Hussam edin Fathi Awad Elsheikh

Head of Biomedical Engineering Department


Permanent Lecturer

Qualification: Doctorate

Academic rank: Professor

Specialization: Biomechanical engineering - Mechanical Engineering

Department of Medical Engineering - School of Applied Sciences and Engineering

About Hussam edin

Field of Specialization MECHANICAL DESIGN (Biomechanics, Stress Analysis, Finite Element Analysis). Experience Background A strong background in mechanical design, with broad skills and knowledge in biomechanical component design, and finite element analysis and simulation. Over seven (7) years of industrial and research experience in Technical Research and Developing Center, and twenty (23) years of academic teaching with fife (5) years of academic leadership experience as Chairman Department of Biomedical Engineering, Director of Human Resource Development Institute, and Director of Libyan Academic Center for Consultancy and Engineering Researches. By virtue of education and experience, equally adept in management, teaching, engineering design, and applied research in the following fields: - Mechanical/Biomechanical components design using ANSYS, Workbench, SolidWorks, AutoCAD. - Manufacturing and fabricating biomechanical components such as upper and lower limb prostheses. - Operating Nd-YAG laser for the purpose of carrying out laser surface heating, melting & alloying of various steel substrates. - Metallographic for the purpose of revealing the microstructures, measuring the dimensions & the hardness of the laser treated zone. Research Interest - Development of computational design methods for prosthetic devices. (Hip, Knee and Dental). - Modeling of bone biomechanical behavior Bone remodeling. - Cardiovascular mechanics; arterial mechanics (atherosclerotic plaques, aneurysms); balloon angioplasty and stent implantation. - Laser material processing technology.