About
Dr. Nabeel Amjad is a Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). He earned his Bachelor of Engineering in Aerospace Engineering from the National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan, in 2011.
Following his undergraduate studies, Dr. Nabeel gained extensive aerospace industry experience. He worked for approximately two years as a Maintenance Engineer Supervisor on F-16 Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220 engines, and for an additional three years in aircraft structural repair and maintenance. This industry background provided him with strong practical expertise in aircraft propulsion systems and structural integrity.
Motivated to pursue academic and research goals, he returned to NUST and completed his Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering in 2018. He subsequently joined Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to pursue doctoral studies in Mechanical Engineering. During this period, he also earned a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from RPI in 2021 and completed his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 2025, with a research focus on computational mechanics.
After completing his Ph.D., Dr. Nabeel joined the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace, and Nuclear Engineering at RPI as a Lecturer, where he teaches and continues research in computational and solid mechanics.
PhD Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), 2025
MS Mechanical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), 2021
MS Aerospace Engineering (NUST, Pakistan) - 2018
BE Aerospace Engineering (NUST, Pakistan) - 2011
Research
Experimental Mechanics
Teaching
MANE-2110-NUM METH & PROG FOR ENG (SPRING 2026)
MANE/CIVIL-4240-FINITE ELEMENTS METHOD (SPRING 2026)
ENGR-2090-ENGINEERING DYNAMICS (FALL 2025)
ENGR-2050-INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING DESIGN (FALL 2025)
Recognition
Bimal K. Malaviya Graduate Teaching Assistant Award
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
May 2025
Belsky Award for Computational Sciences and Engineering
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Feb 2025
The Michael A. Sadowsky Prize
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
May 2022
Medal of Imtiazi Sanad
President of Pakistan
Mar 2016
Publications
The following is a selection of recent publications in Scopus. Nabeel Amjad has 10 indexed publications in the subjects of Physics and Astronomy, Engineering, Medicine.