Doctor Stephen A. Agha PhD, MIMechE, PgCTLHE, fHEA
Senior Lecturer
Summary
I mostly teach Mechanical Engineering themed subjects such as applied mechanics and dynamics. Previously, I worked in the oil and gas industry as field engineer on design and delivery of well testing and perforation (TCP) solutions and later in oil well cementing.
My research is focussed on the design, modelling and control of dynamics systems such as UAVs and ground vehicles. I am also interested in applications of renewable energy systems and experimental stress analysis. I am a chartered engineer and member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). I lead the BEng/MEng Mechanical Engineering Courses at Hallam.
About
I Joined Sheffield Hallam University in 2021 and I am currently Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering with his teaching centred on Applied Mechanics. My research is mainly focussed on Design, Modelling, and Control of Dynamic systems which follows on from word done during my PhD which was awarded in 2020 by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL). Prior to this I worked in various capacities and companies in the oil and gas industry with one of my proudest moments being the development and successful deployment of a multizone perforation approach which is still used in the industry. I obtained an MSc in Advanced Mechanical Engineering (2014) from the University of Leeds and a BEng (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering (2010) from the University of Port Harcourt in Nigeria. Since September 2024 I have been supporting Mechanical Engineering students at SHU as Course Leader.
Teaching
School of Engineering and Built Environment
College of Business, Technology and Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
BEng/MEng Mechanical Engineering
BEng (Hon) Mechanical Engineering Tech (DA)
Application of Engineering Analysis
Mechanics, Materials and Maths Principles
Dynamics, Manufacturing and Maths Principles
Applied Mechanics and Control Systems
(DA) Statics, Dynamics, and ThermoFluids for Apprentices
Research
Sun, C., Agha, S., Mohamed, Z., & Shaheed, M. H. (2022). Optimised sliding mode control of a hexacopter: simulation and experiments.
Abidali, A., Agha, S., Munjiza, A., & Shaheed, M. H. (2024). Development of a solar powered multirotor micro aerial vehicle.
Brião, V. B., Cadore, J. S., Graciola, S., Silva, R. V., Giubel, G. O. M., Barbizan, L. D., Lazzari, T., Agha, S., Vepa, R., & Shaheed, M. H. (2024). Rainwater for drinking purposes: An overview of challenges and perspectives. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews. Water, 11(5), e1746-n/a. https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1746
Automated EV charging - IMechE Design Challenge
Solar-powered Multirotor UAV (The Solarcopter project)
Experimental Stress Analysis of mechanical structures at elevated temperatures.
AI based road traffic management
Publications
Key Publications
Abidali, A., Agha, S., Munjiza, A., & Shaheed, M.H. (2024). Development of a solar powered multirotor micro aerial vehicle. Scientific Reports, 14 (1). http://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-54079-9
Sun, C., Agha, S., Mohamed, Z., & Shaheed, M.H. (2022). Optimised sliding mode control of a hexacopter: simulation and experiments. Electronics, 11 (16). http://doi.org/10.3390/electronics11162519
Theses / Dissertations
Tristano, M. (2024). Framework for reproduciblevalidation of a real-time capablevehicle lateral stability controller. (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Lenzo, B., Holloway, A., Agha, S., Risaliti, E., & Wilhelm, E. http://doi.org/10.7190/shu-thesis-00644
Postgraduate supervision
Wind speed measurement using vortex induced vibration in slender beams
Vision-inertia navigation in outdoor unstructured environment
Improving robustness of delivery drones: H6-Y4 transformation
Automated vision-inertia navigation system to support visually challenged individuals