Dr.  Mohammed A. Hussein Al-Zuhairi participated in the 3^rd International Conference on Building, Construction and Environmental Engineering organized by the University of Technology in Egypt and in cooperation with Menoufia University for the period from 23-25 ​​/ 10/2017, where he presented his lecture entitled:

"Recycling polyethylene terephthalate (plastic water bottles) chemically to improve the properties of asphalt mixtures"

The research focused on the decomposing the polymerization of plastic waste of water bottles using the closed system, which used several nanoparticle catalysts, which greatly improved the properties of Iraqi asphalt.

The International Journal of Mechanical and Production Engineering, vol. 5, pp. 29-25 of 2017, published a scientific research for two academic staff in the Department of Materials Engineering / University of Technology (Dr. Sura S.Ahmed, Ruaa H. Abdulraheem, Eng. Hiba Anwar Abdullah) entitled: (Mechanical properties of composite materials reinforced with ceramic particles)

The polycyclic methyl methacrylate resin material was prepared by hand lay-up molding. Mechanical properties of hardness, tensile properties (maximum tensile strength, elongation at fracture), shock (shock resistance, fracture strength) and shear stress were examined.

For mechanical properties, the composite material (Acrylic + 7% ZrO₂) has the maximum hardness of Shore D (72.4), the maximum strength was obtained from (Acrylic + 7% ZrO2) is 33.75MPa, while the elongation at fracture decreases with the increase in filler concentration and less value was (Acrylic + 7% ZrO₂) compared to other composites. The shock resistance was higher than (83 J / m²) of (Acrylic + 3% ZrO₂) compared with other composites. The fracture strength of the layers increased with the increase of zirconia particles and the highest value was 2.998 MPa/m.  Bending resistance and shear stress increased for composite materials with the increasing of Zirconium oxide at 7wt% (81 Mpa) and (1.8 Mpa) respectively.

On 25/10/1017,  an seminar was presented by Dr. Aseel B. Abdulhussain, an academic staff in the Department of Materials Engineering - University of Technology about her participation in a two-week live television course at the Continuous Education Center / University of Nahrain by Dr. Adel Yaqoub Hanadal Graduate of the Faculty of Science / University of Basra and currently a professor at the University of Jonathan Berk University / Sweden.  The seminar dealt with the publication of international journal and how to recognize the real and fake journals as well as the predatory publishing sites and conferences and finallyhow to turn the Iraqi journals into solid and sober international journals. An international Sweden certificate was presented to the participant Dr. Aseel B. Abdulhussain certified by UNICEF.

- Dr. Niveen J.Abdalkadir / Materials Engineering Department - University of Technology was promoted from lecturer to assistant professor in implementation of the second session of the scientific promotion committee of the university  which held on 26/9/2017 for the academic year 2017 / and associated with the approval of the President of the University on 11/10/2017.

 - Nada Mahdi Farhan / Materials Engineering Department - University of Technology was promoted from Assistant Lecturer to Lecturer in implementation of the second session of Scientific Promotion Committee which held on 26/9/2017 for the academic year 2017-2018 and associated with the approval of the President of the University on 11/10/2017.