ISSN: 2689-8667
Distinguished Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Saudi Arabia
Tel: 966-386-044-81
Prof. Bekir Sami Yilbas is a distinguished professor at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals. He obtained his PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering from Birmingham University in UK in 1982. Prof. Yilbas worked at Birmingham, Glasgow, and Turkey before joining to KFUPM. His research area covers laser machining applications. He published over 700 papers in international journals and presented over 100 papers in conferences. He received many awards over the years due to his scientific achievements. Some of these include President of India's Prize for 1988, the best researcher awards from KFUPM (1997, 2002, 2007), Silver Jubilee Medal for the outstanding achievements in Materials and Manufacturing 2005 by Silesian University of Technology, Poland, Doctor of Engineering Degree from Birmingham University (2005), Donald Julius Groen Prize for 2007 from by Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), Manufacturing Industries Division, UK, Professor W. Johson International Gold Medal for 2008 by awarded by the Advances in Materials and Processing Technologies Steering Committee.
