On Tuesday, 12/05/2023, the Department of Materials Engineering at the University of Technology held a field visit to the main library at the university. The visit was headed by a group of teaching staff and in the presence of a group of department students, to learn about the library’s sections, the importance of borrowing books and scientific sources, and how to borrow.

The Department of Materials Engineering at the University of Technology held a civil defense course entitled "Safety, civil defense and risk management" for the period 26-30 /11/ 2023/ in the electronic hall / Building B. The lecture was given by the Administrative Assistant, Assist. Prof. Dr. Laith Wadah Ismail, where he discussed how to prepare an emergency plan in the department and form work teams to manage crises.

The main objectives of the emergency plan

1- Reduce risks as much as possible.

2- Increase the response with a rapid, effective and positive reaction if the disaster occurs.

3- Accurate assessment of the main risks to which one may be exposed.

4 - Realistic awareness of the resources and procedures that actually exist within the department to deal with risks and the extent to which they can be increased and improved within the budget and functional structure.

5- Commitment to continue strengthening plans and implementing them in the future while ensuring that preparedness remains effective and implemented.

At the end of the course, the head of the department, Prof. Dr. Jawad Kazem Olaiwi, praised the lecturer for the efforts made and presented him and the participants with certificates of appreciation.

The Materials Engineering Department organized a workshop as part of the Women Empowerment Committee's activities. The workshop, titled "Enhancing Women's Health," took place on Monday, December 4, 2023, at 10:00 AM in the Doctoral Hall, Building B. The workshop was attended by the Head of the Department, Prof. Dr. Jawad Kazem Aliwi, and the Scientific Assistant, Asst. Prof. Dr. Kazem Matar Shbeeb, as well as the Administrative assistant, Asst. Prof. Dr. Laith Wadhah Ismaeel, and a group of department faculty and staff.

The workshop presented by Dr. Lujain Anwar Abboud, a physician from the College of Medicine at the University of Baghdad. The topics covered in the workshop included women's physiology, life stresses, the multiple responsibilities and roles they play, and how these factors may sometimes cause them to neglect their health. The discussion also addressed ways to promote positive health practices.

At the end of the workshop, Asst. Prof. Dr. Laith Wadhah and all participants praised Dr. Lujain Anwar for her valuable lecture. In appreciation of her efforts, they presented her with a certificate of commendation.

The Department of Materials Engineering at the University of Technology awarded a master's degree to the student, Zainab Aws Hilal, Department of Materials Engineering / University of Technology for her thesis titled

“Fabrication of Waste Animal Natural Fibers Bio-composite with addition of nano Graphene Particles"

The discussion took place in the postgraduate hall located in Building B within the department on Tuesday, 5/12/2023 at nine o'clock in the morning, and the discussion committee consisted of ladies and Gentlemen

Prof. Dr. Qahtan Adnan Hamad, Chairman.

Asst. Prof. Dr. Ahmed Hussein Ali, member

Asst. Lec.  Ro’aa Haitham Abdel Rahim, member

Asst. Prof. Dr. Nevin Gamal Abdel Qader, as a member and supervisor

Asst. Prof. Dr. Ahmed Mazhar Hashem, as a member and supervisor

In addition, the thesis was scientifically evaluated by Rana Mahdi Saleh/University of Technology/Department of Applied Sciences, and Prof. Dr. Masar Najm Obaid/University of Babylon/College of Materials engineering, and linguistically by M.D. Ali Abdul Karim Mohsen/University of Technology/Department of Materials Engineering.

After the examination committee recorded its comments on the thesis, which covered both explanation and correction, the student's defense of her thesis, and the conclusion of the discussion, the committee convened to evaluate the thesis. They decided to award the student a Master’s degree with a pass grade

Abstract:

This work aims to produce a new type of composite material consist from animal natural fiber for cow hair as reinforcement in epoxy resin matrix filled with graphene nanoplatelet. In this study, each of the Weibull statistics model, mechanical, thermal and morphological properties were examined. The results indicated to increase in mechanical properties, with an increase in fiber reinforcement and filled with graphene nanoplatelet reached twice what the pure sample. But thermal conductivity decreases with increase the fiber concentration and increase with graphene nanoplatelet.