Reader Email Parvez.Alam@ed.ac.uk Telephone +44(0)131 6504862 Location 1.084 Sanderson Building Social Media </p> Engineering Discipline Mechanical Engineering Research Institutes Materials and Processes Research Publications Biography I am a Reader in Mechanical Engineering at The University of Edinburgh, UK. My activities and interests are in the fields of biomimetic design, mechanical metamaterials, comparative biomechanics, and composites engineering. Fellowships: Fellowship of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, UK (Elected 2020) Fellowship of the Royal Society of Biology, UK (Elected 2019) Senior Fellowship: Marie Curie Very-Experienced Researcher (IAPP/MER), The University of Edinburgh, UK (2016-2018) Fellowship of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, UK (Elected 2015) Other Appointments: Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Biology, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia Adjunct Professor of Composite Materials and Biostructures, AAU, Finland Chair: Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining - Natural Materials Group Committee Member: Institute of Mechanical Engineers - Edinburgh and SE Scotland Academic Qualifications 2017: Professional Certificate: Innovation and Technology - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA 2013: Docent, Habilitation - Abo Akademi University, FINLAND 2004: Doctor of Philosophy: The reinforcement of timber for structural applications and repair - University of Bath, UK 2000: Bachelor of Engineering (Honours): Materials Science and Engineering - University of Bath, UK Professional Qualifications and Memberships Fellow: Institution of Mechanical Engineers, UK Fellow: Royal Society of Biology, UK Fellow: Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, UK Board Member: Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, UK - Natural Materials Association Chartered Engineer: Engineering Council, UK Member: Suomendosenttiliito (Association for Adjunct Professors in Finland) Teaching Mechanical Engineering Group Project 4 Sustainable Energy Design Project 3 Mechanical Engineering Design 2A BEng Theses (Year 4) Group Projects (Year 4) MSc Theses (Year 5)