Department of Mechanical Engineering
Dr. M. Mahabat Khan
Dr. Muhammad Mahabat Khan has done his Ph.D. in Computational Fluid Dynamics from Ecole Centrale de Lyon, France. He has worked as Advanced Development Engineer in Continental Automotive, France for more than five years. He was rewarded with research grant worth £20,000 at University of Leeds for developing Post Processing Methodology for Turbulent Flows in engines. He is also recipient of research award worth €2.3 million from Continental Automotive, France. His research interests include; Large Eddy Simulation of Turbulent Flows, Modeling and Simulation of Fuel Injection Systems, Multiphase Flows, Heat Transfer Enhancement etc. He is also reviewer of famous International Journals. Currently he is serving as Assistant Professor in department of Mechanical Engineering at Capital University of Science & Technology, Islamabad.
Dr. M. Javed Hyder
During the last 36 years of service at PIEAS, I have dedicated my career for promoting excellence in academic and research. As Director ORIC, I have organized the National and International Level Summits and symposia with a gathering of more than 600 participants including around 30 foreigners. Also I lead the PIEAS Shell Eco-Marathon Teams in 2015 held in Manila, Philippines and one of our team secured the second runner up position in Asia. I organized TEDx PIEAS in 2016, 2017, and 2018. I have taught around fifty different subject during my career in PIEAS, which is a world record. I was nominated by Rector PIEAS for Sitara-i-Imtiaz in 2018 and Pride of Performance in 2009. Best University Teacher award was received in 2010 from HEC and PIEAS Performance Gold Medal in 2008 from Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission. Also I was awarded Tamgha-e-Baka in 1998. I was shortlist for the interview of Rector PIEAS in 2009 and 2016.
While serving at PIEAS I have performed various managerial duties in different capacities. Dean Faculty of Engineering during 2011 to 2014, Head Department of Mechanical Engineering during 2006 to 2009. During 2007 to 2008 also performed the additional duty of Dean of Faculty of Engineering. I worked as Head Department of Information and Public Relation from 2000 to 2003. From time to time I have been either the convener or member of various committees formed to address day to day issues of the institute. I prepared the summary submitted to the Cabinet for the grant of degree awarding status to the PIEAS. As an expert from time to time peer reviewed PC-I of development projects submitted to HEC. I am a member of National Curriculum Revision Committee of HEC in the field of Mechanical Engineering.
I developed and launched the BSc, MS and PhD programs of Mechanical Engineering. I was involved in the Senior Officers Management Course (SOMC), Advance Management Course (AMC), and Basic Management Course (BM) as an expert to train the participants in the area of Leadership skills, negotiation skills, problem solving, creative thinking, engineering design and R&D management, etc. for the promotion of officers from 18 to 19 and from 19 to 20 grade in the strategic organizations.
I have developed about five new laboratories at PIEAS and supervised experiments in nine laboratories. Throughout my career I have studied on scholarship. I am the first scholar to leave for higher studies on MOST scholarship in 1986, for this I toped the examination and the interview held by the PAEC. I completed PhD in a very short period of three years and nine months from RPI, USA, where generally the time span is five years or more.
I have studied 39 graduate level courses (117 credit hrs). I have supervised more than 175 MS/ MPhil theses and 33 BSc (four year)/ MSc final year projects/ theses. I have published one chapter in international book. I am supervising three PhD students and two have completed PhD. I have published 47 articles in international/ national journals/ conference with an impact factor above 30. As mentioned above, have taught around 50 different subjects.
My field of interest in mechanical behaviour of materials, mechanical system design and development, Computational engineering, turbo-machinery design and development, internal combustion engine, and thermodynamics. Although I can teach most of the subject in the field of mechanical engineering but most interested subjects which I prefer to teach are mechanics of material, machine design, finite elements methods, computational engineering, mechanical behaviour of material, thermodynamics, and turbomachinery.
Dr. Salman Sagheer
Dr. Salman Warsi received his PhD in Design and Manufacturing Engineering from NUST, Pakistan and Masters in Design, Manufacture Management from University of Durham, UK. He has rich academic and industrial experience. He has been associated with CUST since 2011. In addition to his regular teaching responsibilities, he has been actively involved in the labs development of ME Department. Currently, he is also overseeing the curriculum development and working as Curriculum Coordinator of ME Department. His research focusses on manufacturing processes and system. He has extensively published on Sustainability Based Analysis of Machining Processes. Additionally, he is supervising PhD and Masters students on Sustainable Supply Chain Management (SSCM). Prior to joining academia, he worked with Atlas Engineering Limited (AEL), Karachi, where he worked in different capacities in Aluminium Products and Engineering & Development (E&D) Department.
Dr. Muhammad Irfan
Dr. Muhammad Irfan received his BSc in Mechanical Engineering from UET Taxila and MS with specialization in Thermal Sciences from PIEAS. He pursued his PhD with specialization in multiphase flows, phase change and combustion from Koc University, Turkey. His areas of interest include ThermoFluids, Computational Fluid Dynamics and energy management systems.
Mr. Saif Ullah
Engr, Saif Ullah completed the MS in Mechatronics Engineering from University of Southern Denmark on Danish Government Scholarship and Industrial Grant from Danfoss, Denmark and BS in Mechanical Engineering from IUT, Dhaka on OIC Scholarship. Currently he is pursuing PhD in Mechanical Engineering from CUST, Islamabad, Pakistan. His research interests are in the areas of Air-Conditioning and Refrigeration, Renewable Energy, and Composites Materials. Engr. Saif Ullah is a fellow of Institution of Engineers Bangladesh (IEB) and registered as a Professional Engineer with PEC, Pakistan. He is member and Student Branch Advisor of ASHRAE, USA.
Mr. Syed Hassan Shah
An Internationally experienced Materials engineer with experience of MEMS, NEMS and semiconductor research and development with thorough knowledge of materials including semiconductors, nanomaterials, nanocomposites, metals, alloys, composites, ceramics, thin films, coatings, compounds, powders, synthesis processes and characterization tools. Qualified to work in cleanroom environment for device fabrication. Experience of working on projects at University of Delaware,USA National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) at Golden, Colorado USA ,US Air Force-Rice University project at University of Texas at Arlington and Functional Nanomaterials lab at King Abdullah University,Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.
Mr. Khalid Mahmood
M. Siraj Rathore has blend of experience both from academia and IT industry. He started his professional career in 2002 after completing his Master of Computer Science degree from university of arid agriculture Rawalpindi. He worked as a software engineer at Pakistan International Computer Limited and contributed in various software development projects. Meanwhile he also enrolled in MS Computer Engineering program at Center for Advanced Studies in Engineering and completed degree in 2005. After that, Dr. Rathore started his academic career and served as a faculty member at University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila. Later he did his Ph.D. from KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden. At KTH, he worked at networked systems laboratory and participated in international research projects. He also served as a consultant at Ericsson Sweden for some time. Later he came back to Pakistan in 2019 and joined Barani Institute of Information Technology Rawalpindi as an assistant professor. Currently he is working as an assistant professor at Capital University of Science and Technology. He is the member of Advanced Network and Security research group and teaching computer networks and object-oriented programming courses.
Dr. Ghulam Asghar
My research work is focused on manufacturing processes of light alloys (Al and Mg) using various casting techniques and analyses of their microstructures and mechanical properties.
Ms. Shummaila Rasheed
Ms. Shummaila Rasheed had completed her Bachelor of Sciences in Mechanical Engineering from University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore, Pakistan, and Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Capital University of Science and Technology (CUST), Islamabad, Pakistan. In 2015, She had received an Erasmus Mundus Scholarship and registered as a Full-time Master’s student in the Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica of University of Porto (UPORTO), Portugal for her MS thesis (One-year mobility). During this period, she was selected among several students to present her home country (Pakistan), its culture and language to different elementary and secondary schools of the city under Classes without Frontiers project organized by Porto City Hall, in collaboration with the International Relations Office of the UPORTO and received a Certificate of honor from Vice-President of Porto City Hall. Currently she is a registered as a PhD Scholar in Capital University of Science and Technology (CUST), Islamabad, Pakistan and working on her PhD thesis. Recently, she also had received an Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility (ICM) Programme Scholarship and registered as a Full-time PhD researcher in the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering in Dublin City University (DCU), Ireland for experimental activities (six-month mobility). During this period, she served School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering in Dublin City University (DCU) as a Part-Time Demonstrator. Currently, she is serving Capital University of Science and Technology (CUST), Islamabad as a Lecturer. Moreover, she is also an active member of Directorate of Sustainability and Environment (DSE, CUST), Design and Machine Research group (ME, CUST) and Volunteer in services (VIS, CUST).
Mr. M. Rizwan Siddiqui
Mr. M Rizwan Siddiqui completed his MS in mechanical engineering from Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute, swabi in 2016. His area of research was system dynamics and control. Mr. Siddiqui has published his work in one international journal and two international conferences. He is working in academics as a lecturer since the completion of his MS. He is currently a PhD scholar in NUST University, Islamabad. The area of research of his PhD is experimental engine tribology. Mr. Siddiqui is a lifetime member of PEC.
Mr. Manzar Masud
Manzar Masud received his BSc degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Institute of Space Technology in Pakistan, and he earned his MS degree in Mechanical Engineering from HITEC University, also in Pakistan. Presently, he is pursuing his Ph.D. in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, National University of Science and Technology in Pakistan. His research interests include computational mechanics, mechanics of composite materials, bio-hybrid composite materials, material characterization and the optimization of manufacturing processes. With over a decade of teaching experience, Manzar Masud currently serves as a Principal Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Capital University of Science and Technology in Pakistan.
Mr. M. Zulfiqar
Mr. M. Haroon
A highly skilled professional with a B.S and M.S in Mechanical Engineering from International Islamic University, Islamabad (IIUI). Currently pursuing Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the same university Specializing in Techno-Economic investigations of waste to energy conversion systems using Aspen Plus and other related tools. Currently working on Techno-Economic optimization of multi-generation systems and net zero emissions using Machine learning techniques.
Engr. M. Ahmed
Engr. Muhammad Ahmed received his MS in Mechanical Engineering in 2021 from CUST, Pakistan. He has been an integral part of CUST since 2018. His research focuses on achieving net zero carbon emissions. In addition, Mr. Ahmed has authored multiple journal articles in the field of thermo-fluids, particularly on the recovery of industrial waste heat and the optimization of power cycles for arid regions. Beyond teaching undergraduate courses, Mr. Ahmed's responsibilities include designing and developing new experiments for thermodynamics, heat and mass transfer, computational fluid dynamics, manufacturing processes, and instrumentation laboratories. He also develops protocols and laboratory manuals for newly designed experiments and serves as a member of the departmental health and safety committee.
Engr. Sarmad Ali
Sarmad Ali has a strong academic background with expertise in Advanced Mechanical Design, Computational Fluid Dynamics (Thermal Energy Storage) and Phase Change Materials (PCM). Currently, Sarmad is involved in multiple research projects related to the optimization of thermal storage devices.