Education
Ph.D. Materials Science, National University of Malaysia, (2001).
M.Sc. Metallurgy, Constantine University, Algeria, (1994).
B.Sc. Metallurgy, Constantine University, Algeria, (1991).
Courses Taught
ME 216 Materials Science and Engineering
ME 205 Materials Science
ME 215 Materials Science for Mechanical Engineering
ME 215 Materials Science Lab for Mechanical Engineering
ME 420 Materials Selection and Design
ME 476 Non-Metallic Materials
ME 479 Modern Materials
ME 456 Fundamentals of Nondestructive Evaluation
ME 574 Advanced Materials Science
MSE 503 Materials Characterization
MSE 531 Engineering Nanomaterials
MEC 4263 Non-destructive Evaluation of Structures
MAT 4390 Nanomaterials
MAT 3210 Crystallography and X-Rays Diffraction
MAT 4229 Powder Metallurgy
MAT 3240 Composite Materials
MAT 3140 Polymeric Materials
MAT 3220 Applied Polymer Processing
MME 2222 Materials Engineering Lab II
MME 2204 Physical Metallurgy and Mechanical Behavior of Alloys
MME 6260 Advanced Materials Characterization
Research Areas
Metallic Materials, Ceramic Materials, Nanocomposites, Materials for energy storage and conversion
Representative Publications (2020-2025)
[1] Nouari Saheb, Umer Hayat, Syed Fida Hassan, A review of the properties of hybrid ceramic nanocomposites, Boletín de la Sociedad Española de Cerámica y Vidrio, DOI:10.1016/j.bsecv.2025.03.001 2025.
[2] Khadidja Laziri, Ismail Lamara, Fatima Zohra Mezahi, Foudil Sahnoune, Essebti Dhahri, Syed Fida Hassan, Nouari Saheb, Synthesis, Microstructure, Hardness, Thermal Expansion, and Dielectric Properties of Cordierite, International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, DOI:10.1111/ijac.15173 2025.
[3] Laziri, Khadidja, Amar Djemli, Djaida Redaoui, Foudil Sahnoune, Essebti Dhahri, S. F. Hassan, and Nouari Saheb. Kinetics of formation, microstructure, and properties of monolithic forsterite (Mg2SiO4) produced through solid-state reaction of nano-powders of MgO and SiO2. Ceramics International 50, 45179-45188, 2024.
[4] Hassan, S. Fida, M. T. Islam, S. Nouari, M. M. A. Baig, and F. Patel. The role of calcium addition through powder sintering process in microstructure and mechanical behavior of a microalloyed magnesium. Materials Today Communications 41, 110312, 2024.
[5] S Fida Hassan, Saad Kamran, Abdalaziz AL-Salhabi, Amir Al-Ahmed, Saheb Nouari, Abbas Saeed Hakeem, Tungsten Heavy Alloy: Nano-Crystallinity and Alloying Induced Low Temperature Sintering, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties, International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, 120, 106627, 2024.
[6] Gharsallah, Hafedh, Marwa Jeddi, Moez Bejar, Essebti Dhahri, and Saheb Nouari. Study of the correlation between the magnetic and electrical properties of the La0.6Sr0.4MnO3 compound. RSC advances 14, 21692-21705, 2024.
[7] Low-temperature and single-step synthesis of fully-dense MgAl2O4 by reaction spark plasma sintering Al2O3 and MgO nano-oxides, Saheb, N., Alghanim, A. Journal of the Indian Chemical Society 100(5),100989, 2023.
[8] Dense, Hard, and Thermally Stable Al6Si2O13–Mg2Al4Si5O18 Composite Material for Silicon Substrate Applications, Keziz, A., Heraiz, M., Sahnoune, F., Redaoui, D., Saheb, N. Silicon 15(11), pp. 4675-4688, 2023.
[9] Olalekan, O. N., Hassan, S. F., Al-Ahmed, A., Mahar, N., & Saheb N. Nb2CTx MXene reinforcement stimulated microstructure and mechanical properties of magnesium. Scientific Reports, 13(1), 14289, 2023.
[10] Saoula, I., Siad, C., Ouahab, A., Allag, N., Chala, A., Rahmane, S., Marmi, S. and Saheb, N. Synthesis and properties of alkaline earth elements (Ca, Sr, and Ba) doped SnO2 thin films. Optical Materials, 145, p.114372, 2023.
[11] Kinetic analysis of the formation of magnesium aluminate spinel (MgAl2O4) from α-Al2O3 and MgO nanopowders Saheb, N., Lamara, S., Sahnoune, F., Hassan, S.F., Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 147, pages11549–11559, 2022.
[12] Kinetics of mullitization from sol-gel synthesized precursors, Lamara, S., Sahnoune, F., Saheb, N., Redaoui, D., Laziri, K. Journal of the Indian Chemical Society 99(6),100473, 2022.
[13] Magnesium for Implants: A Review on the Effect of Alloying Elements on Biocompatibility and Properties, Hassan, S.F., Islam, M.T., Saheb, N., Baig, M.M.A. Materials 15(16),5669, 2022.
[14] Kinetics of α-cordierite formation from nano-oxide powders, Saheb, N., Lamara, S., Sahnoune, F., Hassan, S.F. Ceramics International, 48(16), pp. 23921-23930, 2022.
[15] Metal matrix composite in heat sink application: Reinforcement, processing, and properties, Baig, M.M.A., Hassan, S.F., Saheb, N., Patel, F., Materials 14(21), 6257, 2021.
[16] Smail Lamara, Djaida Redaoui, Foudil Sahnoune, Menad Heraiz, Nouari Saheb, Microstructure, thermal expansion and hardness of cordierite materials synthesized from Algerian natural clay minerals and magnesia, Boletin de la Sociedad Espanola de Ceramica y Vidrio, 2021, 60(5), pp. 291–306, 2021.
[17] Smart Fiber Optics Embedding in Powder-Based Materials: Numerical and Experimental, Assessment Abubakar, A.A., Mekid, S., Daraghma, H., Saheb, N. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering 46(8), pp. 8009-8035, 2021.
[18] Extraordinary Strengthening of Magnesium by Solid-State Diffusion of Copper in Mg-0.5Cu Alloy, Hassan, S.F., Islam, M.T., Nouari, S. Patel, F., Al-Aqeeli, N., JOM, 2020, 72(4), pp. 1597–1606, 2020.
[19] Smail Lamara, Djaida Redaoui, Foudil Sahnoune, Menad Heraiz, Nouari Saheb, Formation of Anorthite Containing Cordierite Materials in the Kaolin-MgO-CaO System. Since of sintering, 52(2), pp. 135–147, 2020.
[20] Z.H. Al-Ashwan, U. Hayat, I.H. Toor, and N. Saheb, Corrosion behavior of spark plasma sintered Al2O3-SiC-CNT hybrid nanocomposite, Materials Research, 2020, 23(5), e20190496, 2020.
[21] Nouari Saheb, Umer Hayat, Electrical Conductivity of Spark Plasma Sintered Al2O3-SiC and Al2O3-Carbon Nanotube Nanocomposites, Ceramics International, 46(10), pp. 16008–16019 2020.
[22] Low temperature synthesis of highly pure cordierite materials by spark plasma sintering nano-oxide powders, Saheb, N., Alghanim, A. Ceramics International, 2020, 46(15), pp. 23910–23921, 2020.
ME,KFUPM Bldg-63 Room-304 966-13-860 7529 966-13-860 2949 (ME Dept) nouari@kfupm.edu.sa http://faculty.kfupm.edu.sa/ME/nouari/