- Professor, Industrial & Systems Engineering
- Mike and Sugar Barnes Career Development Fellowship I, Industrial & Systems Engineering
- Kincaid Professorship in Undergraduate Teaching Excellence, Texas A&M Engineering
- Chancellor EDGES Fellow
- Affiliated Faculty, Materials Science & Engineering
- Phone: 979-458-2365
- Email: elwany@tamu.edu
- Office: ETB 4045
- Linkedin: Alaa Elwany
Educational Background
- Ph.D., Industrial & Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology - 2009
Research Interests
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- Modeling, analysis and control of advanced manufacturing processes and systems, including:
- Additive manufacturing of metals
- Monitoring and control of additive manufacturing processes
- Printability assessment of new materials and alloys for additive manufacturing
- Uncertainty quantification and data analytics for advanced manufacturing
- Reliability engineering and maintenance optimization
- Modeling, analysis and control of advanced manufacturing processes and systems, including:
Awards & Honors
- Science and Technology Policy Fellowship, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) – 2022
- University Professorship in Undergraduate Teaching Excellence, Texas A&M University – 2022
- George L. Smith International Award, Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineering – 2022
- Federal Fellow Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) – 2021
- John L. Imhoff Global Excellence Award, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) – 2021
- Chao & Trigger Young Manufacturing Engineer Award, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) – 2020
- Intersociety Conference on Thermal and Thermomechanical Phenomena in Electronic Systems (ITHERM) Conference Best Paper Award, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) – 2020
- Engineering Genesis Award, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) – 2020
- Faculty Fellow Award, Texas A&M College of Engineering – 2020
- CAREER Award – Advanced Manufacturing Program, National Science Foundation – 2019
Selected Publications
- Elwany, A., et al. “An Efficient Framework for Printability Assessment in Laser Powder Bed Fusion...,” Additive Manufacturing, Vol. 46, 102018, 2021.
- Elwany, A., et al. “Optimizing Process Parameters for Ultra-High Strength Martensitic Steel...,” Acta Materialia, Vol. 186, 199-214, 2020.
- Elwany, A., et al. “Assessing printability maps in additive manufacturing of metal alloys,” Acta Materialia, Vol. 176, 199-210, 2019.
- Elwany, A., et al. “Spatial Control of Functional Response in 4D-Printed Active Metallic Structures,” Scientific Reports, Vol. 7, Article number: 46707, 2017.
- Elwany, A., et al. “A Review on Process Monitoring and Control in Metal-Based Additive Manufacturing,” American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, Vol. 136, No. 6: 060801, 2014.
- Elwany, A., et al. “Structured Replacement Policies for Components with Complex Degradation Processes and Dedicated Sensors”, Operations Research, Vol. 59, No. 3, pp. 684- 695, 2011.
- Elwany, A., et al. “Sensor-Driven Prognostic Models for Equipment Replacement and Spare Parts Inventory,” Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE) Transactions, Vol. 40, 629-639, 2008.