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Moataz was born in Egypt, attending Orman Experimental Language School in Giza. He received his BSc (highest honours) and MSc in mechanical and materials/manufacturing engineering, 2001 and 2003 respectively, from the American University in Cairo, Egypt. He went on to study for a PhD in Metallurgy and Materials Science from the University of Birmingham between 2003 and 2007. He then worked as a research fellow between January 2007 and June 2010 at the, University of Manchester’s School of Materials with Prof. Michael Preuss. He was a member of the Stress & Damage Characterisation Unit (led by Professor Phil Withers), which is the largest research group in Europe with a research portfolio focused on neutron and synchrotron x-ray diffraction. During that period, Moataz had a brief spell at Osaka University in Japan, where he worked on in-situ confocal microscopy in Prof. Komizo’s laboratory.
From June 2010, he returned to the University of Birmingham as a lecturer in advanced materials processing. He was appointed to a chair in advanced materials processing in August 2014. He leads the Advanced Materials and Processing Lab (AMPLab) www.birmingham.ac.uk/amplab . The group has raised over £15M of research funding since 2010.
Moataz teaches undergraduate and postgraduate modules on advanced manufacturing and aerospace materials.
Moataz has given several TV interviews and delivered lectures (in Arabic and English) on additive manufacturing and career development in different charities across the world (found here, external link).
RESEARCH THEMES
RESEARCH ACTIVITY
The current projects are available under the student supervision section. Some of the topics include:
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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1/01/24 → 31/12/24
Project: Other Government Departments
1/12/23 → 30/11/25
Project: Research
Cox, S., Wang, Y., Cai, B. & Attallah, M.
1/10/23 → 30/09/25
Project: Research Councils
Moataz Attallah (Presenter)
Activity: Academic and Industrial events › Guest lecture or Invited talk
Moataz Attallah (Presenter)
Activity: Academic and Industrial events › Guest lecture or Invited talk
Moataz Attallah (Advisor)
Activity: Academic and Industrial events › Conference, workshop or symposium
20/04/17
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
17/02/17
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media