Education

M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia, 2013

B.E., Mechanical Engineering, Osmania University, India, 2010

Courses Taught

• ME 217       Materials Lab
• ME 218       Introduction to ME Design
• ME 323       Manufacturing Lab
• ME 407       Advanced Manufacturing Lab

Areas of Interest

• Design and Prototyping
• Material Processing and Characterization
• Water treatment Membranes and their Processes
• FDM 3D printing

Publications

• T. O. Obidara, M. A. Azeem, D. U. Lawal, M. A. Alfaraj, M. A. Abdulhamid, and T. N. Baroud, “Novel hexa-fluorinated intrinsically porous polyimide membranes for the desalination of high saline water by air-gap membrane distillation,” Desalination, vol. 566, p. 116948, Nov. 2023, doi: 10.1016/j.desal.2023.116948.
• M. A. Hussein, M. A. Azeem, A. M. Kumar, S. Saravanan, N. Ankah, and A. A. Sorour, “Design and processing of near-beta TiNbAg alloy with low elastic modulus and enhanced corrosion resistance for orthopedic implants,” J. Mater. Res. Technol., vol. 24, pp. 259–273, May 2023, doi: 10.1016/j.jmrt.2023.03.003.
• M. A. Hussein, A. M. Kumar, M. A. Azeem, A. A. Sorour, and S. Saravanan, “Ti30Nb3Ag alloy with improved corrosion resistance and antibacterial properties for orthopedic and dental applications produced by mechanical alloying,” J. Mech. Behav. Biomed. Mater., vol. 142, p. 105851, Jun. 2023, doi: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2023.105851.
• M. A. Hussein, A. M. Kumar, M. A. Azeem, and N. Ankah, “Design, processing, and biocorrosion study of Ti30Nb alloy with low elastic modulus for bioimplant applications,” Mater. Chem. Phys., vol. 309, p. 128413, Nov. 2023, doi: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2023.128413.
• M. A. Azeem, D. U. Lawal, H. Al Abdulgader, and T. N. Baroud, “Enhanced performance of superhydrophobic polyvinylidene fluoride membrane with sandpaper texture for highly saline water desalination in air-gap membrane distillation,” Desalination, vol. 528, p. 115603, 2022, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.desal.2022.115603.
• D. Lawal, M. A. Azeem, A. Khalifa, W. Falath, T. Baroud, and M. Antar, “Performance improvement of an air gap membrane distillation process with rotating fan,” Appl. Therm. Eng., vol. 204, p. 117964, Mar. 2022, doi: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2021.117964.
• U. Baig, M. A. Azeem, D. U. Lawal, H. Al Abdulgader, and T. N. Baroud, “Facile and scalable fabrication of superhydrophobic PVDF membrane for the desalination of highly saline water using air-gap membrane distillation system,” J. Environ. Chem. Eng., vol. 10, no. 6, p. 109025, 2022, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2022.109025.
• M. A. Hussein, M. A. Azeem, A. M. Kumar, and N. M. Emara, “Processing and in vitro corrosion analysis of sustainable and economical eggshell reinforced Mg and Mg-Zr matrix composite for biomedical applications,” Mater. Today Commun., vol. 32, p. 103944, Aug. 2022, doi: 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2022.103944.
• M. A. Hussein, M. A. Azeem, A. Madhan Kumar, M. Ali, and A. Alghanim, “Processing, Characterization, and In Vitro Corrosion Behavior of Mg-TiB₂ Composite for Orthopedic Applications,” JOM, vol. 74, no. 3, pp. 981–989, 2022, doi: 10.1007/s11837-021-05114-x.
• M. A. Hussein, A. M. Kumar, N. Ankah, and M. Abdul Azeem, “Thermal treatment effect on the surface and in vitro corrosion characteristics of arc deposited TiN coating on Ti alloy for orthopedic applications,” Ceram. Int., vol. 47, no. 16, pp. 23203–23213, 2021, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceramint.2021.05.032.
• M. Hussein, A. Y. Adesina, M. Kumar, M. A. Azeem, A. Sorour, and N. AL-Aqeeli, “Improvement of in vitro corrosion, wear, and mechanical properties of newly developed Ti alloy by thermal treatment for dental applications,” Trans. Nonferrous Met. Soc. China, vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 952–966, 2021, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/S1003-6326(21)65552-8.
• N. Merah, M. Abdul Azeem, H. M. Abubaker, F. Al-Badour, J. Albinmousa, and A. A. Sorour, “Friction Stir Processing Influence on Microstructure, Mechanical, and Corrosion Behavior of Steels: A Review,” Materials, vol. 14, no. 17. 2021, doi: 10.3390/ma14175023.
• M. A. Hussein, A. Madhan Kumar, A. F. Abdelaal, and M. Abdul Azeem, “Surface Analysis and In Vitro Corrosion Properties in Artificial Saliva of Surface-Treated Ti6Al4V Alloy for Dental Applications,” Metall. Mater. Trans. A, vol. 52, no. 9, pp. 4299–4309, 2021, doi: 10.1007/s11661-021-06387-2.
• M. A. Hussein, M.A. Azeem et al., “Mechanical, biocorrosion, and antibacterial properties of nanocrystalline TiN coating for orthopedic applications,” Ceram. Int., vol. 46, no. 11, pp. 18573–18583, 2020.
• N. Naseeb, M.A. Azeem, T. Laoui, and Z. Khan, “A novel PAN-GO-SiO₂ hybrid membrane for separating oil and water from emulsified mixture,” Materials (Basel)., vol. 12, no. 2, 2019.
• M. A. Hussein, M. A. Azeem, A. M. Kumar, N. Al-Aqeeli, N. K. Ankah, and A. A. Sorour, “Influence of Thermal Treatment on the Microstructure, Mechanical Properties, and Corrosion Resistance of Newly Developed Ti20Nb13Zr Biomedical Alloy in a Simulated Body Environment,” J. Mater. Eng. Perform., vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 1337–1349, 2019.
• M. Abdul Azeem, "Thixoforging of Aluminum Nano-composites Synthesized by Ultrasonic Stir Casting", ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 2013. 10186698.

Patents

• Air Gap Membrane Distillation, Patent No. US11666862
• Hybrid Membrane and Method for Separating Oil and Water, Patent No. US11491448
• Permeate Gap Membrane Distillation, Patent No. US11345619