Sarah Ahmed Eassa Elnekhaily is currently an Assistant professor, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department, Faculty of Petroleum & Mining Engineering, Suez University, Suez, Egypt. Earned a Ph.D. degree in Materials Science and Engineering, Texas A&M University, USA, in 2018. She got her MSc degree in 2010 in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering. Sarah earned her BSc degree in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering in 2004. She has been an assistant lecturer (2010-2013) and a former demonstrator (2005-2010) in Metallurgical & Materials Engineering Department, Suez Canal University, Egypt. Sarah was granted a college wide competitive graduate teaching fellowship in Texas A&M University for two semesters (Fall 2016 & Fall 2017). She won an Egyptian country wide competitive Ph.D. scholarship in Texas A&M university, funded by the Egyptian ministry of higher education. Sarah has a demonstrated history of working in the higher education and research industry. Her research interests are failure and damage of materials, materials science and engineering, mechanical behavior of materials and materials characterization. She has authored/coauthored several technical articles and conference proceedings. Serving as a supervisor on duty for all graduate degree programs. Served as a reviewer for some academic journals.

Materials Science and Engineering

Failure analysis of Materials

Mechanical behavior of materials

Metallurgical Thermodynamics

Computer Application

Materials Forming and Manufacturing fundamentals

Materials Testing

October-2018  Assistant Professor (Instructor of Record)

Current          Suez University, Faculty of Petroleum & Mining Engineering, Suez, Egypt.

             Working as an instructor for different topics (Failure analysis of materials, Materials forming, alloy design, Computer application, New materials, Thermodynamics of metallurgical processes). Expert on running experimental mechanical tests (e.g., Tensile, compression, hardness, fatigue) and virtual tests doing stress and failure analysis using simulation programs (e.g., ABAQUS, MATLAB).

Jan 2014-        PhD Candidate & Graduate Research Assistant

May 2018        Texas A&M University, Materials Science and Engineering

                        Expert on running experimental mechanical tests and virtual tests doing stress and failure analysis using simulation programs (e.g., ABAQUS, MATLAB).

Sep 2017-        Graduate Teaching Fellow- Instructor of Record

Dec 2017         Instructor of record for course “Material Science” for 99 students. Granted a college wide competitive fellowship, funded by the College of Engineering, Texas A&M                                      University, College Station, Texas.  

Sep 2016-        Graduate Teaching Fellow- Instructor of Record

Jan 2017          Instructor of record for course “Material Science” for 81 students

Granted a college wide competitive fellowship, funded by the College of Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.  

Sep 2010-        Assistant Lecturer, Suez University, Suez, Egypt

Jan 2014          Metallurgical & Materials Engineering Department, Suez Canal University, Suez, Egypt.

Part-time Teaching assistant providing technical consultation and help sessions for students.

Part-time teaching assistant in the Petroleum Exploration & Production Engineering Program (PEPEP).

Dec 2005-       Demonstrator (Teaching/Research Assistant), Suez University, Suez, Egypt

Sep 2010         Metallurgical & Materials Engineering Department, Suez Canal University, Suez, Egypt.

                        Teaching assistant providing technical consultation and help sessions for students.

• “Additive friction stir deposition of AA7075-T6 alloy: impact of process parameters on the microstructures and properties of the -continuously deposited multilayered parts” Yousef G. Y. Elshaghoul, Mohamed M. El-Sayed Seleman, Ashraf Bakkar, Sarah A. Elnekhaily, Ibrahim Albaijan, Mohamed M. Z. Ahmed, Abdou Abdel Samad, Reham Reda, Appl. Sci. (2023), 13(18), 10255.
• “Influence of the Initial Temper Conditions and Post-Deposition Heat Treatments on the Friction Stir Deposition of AA7075”, Yousef G. Y. Elshaghoul, Reham Reda, Sarah A. Elnekhaily, Mohamed M. Z. Ahmed, Abdou Abdel-Samad, Mohamed M. El-Sayed Seleman, Journal of Petroleum and Mining Engineering (JPME) (2023).
• “Effects of micro voids on the early stage of transverse crack formation in unidirectional composites”, Sarah A. Elnekhaily, Ramesh Talreja, journal of Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 167 (2023). Available online 23 January 2023.
• “Artificial Neural Network Model to Predict Filtrate Invasion of Nanoparticle-Based Drilling Fluids”, Moamen Gasser, Ahmed Naguib, Mostafa Abdelhafiz, Sarah Elnekhaily, Omar Mahmoud, Trends in Sciences, 20,5 (2023) 6736-6736.
• “Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of V-Alloyed Rebars Subjected to Tempcore Process”, Essam Ahmed, Samir Ibrahim, Mohamed Galal, Sarah A Elnekhaily, Tarek Allam. Journal of Metals, 11, 2 (2021) 246.
• “Discussion on Wang, JF, Huang, DS, and Zhang, W., “Statistical analysis of composites reinforced with randomly distributed fibers using a meshless method”, Acta Mech, 230, 2309”, Ramesh Talreja, Sarah A Elnekhaily. Journal of Acta Mechanica, 232, 1(2021) 355-356.
• “Estimating Ultimate Recoveries of Unconventional Reservoirs: Knowledge Gained from the Developments Worldwide and Egyptian Challenges”, Omar Mahmoud, Sarah Elnekhaily, Gehad Hegazy, The 46th Annual International Conference for the Association of Egyptian-American Scholars (AEAS) (2019).
• “Effect of axial shear and transverse tension on early failure events in unidirectional polymer matrix composites”, Sarah A. Elnekhaily, Ramesh Talreja, Texas A&M University. Journal of Composites Part A, 119 (2019) 275–282. Available online 06 February 2019.
• “Damage Initiation in Unidirectional Fiber Composites with Different Degrees of Nonuniform Fiber Distribution”, Sarah A. Elnekhaily, Ramesh Talreja, Texas A&M University. Journal of Composites Science and Technology, 155 (2018) 22-32. Available online 26 November 2017.
• “Low Cycle Bending Fatigue Behavior of Aluminum Alloy 5083 in Air and in 3.5%NaCl Solution” Sarah A. Eassa, Sabbah S. Ataya, Rashad M. Ramadan and Mohammed A. Elzeky. JPME, Vol.13, No.2 June (2010) 83-99.
• “Evolution of matrix cracks from fiber/matrix debonds in unidirectional fiber composites”, Sarah A. Elnekhaily, Linqi Zhuang, Ramesh Talreja, The Association of Egyptian American Scholars (AEAS). Accepted and presented at Ain Shams University, 49th AEAS annual international conference, Cairo, Egypt in December 24-27, 2022.
• “Failure in Unidirectional Composites with Nonuniform Fiber Distribution Under Combined Transverse Tension and Axial Shear”, Sarah A. Elnekhaily, Ramesh Talreja, Texas A&M University. Accepted and presented at American Society for Composites (ASC) 33rd Annual Technical Conference, the 18th US-Japan Conference on Composite Materials, and the ASTM D30 in Seattle, Washington in September 24-26, 2018.
•  “Damage Initiation in Unidirectional Fiber Reinforced Polymeric Composites Under Transverse and Shear Loading”, Sarah A. Elnekhaily, Ramesh Talreja, Texas A&M University. Accepted and presented at American Society for Composites Annual Technical Conference in 2017-10-23 at West Lafayette, Indiana.
• “Damage Initiation of Unidirectional Fiber Reinforced Polymeric Composites” Sarah A. Elnekhaily, Ramesh Talreja, Texas A&M University. Accepted and Presented at the conference: Society of Engineering Science (SES) - University of Maryland (UMD), 2-5 October 2016 at the College Park Marriott Hotel & Conference Center.

Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, May 2018

Topic: “Damage Initiation in Unidirectional Polymeric Composites with Manufacturing Induced Irregularities”; Advisor: Prof. Dr. Ramesh Talreja

Cumulative GPA: 3.863/4.0

Texas A&M University, Materials Science and Engineering, College Station, Texas, USA.

M.Sc. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, June 2010

Thesis: “Corrosion-Fatigue of Aluminum Alloy 5083"; Advisors: Prof. Dr. Mohamed A. Elzeky, Prof. Dr. Rashad M. Ramadan, and Dr. Sabbah M. Selim Ataya

Suez Canal University, Faculty of Petroleum & Mining Engineering, Suez, Egypt.

B.Sc. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, May 2004

Suez Canal University, Faculty of Petroleum & Mining Engineering, Suez, Egypt.

Cumulative Grade: (Very good with honor degree)         Rank :(First place)

Failure and damage of materials.
Mechanical behavior of materials.
Numerical analysis -Finite element method
Composites
 

• ERS: Texas A&M Energy Research Society
• SES: Society of Engineering Science

Served as a peer reviewer in academic journals.

• International Journal of Damage Mechanics, 2023
• Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, 2023
• Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, Transactions of the ASME, 2020

Supervisor on duty for all graduate degree programs (Ph.D. and MSc,…) in different fields: Composites, Materials Engineering

• The Damage and Failure of Composite Materials (2013-2018): Failure and damage study of composites under different loading conditions and different manufacturing defects. Stress and strain fields analyses via finite element calculation revealing damage initiation mode and position. An algorithm is established to create a representative volume element of the studied material, with different degrees of nonuniform reinforcements’ distribution.
• The Idealization of a Wind Turbine Blade (2011-2013): Inspection and survey of production, installation, and operation history of the damaged turbine blades in the red sea wind farms were performed. Analysis of the data and the observation of damage and failure sites were carried out. Experimental and numerical failure analysis defining critical regions where damage is highly initiated were conducted.
• Graduation Project (2004): Production and Consolidation of Nanocrystalline Al-Ti-C Powder: Mechanical alloying was conducted on Al-Ti-C powder using a modified ball mill to produce a nano-particle powder. Different consolidation and heat treatment techniques were then performed to form a bulk shape with desired properties. 
• Suez Company for Fertilizer Production: A summer training as an undergraduate in Materials Inspection (2003), Egypt.
• Misr National Steel Company: went on a field trip as a teaching assistant and technical consultant for undergraduate students (2012), Egypt.
• Zafarana Wind Farm: went on a field trip as a team member in the project “The Idealization of a Wind Turbine Blade”. Inspection for damage locations were performed (2013), Egypt.
• Suez Shipyard Company: went on a field trip as a team member in the project “The Idealization of a Wind Turbine Blade” examining ship building and production of wind turbine blades with different sizes (2013), Egypt.