Nigel Amoafo-Yeboah
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Education
PhD. Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina State University
M.Eng Mechanical Engineering, Southern University and A&M 91²Ö¿â
Bsc. Mechanical Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
Biography
Dr. Nigel Amoafo-Yeboah is a mechanical engineer, researcher and educator, passionate about combining scientific research, mentorship and innovation to address complex engineering challenges. He earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina State University and served as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Johns Hopkins University.
Teaching
- Foundations of Mechanical Engineering
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Engineering Graphics
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Thermodynamics
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CAD in Mechanical Engineering
Scholarship
Recent Journal Publications
N Amoafoâ€Y±ğ²ú´Ç²¹³ó, A Rabiei, Effect of Density and Thickness of Steel–Steel Composite Metal Foam on Its Fullâ€Scale Torch Fire Response, Advanced Engineering Materials 27 (5), 2401833, 2025
Z Chacko, NA Yeboah, A Rabiei, A study on thermal expansion and thermomechanical behavior of composite metal foams, Advanced Engineering Materials 27 (12), 2402871, 2025
N Amoafo-Yeboah, A Rabiei, Thermal emissivity and heat capacity of composite metal foam, Journal of Composites Science 8 (6), 202, 2024
Z Chacko, N Amoafo-Yeboah, J Cance, A Rabiei, A computational and experimental approach to evaluate thermal conductivity and diffusivity of steel composite metal foam, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry 148 (21), 11589-11606, 2023
N Amoafo-Yeboah, A Rabiei, Thermal Response of Steel–Steel Composite Metal Foams under Smallâ€Scale Torchâ€Fire Conditions, Advanced Engineering Materials 25 (19), 2300217, 2023
S Akwaboa, C Zeng, N Amoafo-Yeboah, S Ibekwe, P Mensah, Thermophysical Properties of Laser Powder Bed Fused Ti-6Al-4V and AlSi10Mg Alloys Made with Varying Laser Parameters, Materials 16 (14), 4920, 2023
A Rabiei, N Amoafo-Yeboah, E Huseboe, C Scemama, A Study on Thermal Properties of Composite Metal Foams for Applications in Tank Cars Carrying Hazardous Materials, Metal-Matrix Composites: Advances in Processing, Characterization, Performance and Analysis, 2022
Professional Experience
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Johns Hopkins University
- Associate Fire Research Engineer, National Fire Research Laboratory, NIST
- Adjunct Instructor/ Research Associate, Southern University and A&M 91²Ö¿â
Grants
- NASA Illinois Space Grant Consortium, Thermal and Mechanical Characterization of Natural Fiber Composite Materials
- Bradley KEEN Faculty Circle Program
Service
Peer Reviewer: Applied Sciences, Processes