Ahmed Aboelezz, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 2024
Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from Cairo university, Egypt, 2023

External Engagements:

• Research Assistant, National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH) Project, New Mexico Tech (2021-2024)
• Research Collaborator, British University in Egypt (2019-2021)
• Research and Teaching Assistant, Institute of Aviation Engineering and Technology, Egypt (2018-2021)
• Project Manager, Powerhouse Company, Egypt (2016-2018)
• Research Assistant, Zewail City of Science and Technology, Egypt (2017-2018)

Teaching Areas:

• Dynamics and Control
• Flight Mechanics

Research Areas: (AeroSystems Dynamics Lab (ADL))

• Applied aerodynamics
• Drones for harsh environment
• Flight dynamics and control of UAVs
• Wind energy systems and turbine performance optimization
• Bio-inspired design and its applications in aerospace engineering

Principal Sponsors:

• National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health, Alpha Foundation, SCEYE.

Select Research / Collaboration Activities:

• Investigation of coal dust particle deposition in mine workers’ lungs using computational methods (NIOSH)
• Development of a permissible drone for underground coal mine applications (Alpha Foundation)
• Design and testing of propulsion systems for stratospheric airships (SCEYE)
• Research on wind turbine flow control through computational and experimental methods
• Study of bio-inspired design principles in UAVs and aerodynamics

Select Publications / Presentations:

• Aboelezz, A., Herkenhoff, B., & Hassanalian, M. (2023). Effects of Avian Wings Color Patterns on Their Flight Performance: Experimental and Computational Studies. Journal of Bionic Engineering, 20(2), 683-710.
• Aboelezz, A., Wetz, D., Lehr, J., Roghanchi, P., & Hassanalian, M. (2023). Intrinsically Safe Drone Propulsion System for Underground Coal Mining Applications: Computational and Experimental Studies. Drones, 7(1), 44.
• Aboelezz, A., Makeen, P., Ghali, H. A., Elbayomi, G., & Abdelrahman, M. M. (2022). Electric vehicle battery charging framework using artificial intelligence modeling of a small wind turbine based on experimental characterization. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 1-13.
• Aboelezz, A., Ghali, H., Elbayomi, G., & Madboli, M. (2022). A novel VAWT passive flow control numerical and experimental investigations: Guided Vane Airfoil Wind Turbine. Ocean Engineering, 257, 111704.
• Aboelezz, A., Mohamady, O., Hassanalian, M., & Elhadidi, B. (2021). Nonlinear flight dynamics and control of a fixed-wing Micro Air Vehicle: Numerical, system identification and experimental investigations. Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems, 101(3), 1-18.
• Aboelezz, A., Hassanalian, M., Desoki, A., Elhadidi, B., & El-Bayoumi, G. J. A. S. (2020). Design, experimental investigation, and nonlinear flight dynamics with atmospheric disturbances of a fixed-wing micro air vehicle. Aerospace Science and Technology, 97, 105636.
• Aboelezz, A., Elqudsi, Y., Hassanalian, M., & Desoki, A. (2020). Wind tunnel calibration, corrections, and experimental validation for fixed-wing micro air vehicles measurements. Aviation, 23(4), 104-113. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3846/aviation.2019.11975.
• Aboelezz, A. (2019). Low-Speed Wind Tunnel Design and Optimization Using Computational Techniques and Experimental Validation. Incas Bulletin, 11(2), 3-13. 

Professional Activities / Memberships:

• Reviewer for Drones Journal
• Reviewer for The Aeronautical Journal
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics