Dr. Amal Al-Esawi  Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering Department   B.Sc. 1989, M.Sc. 1990, American University in Cairo  Ph.D., Cambridge University, 1995  "Systematic Process Selection in Mechanical Design" Office: AC 515  Phone #: 797-5786  Email: a_esawi@aucegypt.edu

Courses Taught

• ENGR 229 - Strength and Testing of Materials
• MENG 327 - Engineering Materials
• MENG 339 - Fundamentals of Manufacturing Processes

• Selection of manufacturing processes
• Design for manufacture
• Cost estimation in the early stages of design

ESAWI, A.M.K. and ASHBY, M.F.

Computer-based selection of manufacturing processes: methods, software and case studies. Proceedings of Instn. Mech. Engrs, Part B, Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 212 (B8), pp595-610, 1998.

ESAWI, A.M.K. and ASHBY, M.F.

The development and use of a software tool for selecting manufacturing processes at the early stages of design. Proceedings of the 3rd Biennial World Conference on Integrated Design & Process Technology (IDPT), Berlin, Germany Vol 3, pp210-217, 6-9 July, 1998.

ESAWI, A.M.K. and ASHBY, M.F.

Cost-based ranking for manufacturing process selection. Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Integrated Design and Manufacturing in Mechanical Engineering (IDMME 98), Compiegne, France, Vol. 4. pp1001-1008, 27-29 May, 1998.

ESAWI, A.M.K., ASHBY, M.F. and CEBON, D.

CPS (Cambridge Process Selector) SoftwareGranta Design Limited, Trumpington Mews, 40b High Street, Cambridge, CB2 2LS, UK.

ESAWI, A.M.K. and ASHBY, M.F.

Computer-based selection of manufacturing processes Proceedings of the International Conference on Engineering Design (ICED 97), Tampere, Finland, 571-574, 19-21 August 1997.

ESAWI, A.M.K. and ASHBY, M.F.

Systematic process selection in mechanical design. Proceedings of the 1996 ASME Design for Manufacturing International Conference, Irvine, California,August 1996.