Dr Faiz M. Mahdi

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Roles

• Research Fellow (Post-Doc) School of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Leeds (Aug. 2019 to now): To define the specifications for the processes and sensors to be used in pilot scale granules milling (Cognitive Manufacturing)
• Research Fellow (Post-Doc) School of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Leeds (Sep. 2018 to Jul. 2019): ADDoPT project: Experimental Particle Science (evaluating the effect of percolation rate on crystal breakage, 3D visualisation (e.g. tomography) of crystal beds)
• Research Fellow (Post-Doc) in Chemical and Process Engineering School, University of Leeds (Sep. 2015 to Aug. 2018):
  • EU ProPAT H2020 project: to specifically involve supporting the definition of the specifications for the processes and sensors to be used in two types of processes implemented in lab and industrially relevant pilot scales: (i) wet and dry milling processes and (ii) granulation processes.
  • Korean (Songwon) project: for chemical reaction and industrial process design
• Research Associate (Post-Doc) in Chemical Engineering, Loughborough University (Oct. 2014 to Jul. 2015): Cleaning solid surfaces of various wettability from residual nano-particles of different texture.
• Research Assistant (Post-Doc) in Chemical Engineering, Loughborough University (Jul. 2014 to Sep. 2014): To investigate the ultrasonic speed and attenuation measurements of concentrated emulsions: contribution of thermal scattering effects.
• University Teacher in Chemical Engineering, Loughborough University, (Oct. 2010 to Jul. 2015)
• Lecturer in Chemical Engineering, Sirte University, Sirte, Libya, (Jan. 2009 – Sep. 2010)

Research interests

• Mechanical characterisation of particles: Measurement of hardness, Young's modulus, yield stress, fracture toughness, size, density and porosity
• Size reduction: Breakage and attrition of the particles (during milling, impact, bulk compression, shear deformation and fluidisation) and study of its relationship with single particle properties
• Compression behaviour of the bulk particles (in terms of deformation, compaction, crushing) and its relationship with single particle properties
• Size enlargement: Granulation of powders, including wet granulation in high shear mixers, modelling and scale-up of high-shear granulators
• Dispersion of powders: For the application of dry system size analysis, and dry powder inhaler

Qualifications

• PhD Chemical Engineering (Solid-Liquid Separation and Modelling)
• MSc Chemical Engineering (with Distinction) Advanced Process Engineering
• BSc Chemical Engineering

Professional memberships

• Member of the American Chemical Society (ACS)
• Associate Member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE)
• Member of the Libyan Engineering Society (LES)

Research groups and institutes

• Complex Systems and Processes
• Institute of Process Research and Development
• Functional Materials