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Ahmed Abass

Dr Ahmed Abass
PhD, MSc, BEng (Honours, 1st class), FHEA, CEng IMechE

Professional Activities

Chair of Department Module Review Board

Academic lead in the Employability Group

Mechanical Staff Student Liaison Committee Convener

Conference Roles

  • Science & Engineering Research Associate Society symposium at Science & Engineering Research Associate Society symposium, by Invitation (School of Engineering, University of Liverpool, 2019)

Examination Roles

  • University of Liverpool, VIVA Independent Chair of Examiners (PhD)
  • University of Liverpool, Viva Internal Examiner (PhD, 2022)
  • University of Liverpool, VIVA Independent Chair of Examiners (PhD, 2021)
  • The Global Undergraduate Awards (UG, 2021 - present)
  • University of Liverpool, Viva Internal Examiner (PhD, 2019)

Internal Administrative or Committee Roles

  • Aero/Mats/Mech Exams Officer (School / Institute, 2021 - present)
  • Member of the Mechanical, Materials & Manufacturing Engineering Board of Studies (Department, 2018 - present)
  • Member of the Mechanical, Materials & Manufacturing Engineering Curriculum Board (Department, 2018 - present)
  • PhD viva Independent Chair (Faculty, 2021 - present)
  • Staff Student Liaison Committee Convener (School / Institute, 2020 - 2021)
  • Academic lead in the Employability Group (School / Institute, 2019 - present)

Media Appearances

  • Biomedical engineering research-connected teaching success, University of Liverpool news (December 2020)
  • Fight for Sight fund study to create special glasses for people with keratoconus, Fight for Sight (May 2020)
  • Biomedical engineer to develop spectacles for keratoconus patients, Optician (May 2020)
  • Engineers to develop spectacle lenses for keratoconus patients, University of Liverpool news (May 2020)
  • Engineers to develop spectacle lenses for keratoconus patients, Keratoconus Group UK (April 2020)
  • Bioengineering Knowledge Transfer Partnership rated `outstanding’, University news page (May 2019)
  • CONTACT LENS PARTNERSHIP RATED ‘OUTSTANDING’, Optometry Today (May 2019)
  • A world class specialist in developing leading edge technology for contact lenses, Business Gateway Research, Partnerships and Innovation (July 2018)
  • Highest Grade Awarded for Knowledge Transfer Partnership, Ultravision CLPL (May 2018)

Professional Body Memberships

  • Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) (Member, 2021 - present)
  • Higher Education Academy (Fellow, 2018 - present)
  • Institution of Mechanical Engineers; IMechE (Chartered engineer (CEng MIMechE), 2020 - present)

Publication Reviews

  • Reviewer, Invited (Energies, Pre-publication, 2021)
  • Reviewer, Invited (PLoS One, Pre-publication, 2021)
  • Reviewer, Invited (Energies, Pre-publication, 2021)
  • Reviewer, Invited (Current Eye Research, Pre-publication, 2021)
  • Reviewer, Invited (Acta Biomaterialia, Pre-publication, 2021)
  • Reviewer, Invited (Symmetry, Pre-publication, 2021)
  • Reviewer, Invited (Energies, Pre-publication, 2021)
  • Reviewer, Invited (Sensors, Pre-publication, 2021)
  • Reviewer, Invited (Journal of Glaucoma, Pre-publication, 2021)
  • Reviewer, Invited (BMJ Case Reports, Pre-publication, 2021)
  • Reviewer, Invited (Sensors, Pre-publication, 2021)
  • Reviewer, Invited (Scientific Reports, Pre-publication, 2021)
  • Reviewer, Invited (Trends and Challenges in Robotic Applications, Applied Sciences, Pre-publication, 2021)
  • Reviewer, Invited (Clinical Ophthalmology, Pre-publication, 2020)
  • Reviewer, Invited (Acta Biomaterialia, Pre-publication, 2020)
  • Reviewer, Invited (Current Eye Research, Pre-publication, 2020)
  • Reviewer, Invited (Current Eye Research, Pre-publication, 2020)
  • Reviewer, Invited (Ophthalmic Research, Pre-publication, 2020)
  • Reviewer, Invited (Acta Ophthalmologica, Pre-publication, 2020)
  • Reviewer, Invited (Journal of Automobile Engineering, Pre-publication, 2019)
  • Reviewer, Invited (Journal of Clinical Medicine, Pre-publication, 2019)
  • Reviewer, Invited (African Health Sciences, Pre-publication, 2019)
  • Reviewer, Invited (Current Eye Research, Pre-publication, 2019)
  • Reviewer, Invited (Scientific Reports, Pre-publication, 2019)
  • Reviewer, Invited (Current Eye Research, Pre-publication, 2017)