Education
- Ph.D., New Mexico State University, 2017
- MSc., New Mexico State University, 2016
- MSc., Zagazig University (Egypt), 2012
- BSc., Zagazig University (Egypt), 2007
Courses
- Materials Engineering
- Materials Laboratory
Biography
Mohamed Shaat, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the Engineering Department at St. Mary’s University. A robust academic background, a commitment to interdisciplinary research, and extensive teaching experience feature his academic career.
Shaat earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from New Mexico State University in 2017. He has held two postdoctoral positions at Southern Methodist University (2022-2024) and Boston University (2021-2022), and he was an Assistant Professor of Mechanical engineering at Abu Dhabi University (UAE) from 2019 to 2021.
Shaat’s research aims to foster interdisciplinary innovations in energy storage systems, e.g., SOFCs & ASSBs, advanced materials, manufacturing, and quantum science and engineering. He applies well-established notions from mechanics and physics to explore new possibilities of harnessing nontraditional phenomena of complex materials and engineering systems for various applications. His work on the Mechanics and Physics of Active Matter explores new approaches to understanding and engineering synthetic, biomimetic autonomous materials. Additionally, he exploits the latest advances in machine learning and multi-objective design optimization to optimize electrochemical-based energy storage systems and additive manufacturing technologies.
With 60 journal articles, three book chapters, six conference articles, and seven presentations, Shaat has established a strong publication record. His contributions to the field have earned him recognition as one of the world’s top 2% scientists in Mechanical Engineering and Transports by Stanford University. He has also received the Outstanding Graduate Award from New Mexico State University and the Best Master’s Thesis Award from Zagazig University.
In addition to his academic accomplishments, Shaat has been deeply committed to service within institutional and professional communities, demonstrating his dedication to student mentorship, scholarly service, and professional affiliations. He is an editorial board member for Scientific Reports and a specialty associate editor for Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering. He actively reviews submissions for prestigious journals such as Nature, Nature Communications, and Applied Physics Letters.
Shaat continues to contribute significantly to Mechanical Engineering through his innovative research and dedication to education, inspiring the next generation of engineers and scientists.
Research Interests
Mechanics & Physics of Active Matter
Energy Storage Systems (e.g., SOFCs & ASSBs)
Nano-confined Fluids
Chiral Metamaterials
Topological & Non-Hermitian Mechanics
Machine Learning for Mechanics
Topology Optimization
Awards
2017 OUTSTANDING GRADUATE AWARD / New Mexico State University / 2017
2017 MERIT-BASED ENHANCEMENT FELLOWSHIP / New Mexico State University
2013 BEST MASTER’S THESIS AWARD / Zagazig University (Egypt)
since 2019 WORLD’S TOP 2% SCIENTISTS / Stanford University listing – Mechanical Engineering & Transports
Journal Publications
1. M. Shaat, X.-L. Gao, A.G. Littlefield, A. Battentier, N. Massue (2024), “New analytical model for multi-layered composite plates with imperfect interfaces under thermomechanical loading”, Acta Mechanica [accepted]
2. M. Shaat and X.-L. Gao (2024), “Topological boundary states in micropolar gyroelastic continua”, Mechanics of Materials, 192, 104902.
3. M. Shaat, X.-L. Gao, K. Li and A. G. Littlefield (2023), “New analytical model for thermomechanical responses of multi-layered structures with imperfect interfaces”, Acta Mechanica, 234, 5779–5818.
4. M. Shaat and H.S. Park (2023), “Chiral, nonreciprocal elasticity and activity”, Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 171, 105163.
5. E. Ghavanloo and M. Shaat (2022), “General nonlocal Kelvin–Voigt viscoelasticity: application to wave propagation in viscoelastic media”, Acta Mechanica, 233, 57–67.
6. M. Shaat (2020), “Hybrid continuum-molecular modeling of fluid slip flow”, Physics of Fluids, 32, 122009 [Invited].
7. M. Shaat (2020), “Nonreciprocal elasticity and the realization of static and dynamic nonreciprocity”, Scientific Reports, 10, 21676.
8. M. Shaat, U. Javed, and S. Faroughi (2020), “Wettability and confinement size effects on stability of water conveying nanotubes”, Scientific Reports, 10, 17167.
9. M. Shaat, E. Ghavanloo, S. A. Fazelzadeh (2020), “Review on nonlocal continuum mechanics: physics, material applicability, and mathematics”, Mechanics of Materials, 150, 103587.
10. M. Shaat, M. A. Moubarez, M. O. Khan, M. A. Khan and A. Alzo’ubi (2020), “Metamaterials with giant and tailorablenonreciprocal elastic moduli”, Physical Reviews Applied, 14, 014005.
11. M. Shaat, E. Ghavanloo and S. Emam (2020), “Micromorphic beam theory for beams with elongated microstructures”, Scientific Reports, 10, 7984.
12. M. Shaat, S. Emam, S. Faroughi and U. Javed (2020), “On postbuckling mode distortion and inversion of nanostructures due to surface roughness”, International Journal of Solids and Structures, 195, 28-42.
13. M. Shaat and A. Wagih (2020), “Hinged-3D metamaterials with giant and strain-independent Poisson’s ratios”, Scientific Reports, 10, 2228.
14. M. Shaat, A. Fathy and A. Wagih (2020), “Correlation between grain boundary evolution and mechanical properties of ultrafine-grained metals”, Mechanics of Materials, 143, 103321.
15. M. Shaat and Y. Zheng (2019), “Fluidity and phase transitions of water in hydrophobic and hydrophilic nanotubes”, Scientific Reports, 9, 5689.
16. A. Wagih and M. Shaat (2019), “The dependence of accumulative roll bonded copper mechanical properties on grain sub-division, stacking faults, and lattice strains”, Materials Science & Engineering A, 756, 190–197.
17. A.R. El Dhaba and M. Shaat, (2019), “Modeling deformation of auxetic and non-auxetic polymer gels”, Applied Mathematical Modelling, 74, 320–336.
18. M. Shaat, (2019), “Calibration of mass sensors for surface roughness of their micro-resonators”, Sensors and Actuators A, 296 (2019) 302–315.
19. M. Shaat and A.R. El Dhaba, (2019), “On the equivalent shear modulus of composite metamaterials”, Composites Part B, 172, 506–515.
20. M. Shaat, (2019), “Size-dependence of Young’s modulus and Poisson’s ratio: Effects of material dispersion”, Mechanics of Materials, 133, 111-119.
21. M. Shaat, (2019), “Mode localization phenomenon of functionally graded nanobeams due to surface integrity”, International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design, 15, 245–270.
22. M. Shaat and S. Faroughi, (2019), “Influence of long-range interatomic and interlayer interactions on dispersion of acoustic waves by multilayer graphene”, Physica E: Low-dimensional Systems and Nanostructures, 108, 74–82.
23. M. Shaat, (2018), “A reduced micromorphic model for multiscale materials and its applications in wave propagation”, Composite Structures, 201, 446-454.
24. M. Shaat, (2018), “Effects of processing force on performance of nano-resonators produced by magnetron sputtering deposition”, Physica E: Low-Dimensional Systems & Nanostructures, 104, 42-48.
25. M. Shaat, (2018), “Effects of processing conditions on microstructure and mechanical properties of equal-channel angular-pressed titanium”, Materials Science and Technology, 34(10), 1149-1167.
26. M. Shaat, (2018), “Correction of local elasticity for nonlocal residuals: Application to Euler-Bernoulli beams”, Meccanica, 53(11-12), 3015–3035.
27. M. Shaat and S. Faroughi, (2018), “Influence of surface integrity on vibration characteristics of microbeams”, European Journal of Mechanics A/Solids, 71, 365–377.
28. S. Faroughi and M. Shaat, (2018), “Poisson’s ratio effects on the mechanics of auxetic nanobeams”, European Journal of Mechanics A/Solids, 70, 8-14.
29. M. Shaat, (2018), “Effects of surface integrity on the mechanics of ultra-thin films”, International Journal of Solids and Structures, 136-137, 259-270.
30. M. Shaat and A. Abdelkefi, (2018), “Buckling characteristics of nanocrystalline nano-beams”, Journal of Mechanics & Materials in Design, 14 (1), 71-89.
31. M. Shaat, (2017), “Viscosity of water interfaces with hydrophobic nanopores: application to water flow in carbon nanotubes”, Langmuir, 33(44), 12814-12819.
32. M. Shaat, (2017), “Reporting the fatigue life of 316L stainless steel locking compression plate implants: the role of the femoral and tibial biomechanics during the gait”, Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, 139(10), 104502.
33. M. Shaat, (2017), “A general nonlocal theory and its approximations for slowly varying acoustic waves”, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 130, 52-63.
34. M. Shaat, B. Aidi, S.W. Case and A. Abdelkef, (2017), “Predictions of the frequencies of bending-torsion coupled laminated composite plates with discontinuities: Novel analytical modeling and experimental validation”, Composite Structures, 180, 334-350.
35. B. Aidi, M. Shaat, A. Abdelkefi and S. W. Case, (2017), “Free vibration analysis of cantilever open-hole composite plates” Meccanica, 2017, 1-18.
36. M. Sari, M. Shaat and A. Abdelkefi, (2017), “Frequency and mode veering phenomena of axially functionally graded non-uniform beams with nonlocal residuals”, Composite Structures, 163, 280-292.
37. M. Shaat and A. Abdelkefi, (2017), “New insights on the applicability of Eringen’s nonlocal theory”, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 121, 67-75.
38. M. Shaat and A. Abdelkefi, (2017), “Material structure and size effects on the nonlinear dynamics of electrostatically actuated nano-beams”. International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics, 89, 25-42.
39. M. A. Khorshidi, M. Shaat, A. Abdelkefi and M. Shariati, (2017), “Nonlocal modeling and buckling features of cracked nanobeams with von-Karman nonlinearity”. Applied Physics A, 123 (1), 62.
40. M. Shaat and A. Abdelkefi, (2017), “Reporting the sensitivities and resolutions of CNT-based resonators for mass sensing”, Materials & Design, 114, 591–598.
41. M. Shaat and A. Abdelkefi, (2016), “Reporting buckling strength and elastic properties of nanowires”, Journal of Applied Physics, 120, 235104.
42. M. Shaat, M.A. Khorshidi, A. Abdelkefi and M. Shariati, (2016), “Modeling and vibration characteristics of cracked nanobeams made of nanocrystalline materials”. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 115-116, 574–585.
43. H. R. Ali-Akbari, M. Shaat and A. Abdelkefi, (2016), “Bridged single-walled carbon nanotube-based atomic-scale mass sensors”. Applied Physics A, 122, 762.
44. M. Shaat and A. Abdelkefi, (2016), “On a second-order rotation gradient theory for linear elastic continua”. International Journal of Engineering Science, 100, 74–98.
45. M. Shaat and A. Abdelkefi, (2016), “Size dependent and micromechanical modeling of strain gradient based nanoparticle composite plates with surface elasticity”. European Journal of Mechanics A/Solids 58, 54-68.
46. M. Shaat and A. Abdelkefi, (2016), “Modeling of mechanical resonators used for nanocrystalline materials characterization and disease diagnosis of HIVs”. Microsystem Technologies, 22(2), 305-318.
47. M. Shaat and A. Abdelkefi, (2015), “Modeling the material structure and couple stress effects of nanocrystalline silicon beams for pull-in and bio-mass sensing applications”. International Journal of Mechanical Engineering, 101-102, 280–291.
48. M. Shaat and A. Abdelkefi, (2015), “Pull-in instability of multi-phase nanocrystalline silicon beams under distributed electrostatic force”. International Journal of Engineering Science, 90, 58-75.
49. M. Shaat, (2015), “Effects of grain size and microstructure rigid rotations on the bending behavior of nanocrystalline material beams”. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 94-95, 27-35.
50. M. Shaat, (2015), “Iterative nonlocal elasticity for Kirchhoff plates”. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 90, 162–170.
51. F. F. Mahmoud and M. Shaat, (2015), “A new Mindlin FG plate model incorporating microstructure and surface energy effects”. Structural Engineering and Mechanics, 53(1), 105-130.
52. M. Shaat, (2015), “Physical and mathematical representations of couple stress effects on Micro/Nano solids”. International Journal of Applied Mechanics, 7 (1), 1550012.
53. M. Shaat and S. A. Mohamed, (2014), “Nonlinear-electrostatic analysis of micro-actuated beams based on couple stress and surface elasticity theories”. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 84, 208–217.
54. M. Shaat, F.F. Mahmoud, X.-L. Gao and A. F. Faheem, (2014), “Size-dependent bending analysis of Kirchhoff nano-plates based on a modified couple-stress theory including surface effects” International J. of Mechanical Sciences, 79,31-37.
55. M. Shaat, M. A. Eltaher, A. I. Gad and F. F. Mahmoud, (2013), “Nonlinear size-dependent finite element analysis of functionally graded elastic tiny-bodies”, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 77, 356–364.
56. M. Shaat, F. F. Mahmoud, S. S. Alieldin and A. E. Alshorbagy, (2013), “Bending analysis of ultra-thin functionally graded Mindlin plates incorporating surface energy effects”, Int. J. of Mechanical Sciences 75, 223–232.
57. M. Shaat, F. F. Mahmoud, S. S. Alieldin and A. E. Alshorbagy, (2013), “Finite element analysis of functionally graded nano-scale films”, Finite Element in Analysis and Design 74, 41–52.
58. A.E. Alshorbagy, S.S. Alieldin, M. Shaat and F.F. Mahmoud, (2013), “Finite element analysis of the deformation of functionally graded plates under thermo-mechanical loads”, Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 1-13.
59. M. Shaat, F. F. Mahmoud, A. E. Alshorbagy, S. S. Alieldin and E. I. Meletis, (2012), “Size-dependent analysis of functionally graded ultra-thin films”, Structural Engineering and Mechanics, 44 (4), 431-448.
60. S.S. Alieldin, A.E. Alshorbagy and M. Shaat, (2011), “A first-order shear deformation finite element model for elastostatic analysis of laminated composite plates and the equivalent functionally graded plates”, Ain Shams Eng. J., 2, 53-62.
Books & Book Chapters
1. M. Shaat and E. Ghavanloo (2021), “Nonlocal mechanics in the framework of the general nonlocal theory” in E. Ghavanloo et al. (eds.), Size-Dependent Continuum Mechanics Approaches, Springer Tracts in Mechanical Engineering, Springer Nature Switzerland AG. pp 95-122. [Invited]
2. M. Shaat (2021), “Iterative nonlocal residual elasticity” in E. Ghavanloo et al. (eds.), Size-Dependent Continuum Mechanics Approaches, Springer Tracts in Mechanical Engineering, Springer Nature Switzerland AG. pp 169-185. [Invited]
3. M. Shaat (2012), “Bending Behavior of Functionally Graded Plates”, Lap Lambert Academic Publishing.
Conference Publications (Full Paper Review)
1. M. Shaat and A. Abdelkefi, (2017). “Modeling and characterization of particulate nanocomposite micro-beams under axial compressive loads”. 58th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Gaylord, Texas, USA, 9 – 13 Jan. 2017.
2. M. Shaat and A. Abdelkefi, (2017). “Size dependent modeling of electrostatically actuated functionally graded nanobeams”. 58th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Gaylord, Texas, USA, 9 – 13 Jan. 2017.
3. H. Abdelmoula, M. Shaat and A. Abdelkefi, (2017). “Finite element modeling of nanoindentation for FG nanomaterials accounting for surface effects using user subroutine”. 58th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Gaylord, Texas, USA, 9 – 13 January 2017.
4. M. Shaat and A. Abdelkefi, (2016). “Grains size and rigid rotations effects on the dynamics and pull-in instability of electrostatically-actuated beams”. 57th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, San Diego, USA, 04-08 January, 2016.
5. M. Shaat and A. Abdelkefi, “Modeling of strain gradient-based nanoparticle composite plates with surface elasticity”. 57th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, San Diego, USA, 04-08 January, 2016.
6. B. Aidi, M. Shaat, A. Abdelkefi and A. Case, “Experimental, numerical, and analytical free vibration analyses of open-hole composite plates”. 57th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, San Diego, USA, 04-08 January, 2016.
Conference Publications (Abstract)
1. M. Shaat and X.-L. Gao (2024). “A New Thermodynamics Framework for All-Solid-State Batteries”, the ASME 2024 Aerospace Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference (SSDM2024) [Submitted].
2. M. Shaat and X.-L. Gao (2023). “Topological Mechanics of Continuous Micropolar Elastic Media”, International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE2023) – ASME – New Orleans, LA, USA (October 29 – November 2, 2023.
3. M. Shaat and X.-L. Gao (2023). “New Analytical Model for Thermomechanical Responses of Multi-Layered Structures with Imperfect Interfaces”, International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE2023) – ASME – New Orleans, LA, USA (October 29 – November 2, 2023).
4. M. Shaat (2020). “Topological Metamaterials with Nonreciprocal Elasticity”, International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE2020) – ASME – Virtual Conference (16-19 November, 2020).
5. M. Shaat and A. Abdelkefi, (2015). “Accurate Modeling and Analysis of Mechanical Nano-resonators”, 5th International Conference on Nanotek & Expo, San Antonio, USA. [Invited Talk]
6. M. Shaat and A. Abdelkefi, (2015). “On the Mechanics of Nanomaterials in Micro-/Nano-scale Applications”, 5th International Conference on Nanotek & Expo, San Antonio, USA. [Invited Talk]
7. M. Shaat, (2014). “Mechanics of Nanodevices and nanosenors”, 4th International Conference on Nanotek & Expo, San Francisco, USA. [Invited Talk]