Teaching & Supervision

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

• Teaching Assistant — ME 205: Basic Laboratory Skills Course (Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024). Mentored master’s students in experimental research methods, CAD and fabrication tools, microscopy, oscilloscope operation, and key experiments in fluid and solid mechanics.
• PhD mentorship — Mentoring PhD students Yupeng Shi (capacitive sensing for in-situ curing/aging monitoring of polymer composites) and Alaa Abdou (processing parameters affecting laser-induced graphene microstructure and properties).
  Outcomes:
  • Yupeng Shi: Embedded Passive Wireless Capacitive Sensing System and Method for Real-Time Curing Monitoring — Provisional U.S. Application (Filed) (2026)
  • Yupeng Shi: Printable Multifunctional Interface Enabling Wireless Self Diagnosis: A Pathway Toward Smart Structures — Under review (2025)
  • Alaa Abdou: Leveraging Process-Induced Electromechanical Anisotropy of Laser-Induced Graphene for One-shot Engraving of Highly Sensitive Strain Sensors — ACS Applied Nano Materials (2026)
• Undergraduate research internships — Mentored two undergraduate research interns developing flexible and stretchable strain and temperature sensors using laser-induced graphene.