Damage Analysis of Natural Fiber-reinforced Polymer Biocomposites: Destructive and Non-destructive Evaluations and Modelling

Professor Mohamed Thariq Hameed Sultan is a Professional Engineer (PEng) registered under the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM), and a Professional Technologist (PTech) registered under the Malaysian Board of Technologists and a Charted Engineer (CEng) registered with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers UK. He is currently attached to the Universiti Putra Malaysia as Director of UPM Press. Being Director of UPM Press, he is also an Independent Scientific Advisor to Aerospace Malaysia Innovation Centre (AMIC) based in Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia He received his Ph.D from the University of Sheffield, in the UK. He has more than 18 years’ experience in teaching and research. His main areas of research include hybrid composites, advanced materials, structural health monitoring and impact studies. So far, he has published more than 306 International journal papers, and 25 books. He has also received many awards both locally and internationally.

Dr. Abou el kacem Qaiss is currently working as a researcher and Director of the Composites and Nanocomposites Center (CNC) at the Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science, Innovation and Research (MAScIR). He received his PhD degree in Chemical Engineering from Laval University in Québec, Canada in 2010. He has more than 30 years’ experience in teaching, research, and working with industry. His main areas of research include hybrid-reinforced/filled polymer composites, and advance materials: graphene/nanoclay, lignocellulosic-reinforced/filled polymer composites, modification and treatment of lignocellulosic fibers, nanocomposites and nanocellulose fibers, and polymer blends. So far, he has published more than 30 book chapters and 190 international journal papers. He is also a reviewer for several high-impact journals. He has also edited 6 books. More the 10 Ph.D. students and 20 masters’ students have graduated under his supervision.

Dr. Rachid Bouhfid has been working as Director of Research at the Moroccan Foundation for Advanced Science, Innovation and Research (MAScIR), Rabat, Morocco, since 2009. Before joining MAScIR, he was working as an assistant professor of chemistry at Artois University in France. Dr. Bouhfid received his doctoral degree from the University Mohammed V Rabat, in Morocco. He has more than fifteen years’ experience in teaching and research on organic chemistry, materials science, and in nanotechnology and polymer chemistry. His main areas of research include hybrid nanomaterials, reinforced polymer nanocomposites, and advanced materials such as graphene, nanoclay, cellulose nanocrystals, fire retardants and nanocomposites. During his career he has designed various kinds of nanostructured materials for wastewater treatment, packaging, sensing, and biomedical applications. He has published more than 165 research papers in SCI indexed journals and has authored/edited 56 books, 54 book chapters, and 43 patents.

Muhamad Hasfanizam Mat Yazik, PhD is a postdoctoral researcher affiliated with the Institute of Energy Infrastructure (IEI) Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Malaysia. He received his doctoral degree from the Univeristi Putra Malaysia, in Aerospace Engineering. He has more than 8 years of research experience in aerospace engineering. His research areas include nanocomposite materials, smart material applications, rotary aerodynamics, and fluid-structure-interaction. He is registered as a Graduate Engineer and Graduate Technologist with the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM) and the Malaysian Board of Technologists (MBOT) respectively.

Dr. Farah Syazwani Shahar is a young researcher who is currently working at the Faculty of Engineering, at the Universiti Putra Malaysia as a post-doctoral scholar. She received her Ph.D. in Materials Engineering and Master of Science in Innovation and Engineering Design from the Universiti Putra Malaysia in 2022 and 2018. She also received her bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Electronic Engineering from the Universiti Malaysia Perlis in 2016. Her current research work focuses on biomedical applications, 3D printing, composite materials, and damage analysis.