Nesma Aboulkhair

Nesma is the Director of Additive Manufacturing at the Technology Innovation Institute (UAE) and a visiting academic at the University of Nottingham (UK). Her expertise is in Materials & Manufacturing; with active projects spanning across several metal additive manufacturing processes. She specialises on developing new materials, materials processing, manufacturing, and characterisation for metallurgy and mechanical properties. She has an excellent track record of scientific publications, funding, and invited and keynote talks. At TII, she set up a state-of-the-art AM laboratory with facilities for manufacturing, post-processing, and characterisation. She works closely with the UAE’s local industries, providing them with support and business solutions for advanced manufacturing needs.