Profile

Bio.png               RS.pngTeaching.png

Bio

Sabbah Ataya is a Professor of Materials Engineering and Manufacturing Processes in Mechanical Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University. Prof. Ataya is working on Materials development, materials characterization, and mechanical behavior of materials under different loading and deformation conditions. The fields of interest are: composite and advanced materials, alloys and microstructure development, engineering inspection and failure analysis, steel processing and roll pass design, finite element simulation, creep, wear and fatigue (LCF & HCF) of materials and wind turbine blade inspection and repair. Prof. Ataya is the author and co-author of more than 40 publications most of them is published in high impact factor international journals. Prof. Ataya received many grants (2004-2018) in Germany, Egypt, and from Deanship of Academic Research in Al Imam University.

​Academic Appointments

·         Professor, Mechanical Engineering

 

 

Administrative Appointments

·         Coordinator of the department council, schedule committee, Electrical Engineering Department (2014 - Present)

·         Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering (2014 - 2018)

·         Professor, Mechanical Engineering (2018-present)




Honors & Awards

·        International Publications Excellence Awards: 2016, 2017, 2018, Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University.

·        2 Research Grants, Deanship of Academic Research, Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, (Co-PI) 2016, 2018.

·        PI and Co-PI for 4 Research Grants financed by STDF Egypt at Suez University, Faculty of Petroleum and Mining Engineering (2011- 2016)

·        PI and Co-PI for 4 Research Grants, RWTH Aachen university, Germany (2003- 2009).


Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations

·        Reviewer for the 2nd International Engineering Conference        and Exhibition, Saudi council of Engineering 20019,                  Mechanical Engineering Track

·         Reviewer for many Regional and International Journals

·          Reviewer for the scientific councils of many Saudi                     Universities

·         Reviewer for many Regional and International Journals

·         Reviewer for the Deanship of research of many Saudi               Universities

·        Reviewer for the Egyptian Promotion committee of the              supreme council of the University

·         Organizer for many workshops and seminars in Germany

·        Member of the organization committee of the 11 th                  International conference on Mining, Petroleum and                    Metallurgical Engineering (MPM11), 15-19 March 2009,            Sharm El-Sheikh 


Program Affiliations

 ·         Professor of Materials Science and Engineering &                     Manufacturing processes


Professional Education

·      Ph. D., Aachen University, Germany, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, 2005

·          B. Sc., Suez Canal University, Egypt, Materials Science and  Engineering, 1990 




Contact
Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University Faculty of Engineering
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Position: Professor
Office number: SR91

Additional Info

website at Imam University