Nabeel Amjad

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.

Education & Training

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

Primary Research Focus
Computational Mechanics, Solid Mechanics
Other Focus Areas

Experimental Mechanics

Teaching

Current Courses

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

Awards & Honors

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.

S. N. Amjad, R. C. Picu
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
, 200
, 2025
.
Syed N. Amjad, Nishan Parvez, Catalin R. Picu
Soft Matter
, 21
, 2025
, pp.2882-2895
.
Nishan Parvez, Syed Nabeel Amjad, Mithun K. Dey, Catalin R. Picu
Fibers
, 12
, 2024
.
S. N. Amjad, R. C. Picu
Soft Matter
, 18
, 2022
, pp.446-454
.
Syed Nabeel Amjad, Nadeem Shafi Khan
2018 3rd International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering Sciences and Technology Iceest 2018
, 2018
.
Syed Nabeel Amjad, Nadeem Shafi Khan
2018 3rd International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering Sciences and Technology Iceest 2018
, 2018
.
Syed Nabeel Amjad, Nadeem Shafi Khan
2017 5th International Conference on Aerospace Science and Engineering Icase 2017
, 2018
, pp.1-26
.
Syed Nabeel Amjad, Syed Irtiza Ali Shah
Proceedings of 2017 14th International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology Ibcast 2017
, 2017
, pp.627-634
.

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