Ahmed Aboelezz, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

The University of Maine
Ferland Engineering Education and Design Center, Room 217
Orono, ME  04469-5711
207.581.4148; ahmed.aboelezz@maine.edu

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, 2024
Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from Cairo university, Egypt, 2023

External Engagements:

  • Research Assistant, National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH) Project, New Mexico Tech (2021-2024)
  • Research Collaborator, British University in Egypt (2019-2021)
  • Research and Teaching Assistant, Institute of Aviation Engineering and Technology, Egypt (2018-2021)
  • Project Manager, Powerhouse Company, Egypt (2016-2018)
  • Research Assistant, Zewail City of Science and Technology, Egypt (2017-2018)

Teaching Areas:

  • Dynamics and Control
  • Flight Mechanics

Research Areas: (AeroSystems Dynamics Lab (ADL))

  • Applied aerodynamics
  • Drones for harsh environment
  • Flight dynamics and control of UAVs
  • Wind energy systems and turbine performance optimization
  • Bio-inspired design and its applications in aerospace engineering

Principal Sponsors:

  • National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health, Alpha Foundation, SCEYE.

Select Research / Collaboration Activities:

  • Investigation of coal dust particle deposition in mine workers’ lungs using computational methods (NIOSH)
  • Development of a permissible drone for underground coal mine applications (Alpha Foundation)
  • Design and testing of propulsion systems for stratospheric airships (SCEYE)
  • Research on wind turbine flow control through computational and experimental methods
  • Study of bio-inspired design principles in UAVs and aerodynamics

Select Publications / Presentations:

  • Aboelezz, A., Herkenhoff, B., & Hassanalian, M. (2023). Effects of Avian Wings Color Patterns on Their Flight Performance: Experimental and Computational Studies. Journal of Bionic Engineering, 20(2), 683-710.
  • Aboelezz, A., Wetz, D., Lehr, J., Roghanchi, P., & Hassanalian, M. (2023). Intrinsically Safe Drone Propulsion System for Underground Coal Mining Applications: Computational and Experimental Studies. Drones, 7(1), 44.
  • Aboelezz, A., Makeen, P., Ghali, H. A., Elbayomi, G., & Abdelrahman, M. M. (2022). Electric vehicle battery charging framework using artificial intelligence modeling of a small wind turbine based on experimental characterization. Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 1-13.
  • Aboelezz, A., Ghali, H., Elbayomi, G., & Madboli, M. (2022). A novel VAWT passive flow control numerical and experimental investigations: Guided Vane Airfoil Wind Turbine. Ocean Engineering, 257, 111704.
  • Aboelezz, A., Mohamady, O., Hassanalian, M., & Elhadidi, B. (2021). Nonlinear flight dynamics and control of a fixed-wing Micro Air Vehicle: Numerical, system identification and experimental investigations. Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems, 101(3), 1-18.
  • Aboelezz, A., Hassanalian, M., Desoki, A., Elhadidi, B., & El-Bayoumi, G. J. A. S. (2020). Design, experimental investigation, and nonlinear flight dynamics with atmospheric disturbances of a fixed-wing micro air vehicle. Aerospace Science and Technology, 97, 105636.
  • Aboelezz, A., Elqudsi, Y., Hassanalian, M., & Desoki, A. (2020). Wind tunnel calibration, corrections, and experimental validation for fixed-wing micro air vehicles measurements. Aviation, 23(4), 104-113. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3846/aviation.2019.11975.
  • Aboelezz, A. (2019). Low-Speed Wind Tunnel Design and Optimization Using Computational Techniques and Experimental Validation. Incas Bulletin, 11(2), 3-13. 

Professional Activities / Memberships:

  • Reviewer for Drones Journal
  • Reviewer for The Aeronautical Journal
  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics