Dr Karim Ashari MEng, PhD
Assistant Professor, Aeronautics and Astronautics / Mechanical Engineering Lecturer
Dr. Karim Ashari graduated with a first-class honours Master of Engineering degree in Aerospace Engineering, before being awarded a PhD, both from the University of Southampton. He was the top student in his cohort in the final year of his undergraduate studies.
Prior to starting his PhD, he was an aircraft maintenance trainee. Karim studies wave dispersion in repetitive structures using mathematical and computational approaches in order to gain understanding of the underlying physics. Present research includes decaying waves in such structures. Apart from that, he is interested in application of acoustic black holes as a potentially lightweight solution to noise and vibration in industrial applications. He has wide teaching experience at UoSM, particularly in the delivery of Mechanical Engineering as well as Aeronautics and Astronautics programmes.