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Assoc Prof Belal Yousif

Assoc Prof Belal Yousif
Name Belal Yousif
Position Associate Professor (Mechanical Engineering)
Section School of Engineering
Office Z413
Location Toowoomba Campus
Phone +61 7 4631 5331
Extension 5331
Email
Qualifications MScMEng UKM , PhD Multimedia Uni
Languages Arabic (accredited translator)
Malay (non accredited translator)
Homepage http://www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9116-2008
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Biography

Dr. B.F. Yousif is Associate Professor from the University of Southern Queensland, Australia. He works previously at the University of Nottingham as Associate Professor. He has 17 years¿ experience in teaching and research. Dr. Yousif has experience in teaching and developing several mechanical courses, which are mainly static, strength of materials, machine design elements, tribology, engineering materials, fibre composites, and internal combustion engines.

With regards to his research, Dr. Yousif has outstanding international research recognition. He published more than 80 international articles in reputed international journals with an Hi Index of 19 in Scopus and ISI. He is member of several editorial boards for international journals in UK and US. In addition, he is associate editor and editor of two international journals and led several special issues; the most pronounced one was for Materials and design Journal published by Elsevier with impact factor of 3.2. He is reviewer for more than 20 Elsevier journals. He supervised many PhD and master students. He was involved in several industrial projects and the most pronounced one was with Petronas (Malaysia) on direct injection engines.

His current research focuses on sustainable systems, design and tribology which cover the areas of recyclable fibre polymer composites, waste oil as fuel and/or lubricants, and innovative system design.

Further information about Dr. B.F. Yousif can be found at

ISI web : www.researcherid.com/rid/B-9116-2008

Scopus : click here

Google: https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=ovj2i9oAAAAJ&hl=en

Research gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/B_Yousif

Research Career


  • Tribology ( 091309 )
  • Polymers and Plastics ( 091209 )
  • Other Physical Sciences ( 029900 )
  • Other Physical Sciences ( 519900 )
  • Tribology ( 401708 )
  • Polymers And Plastics ( 401609 )
  • Materials Engineering ( 401600 )
  • Mechanical Engineering ( 401700 )

Applied Mechanics, Tribology, Polymeric Composites, Natural fibres


American Society of Mechanical Engineers
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Members of the Editorial Board
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International Journal of Precision Technology (IJPTECH)

International Journal of Surface Engineering and Interdisciplinary Materials Science-IJSEIMS

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1. Guest Editor, for Materials and Design Journal (Ranked A), the special issue will be “Materials, Design, and Tribology which will be issued in Dec. 2012.
2. Member of editorial board of International Journal of Precision Technology, Inderscience, UK.
3. Member of editorial board of Int. Journal of Surface Engineering and Interdisciplinary Materials Science [IJSEIMS], US.
4. Guest Editor : International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management (IJMTM), Volume 17 - Issue 4 – 2009, Special Issue on Advances in Manufacturing Processes and Management Techniques, Guest Editors: Prof. V.C. Venkatesh and Belal F. Yousif, Inderscience
5. Guest Editor:, Volume 1, No. 2, 2009 Guest Editors: Prof. V.C. Venkatesh and Belal F. Yousif, International Journal of Precision Technology, Inderscience
6. Guest Editor for Special issue in International Journal of Material Production and Technology, 2008, Advances in Engineering Product Materials to enhance Manufacturing Processes, Inderscience.


  • Centre for Future Materials (CFM)

Teaching


# MEC1201 - Engineering Materials
# MEC230 - Design of Machine elements


11 Years


7 Years

Supervision


  • Tribology ( 091309 )
  • Polymers and Plastics ( 091209 )
  • Other Physical Sciences ( 519900 )
  • Tribology ( 401708 )
  • Polymers And Plastics ( 401609 )
  • Materials Engineering ( 401600 )
  • Mechanical Engineering ( 401700 )