FACULTY PROFILES

Sohail M. Mohammed

Assistant Professor
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

Office Building: Engineering Building
Office Room: A110
Phone:
Email: smmohammed@utep.edu

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Bio

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Awards and Honors

Senior Member of National Academy of Inventors - USPTO (06/01/2025-06/30/2025)
Best Poster Award - Cold Spray Action Team (05/01/2025-05/31/2025)
NSF Panel Fellow Member - National Science Foundation, CMMI Division (01/01/2024-12/31/2024)

Education

Ph D in Doctor of Philosophy Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University (2022)
MS in Mechanical Engineering, King Saud University (2015)
B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering, Muffakham Jah College of Engg & Tech (2011)

Publications

Boron nitride nanotubes induced strengthening in aluminum 7075 composite via cryomilling and spark plasma sintering Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials 8 1 (2025), Sohail M. Mohammed, Ambreen Nisar, Denny John, Abhijith K. Sukumaran, Yifei Fu, Tanaji Paul, Alexander F. Hernandez, Sudipta Seal, Arvind Agarwal.
Dynamic analysis and material optimization of ossicular replacement prostheses Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science (2025), Abdelkader Benkhettou, Omar Khatir, Abdulmohsen Albedah, Sohail M. Mohammed, Ismail Boudjemaa, Bel A. Bouiadjra, Atef Hamada, Sidi M. Fekih, Abderahmene Sahli.
Engineering Lightweight Composites Nanotubes and Nanosheets: The Science and Applications of White Graphene (2025), Pranjal Nautiyal, Sohail M. Mohammed, Kazue Orikasa, Arvind Agarwal.
Erosion behavior of Ti-hBN multifunctional coatings in a custom-made planetary test rig at extreme lunar temperatures Tribology International 202 (2025), Abhijith K. Sukumaran, Sara Rengifo, Brandon Aguiar, Sohail M. Mohammed, William Scott, Michael Renfro, Sang-Hyon Chu, Cheol Park, Arvind Agarwal.
Friction stir welding and processing of pipes: a status report on joining, materials, and industry applications World Journal of Engineering 22 3 (2025), Namrata Gangil, Arshad N. Siddiquee, Jitendra Yadav, Shashwat Yadav, Vedant Khare, Neelmani Mittal, Sambhav Sharma, Rittik Srivastava, Mohammed, Sohail Mazher Ali Khan MAK.
In-situ observation of twinning and grain rotation assisted deformation in wire-arc direct energy deposited (WDED) single phase titanium Journal of Materials Research and Technology 34 (2025), Blanca Palacios, Sohail M. Mohammed, Tanaji Paul, Brandon Aguiar, Sean Langan, Arvind Agarwal.
Mechanistic insights into high strain rate deposition of tantalum carbide coatings via cold spray Materials \& Design (2025), Ambreen Nisar, Sohail M. Mohammed, Denny John, Anil Lama, Yiefi Fu, Rony T. Murickan, Sudipta Seal, Arvind Agarwal.
Neutron radiation induced transmutation of boron to lithium in aluminum-boron nitride composite Materials Today Advances 25 (2025), Sohail M. Mohammed, Zehao Li, Kazue Orikasa, Arun Devaraj, David Garcia, R Sarvesha, Anil Lama, Mayur Pole, Cheol Park, Sang-Hyon Chu, others.
Scratch-Induced Deformation Behavior of Wire-Arc Directed Energy Deposited $\alpha$-Titanium Materials 18 3 (2025), Blanca Palacios, Sohail M. Mohammed, Tanaji Paul, Gia Garino, Carlos Maribona, Sean Langan, Arvind Agarwal.
Towards Improved Plasticity in Cold-Sprayed Amorphous/Nanocrystalline Aluminum Alloy Deposits: The Role of Heat Treatment on the Microstructure and Mechanical Anisotropy Journal of Thermal Spray Technology (2025), Denny John, Sohail M. Mohammed, YiFei Fu, Anil Lama, Tanaji Paul, Sudipta Seal, Arvind Agarwal.
Wearable, Ultralow Power, and Needleless Electrospinning Equipment for Cannabidiol-Loaded Patch Fabrication ACS Applied Materials \& Interfaces (2025), Omar B. Cruz, Lihua Lou, Mohammed, Sohail Mazher Ali Khan, Rony T. Murickan, Luiza Benedetti, Yih-Mei Lin, Tyler Dolmetsch, Arvind Agarwal.
Boron nitride nanotube aluminum composites and methods of manufacturing the same (2024), Arvind Agarwal, Cheng Zhang, Tanaji Paul, Mohammed, Sohail Mazher Ali Khan, Denny John.
A critique on boron nitride nanotube reinforced metal matrix composites Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences 49 3 (2024), Sohail M. Mohammed, Pranjal Nautiyal, Tanaji Paul, Cheng Zhang, Arvind Agarwal.
Autogenous dissimilar welding of copper-to-stainless steel via electron beam welding: a novel strategy for achieving defect-free joints Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A 55 2 (2024), AN Siddiquee, NZ Khan, N Gangil, D Bajaj, SMAK Mohammed, DL Chen.
Cold-Sprayed Boron-Nitride-Nanotube-Reinforced Aluminum Matrix Composites with Improved Wear Resistance and Radiation Shielding Advanced Engineering Materials (2024), Denny John, Abhijith K. Sukumaran, Mohammed, Sohail Mazher Ali Khan, Kazue Orikasa, Lihua Lou, Ambreen Nisar, Tanaji Paul, Anil Lama, Cheol Park, Sang-Hyon Chu, others.
Devitrification-Induced Tailoring of Microstructure and Strength in Aluminum High-Entropy Alloy Powder for Cold Spray Deposition Journal of Thermal Spray Technology 33 5 (2024), Denny John, Bryer C. Sousa, Tanaji Paul, Sohail M. Mohammed, Danielle L. Cote, Arvind Agarwal.
In-situ crack propagation dynamics in multicomponent ultra-high temperature carbides International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials 125 (2024), Ambreen Nisar, Sohail M. Mohammed, Gia Garino, Udit Kumar, Denny John, Brandon A. Aguiar, Sudipta Seal, Arvind Agarwal.
Microstructural evolution and interfaces in cold sprayed hybrid aluminum alloy powders of different hardness Surface and Coatings Technology 494 (2024), Denny John, Anil Lama, Ambreen Nisar, Sohail M. Mohammed, Tanaji Paul, Arvind Agarwal.
Quantum Dots on a String: In Situ Observation of Branching and Reinforcement Mechanism of Electrospun Fibers Small 20 34 (2024), Lihua Lou, Tyler Dolmetsch, Brandon A. Aguiar, Mohammed, Sohail Mazher Ali Khan, Arvind Agarwal.
Role of crystalline orientations and additive layers on bulk tensile response of wire-arc directed energy deposited (WDED) single phase titanium Materials Science and Engineering: A 911 (2024), Blanca Palacios, Tanaji Paul, Sohail M. Mohammed, Abhijith Sukumaran, Gonzalo Seisdedos, Sean Langan, Arvind Agarwal.
Synergistic Effect of Spark Plasma Sintering Driven Solid-Solution Phases on Scratch Resistance in Two-Dimensional Materials Lubricants 12 2 (2024), Varad Agarwal, Ambreen Nisar, Abhijith K. Sukumaran, Lihua Lou, Sohail M. Mohammed.
Aluminum boron nitride nanotube composites and methods of manufacturing the same (2023), Tanaji Paul, Arvind Agarwal, Cheng Zhang, Mohammed, Sohail Mazher Ali Khan.
Exploring the Potential of Wire Fed Direct Energy Deposition of Aluminum--Boron Nitride Nanotube Composite: Microstructural Evolution and Mechanical Properties Advanced Engineering Materials 25 20 (2023), Sohail M. Mohammed, Aleksander A. Aleman, Denny John, Tanaji Paul, Arvind Agarwal.
Profilometry-based indentation plastometry for evaluating bulk tensile properties of aluminum-silicon carbide composites Advanced Engineering Materials 25 14 (2023), Denny John, Tanaji Paul, Sohail M. Mohammed, Gonzalo Seisdedos, Benjamin Boesl, Arvind Agarwal.
Role of structural hierarchy on mechanics and electrochemistry of wire arc additive manufactured (WAAM) single phase titanium Journal of Manufacturing Processes 93 (2023), Blanca Palacios, Tanaji Paul, Sohail M. Mohammed, Kazue Orikasa, Denny John, Katrina Rodriguez, Tony Thomas, Sean Langan, Alex Michelson, Arvind Agarwal.
Small-depth nanoindentation studies of an additively manufactured titanium alloy: Anisotropic nanomechanical properties and correlation with microscopic mechanical behaviour Materialia 30 (2023), Zhiying Liu, Lizhong Lang, SMAK Mohammed, Daolun Chen, Bei He, Yu Zou.
Understanding the role of ultrasonic cavitation assisted casting of boron nitride nanotube-reinforced aluminum matrix composite Journal of Materials Research and Technology 25 (2023), Sohail M. Mohammed, Tanaji Paul, Denny John, Cheng Zhang, Arvind Agarwal.
A novel study on the effect of tool offset in friction stir processing for Mg-NiTi composite Crystals 12 11 (2022), Nadeem F. Lone, Dhruv Bajaj, Namrata Gangil, Sohail M. Mohammed, Daolun Chen, Arshad N. Siddiquee.
Cyclic deformation behavior and fatigue life modeling of CNT-reinforced heterogeneous aluminum-based nanocomposite Materials Science and Engineering: A 840 (2022), SMAK Mohammed, DL Chen, ZY Liu, QZ Wang, DR Ni, BL Xiao, ZY Ma.
Mechanical properties of polymer composites reinforced with alkaline-treated natural fibre Advances in Polymer Technology 2022 1 (2022), I P. Rajakumar, D Raguraman, J S. Isaac, R Suthan, Sumanta Bhattacharya, Asiful H. Seikh, SMA Khan, Ishwarya K. Raghavan.
Optimization and tribological properties of hybridized palm kernel shell ash and nano boron nitride reinforced aluminium matrix composites Journal of Nanomaterials 2022 1 (2022), M Lokeshwari, P V. Sagar, K D. Kumar, D Thirupathy, Ram Subbiah, P Ganeshan, AH Seikh, SMAK Mohammed, David Christopher.
Optimization of Solar Hybrid Power Generation Using Conductance-Fuzzy Dual-Mode Control Method International Journal of Photoenergy 2022 1 (2022), S Ramesh, J Seetha, G Ramkumar, Satyajeet Sahoo, TM Amirthalakshmi, A Ranjith, Asiful H. Seikh, Sohail M. Khan Mohammed, Ram Subbiah.
Optimization of the mechanical strength of PP/TALC micro-composite after immersion in benzene Strength of Materials 54 3 (2022), BB Bouiadjra, SM Fekih, MM Bouziane, F Benyahia, SMA K. Mohammed, A Albedah.
Plasticity analysis in aluminum alloy plates repaired with bonded composite patch under overload (2022), Faraz Ahmed, SMAK Mohammed, Faycal Benyahia, Bel A. Bouiadjra, Abdulmohsen Albedah.
Bimodal-grained metal matrix nanocomposites: A new class of advanced materials with superior mechanical properties Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering Bulletin Spring 2021 (2021), SMAK Mohammed, ZY Ma, DL Chen.
Deformation behavior and strengthening mechanisms in a CNT-reinforced bimodal-grained aluminum matrix nanocomposite Materials Science and Engineering: A 817 (2021), SMAK Mohammed, DL Chen, ZY Liu, DR Ni, QZ Wang, BL Xiao, ZY Ma.
Experimental and numerical analyses of the effects of overload on the fatigue life of aluminum alloy panels repaired with bonded composite patch International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences 22 5 (2021), NHM Bouchkara, Abdulmohsen Albedah, Faycal Benyahia, Sohail M. Mohammed, Bel A. Bouiadjra.
Fatigue behavior of al 7075-t6 plates repaired with composite patch under the effect of overload Metals 11 12 (2021), Bel A. Bachir Bouiadjra, SMAK Mohammed, Faycal Benyahia, Abdulmohsen Albedah.
Fatigue crack growth in aluminum panels repaired with different shapes of single-sided composite patches International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives 105 (2021), Sohail M. Mohammed, Rachid Mhamdia, Abdulmohsen Albedah, Bel A. Bouiadjra, Bachir B. Bouiadjra, Faycal Benyahia.
Flow, process forces and strains during friction stir welding: a comprehensive first principle approach Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture 235 5 (2021), Dhruv Bajaj, Arshad N. Siddiquee, Noor Zaman Khan, AK Mukhopadhyay, Sohail M. Khan Mohammed, Daolun Chen, Namrata Gangil.
Ultrasonic spot welding of aluminum alloys with and without Alclad layer 4 (2021), SMAK Mohammed, SS Dash, A Albedah, XQ Jiang, DY Li, DL Chen.

Presentations

No info available.

Grants

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Fall 2026	MECH 4338 - Capstone Design Projects	15856	Syllabus
Fall 2026	MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research	13385
Fall 2026	MECH 3334 - Mechanical Design	16079	Syllabus
Fall 2026	MECH 4366 - Senior Design Project	12523	Syllabus
Fall 2026	MECH 5302 - Solid Mechanics I	11020	Syllabus
Fall 2026	MECH 6302 - Solid Mechanics I	13592	Syllabus
Fall 2026	RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research	18838

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term	Course	Section	Syllabus
Spring 2026	MECH 4338 - Capstone Design Projects	27050	Syllabus
Spring 2026	MECH 3334 - Mechanical Design	21243	Syllabus
Spring 2026	MECH 4366 - Senior Design Project	25646	Syllabus
Fall 2025	MECH 2322 - Mechanics of Materials	12316	Syllabus

Course Evaluations

Term	Course	Section	Evaluation
Spring 2026	MECH 4338 - Capstone Design Projects	27050	Evaluation
Spring 2026	MECH 3334 - Mechanical Design	21243	Evaluation
Spring 2026	MECH 4366 - Senior Design Project	25646	Evaluation
Fall 2025	MECH 2322 - Mechanics of Materials	12316	Evaluation

Bio

No info available.

Awards and Honors

Senior Member of National Academy of Inventors - USPTO (06/01/2025-06/30/2025)
Best Poster Award - Cold Spray Action Team (05/01/2025-05/31/2025)
NSF Panel Fellow Member - National Science Foundation, CMMI Division (01/01/2024-12/31/2024)

Ph D in Doctor of Philosophy Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University (2022)
MS in Mechanical Engineering, King Saud University (2015)
B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering, Muffakham Jah College of Engg & Tech (2011)

Publications

Boron nitride nanotubes induced strengthening in aluminum 7075 composite via cryomilling and spark plasma sintering Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials 8 1 (2025), Sohail M. Mohammed, Ambreen Nisar, Denny John, Abhijith K. Sukumaran, Yifei Fu, Tanaji Paul, Alexander F. Hernandez, Sudipta Seal, Arvind Agarwal.
Dynamic analysis and material optimization of ossicular replacement prostheses Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science (2025), Abdelkader Benkhettou, Omar Khatir, Abdulmohsen Albedah, Sohail M. Mohammed, Ismail Boudjemaa, Bel A. Bouiadjra, Atef Hamada, Sidi M. Fekih, Abderahmene Sahli.
Engineering Lightweight Composites Nanotubes and Nanosheets: The Science and Applications of White Graphene (2025), Pranjal Nautiyal, Sohail M. Mohammed, Kazue Orikasa, Arvind Agarwal.
Erosion behavior of Ti-hBN multifunctional coatings in a custom-made planetary test rig at extreme lunar temperatures Tribology International 202 (2025), Abhijith K. Sukumaran, Sara Rengifo, Brandon Aguiar, Sohail M. Mohammed, William Scott, Michael Renfro, Sang-Hyon Chu, Cheol Park, Arvind Agarwal.
Friction stir welding and processing of pipes: a status report on joining, materials, and industry applications World Journal of Engineering 22 3 (2025), Namrata Gangil, Arshad N. Siddiquee, Jitendra Yadav, Shashwat Yadav, Vedant Khare, Neelmani Mittal, Sambhav Sharma, Rittik Srivastava, Mohammed, Sohail Mazher Ali Khan MAK.

Presentations

No info available.

Current/Future Courses

Term

Fall 2026

Course

MECH 4338 - Capstone Design Projects

Section

15856

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

MECH 6396 - Doctoral Research

Section

13385

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

MECH 3334 - Mechanical Design

Section

16079

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

MECH 4366 - Senior Design Project

Section

12523

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

MECH 5302 - Solid Mechanics I

Section

11020

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

MECH 6302 - Solid Mechanics I

Section

13592

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2026

Course

RSRC 4033 - Undergraduate Research

Section

18838

Syllabus

Past Courses

Select Term:

Term

Spring 2026

Course

MECH 4338 - Capstone Design Projects

Section

27050

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

MECH 3334 - Mechanical Design

Section

21243

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

MECH 4366 - Senior Design Project

Section

25646

Syllabus

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MECH 2322 - Mechanics of Materials

Section

12316

Syllabus

Term

Spring 2026

Course

MECH 4338 - Capstone Design Projects

Section

27050

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2026

Course

MECH 3334 - Mechanical Design

Section

21243

Evaluation

Term

Spring 2026

Course

MECH 4366 - Senior Design Project

Section

25646

Evaluation

Term

Fall 2025

Course

MECH 2322 - Mechanics of Materials

Section

12316

Evaluation

Sohail M. Mohammed

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