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Professor Shehab is an academic leader who is highly motivated to the development of students and researchers as the next generation of
industry leaders. He is the Head of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at Nazarbayev University. He is also a Visiting Professor at Cranfield University, UK. Professor Shehab has sustained his strong research leadership with world-leading aerospace companies including Airbus and Rolls-Royce by collaborating consistently with both companies over the past 16 years and has generated an impressive over 100 research projects with both companies. The strategic research projects with Airbus and Rolls-Royce span from very innovative research (TRL1) to technology demonstration (TRL 6).
Professor Shehab has secured 140 research projects ($23m in cash of which $8m as Principal Investigator) from Government grants (UK, EU and overseas) and industry. He generated 340 research publications which have received over 113,050 Citations, i10-index of 133 (Google Scholar) and h-index of 32, 42 and 39 by Scopus, Google Scholar and Research Gate respectively. He has successfully completed the supervision of 34 PhD theses, 132 MSc theses, and 26 MSc group projects. Thirty of Professor Shehab’s 87 EngD/PhD and MSc students who have been sponsored by Rolls-Royce have been employed by the company before or immediately after completing their projects. Ten of Professor Shehab’s MSc students have won Best Thesis, Royal Academy of Engineering Panasonic Trust Fellowship, BAE Systems and Rolls-Royce Manufacturing Excellence awards.
Professor Shehab has been invited as keynote speaker in a number of international conferences, won awards from a number of international conferences and journals. He was an Associate Editor-In-Chief (2018-2019) of Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) - Part B Journal of Engineering Manufacture. He is also an Editorial Board Member, a Guest Editor of special issues and a reviewer of several international journals. He has organised and acted as the General and Programme Chair of 8 international conferences.
Professor Shehab is a Chartered Engineer (CEng), a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA), the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the Association of Cost Engineers (ACostE), and a member of the Egyptian Engineers Syndicate. Professor Shehab was the Vice-Chair of the Kimberley 16-19 STEM College Advisory Board, a Director for Holywell Church of England Academy. He was also a member of the ACostE council and the Chair (2014 - 2018) of ACostE company members advisory board.
Professor Shehab served as an External Examiner over a 4-year period for Queen's University Belfast (2012 - 2016), Teesside University (2014-2018) and University of Leicester (2018 - 2022) for MEng/BEng Mechanical, Manufacturing and Aerospace Engineering programmes. He acted as an external examiner for over 30 PhD theses. He was elected as Vice-Chair (2015-2017) of Kimberley 16-19 STEM College Advisory Board and a Director (2017- 2019) of the Holywell Middle School Board of Governors, Cranfield, Bedford.
Research interests
Digital Manufacturing
Aerospace Design and Manufacturing
Manufacturing Engineering
Cost Modelling and Knowledge Engineering for Innovative Product Development
System Design
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Clients
Rolls-Royce and Airbus are main sponsors of Professor Shehab’s research where he has developed and sustained long-term collaborative research relationships with them. BAE Systems, MoD, Lockheed Martin and Lotus Cars are also his industrial collaborators.
- Airbus
- Rolls-Royce
- Air Astana
- STELIA Aerospace, France
- Lufthansa
- Lockheed Martin UK
- BAE Systems
- Philips, Netherlands
- Lotus Cars
- IBM
- SAP
- Network Rail
- UniPart
- Visteon Engineering Services
- Volkswagen Germany
- Sitech Poland
- Cosworth
- Abbey Corrugated.
- EPSRC
- EU – FP7
- Innovate UK
Education/Academic qualification
PGCert. in Learning, Teaching and Assessment in Higher Education, Cranfield University
PhD
MSc (Research)
BSc (Hons)
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Sustainable Construction 3D Printing: Utilization of Kazakhstan’s Industrial Waste and Green Cement
Ali, M. H. (PI), Shon, C. (Co-PI), Shehab, E. (Other Faculty/Researcher) & Scrivener , K. (Other participant)
2/4/25 → 12/31/27
Project: FDCRGP
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Cost Effective Design and Manufacture of Flexible Metallic Fine Adjustment Mechanisms for Aerospace Application using Rapid Investment Casting
Shehab, E. (PI), Ali, M. H. (Other Faculty/Researcher), Mukhtarkhanov, M. (Postdoctoral scholar (PhD degree holder)), Erkoyuncu, J. A. (Other Faculty/Researcher), Al-Ashaab, A. (Other Faculty/Researcher) & Mahmoud, K. (Other Faculty/Researcher)
2/4/25 → 12/31/27
Project: FDCRGP
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Data-Driven Digital Twin (DT) Framework for Additive Manufacturing
Shehab, E. (PI), Ali, M. H. (Co-PI), Hashmi, M. (Other Faculty/Researcher), Abibullaev, B. (Other Faculty/Researcher), Erkoyuncu, J. A. (Other Faculty/Researcher) & Mahmoud, K. (Other Faculty/Researcher)
1/1/22 → 12/31/24
Project: FDCRGP
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Design and Development of Next Generation Multi-material SLS-based 3D Printer (MMS3DP)
Ali, M. H. (PI), Shehab, E. (Co-PI), Hu, J. (Other Faculty/Researcher), Kurokawa, S. (Other Faculty/Researcher), Mahmoud, K. (Other Faculty/Researcher) & Kamal, M. (Other Faculty/Researcher)
1/1/21 → 12/31/23
Project: FDCRGP
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Industry 4.0 Readiness Assessment of SMEs in Kazakhstan
Turkyilmaz, A. (PI), Shehab, E. (Co-PI) & El-Thalji, I. (Other Faculty/Researcher)
1/1/20 → 12/31/22
Project: FDCRGP
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Correction to: Construction 3D printing: a critical review and future research directions (Progress in Additive Manufacturing, (2023), 8, 6, (1393-1421), 10.1007/s40964-023-00409-8)
Baigarina, A., Shehab, E. & Ali, M. H., Apr 2025, In: Progress in Additive Manufacturing. 10, 4, p. 3067 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Correction to: Construction 3D printing: a critical review and future research directions (Progress in Additive Manufacturing, (2023), 8, 6, (1393-1421), 10.1007/s40964-023-00409-8)
Baigarina, A., Shehab, E. & Ali, M. H., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Progress in Additive Manufacturing.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Development of cost-effective geopolymer mortars from low-grade metakaolin and bottom ash for 3D construction printing
Temirzakuly, B., Nurgaliuly, D., Kim, J. R., Shehab, E. & Ali, M. H., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Structural Concrete.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Diffusion models for topology optimization in 3D printing applications
Bekbolat, A., Kurokawa, S., Kamaru Zaman, F. H., Samad Kamal, M. A., Shehab, E. & Ali, M. H., Apr 7 2025, In: Journal of Applied Physics. 137, 13, 135102.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An Empirical Analysis of Factors Influencing Industry 4.0 Implementation in Manufacturing SMEs
Aitzhanova, M., Dikhanbayeva, D., Turkyilmaz, A. & Shehab, E., 2024, Springer Series in Advanced Manufacturing. Springer Nature, p. 157-177 21 p. (Springer Series in Advanced Manufacturing; vol. Part F3409).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter