Dr Abdullah Desai

Abdullah is the course leader for our Aviation degree programmes and contributes to teaching across all levels within the Aviation and Aerospace Engineering programmes. He has been elected as a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Chartered Engineer with the Engineering Council. Abdullah is also a member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

Abdullah completed his PhD at The School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering at the University of Manchester, where he also attained his Master’s in Aerospace Engineering. His research demonstrated how value could influence programme-level decision-making regarding new technologies, supply chains, operators, and competitors within civil aviation.

Abdullah’s current research builds on work conducted as a researcher, focussing on novel design methods for aircraft and UAV design, operation, technology selection and system valuation/verification. In collaboration with the industry, research is also being conducted in the areas of pilot operations, Industry 4.0 techniques, and the use of graphene-enhanced materials.