Member of the Doctoral Center Baden-Württemberg Center of Applied Research BW-CAR of the Doctoral Association of Universities of Applied Sciences Baden-Württemberg, which has been granted the independent right to award doctorates.
Curriculum Vitae
Resume
Sustainable materials in plastics technology
Bioplastics, reinforcing fibers based on renewable raw materials, sustainable additives, material-process-property relationships
Lightweight construction
Fiber composites, multi-material combinations, interface design for recycling
Recycling
Recycling processes, history-property correlation, plastics in the cycle
2021 - today
Professor for "Sustainable materials in plastics technology"
Aalen University, Aalen
2014 - 2022
Head of the "Materials and Testing Technology" department
Fraunhofer Institute for Casting, Composite and Processing Technology, Fraunhofer Gesellschaft für Angewandte Forschung, Augsburg
2018 - today
Full Professor "Materials Engineering"
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Cairo (currently on leave)
2013 - 2018
Associate Professor "Design and Production Engineering"
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Cairo
2007 - 2014
Head of the "Materials Engineering" degree program
Credit Hour Engineering Program, Ain Shams University, Cairo
2008 - 2013
Assistant Professor "Design and Production Engineering"
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Cairo
2003 - 2007
Research assistant and doctoral candidate
Institute for Polymer Materials and Plastics Technology, Clausthal University of Technology, Clausthal-Zellerfeld
2003 - 2008
Research assistant "Assistant Lecturer"
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Mechanical and Production Engineering, Cairo
2000 - 2003
Research assistant "Teaching Assistant"
Ain Shams University, Faculty of Mechanical and Production Engineering, Cairo
2007
Ph.D. in the field of materials science
Clausthal University of Technology; Thesis: Processing and characterization of some selected discontinuous natural fibers and their composites
2002
M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering
Ain Shams University, Cairo; Thesis: Infiltration and coating of rapid prototyping parts
2000
B.Sc. in mechanical engineering - focus on design and production technology,
Ain Shams University, Cairo; Thesis: Design, construction and programming of a vending machine
Module component/courses
Bachelor's degree
Plastics
Recycling of plastics
Examination of plastics
Academic research and writing (allgem.)
Masters (UK)/master's (US)
Polymer Materials
Polymer Testing
Thermal Analysis
Composites
Research Projects
Sustainability through (alternative) polymer and fiber composites - material development and recycling strategies
The careful use of natural resources is a central social challenge of our time and is the focus of the applicant's research activities. Prof. Taha's research vision includes the development of new materials that flow in one of two cycles as part of a circular economy (see figure): In the biological cycle (green), raw material resources are returned to nature; in the technical cycle (orange), they linger endlessly as a product, module or material.