A distinguished Full Professor in Manufacturing Engineering at King Saud University, Riyadh, Dr. Saqib Anwar brings over 13 years of expertise in academia and research. He holds MSc and Ph.D. degrees in manufacturing engineering from the University of Nottingham, U.K., where he gained extensive research experience at the Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre (UTC) (2009-2013). He is recognized as an Excellent Researcher, with a Scopus h-index of 30 and over 2,930 citations across 140+ peer-reviewed publications. He is ranked among the Top 2% of highly cited scientists in the world in 2025. His core research interests encompass sustainable manufacturing, 3D Printing/additive manufacturing, nanocomposites, polymer composites, advanced manufacturing processes, finite element modeling, and materials characterization. His work directly contributes to sustainable and knowledge-based economic development. In addition to his research, Dr. Saqib is dedicated to developing and teaching courses in the field of manufacturing. He is also highly experienced in preparing program accreditation documents for ABET and NCAAA. He has a proven track record of securing competitive research grants, leading research groups, and mentoring future engineers. He received an Excellent Researcher Award from the College of Engineering, King Saud University, for outstanding research performance in 2019.
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Web of Science and Publons researcher ID: J-8433-2019
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