Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique, University of Montreal, Canada, 1995

M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, University of Tulsa, OK, USA, 1981

B.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, University of Tulsa, OK, USA, 1979                   

• ME 218- Introduction to ME Design
• ME 307-Machine design I,                          
• ME 308-Machine Design II,                                     
• ME 308-Machine Design II Lab,       
• ME 215-Material Science,                           
• ME 215L-Material Science Lab,                   
• ME 412-Senior Design Project. 
• ME 583- Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials
• ME 658- Fracture Mechanics
• ME 601- ME 602: Independent Research (MSc)
• ME701- ME702: Independent Research (PhD)
  

Research Areas

• Fatigue of Engineering Materials and Structures (alloys, composites and nanocomposites)
• Fracture Mechanics and Failure Analysis
• Friction Stir Welding and Processing
• Finite Element Analysis
  

• HM Abubaker, N Merah, FA Al-Badour, J Albinmousa, AA Sorour, Influence of Friction Stir Processing on Mechanical Behavior of 2507 SDSS; 2020
• M. Ali, M. Shaukat, N. Merah, S. Pashah, "Product Repurposing: Typologyand Design Considerations",  2020
• Adinoyi, M.J., Merah, N., Albinmousa, J., Strain-controlled fatigue and fracture of AISI 410 stainless steel, 2019
• Albinmousa, J., Adinoyi, M.J., Merah, N., "Multiaxial Fatigue of Extruded ZK60 Magnesium Alloy",2019
• A Matin, U Baig, S Akhtar, N Merah, MA Gondal, AH Bake, A Ibrahi, "UV-resistant and transparent hydrophobic surfaces with different wetting states by a facile dip-coating method"; 2019
• Adinoyi, M.J., Merah, N., Albinmousa, J., Analysis of Low-Cycle Fatigue Behavior of AW2099-T83 Al-Li Alloy;2019
• Merah, N., Mohamed O., "Nanoclay and Water Uptake Effects on Mechanical Properties of Unsaturated Polyester; 2019
• Adinoyi, M.J., Merah, N., Albinmousa, J.," Shear fatigue behavior of AW2099-T83 Al-LI alloy", 2019
• Ahmad Rafiq, Nesar Merah, "Nanoclay Enhancement of Flexural Properties of Glass Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Composites in Water Laden Environments", 2019
• A.  Mahgoub, A Bazoune, N Merah, F Al-Badour, "Effect of Welding Parameters on the Mechanical and Metallurgical Properties of Friction Stir Spot Welding of Copper Lap Joint; 2019
• Z Iqbal, A Bazoune, F Al-Badour, A Shuaib, N Merah, "Effect of Tool Rotational Speed on Friction Stir Welding of ASTM A516-70 Steel Using W–25% Re Alloy Tool; 2019
• M. Soudani, M. Hadj Meliani, K. El-Miloudi, Z. Azari , A.A. Sorour, N. Merah , G. Pluvinage "Reduction of hydrogen embrittlement of API 5l X65 steel pipe using a green inhibitor; 2018
• Z. Iqbal, N. Merah, S. Nouari, AR Shuaib, N Al-Aqeeli  "Investigation of wear characteristics of spark plasma sintered W-25wt% Re alloy and W-25wt% Re-3.2 wt% HfC composite; 2017
• N. Merah, A. Al-Qutub, "Premature Failure of an Industrial Mixer Timing Gears", 2017.
• A. Rafiq, N. Merah, R. Boukhili, M. Al-Qadhi, "Impact resistance of hybrid glass fiber reinforced epoxy/nanoclay composite"; 2017
• AB Ali, MA Samad, N Merah, "UHMWPE Hybrid Nanocomposites for Improved Tribological Performance Under Dry and Water- Lubricated Sliding Conditions", 2017.
• Asif Matin, Nesar Merah, A. Ibrahim, Superhydrophobic and self-cleaning surfaces prepared from a commercial silane using a single-step drop-coating method; 2016.
• Rubaian F. Alshahrani, Nesar Merah, Shafique M. A. Khan, Yagoub Al-Nassar, On the Impact-Induced Damage in Glass Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Pipes ; 2016.