Dr Amir Siddiq

TEACHING & EDUCATION

Designing, delivering, and evolving engineering education over 20+ years.

Snapshot / Highlights

🕒 20+ years of university teaching
🏛️ Teaching roles across the UK, Middle East & South Asia
🎓 Undergraduate, Masters & Doctoral teaching
🎖️ Senior Fellow of Advance HE (SFHEA)
⭐ Multiple nominations for Teaching Excellence & Student Support
🛠️ Integration of Abaqus, Python, 3D Experience & AI tools in teaching
🤝 Extensive supervision of UG, MSc & PhD students

Teaching Philosophy

💬 Learning through interaction — I build classrooms that are conversational, practical and active.
🔗 Connecting theory and engineering reality — equations only matter when tied to real problems.
⚙️ Deep engineering intuition — encouraging students to think physically, not just numerically.
📘 Inclusive and accessible learning — supporting students of all backgrounds and abilities.
❤️ Confidence, wellbeing and academic growth — the human side of teaching is essential.
🎖️ SFHEA recognition — evidence of sustained impact, leadership and innovation in higher education.

Current Teaching Responsibilities (University of Aberdeen)

Postgraduate Courses
🌬️ Renewable Wind Energy – both online and oncampus (PG)
🛢️ Offshore Structural Integrity – both online and oncampus (PG)
🌊 Subsea Pipeline Design – both online and oncampus (PG)

Undergraduate Courses
📘 Advanced Topics (UG)
🔍 Individual Projects (UG)
👥 Group Design Projects (UG)

Postgraduate Projects
🔍 Individual MSc/MEng Projects
👥 Group MSc/MEng Design Projects

Courses Taught (Full History)

University of Aberdeen, UK
📘 Advanced Topics (UG)
🌬️ Renewable Wind Energy (PG)
🛢️ Offshore Structural Integrity (PG)
🌊 Subsea Pipeline Design (PG)
🔍 Individual Projects (UG, PG)
👥 Group Design Projects (UG, PG)

University of Strathclyde, UK
🛠️ Advanced Forming Technology & Systems (PG)
🧩 Advances in Machining (PG)
🏭 Introduction to Production Engineering (UG)
👥 Professional Practice (UG)
📘 Integrating Studies (UG)
🔍 Individual & Group Projects (UG, PG)

NED University of Engineering & Technology, Pakistan
🚗 FEM: Applications in Automotive Engineering (UG)
⚙️ Finite Element Analysis (UG)
🚗 Automotive Vehicle Dynamics (UG)
🔄 Kinematics & Rigid Body Dynamics (PG)
📐 Advanced Stress Analysis (PG)
🚗 Advanced Vehicle Dynamics (PG)
👥 Group Projects (UG)

University of Sheffield, UK (Tutor)
📘 Engineering Mechanics (UG)
🧱 Materials Under Stress (UG)

Teaching Innovation & Digital Tools

💻 Integration of Abaqus, FEM, and computational modelling into coursework
🧠 AI-supported simulation workflows & machine-learning-based analysis
🔧 Python automation for FEA & data processing
🎥 Educational videos via ‘Professor 3MEC’ YouTube channel
📊 Data-driven assessment using real industry datasets
🧩 Interactive digital tools (stress–strain analyser, JC extractor, etc.)

Recognition & Education Leadership

Teaching Awards & Nominations
⭐ Excellence in Student Support Award (nominated), 2024/25
⭐ Best Postgraduate Taught Lecturer Award (nominated), 2024/25
⭐ Excellence in Assessment & Feedback Award (nominated), 2024/25
⭐ Excellence in Leadership Award (nominated), 2022
⭐ Teaching Excellence Awards (nominated), 2016, 2021–2025
⭐ Research Supervision Excellence Award (nominated), 2022 & 2023
🏆 Best Teacher Award in Automotive Engineering (NEDUET, 2010)

Professional Recognition
🎖️ Senior Fellow of Advance HE (SFHEA)
Demonstrating leadership, innovation, and long-term impact in academic teaching.

Leadership Roles
🧭 Employability & Skills Champion, School of Engineering
🧩 Curriculum development & delivery of major UG/PG modules
🤝 Industry-linked teaching with Chevron, Shell, NMIS, AFRC and more

Student Feedback & Testimonials

My teaching journey spans continents and institutions, but the core mission has always been the same: help students think like engineers. I want them to leave my classes not only knowing the equations, but understanding the physics and the responsibility that comes with the profession.