Summary
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.
Academic Background
PhD
(Mechanical Engineering) Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)
September 01, 2018 - July 31, 2024
Honours and Awards
Publications
Experimental performance enhancements of a stepped solar still using bio-inspired leaf shaped copper fins
December 30, 2025
Scientific Reports - Volume: 16, Article Number: 3983, Pages:14
Bio-Inspired Ceramic–Metal Composites Using Ceramic 3D Printing and Centrifugal Infiltration
April 01, 2022
Advanced Engineering Materials - Volume:24, Issue:4, Article Number 2101009
Optimization of box type girder with and without industrial constraints
June 01, 2018
IIUM Engineering Journal - Volume:19, Issue:1, Pages 289-306
Assistant Professor
NUST
January 13, 2025 - March 11, 2026
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Graduate Research Assistant
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)
August 01, 2020 - December 31, 2024
Research Associate/Lecturer
GIK Institute
August 01, 2014 - May 30, 2018
Graduate Assistant
GIK Institute
August 01, 2012 - May 31, 2014