DrMuhammad Gulzari

Dr. Muhammad Gulzari is Assistant Professor at the School of Civil Engineering. His research explores the intersection of engineering mechanics, structural dynamics, applied physics, applied mathematics and wave propagation in artificially engineered structured materials—known as phononic crystals, acoustic metamaterials, and mechaical metamaterials. Through advanced computational modeling, linear and nonlinear dynamics, finite element analysis, and experimentation, his research activities investigate acoustic and elastic wave manipulation, vibration control, noise insulation, and design and development of lightweight high-strength energy absorption material systems.

The current research focus of the group is on design and development of nonlinear metamaterials and nonreciprocal metamaterials in acosutic and elastic systems, with applications in adaptive structures, signal processing, and next-generation vibration and noise control technologies. By bridging theoretical mechanics with applied engineering, his research group aims to design and develop novel structured materials with tailored dynamic properties for real-world challenges. 

Dr. Gulzari is Associate Editor of the Journal of Vibration Engineering and Technology. He is Stage 1 Engineering Programme Director at the College of Engineering and Architecture, UCD. For his outstanding teaching, he remained nominee of the Trinity Excellence in Teaching Award in 2022 and College of Science/Presidential Teaching Excellence Award at University of Galway in 2023. He also remained an Irish Research Council-Research Fellow and received the Seal of Excellence Award from EU-Horizon MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship in 2021.