Bio
Dr. Yakout is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alberta and the Director of the Alberta Next-Generation Additive Manufacturing (ANGAM) Laboratory. He is the Co-lead of the Manufacturing and Materials theme in the Centre for Applied Research in Defence and Dual-Use Technologies (CARDD-Tech), and he serves as the Deputy Executive Director of the Alberta Advanced Manufacturing International (AbAMI) Hub at the University of Alberta. His current research program focuses on the development of process-driven solutions for additive manufacturing of next-generation materials, including high-performance alloys, high-temperature materials, advanced ceramics, and materials containing rare-earth elements and critical minerals, for applications that require advanced functionality and performance in extreme environments in the nuclear, defence, energy, and aerospace sectors. His research interests include Laser Additive Manufacturing, Powder Atomization, Laser-Material Interactions, Process-Structure-Property Relationships, and In-situ Monitoring and Control for Additive Manufacturing.
Dr. Yakout received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from McMaster University in 2019, and he was a Postdoctoral Fellow and Instructor at McMaster University from 2019 to 2022, working on applications of additive manufacturing in the aerospace and nuclear sectors. He is a licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in both Alberta and Ontario (Canada). He is an active voting member of the ASTM Committee F42 on Additive Manufacturing Technologies and a member of the Scientific Organizing Committee of the ASTM International Conference on Advanced Manufacturing (ICAM). He serves as the vice-chair of ASTM F42.07.05 on Additive Manufacturing for Maritime. He is also an active member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Manufacturing and Advanced Manufacturing (MAM) Standards Committee, Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME) Manufacturing Technical Committee, Canadian Nuclear Society (CNS), ASM International, and The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS).
