professor of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University adjunct Professor at the Mechanical Engineering Department in the British University in Egypt (BUE) and working on full-time basis for BUE 2006-2011 and 2020-current. 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 21 with (120 peer reviewed papers Scopus cited publications, and 173 Google cited publications). Former Head of the Supreme Council of Universities Promotion Committee for Materials/ Minerals & Petroleum Specialisation. Attended/ chaired/ reviewed/ presented more than 70 international and national conferences.

Visiting Professor Sept. 2006 Freiberg Technical University, Foundry Institute; Oct 2013 to Institute of Metallurgy I-MET Claustahl; Oct 2014 Giesserei Institute GI Aachen; Sep 2025 Center of Low Carbon Metallurgy Institute of Engineering Technology University of Science and Technology Beijing.

Earning annual publications awards from Cairo university starting from 2010 – till 2025, award for best submission for innovation in teaching by Unit of Teaching and Learning Projects from Ministry of Higher education Egypt, best supervised PhD for two students in 2014 and 2018. Earned Cairo University Excellence Award 2014, Appreciation Award 2018, recognized by RUFORUM African Annual General Assembly (2021) among 17 individuals who have contributed significantly to development in Africa, recognized by AIST Annual Meeting 2022 as a Leader Woman working in steelmaking and Presidential recognition by President of Egypt for achievements in steel and casting industries. In 2026 earned silver medal from Geneva Inventions International Salon for invention on developing an innovative method for producing deep drawing quality steel.