Role
Shukri's teaching role gravitates around educating the next generation of engineers through teaching, mentoring and inspiring.
He is the Employability Manager at the Department of Engineering.
He is currently commercialising a resilient biasing device (GB2311638.7).
Career overview
Shukri is a Chartered Mechanical Engineer who holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nottingham. He delivered fundamental and applied research during his PhD and postdoctoral period of six years at the University of Nottingham (TRL1-6).
Shukri spent two years in the railway industry consulting in life extension of railway vehicles, validation of designs, structural integrity and crashworthiness (TRL 6-9). He joined the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) in 2014 and led industrial research projects for high-value manufacturing applications (TRL 3-7).
Shukri joined Nottingham Trent University in 2019 to support the development of the next generation of engineers in Mechanical, Materials, Manufacturing & Digital Engineering. His research vision is to deliver innovative solutions and their adoption in industry through collaboration.
2022 - Associate Professor of Manufacturing Engineering at Nottingham Trent University
2019 - 2022 - Senior Lecturer at Nottingham Trent University
2014 - 2019 - Principal Engineer at the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), Catapult UK
2012 - 2014 - Senior Mechanical Engineer at SNC-Lavalin
2009 - 2012 - Research Fellow at the University of Nottingham
2006 - 2009 - PhD at the University of Nottingham
Research areas
Key research topics:
- Research and Commercialisation of Resilient Biasing Device (Patent GB2311638.7 - inventor Shukri Afazov) - Disruptive Resilient Biasing Device Engineered for Industry | Powered by Inpart (in-part.com)
- advanced manufacturing technologies (additive manufacturing, precision machining, manufacturing process chains);
- digital twins for design, manufacture and product lifecycle management;
- digital manufacturing (A.I., deep machine learning, data analytics);
- performance and structural integrity of systems (fatigue, creep, permanent deformations);
- advanced computer-aided engineering (CAD, CAM, FEA, DEM, CFD).
PhD opportunities for the above topics are welcome. Information can be found at NTU Research Degrees.
Industrial Sectors:
- Healthcare
- Renewable Energy
- Aerospace
- Infrastructure
External activity
Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (MIMechE)
Member of the NAFEMS Manufacturing Process Simulation Working Group
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
Sponsors and collaborators
Commercial Projects:
Provision of Consultancy Services for Clients (Confidential)
Commercialisation of Resilient Biasing Device (GB2311638.7) to Industry Sectors (Confidential)
Publications
Shukri published over 50 papers in the open literature (Google Scholar).