Faizan Hijazi, Ph.D.,  is a Postdoctoral Fellow in Prof. Jaafar El-Awady’s group at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, USA. He earned his B. Tech (2015) in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from NIT Srinagar, India, and both his M. Tech (2018) and PhD (2024) in Materials Engineering from IISc Bangalore, where he was also a Prime Minister’s Research Fellow (PMRF) from 2018 to 2023.

During his PhD with Profs. Vikram Jayaram and Praveen Kumar, Dr. Hijazi developed a high-throughput cantilever bending technique with digital image correlation (DIC) for creep testing at high temperatures. This method was validated on industrial alloys, including thermal power plant steels and Ti-alloys. 

Currently, Dr. Hijazi investigates in-situ micromechanical deformation in complex aerospace and naval alloys, focusing on microplasticity. By employing advanced high-rate detectors, he analyzes early-stage slip activity to deepen our understanding of deformation at micro-scales in critical applications.