Dr. Shahbaz Mahmood Khan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, National University of Sciences & Technology, Pakistan. He holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech, USA, completed under the prestigious US Fulbright fellowship program. In 2022, he received the Pratt Fellowship for academic excellence from the Virginia Tech College of Engineering. His research focuses on the design, fabrication, and testing of structural composite materials inspired by the remarkable ultrastructures of natural materials such as seashells, pteropod shells, and fish scales.