Dr. Muhammad Umar Azam is currently a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering at Khalifa University (KU) in Abu Dhabi, UAE. He earned his PhD in Materials Science & Engineering from KU in 2023 and holds a master’s degree in the same discipline from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM). His research interests include additive manufacturing of materials, tribology, polymers and ceramics-based materials.