Mushtak Al-Atabi
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May 19, 1970 Iraq |
| Residence | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Nationality | Iraqi |
| Fields | Engineering, Education |
| Institutions | Taylor's University |
| Alma mater | University of Baghdad |
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Website http://www.thinklikeanengineer.org |
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Professor Mushtak Al-Atabi is a professor of mechanical engineering and currently the Senior Deputy Provost of Heriot-Watt University, Malaysia. His research interests include thermofluids, renewable energy, biomechanical engineering, engineering education and academic leadership. He is an Honorary Chair at the School of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Birmingham (UK) and the Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Engineering Science & Technology. Professor Al-Atabi has published two books, “Think Like an Engineer” and “Driving Performance” and he has numerous research publications, awards and honours. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (FIMechE) and a member of the executive committee of the Global Engineering Deans Council.
Professor Al-Atabi is an innovative educator, he pioneered the CDIO (Conceive, Design, Implement, Operate) and delivered the first MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) in Malaysia. Under his leadership, Taylor’s School of Engineering became the first non-US school to have a Grand Challenges Scholar Programme aimed at developing graduates who are able to address the 14 Grand Challenges for engineers in the 21st Century. He also trains executives from multinational corporations including banks and energy companies.
Mushtak attended Baghdad College from 1982 to 1988 and did his undergraduate studies in mechanical engineering at the University of Baghdad, Iraq from 1988 to 1992. He then went on to pursue a Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering which he completed in 1997. His Masters thesis was titled "Experimental Investigation of Wing Tip Sails using Vortex Scanning and Forces Measurement."
In 2002, Mushtak joined the University of Sheffield, UK to pursue his Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering. His Ph.D thesis was titled "Cystic Duct to Static Mixer: A Serendipitous Journey”.
Mushtak Al-Atabi began his academic career at the University of Baghdad when he was pursuing his master's degree. He then moved to Malaysia in 1997 where he landed a job as a manufacturing manager at Lifelong Stainless Exhaust (M) Sdn Bhd, one of the main suppliers for OEM automotive exhaust systems in Malaysia.
In 1999, he joined Taylor's College School of Engineering as a senior lecturer for the University of Sheffield transfer programme, during which he taught a wide range of engineering and IT subject. It was also during this time when he initiated the Taylor's Research and Development Centre.
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