• HEC Approved Supervisor

• Post-Doc (Materials Modelling) University of Manchester,UK, 2008

• PhD (Mechanical Engineering) University of Manchester,UK, 2007

• MS (Mechanical Engineering) KFUPM, Dhahran,Saudi Arabia,1996

• BSc (Mechanical Engineering) UET, Lahore, 1993

Research Interests:
• Composite Materials
• Thermal & Structural FEA, HPC
• X-Ray Computed Tomography
• Image-based Modeling

Publications:
• Bari, Khan, Lowe, Farooqi – Measurement of Thermal Diffusivity for Alumina Borosilicate Glass Bearing TRISO Fuel Particles_Experiment and Modelling Correlation – Journal of Materials Science – v48 n14 pp4866 2013
• Ali, Buckthorpe, Cheyene, Farooqi, Mummery – Comparative Study of Predictive Finite Element Methods for Mechanical Properties in 2D Woven Carbon/Carbon Composites, Advanced Materials Science – v59 pp116 2009
• Farooqi, Sheikh – Finite Element Modelling of Thermal Transport in Ceramic Matrix Composite – Computational Materials Science – v37 n3 pp361 2006
• Ali, Farooqi, Buckthorpe, Cheyene, Mummery – Comparative Study of Predictive FE Methods for Mechanical Properties of Nuclear Composites – Journal of Nuclear Materials – n3 v383 pp247 2009
• Khan, Al-Sulaiman, Farooqi, Younas – Fatigue Life Predictions in Woven Carbon Fabric/Polyester Composites based on Modulus Degradation – Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites – n5 v20 pp377 2001
• Khan, Al-Sulaiman, Farooqi – Fatigue Damage Characterization in Plain-Weave Carbon-Carbon Fabric Reinforced Plastic Composites – Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites – Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites – n15 v17 pp1320 1998
• Mokheimer, Antar, Farooqi, Zubair – Analytical and Numerical Solution along with PC Spread-sheet Modeling for a Composite Fin – Heat and Mass Transfer – n4 v32 pp229 1997

Contact Information:
Email: johar@dsu.edu.pk
Extension: 107

• HEC Approved PhD Supervisor

• PhD (Mechanical Engineering) KFUPM, Saudi Arabia
• ME (Mechanical Engineering, Energy Systems)
• NED University of Engineering and Technology
• BE (Mechanical) NED University of Engineering and Technology

Research Interests:

• Renewable Energy
• Thermoelectric Generator
• Micro and Nano Scale Energy Transport

Research Projects (Ongoing and Completed):

• Thermal Performance of a Thermoelectric Generator
• Design Optimization of Thermoelectric Generators for Waste Heat Extraction
• Phonon transport across thin films in relation to thermoelectric applications
• Dust & Water Repellent Surfaces for Solar PV & Concentrated Solar Application in Desert Environments

BOOKS
• Yilbas B.S., Mansoor S.B., Ali H., Heat transport in micro and nanoscale thin films, Elsevier, September 2017.
• Yilbas B.S., Al-Sharafi A., Ali H., Self-Cleaning of Surfaces and Water Droplet Mobility, Elsevier, May 2019.

BOOK CHAPTER
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Yousaf R., Al-Sharafi A., Hydrophobic Materials, Comprehensive Energy System, Elsevier, 2017. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-809597-3.00253-4

• Tahir F., Baloch A., Ali H., Resilience of Desalination Plants for Sustainable Water Supply in Middle East, Sustainability Perspectives: Science, Policy and Practice, Springer, 2020. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-19550-2_15.

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
• Tahir F., Ali H., Baloch A., Jamil Y., Performance Analysis of Air and Oxy-Fuel Laminar Combustion in a Porous Plate Reactor, Energies Vol 12(9), pp. 1706, 2019.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Configuration of Segmented Leg for the Enhanced Performance of Segmented Thermoelectric Generator, International Journal of Energy Research, Vol. 41(2), pp. 274-288, 2017.
• Yilbas B.S., Hassan G., Al-Sharafi A., Ali H., Al-Aqeeli N., Al-Sarkhi A., Water droplet dynamics on a hydrophobic surface in relation to the self-cleaning of environmental dust, Nature Scientific Reports, p. 2984, 2018.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Al-Sharafi A., Thermal disturbance of thin films pair: cross-plane thermal energy transfer, The Journal of Computational and Theoretical Transport, in press, 2018.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Crossplane phonon transport and thermal boundary resistance across thin films pair, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, DOI: 10.2514/1.T5476, 2018.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Al-Sharafi A., Karatas C., Laser fabricated tungsten oxide surface for solar energy harvesting and dust effects, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Vol. 191, pp. 190-198, 2019.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Al-Sharafi A., H.Al-Qahtani H., Laser processing of Ti6Al4V alloy: wetting state of surface and environmental dust effects, Heliyon, Vol. 5, e01211, 2019.
• Abu-Dheir N., Rifai A., Yilbas B.S., Yousaf M.R., Al-Sharafi A., Ali H., Khaled M., Al-Aqeeli N., Sol-gel coating of colloidal particles deposited glass surface pertinent to self-cleaning applications, Progress in Organic Coatings, Vol. 127, pp. 202-210, 2019.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Karatas C., Al-Sharafi A., Laser texturing of Inconel 718 alloy surface: Influence of environmental dust in humid air ambient, Optics & Laser Technology, Vol. 108, pp. 346-354, 2018.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Al-Sharafi A., The Influence of Environmental Dust in Humid Ambient Air on Laser Surface Treated Carbide Cutting Tools, Lasers in Engineering, in press, 2019.
• Yilbas B.S., Al-Sharafi A., Ali H., Heating of a water droplet on inclined transparent polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) surface, Heat and Mass Transfer, in press, 2019.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Al-Sharafi A., Laser gas assisted nitriding and characterization of tungsten surface, Optics & Laser Technolgy, Vol. 107, pp. 274-280, 2018.
• Al-Sharafi A., Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Al-Aqeeli N., A Water Droplet Pinning and Heat Transfer Characteristics on an Inclined Hydrophobic Surface, Nature Scientific Reports, 10.1038/s41598-018-21511-w, 2018.
• Al-Sharafi A., Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Heat and flow analysis of a water droplet on hydrophobic and hydrophilic phase change material, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol. 122, pp. 749-764, 2018.
• Yilbas B.S., Ibrahim A., Ali H., Khaled M., Loaui T., Hydrophobic and optical characteristics of graphene and graphene oxide films transferred onto functionalized silica particles deposited glass surface, Applied Surface Science, Vol. 442, pp. 213-223, 2018.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Al-Sharafi A., Al-Aqeeli N., Droplet dynamics on a hydrophobic surface coated with N-octadecane phase change material, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, Vol. 546, pp. 28-39, 2018.
• Al-Sharafi A., Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Droplet heat transfer on micro-post arrays with hydrophobic and hydrophilic characteristics, ASME, J. Heat Transfer, Vol. 140, p. 072402, 2017
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Al-Sharafi A., Al-Sulaiman F., C. Karatas, Effect of environmental dust particles on laser textured yttria-stabilized zirconia surface in humid air ambient Optics and Laser Technology, Vol. 101, pp. 388-396, 2018.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Al-Sharafi A., Al-Aqeeli N., Reversible exchange of wetting state of a hydrophobic surface via phase change material coating, RSC Advance, Vol. 8, pp. 938-947, 2018.
• Yousf M.R., Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Assessment of optical transmittance of oil impregnated and non-wetted surfaces in outdoor environment towards solar energy harvesting, Solar Energy, Vol. 163, pp. 25-31, 2018.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Al-Sharafi A., Innovative design of a thermoelectric generator with extended and segmented pin configurations, Applied Energy, Vol. 187, pp. 367-379, 2017.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Thermal characteristics and phonon transport in diamond and silicon thin films, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 31(1), pp. 56-68, 2017. (DOI: 10.2514/1.T4671)
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Innovative design of a thermoelectric generator of extended legs with tapering and segmented pin configuration: thermal performance analysis, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 123, pp. 74-91, 2017.
• Yilbas B. S., Al-Sharafi A., Ali H., Al-Aqeeli N., Dynamics of water droplet on hydrophobic inclined surface: influence of droplet size and surface inclination angle on droplet rolling, RSC Advance, Vol. 7, pp. 48806-48818, 2017. (DOI: 10.1039/C7RA09345D)
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Al-Sharafi A., Al-Aqeeli N., Laser gas assisted texturing and formation of nitride and oxynitride compounds on alumina surface: surface response to environmental dust, Optics and Laser in Engineering, Vol. 102, pp, 1-9, 2018.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., F. Al-Sulaiman, H. Al-Qahtani, Effect of mud drying temperature on surface characteristics of a polycarbonate PV protective cover, Solar Energy, Vol. 143, pp. 63-72, 2017.
• Yilbas B.S., Ibrahim A., Ali H., Khaled M., Laoui T., Effect of graphene film on laser textured alumina surface characteristics, Ceramics International, Vol. 43, pp. 2012-2021, 2017.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Phonon transport across multi-layered structure subjected to laser short irradiation pulse, Optical and Quantum Electronics, Vol. 49(1), p. 9, 2017.
• Yilbas B. S., H. Ghassan, Ali H., Al-Sulaiman F., Environmental dust effects on aluminum surfaces in humid air ambient, Nature Scientific Reports, Vol. 7, p.45999, 2017.
• Al-Sharafi A., Yilbas B. S., Ali H., Heat transfer and fluid flow characteristics in a sessile droplet on oil impregnated surface under thermal disturbance, ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 139(9), p. 092004, 2017. (DOI: 10.1115/1.4036388)
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Al-Sharafi A., Al-Aqeeli N., Environmental mud adhesion on optical glass surface: effect of mud drying temperature on surface properties, Solar Energy, Vol. 150, pp. 73-82, 2017.
• Al-Sharafi A., Yilbas B. S., Ali H., Water droplet adhesion on hydrophobic surfaces: influence of droplet size and inclination angle of surface on adhesion force, ASME Journal of Fluid Engineering, Vol. 138(8), p. 081302, 2017.
• H. Ghassan, Yilbas B. S., Samad M.A.. Ali H., Al-Sulaiman F., Al-Aqeeli N., Analysis of environmental dust and mud adhesion on aluminum surfaces in relation to solar energy harvesting, Solar Energy, Vol. 153, pp. 590–599, 2017.
• Yilbas B.S., Yousaf R., Al-Sharafi A., Ali H., Al-Sulaiman F., Abu-Dheir N., Khaled M., Al-Aqeeli N., Silicone oil impregnated nanosilica modified glass surface and influence of environmental dust particles on optical transmittance, RSC Advances, Vol. 7(47), pp. 29762-29771, 2017.
• Shuja S.Z., Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Laser Heating of a Steel Based Metal Matrix Composite: Influence of Laser Pulse Parameter and Particle Number Density on Melt Pool Size, Laser in Engineering, in press, 2017.
• Al-Sharafi A., Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Sahin A. Z., Al-Aqeeli N., Al-Sulaiman F., Khaled M., Flow and Heat Transfer in a Droplet Located on a Superhydrophobic Surface, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, Vol. 121, pp. 213-227, 2017.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Al-Sharafi A., Al-Aqeeli N., Abu-Dheir N., Al-Sulaiman F., Khaled M., Characteristics of solar selective absorber surface subjected to environmental dust in humid air ambient, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Vol. 172, pp. 186-194, 2017.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Al-Sharafi A., Thermal transport in thin dielectric films with minute size aluminum dot in relation to microelectronics, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 127, pp. 1025-1035, 2017.
• Ali D., Yilbas B.S., Pirim H., Ali H. Texture analysis of crystallized hydrophobic polycarbonate and polydimethylsiloxane surfaces using persistent homology, Coating, 10.3390/coatings7090139, 2017.
• Al-Sharafi A., Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Water droplet mobility on a hydrophobic surface under a thermal radiative heating, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 128, pp. 92-106, 2018.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Al-Sharafi, A Segmented thermoelectric generator: exponential area variation in leg, International Journal of Energy Research, Vol. 42, pp. 477-489, 2017.
• Shuja S.Z., Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Laser Heating of a Moving Slab: Influence of Duty Cycle and Irradiated Spot Diameter on Temperature Field, Laser in Engineering, in press, 2017.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Phonon cross-plane transport and thermal boundary resistance: effect of heat source size and thermal boundary resistance on phonon characteristics, Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics, Vol. 28, pp. 1373-1393, 2016.
• Al-Sharafi A., Yilbas B.S., Sahin A.Z., Ali H., Flow Field inside a sessile droplet on a hydrophobic surface in relation to self cleaning applications of dust particles, ASME Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 139(4), p. 042003, 2016.
• Yilbas B.S., Salhi B., Rizwan M., Al-Sulaiman F., Ali H., Al-Aqeeli N., Surface characteristics of silicon nanowires/nanowalls subjected to octadecyltrichlorosilane deposition and noctadecane coating, Nature Scientific Reports, Vol. 6, p.38678, 2016.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Khaled, Al-Aqeeli N., Al-Sulaiman F., Laser gas assisted texturing of alumina surfaces and effects of environmental dry mud solution on surface characteristics, Ceramics International, Vol. 24(1-A), pp. 396-404, 2016.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Laser texturing of Hastelloy C276 alloy surface for improved hydrophobicity and friction coefficient, Optics and Lasers in Engineering, Vol. 78, pp. 140-147, 2016.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Karatas C., Laser gas assisted treatment of Ti-alloy: Analysis of surface characteristics, Optics and Laser Technology, Vol. 78, Part B, pp. 159-166, 2016.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Al-Aqeeli N., Karatas C., Laser treatment of Inconel 718 alloy and surface characteristics, Optics and Laser Technology, Vol. 78, Part B, pp. 153-158, 2016.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Al-Dweik A. Y., Non-equilibrium energy transport and entropy production due to laser short-pulse irradiation, Canadian Journal of Physics, Vol. 94(1), pp. 130-138, 2016.
• Al-Sharafi A., Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Sahin A.Z., Khaled M. M., Al-Aqeeli N., Al-Sulaiman F., Influence of thermalcapillary and buoyant forces on flow characteristics in a droplet on a hydrophobic surface, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, Vol. 102, pp. 239-253, 2016.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Al-Aqeeli N., Abu-Dheir N., Khaled M. M., Influence of mud residues on solvent induced crystalized polycarbonate surface used as PV protective cover, Solar Energy, Vol. 125, pp. 282-293, 2016.
• Yilbas B.S., Akhtar S.S., Karatas C, Ali H., Boran K., Khaled M., Al-Aqeeli N., Aleem B.J. A., Laser Treatment of Aluminum Composite and Investigation of Thermal Stress Field, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 86(9), pp. 3547-3561, 2016.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Al-Aqeeli N., Oubaha M.M., Khaled M., Abu-Dheir N., Laser gas assisted nitriding and sol-gel coating of alumina surfaces: effect of environmental dust on surfaces, Surface and Coatings Technology, Vol. 289, pp. 11-22, 2016.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Al-Aqeeli N., Khaled M., Abu-Dheir N., Varanasi K. K., Solvent induced crystallization of a polycarbonate surface and texture copying by PDMS towards improved surface hydrophobicity, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol. 133(22), p. 43467, 2016.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Rizwan M., Kassas M., Laser treatment of a neodymium magnet and analysis of surface characteristics, Optics and Laser Technology, Vol. 82, pp. 191-198, 2016.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Al-Aqeeli N., Khaled M., Abu-Dheir N., Varanasi K. K., Characterization of environmental dust in the Dammam area and mud after-effects on bisphenol-a polycarbonate sheets, Nature Scientific Reports, Vol. 6, p. 24308, 2016.
• Yilbas B.S., Bhushan B., Ali H., Askandarani A., Coating of Nanocrystalline metallic wires on steel substrate: Mechanical characteristics of coating layer, Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly, Vol. 55(3), pp. 295-302, 2016.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Ballistic Phonon and Thermal Radiation Transport across a Minute Vacuum Gap in Between Aluminum and Silicon Thin Films: Effect of Laser Repetitive Pulses on Transport Characteristics, Physica B, Vol. 495, pp. 21-34, 2016.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Al-Sulaiman F., Segmented Thermoelectric Generator: Influence of Pin Shape Configuration on the Device Performance, Energy, Vol. 111, pp. 439-452, 2016.
• Rizwan M., Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Al-Aqeeli N., Replication of Laser Textured Alumina Surfaces by PDMS: Improvement of Surface Hydrophobicity, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol. 133(41), p. 44015, 2016. (DOI: 10.1002/APP.44015)
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Thermal transport across a thin silicon films pair with presence of minute vacuum gap: effect of film thickness on thermal characteristics, Canadian Journal of Physics, Vol. 94(9), pp. 933-944, 2016.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Energy Transport across the thin films pair with presence of minute vacuum gap at interface, Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics, 2016. (DOI: 10.1515/jnet-2016-0030)
• Al-Sharafi A., Yilbas B.S., Sahin A.Z., Ali H., Al-Qahtani H., Heat transfer characteristics and internal fluidity of a sessile droplet on hydrophilic and hydrophobic surfaces, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 108, pp. 628-640, 2016.
• Shuja S.Z., Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Karatas C., Laser pulse heating of steel mixing with WC particles in a irradiated region, Optics and Laser Technology, Vol. 86, pp. 126-135, 2016.
• A. Al-Sharafi, Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Sahin A.Z., Internal fluidity of a sessile droplet with presence of particles on hydrophobic surface, Numerical Heat Transfer: Part A, Vol. 70(10), pp. 1118-1140, 2016.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Influence of pin material configurations on thermoelectric generator performance, Energy Conversion and Management, Vol. 129, pp. 157-167, 2016.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Phonon transport in a silicon film with the presence of an aluminum dot in the film, Journal of Computational and Theoretical Transport, Vol. 44, pp. 254-279, 2015.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Phonon transport in a thin film due to temperature oscillation at the film edge, International Journal of Nonlinear Sciences and Numerical Simulation, Vol. 16(7-8), pp. 315-324, 2015.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Sahin A.Z., Exergy analysis of a thermoelectric power generator: influence of bi-tapered pin geometry on device characteristics, Int. J. Exergy, Vol. 16(1), pp. 53-71, 2015.
• Ali H., Mansoor S.B., Yilbas B.S., Thermal characteristics of an aluminum thin film due to temperature disturbance at film edges, Journal of Thermophysics, Vol. 36, pp. 157-182, 2015.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Khaled M. M., Al-Aqeeli N., Abu-Dheir N., Varanasi K. K., Influence of dust and mud on optical, chemical and mechanical properties of PV protective glass, Nature Scientific Reports, Vol. 5, p. 15833, 2015.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Khaled M., Al-Aqeeli N., Abu-Dheir N., Varanasi K. K., Characteristics of laser textured silicon surface and effect of mud adhesion on hydrophobicity, Applied Surface Science, Vol. 351, pp. 880-888, 2015.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Phonon transport in silicon-diamond thin film pairs: consideration of thermal boundary Resistance due to cut-off mismatch and diffusive mismatch models, Numerical Heat Transfer, Part A: Applications, Vol. 68, pp. 1307-1330, 2015.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Thermoelectric generator performance analysis: Influence of pin tapering on the first and second law efficiencies, Energy Conversion and Management, Vol. 100, pp. 138-146, 2015.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Closed form solution for temperature rise in a two-layer assembly during laser step input pulse heating consideration of convection cooling at surface, Laser in Engineering, Vol. 32(3-4), pp. 241-261, 2015.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Phonon transport characteristics across the silicon thin films pair: presence of a gap in between the film, Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics, Vol. 40(3), pp. 153-170, 2015.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Transient effects of temperature disturbance on phonon characteristics in thin diamond film, Journal of Computational and Theoretical Transport, Vol. 44(3), pp. 119-140, 2015.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Energy transport across thin silicon-diamond films pair with minute vacuum gap at the interface, Optical and Quantum Electronics, Vol. 48(8), pp. 2821-2841, 2015.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Effect of film thickness on thermal transport characteristics in Aluminum thin film, Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, Vol. 29(4), pp. 711-724, 2015.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Laser treatment of alumina surface with chemically distinct carbide particles, Optics and Laser Technology, Vol. 64, pp. 1-6, 2014.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Entropy generation in silicon thin film: influence of film thickness on entropy generation rate, Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics, Vol. 39 (3), pp. 147-158, 2014.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Effect of temperature oscillation on thermal characteristics of an aluminum thin film, Applied Physics A, Vol. 117(4), pp. 2143–2158, 2014.
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Al-Dweik A. Y., Thermal Stress Analysis and Entropy Generation Rate Due to Laser Short Pulse Heating of a metallic surface, Canadian Journal of Physics, Vol. 92(12), pp. 1681-1687, 2014.
• Ali H., Yilbas B.S., Influence of heat source size and film thickness on phonon transport in a two-dimensional thin film, Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics, Vol. 39 (2), pp. 79-91, 2014.
• Ali H., Sahin A.Z., Yilbas B.S., Thermodynamic analysis of a thermoelectric power generator in relation to geometric configuration device pins, Energy Conversion and Management, Vol. 78, pp. 634-640, 2014.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATION
• Ali H., and Gandhidasan P., Performance Evaluation of Photovoltaic String with Compound Parabolic Concentrator, International Conference on Energy and Environment Research (ICEER 2014), July 18-19, Madrid, Spain.
• Tahir F., Ali H., Baloch AB, Transient Analysis of Air Bubble Rise in Stagnant Water Column Using CFD, Eleven International Conference on Thermal Engineering: Theory and Applications, February 25-28, 2018, Doha, Qatar.
• Tahir F., Ali H., Baloch AB, Analysis of steam reforming of methane integrated with solar central receiver system, Qatar Foundation Annual Research Conference Proceedings 2018: EEPD969 DOI: 10.5339/qfarc.2018.EEPD969.

PATENTS
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Laser ablation method for treating a copper alloy containing metallic surface and increasing hydrophobicity, US 20170014946 A1
• Yilbas B.S., Ali H., Laser ablation method for treating a zirconia containing ceramic surface, US9708225 B2

Contact Information:
Email: haider@dsu.edu.pk

• HEC Approved PhD Supervisor

• Post Doc (Aerodynamics, Controls) Aerodynamics Research Lab, Poitiers, France
• PhD (ME, Turbulence) UJF, Grenoble France
• MPhil (ME, Energy Systems) ISAE, Toulouse, France
• MSc (Aeronautical Engineering) ISAE, Toulouse, France
• BE (Mechanical), NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi, Pakistan

Formerly

• HoD, Mechanical Engineering, DHA Suffa University (2017-2019)
• General Manager (Design), SUPARCO, Karachi (2000- 2016)
• Post-Doctoral Researcher, CNRS, Aerodynamics Research Laboratory, Poitiers, France (2009-10)

Research Interests:

• Computer Aided Engineering
• CFD: Modeling & Simulation of Internal & External Flows (Multi-Phase, Combustion, Unsteady Fluid Dynamics)
• High Performance Computing
• Renewable Energy Systems
• Digital Signal Processing

Publications:

1.Nauman M. Qureshi, Mickael Bourgoin, Christophe Baudet, Alain Cartellier, Yves Gagne, “Turbulent
Transport of Material Particles: An Experimental Study of Finite Size Effects”,
Phys.Rev.Lett.99,184502(2007).
2. Nauman M. Qureshi, Unaiarrieta, Christophe Baudet, Alain Cartellier, Yves Gagne, Mickael
Bourgoin “Acceleration statistics of inertial particles in turbulent flow”, European Physical Journal B 66,
531-536(2008).
3. Nauman M. Qureshi, Unaiarrieta, Christophe Baudet, Christophe Baudet, Yves Gagne,:
Turbulent Transport of Finite- Sized Material Particle”, Journal of Physics: Conference
Series, Vol 318, 012005 (2011).
4. Abdul Majid, Muhammad Naeem Owais, Muhammad Nauman Qureshi, “Aerodynamic
Drag Computation of Lower Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellites”, Journal of Space Technology,
Vol. 8, No. 1, July 2018.
5. Syed Sheraz Ali, Nauman Qureshi, Shafiq ur Rehman “Performance Prediction of MEMS
based Resistojet Thruster through CFD”, Journal of Space Technology, 2017.
For detailed profile, visit following link:
Download

Contact Information:

Email: mnauman.qureshi@dsu.edu.pk ; mnaumanqureshi@gmail.com
Ext. 218
Cell Phone: 0322 244 2586 / 0335 2411 895

• PhD (Mechanical Engineering) ENSMA, Poitiers, France
• MS (Mechanical Engineering) Université de Poitiers, France
• BE (Mechanical) NEDUET, Karachi, Pakistan

Profile:
• Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, DHA Suffa University
• Cluster Head – Thermofluids cluster

Formerly:
• Assistant Professor, Dawood University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi
• Assistant Manager, SUPARCO, Karachi
• Lecturer, NED University

Research Interests:
• Computational Fluid Dynamics
• High-Speed Flows
• Compressible Turbulence
• Immersed Boundary Methods
• Higher-Order Numerical Schemes
• Aeroacoustics

Research Projects (Ongoing and Completed) :

• EPSRC project, “Quiet Aerofoils of the Next Generation” (April 2016-August 2018)
• Developed an in-house 3-dimensional finite volume Navier-Stokes solver for compressible flow simulations with immersed boundary methods for City University of London, UK (Sep 2014 to Mar 2016)

Publications:
• M. F. Shahab, G. Lehnasch, T. B. Gatski and P.Comte. Statistical characteristics of an isothermal, supersonic boundary layer flow from DNS data. Flow Turbul. Combust. vol. 86(3-4), 369-397, 2011
• M. F. Shahab, P. Comte, G. Lehnasch and T. B. Gatski. Analysis of Boundary Layer Structure Downstream of a Shock Impingement. 9th International ERCOFTAC Symposium on Engineering Turbulence Modelling and Measurements, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2012
• M. F. Shahab, G. Lehnasch, T. B. Gatski and P.Comte. Post-shock downstream evolution of turbulent boundary layer based on quadrant analysis, 20eme Congrés Français de Mécanique, Besançon, France, 2011
• M. F. Shahab, G. Lehnasch, T. B. Gatski and P. Comte. Influence of wall cooling on the statistics of a supersonic turbulent boundary layer flow. 8th International ERCOFTAC Symposium on Engineering Turbulence Modelling and Measurements, Marseille, France,
• M. F. Shahab , G. Lehnasch , T. B. Gatski, and P. Comte. Probing high-speed wall-bounded flows using DNS. 45th Symposium of Applied Aerodynamics, Marseille, France, 2010
• M. F. Shahab, G. Lehnasch, T. B. Gatski and P. Comte. DNS of a spatially developing, supersonic turbulent boundary layer flow over a cooled wall. 6th International Symposium on Turbulence, Heat and Mass Transfer, Rome, Italy, 2009
• M. F. Shahab, G. Lehnasch, T. B. Gatski and P. Comte. Statistical Characteristics of the Interaction of an Impinging Shock Wave and Turbulent Boundary Layer. Sixth International Symposium on Turbulent Shear Flow Phenomena, Seoul, Korea, 2009

Contact Information:
Email: farrukh.shahab@dsu.edu.pk

• PhD (Mechanical Engineering) KFUPM, Saudi Arabia
• MS (Mechanical Engineering) KFUPM, Saudi Arabia
• BE (Mechanical Engineering) NUST, Pakistan

Profile:

• Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department, DHA Suffa University
• Cluster Head – Mechanics cluster

Research Interests:
• Computational mechanics
• Homogenization methodologies
• Heterogeneous materials design
• Solar photovoltaic systems
• Evolutionary optimization

Research Projects (Ongoing and Completed) :

• Structural design of high-speed target drone Development of a photovoltaic powered reverseosmosis system
• Computational modeling and analysis of thermal barrier coatings
• Development of improved ceramic substrate material for power electronics applications
• Development of improved computational model for estimation of thermal conductivity of nanocomposites

Publications:
• Siddiqui, Muhammad Usama and Abul Fazal M. Arif. 2016. Generalized Effective Medium Theory for Particulate Nanocomposite Materials. Materials 9(8):694. (Impact Factor: 2.94)
• Siddiqui, M. U. and Abul Fazal M. Arif. 2016. A Computational Approach for the Constitutive Modeling of Elastoplastic Behavior of Metal Matrix Composites. International Journal of Computational Methods 14(2): 1750058. (Impact Factor: 1.12)
• Siddiqui, Muhammad Usama, Abul Arif, and Salem Bashmal. 2016. Permeability-Selectivity Analysis of Microfiltration and Ultrafiltration Membranes: Effect of Pore Size and Shape Distribution and Membrane Stretching. Membranes 6(3):40. (Impact Factor: 2.12)
• M. U. Siddiqui, A. F. M. Arif, N. Saheb and M. S. Khan. 2017. Constitutive modeling of elastoplasticity in spark-plasma sintered metal-matrix nanocomposites. Materials Science and Engineering: A 689:176-188 (Impact Factor: 2.65)
• S. S. Akhtar, M. U. Siddiqui, Kabeer Raza, A. S. Hakeem, L. T. Kareem, A. F. M. Arif. 2017. Computational and experimental study on the effective properties of Alumina/Nickel Composite. Accepted in Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology (Impact Factor: 1.53)
• Nouari Saheb, Najam Ul Qadir, Muhammad Usama Siddiqui, Abul Fazal Muhammad Arif, Syed Sohail Akhtar and Nasser Al-Aqeeli. 2014. Characterization of Nanoreinforcement Dispersion in Inorganic Nanocomposites: A Review. Materials 7:4148-81. (Impact Factor: 2.94)
• S. S. Akhtar, L. T. Kareem, A. F. M. Arif, M. U. Siddiqui, A.S. Hakeem. Development of a Ceramic-based Composite for Direct Bonded Copper Substrate. Ceramics International 43(6):5236-5246 (Impact Factor: 2.76)
• Siddiqui, M. Usama, A. F. M. Arif, Leah Kelley, and Steven Dubowsky. 2012. Three-Dimensional Thermal Modeling of a Photovoltaic Module under Varying Conditions. Solar Energy 86(9):2620-31. (Impact Factor: 3.68)
• Siddiqui, M. U. and A. F. M. Arif. 2013. Electrical, Thermal and Structural Performance of a Cooled PV Module: Transient Analysis Using a Multiphysics Model. Applied Energy 112:300-312. (Impact Factor: 5.75)
• Siddiqui, M. U., A. F. M. Arif, A. M. Bilton, S. Dubowsky, and M. Elshafei. 2013. An Improved Electric Circuit Model for Photovoltaic Modules Based on Sensitivity Analysis. Solar Energy 90:29-42. (Impact Factor: 3.68)
• Siddiqui, M. U. and M. Abido. 2013. Parameter Estimation for Five- and Seven-Parameter Photovoltaic Electrical Models Using Evolutionary Algorithms. Applied Soft Computing 13(12):4608-21. (Impact Factor: 2.86)
• Hasan, Osama, A. F. M. Arif, and M. U. Siddiqui. 2013. Finite Element Modeling, Analysis, and Life Prediction of Photovoltaic Modules. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering 136(2):21022. (Impact Factor: 1.44)
• Siddiqui, M. U. and A. F. M. Arif. 2012. Effect of Changing Atmospheric and Operating Conditions on the Thermal Stresses in PV Modules. in ASME ESDA 2012 Vol. 2. Nantes France.
• Hasan, Osama, A. F. M. Arif, and M. U. Siddiqui. 2012. Finite Element Modeling and Analysis of Photovoltaic Modules. in Proceedings of the ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition. Housten, Texas.
• Siddiqui, M. U. and A. F. M. Arif. 2014. Computational Homogenization of Metal Matrix Composites. in Proceedings of the 25th CANCAM. London, Ontario, Canada.
• Siddiqui, M. U. and A. F. M. Arif. 2016. Estimation of Thermal Conductivity of Nanocomposites with Non-Uniformly Distributed Inclusions. in 24th International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ICTAM 2016). Montréal, Québec, Canada.
• Akhtar, S. S., A. Bin Ali, M. U. Siddiqui, A. F. M. Arif, and Amir Al-Ahmad. 2016. Development of Graphene-Filled Polymer Nanocomposites for Enhanced Thermal Conductivity. in 3rd International Conference on Structural Nano Composites (NANOSTRUC 2016). Aberdeen, Scotland.
• Akhtar, S. S., A. F. M. Arif, M. U. Siddiqui, H. K. R. Chishti, and L. T. Kareem. 2016. Computational Design and Development of Alumina-Nickel Droplet Composites. in Proceedings of the ASME 2016 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition. Phoenix, AZ, USA.
• Muhammad Usama Siddiqui, Abul Fazal Muhammad Arif and Syed M. Zubair. Heat Exchanger for Photovoltaic Panels. Patent number 20150280040.

Contact Information:
Email: musiddiqui@dsu.edu.pk

• MSc (Advanced Manufacturing Technology), University of Manchester, UK
• BE (Mechanical), NED University

Formerly:
• Lecturer, Institute of Business Management, Karachi
• Assistant Manager (Operations), M&Q Ltd. Manchester, UK

Research Interests:
• 3D Printing

Contact Information:
Email: zeeshan@dsu.edu.pk
Extension: 155

• MS (Mechatronics Engineering), GIST, Gwangju, South Korea
• BE (Mechanical), NED University

Research Interests:
• Robot dynamics and control, structural optimization, structural mechanics, modal analysis, vibration.

Publications:
• Jongsuh Lee, Syed Hassaan Hussain, Semyung Wang and Kyihwan Park, Enhanced method to reconstruct mode shapes of continuous scanning measurements using the Hilbert Huang transform and the modal analysis method, 2014, Review of Scientific Instruments (AIP). http://scitation.aip.org/content/aip/journal/rsi/85/9/10.1063/1.4894260.
• Jongsuh Lee, Syed Hassaan Hussain and Semyung Wang, Frequency response function of a moving sensor measurement, The 21st International Congress on Sound and Vibration (ICSV), 13-17 July, 2014, Beijing/China.

Significant Achievements:
• Fully funded masters degree scholarship from Government of South Korea.
• Recipient of Brain Korea, BK 21, graduate scholarship.
• Bachelors degree with distinction.

Contact Information:
Email: h.hussain@dsu.edu.pk
Extension: 205

(On leave)
• MSc (Advanced Manufacturing Engineering), Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK
• BE (Industrial and Manufacturing), NED University

Research Interests:
• Concurrent Engineering
• CFRC Mass Production
• Design for X

Significant Achievements:
• Best Project for International Product Development Conference 2013, Sheffield
• International Achievement Scholarship for MSc in 2014

Contact Information:
Email: h.qazi@dsu.edu.pk
Extension: 205

• MS (Energy Systems), Middle East Technical University-NCC, Turkey
• BE (Mechanical), NED University

Research Interests:
• Thermofluids, Energy systems

Contact Information:
Email: zaid.hasany@dsu.edu.pk
Extension: 153

(On Leave)

• MS (Materials and Surface Engineering), NUST, Islamabad
• BE (Metallurgy), NED University

Research Interests:
• Corrosion, Coatings and Fracture Analysis

Contact Information:
Email: ameenuddin@dsu.edu.pk
Extension: 205

• ME (Manufacturing), NED University
• BE (Industrial & Manufacturing), NED University

Research Interests:
• Lean Manufacturing

Contact Information:
Email: safa.sattar@dsu.edu.pk
Extension: 347

(On study leave)

• ME (Manufacturing), NED University
• BE (Industrial & Manufacturing), NUST, Karachi

Research Interests:
• Additive Manufacturing
• Automation and Control Systems
• Machine Vision

Publications:
• Shehryar A. Khan, Bilal A. Siddiqui, Muhammad Fahad. Evaluation of Additive Manufacturing Techniques for Fabrication of Propellers for SUAVs, Fourth International Conference on Aerospace Science & Engineering (ICASE-2015) Islamabad Pakistan.

Contact Information:
Email: shaheryar.atta@dsu.edu.pk
Extension: 152

• MSc (Mechanical Engineering) – Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia
• BE (Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering) – NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi

Research Interests:

• Prognosis
• Condition based Maintenance
• Reliability Analysis
• Nonlinear Filters
• Machine Learning

Projects:

• Transient Modeling and intelligent diagnostics to extend the useful life of an industrial gas turbine (Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia)
• Techno-Economic Absorption Chiller Cooling Inlet Air System Model for District Cooling Plant Gas Turbines Performance Enhancement (Gas District Cooling Plant & Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia)
• On Time In Full (OTIF) Improvement from 65% to 85% (MIDAS Safety, Pakistan)
• Optimizing the design parameters of a porta-cabin structure and its interior (S. Zia Ul Haq & Sons, Pakistan)

Publications:

• Prognosis of gas turbine remaining useful life using Particle Filter Approach (Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik)
• Reliability analysis of Gas Turbine Engine by means of Bathtub-shaped failure rate distribution (Process Safety Progress)
• Transient behavior in Variable Geometry Industrial Gas Turbines: A Comprehensive Overview of Pertinent Modeling Techniques (Entropy)
• Classification of Faults in Oil and Gas Pipelines using Support Vector Machines (Pertanika Journal of Science and Technology)
• Remaining Useful Life prediction of Drill String using Fuzzy Systems and Cumulative Damage Theory (Key Engineering Materials)
• Remaining Useful Life Prediction of Gas Turbine Engine using Autoregressive Model (MATEC Web of Conferences)
• PDC Bit Hydraulic & Mud Rheological simulation to model pressure drop across Bit (MATEC Web of Conferences)
• Automated Pipeline Diagnostics Using Image Processing and Intelligent System (Advances in Material Sciences and Engineering – Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering)
• Anti-friction Bearing Malfunction Detection and Diagnostics using Hybrid Approach (Advances in Material Sciences and Engineering – Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering)

Editorial Activities:

• Reviewer for ASME 2021 TURBO EXPO.
• Reviewer for Quality and Reliability Engineering International (Impact Factor: 1.718, Q3).
• Reviewer for Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology (Impact Factor: 1.345, Q3).

Formerly:

• Research Assistant – Mechanical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia
• Engineering Planner – MIDAS Safety, Pakistan

Contact Information:

• Email:                            shazaib.ahsan@dsu.edu.pk
• LinkedIn:                     https://www.linkedin.com/in/shazaibahsan
• Google Scholar:       https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=f2mU2UwAAAAJ&hl=en
• Research Gate:        https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Shazaib_Ahsan

(On Leave)

• ME (Solid Mechanics), University of Malaya, Malaysia
• BE (Mechanical), NUST, Karachi

Research Interests:
• Solid Mechanics, Fracture Failure Analysis, Finite Element Analysis and Boundary Element Analysis

Publications:
• Assessment of a planar inclusion in a solid cylinder (URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engfailanal.2014.11.027)

Significant Achievements:
• Acquired High Impact Research Funding for MS research
• Received 3rd position in undergraduate studies at NUST
• Awarded merit certificates of 1st position in Sem-III and VII by NUST

Contact Information:
Email: m.imran@dsu.edu.pk
Extension: 153

(On Leave)

• BE (Mechanical), Pakistan

• BE Mechanical Engineering QUEST Nawabshah Pakistan)

Research Interests:
• Mechanical Engineering and Design Science
• Mechanics of Materials

Contact Information:
Email: tanweer.hussain@dsu.edu.pk

(On Leave)

• BE (Mechanical), QUEST Pakistan

Research Interests:
• Sustainable Energy Systems

Contact Information:
Email: g.ishaque@dsu.edu.pk
Extension: 204

• BE (Metallurgy), NED University

Research Interests:

• Shape Memory Alloys
• Biomaterials
• Fatigue life of SMAs and Renewable Energy

Contact Information:
Email: mansoor.idrees@dsu.edu.pk
Extension: 156

BE (Mechanical), NED University

Contact Information:
Email: musab.naseem@dsu.edu.pk

BE (Mechanical), DHA Suffa University

Contact Information:
Email: adeel.asghar@dsu.edu.pk

BE (Mechanical Engineering), NED University

Contact Information:
Email: hak_1997@outlook.com

BE (Mechanical Engineering), NED University

Contact Information:
Email: taha.irshad@dsu.edu.pk