Dr. Farrukh Hafeez

Dr. Farrukh Hafeez’s research interests align closely with Bahrain’s national priorities, particularly in advancing innovation, sustainability, and knowledge-based economic growth, as outlined in the Bahrain Economic Vision. His research focuses on developing sustainable, high-impact innovations that address pressing global and local challenges while contributing to Bahrain’s goals for technological advancement and sustainable development.

His work specifically supports industrial modernization through innovative engineering design and advanced manufacturing, with applications in sectors critical to Bahrain’s future development. Driven by curiosity and a commitment to real-world impact, Dr. Hafeez employs interdisciplinary approaches and advanced experimental, analytical, and computational methods to develop practical engineering solutions. Through research collaboration and the development of knowledge and technical expertise, his work aims to contribute to Bahrain’s innovation ecosystem, strengthen research capacity, and address emerging global challenges.
Areas of Research Interest

Composite Materials, Mechanics, Machining and characterization of Composites, Optimization, Thermography, Subtractive and additive manufacturing.

1. C.H. Ahn, M.R. Beasley, S.J Benerofe, M.M. Fejer, R.H. Hammond, M.D. Levenson, W. Wang, “Atomic absorption apparatus using a phase-modulated light beam”, U.S. patent 5,530,541.
2. O. Fischer, J.-M. Triscone, C. H. Ahn, M. R. Beasley, C. Renner, T. Tybell, “Electric or electronic component and application as nonvolatile memory and device with surface acoustic waves “, U.S. patent 6,677629 and European patent EP 0972284B1.
3. Gibbs, B., Alsaleh, N.A., Abdelwahab, A., Hafeez, F et al. The performance of a concept 3D printed carbon fibre-reinforced polymer mono-parabolic leaf spring. Int J Adv Manuf Technol 141, 6017–6034 (2025). (Impact Factor(IF:) 3.5)
4. Umer, R,. Khan, T. and Hafeez, F., (2023) ‘Repair of Aerospace Composite Structures Using Liquid Thermoplastic Resin’,  Polymers, 5(6), 1377 (Impact Factor(IF:) 4.7)
5. Devan, D. J., Hafeez, F., Rehman, R.U., Sunny, T., and Alskarneh, A., (2023) ‘Effect of different tab materials in the tensile testing of GFRP’ Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology 37(9), 4597-4603 (IF: 1.6)
6. Myers, D., Abdel-Wahab, A., Essa, K., Kovacev, N., and Hafeez, F., (2022) ‘Optimisation of the Additive Manufacturing Parameters of Polylactic Acid (PLA) Cellular Structures for Biomedical Applications’, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 136 (1) 105447 (IF:3.3)
7. Devan, D. J., Sheikh-Ahmad J., Almaskari, F. and Hafeez, F., (2022). ‘Wear mechanism and quantification of polycrystalline diamond milling cutter in high speed trimming of carbon fiber reinforced epoxy’ International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials 106(1), 105863 (IF: 4.2)
8. Devan, D. J., Sheikh-Ahmad J., Almaskari, F. and Hafeez, F., (2022) ‘A study on tool wear of tungsten carbide cutters in edge trimming of CFRP’ Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology 36(5), 2499-2510 (IF: 1.6)
9. Kumar, S., Andrew J.J., Schneider, J., Hafeez, F., and Schiffer, A. (2022) ‘Dynamic crushing of tailored honeycombs realized via additive manufacturing’, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 219(2) 107126 (IF: 7.1)
10. Mourad, A,. Cherupurakal, N., Hafeez, F., Barsoum, I., Genena, F., Al Mansoori, M. and Al Marzooqi, L., (2020) ‘Impact Strengthening of Laminated Kevlar/Epoxy Composites by Nanoparticle Reinforcement’. Polymers. 12(12), 2814. (IF: 4.7)
11. Shiekh-Ahmed, J., Almaskari, F. and Hafeez, F., (2020) ‘Heat partition in edge trimming of fiber reinforced polymer composites’. Journal of Composite Materials. 54(21), 2805-2821(IF: 2.5)
12. Shanmugam, K., Andrew J.J., Ubaid,J., Hafeez, F., and Schiffer, A., (2019) ‘Impact Performance Enhancement of Honeycombs Through Additive Manufacturing-enabled Geometrical Tailoring’, International Journal of Impact Engineering 134, 103360,     (IF: 5.1)
13. Shiekh-Ahmed, J., Almaskari, F., Hafeez, F. and Fenyu Meng,. (2019) ‘Evaluation of Heat Partition in Machining CFRP using Inverse Method’ Machining Science and Technology: An international Journal. 23(4), 530-546 (IF: 3.2)
14. Shiekh-Ahmed, J., Almaskari, F. and Hafeez, F., (2019) ‘Thermal aspects in Machining CFRPs: Effect of Cutter Type and Cutting Parameters’. International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology. 100(9-12) pp. 2569–2582, (IF: 3.2)
15. Shiekh-Ahmed, J., Almaskari, F. and Hafeez, F., (2019). ‘Heat partition in edge trimming of glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) composites’, Procedia CIRP. 85, 20-25 (Cite score: 3.8)
16. Almaskari, F. and Hafeez, F., (2018) ‘Study on behaviour of geometrically scaled glass reinforced epoxy tubes subjected to non-coincident quasi static indentation’. International Journal of Structural Integrity. 9(5), 675-692 (IF: 3.5)
17. Hafeez, F., Almaskari, F. and Li, S,. (2017).’Semi analytical model based on generalized plane strain assumption for unidirectional composites with Matrix Micro Cracks’. Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures. 24(7), 591-604 (IF: 3.6)
18. Hafeez, F., and Almaskari, F.,  (2016).” Image processing for measuring damage and delamination in glass reinforced epoxy” Journal of Testing and Evaluation. 44 (2) 995-1008 (IF: 1.2)
19. Hafeez, F., and Almaskari, F., (2015). ‘Experimental investigation of the scaling laws in laterally indented filament wound tubes supported with V shaped cradles’ Composite Structures 126(0), 265-284. (IF: 6.3)
20. Hafeez, F., and Almaskari, F., (2014). “Glass reinforced epoxy tubes subjected to indentation load: A study of scaling effects”. Composite Structures, 117(0), 433-444.  (IF: 6.3)
21. Hafeez, F., and Li, S., (2009). “Variation-based cracked laminate analysis revisited and fundamentally extended”. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 46(20), pp. 3505-15. (IF:3.4)