Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the College of Engineering and Petroleum and Director of the Nanotechnology Center Dr. Khalid AlFadhala received the Scientific Production Award in Engineering Sciences.
It is one of the main awards of the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS), which is dedicated to honoring Kuwaiti researchers who have received PhD degrees in scientific and literary fields. Dr. Khalid AlFadhala earned it by publishing 28 scientific papers in peer reviewed journals and participated in 19 regional and international conferences.
Dr. AlFadhala stated that the nature of the research presented by him focused on the study of new methods of manufacture of metal production processes using thermal mechanical treatments, for the purpose of developing the microscopic structure of materials through the formation of crystals of ultra-small sizes or resulting in the improvement of mechanical properties. He pointed out that the studies presented aim to find improved alternatives to the traditional methods used in the production of metal materials in order to improve the quality and characteristics of the manufactured product and also rationalize the energy used during the production process.
Dr. Khalid AlFadhala explained that the field of production of mineral materials in very small crystalline sizes is considered one of the most promising research fields in the field of materials science and engineering. He pointed out that during the past 20 years various new methods have been developed for the production of ultra-small metal materials and applied in various engineering fields such as metal micro forming, and developing Titanium for Medical Implants.
Dr. Khalid AlFadhala thanked the Research Department at Kuwait University as a major support and financier for many researches presented as scientific production.
Dr. Khaled J. AlFadhala is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering and Petroleum- Kuwait University. He holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign - USA in 2004. He is currently Director of the Nanotechnology Laboratory Center at the College of Engineering and Petroleum.