Prof. Zainul Huda is the author of five (5) books and 120 research/academic articles published by reputed publishers. Dr. Zainul Huda is Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, King Abdulaziz University , Saudi Arabia. His teaching interests include: Materials Science & Engineering, Manufacturing Technology, Plasticity & Metal Forming, Metallurgy, and Aerospace Materials. He has been working as a Full Professor in reputed universities ( e.g. University of Malaya, Malaysia; King Saud University, Saudi Arabia, etc.
) since Feb. 2007. He possesses over 35 years' academic experience in materials/metallurgical/mechanical engineering at various universities in Malaysia, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia. Prof. Z. Huda earned PhD in Materials Technology/Metallurgy from Brunel University, London , UK in 1991. He is also a postgraduate in Manufacturing Engineering . He obtained B.
Eng. in Metallurgical Engineering from University of Karachi , Pakistan in 1976. He is the author/co-author/editor of 125+ publications ; which include 5 books and 34 peer-reviewed international SCOPUS-indexed journal articles (26 ISI-indexed papers) in the fields of materials/ manufacturing/mechanical engineering published by reputed publishers from USA, Canada, UK, Germany, France, Switzerland, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, South Korea, and Singapore. He has been cited around 600 times in www.scholar.google.com . His author h-index is 12 ( i 10-index: 15) .
He, as PI , has attracted eight (8) research grants, which amount to a total worth of USD 0.14 Million. Prof Huda is the recipient of UK-Singapore Partners in Science Collaboration Award for research collaboration with British universities; which was awarded to him by the British High Commission, Singapore (2006) . He is also the recipient of a shield awarded by the Minister of Defense Production of Pakistan for presenting a paper about tank gun barrel during an international conference (1994). Prof Huda has successfully completed 20+ industrial consultancy/R&D projects in the areas of failure analysis and manufacturing in Malaysia and Pakistan. He is the developer of Toyota Corolla cars' axle-hub's heat-treatment manufacturing process first ever implemented in Pakistan (through Indus Motor Company/ Transmission Engineering Industries Ltd, Karachi) during 1997. Besides industrial consultancy, Dr. Huda has worked as C.
Plant Manager, Development Engineer , Metallurgist , and Gr. Engineer (Metallurgy) in various manufacturing companies, including Pakistan Steel Mills Ltd. Prof Z. Huda has delivered Guest Lectures / Presentations in the areas of materials and manufacturing in the UK, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Malaysia. Prof Z. Huda holds Memberships of prestigious professional societies, including: (a) Pakistan Engineering Council, (b) Institution of Mechanical Engineers ( IMechE ), London, UK, and (c) Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum ( CIM ), Canada. He has supervised/co-supervised to completion a number of PhD and Master research theses. His biography has been published in Marque's WHO's WHO IN THE WORLD, 2008-2016.
He is a member of the International Biographic Centre (IBC), UK's TOP 100 ENGINEERS -2015. He is the World's Top 20 (No. 14) research scholar in the field of Materials and Manufacturing (go to www.scholar.google.com and type Zainul Huda).