Abdelbaset Midawi is a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Waterloo. Dr. Midawi was a former lecturer at the University of Benghazi-Libya (2008-2012). He joined the Centre of Advanced Materials Joining (CAMJ) at the University of Waterloo in 2013 since then his focus was to develop a novel technique to estimate the strength for welded structures. The technique successfully developed, which is based on instrumented indentation approach to measure strength in local zones across the weld. In January 2019, Dr. Midawi joined Forming and Crash Lab at University of Waterloo since then he is working on spot welding characterization for automotive steel components and testing state-of-the-art advanced high strength steels, that are targeted for use in future vehicles to reduce weight and gas consumption. This research aimed to improve industrial competitiveness and reduction of the environmental footprint of new vehicles. He also serves as University of waterloo CWB student chapter chair since Jan. 2015.
Education
- 2004 BSc, University of Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya.
- 2008 MSc, University of Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya.
- 2018 PhD, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
Professional Experience
- 2005-2008 Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Engineering, University of Benghazi, Libya.
- 2008-2012 Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering, University of Benghazi, Libya.
- 2013-2014 Research Assistant, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
- 2015-2017 Research Internship, Canmet Materials, NRC, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- 2018-2019 NSERC Engage Researcher, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
- 2019-Present Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada