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To: College of E&ME ltr no
30101/Gen/R&D Dated___ Apr
2015
RESEARCH GROUPS – DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Automotive Research Group
Introduction
Aim of Automotive research group is development of sustainable indigenous mobility and mobility
related solutions. The current focus is on analysis and improvement of dynamic stability of vehicles.
Research Areas
No of Projects @ Level
Active Rollover Mitigation
1 @ PhD level
Low Mass Vehicle Suspension Design Framework
1 @ MSc level
Vehicle Parameter and State Estimation
2 @ MSc Level
Vehicle Directional Stability control
1 @ MSc level
UGV/AGV wheeled platform development
4 @ BE level
Development of indigenous vehicle for low income
class
Total no. of Students:
1 @ PhD level + 4 @ MSc level + 4 BE level = 9
Research Grants and Other Achievements:
1. Development of Light weight 3-wheeled Vehicle (HEC, Pakistan grant of Rs. 6.02 Million )
2. Development of fuel efficient vehicle for Shell Eco Marathon. Achieved first position in
Pakistan level and best mileage from South Asia (2012) in Urban concept Category.
3. Held first national university level “Design Build Energize Competition” for fuel efficient vehicle
prototypes and technologies.
Contact of Focal Person
Raja Amer Azim (raja_amer@ceme.nust.edu.pk)
Composites Engineering Research Group
Introduction
NUST Composites Engineering Research Group (NUST CERG) focuses on various aspects of applied and
theoretical research in the field of composite materials, including failure and damage modeling,
Structural health monitoring, testing standards for 3D composites, product design and development,
manufacturing processes, micromechanics, wind turbine blades design and software development.
Research Areas
No of Projects @ Level
Failure and damage modeling in composites
1 @ PhD level + 3 @ MSc Level + 1 @ BE Level
Development of testing standards and testing
4 @ MSc Level+ 2 @ BE Level
equipment for composites
Manufacturing processes and manufacturing process
simulation
Product design and Manufacturing (products made
from composites)
Micromechanical analysis of composites
Software development for analysis and design of
composites
Total no. of Students:
3 @ MSc Level
2 @ MSc Level + 5 @ BE Level
1 @ MSc Level + 1 @ BE Level
2 @ BE Level
1 @ PhD level + 13 @ MSc level + 11 BE level =
25
Research Grants and Other Achievements:
1. Sep 2010 – 2013: DFID/British Council UK - DelPHE grant of GBP 60,000/- (Rs. 8.5 Million) titled
“Capacity building for enhancing R&D in manufacturing, testing and certification of composite
materials”
2. In Process (awaiting formal approval) 2014 – 2016: HEC, Pakistan grant of Rs. 9.993 Million
titled "Developing testing standards for advanced 3D fibre reinforced polymeric composite
materials“
3. Held first “Pakistan Composites Show” – industrial exhibition & Policy Dialog
o Organized National Conferences : 1
o Organized Training Workshops and Seminars : 5
Publications (2010-present)
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Journal articles: 2
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Conference Publications: 10
Contact of Focal Person
Dr Rizwan S. Choudhry (rizwan@ceme.nust.edu.pk)
http://www.cemecomposites.com/
Manufacturing Research Group
Introduction
With the rapidly evolving global manufacturing industry, MRG is aimed at developing solutions that
are abreast with current and future technologies of reconfigurable manufacturing systems with
Pakistan’s expanding manufacturing sector in perspective.
Research Areas
Precision Manufacturing
Reconfigurable Manufacturing
Process plan Optimization
Assembly Line Design
Algorithmic Design
Fixture Design
Research Grants and Other Achievements:
1. More than 10 Research publications in renowned international journals.
2. Assembly line balancing and optimization for mixed model line at Pakistan’s largest
manufacturing setup completed in 2011.
3. Development of 04 DOF Parallel Manipulator (Awarded Best UG Project 2012)
Contact of Focal Person
Dr. Sajid Ullah Butt (sajidullahbutt@ceme.nust.edu.pk)
Materials & Structures Research Group
Introduction
Mostly focused on modeling, we are interested in a wide range of areas, and have valuable and
diverse input from the world of industry as well as academia. Our goal is to diversify even further,
both in terms of areas of interest as well as research contribution.
Research Areas
Mechanical Properties of Materials
Fracture Mechanics
Fatigue and Crack Growth
Micro Mechanics
Reliability-based design
Micro-structure-Property Relationship
Contact of Focal Person
Dr. Hasan Aftab Saeed (hasan.saeed@ceme.nust.edu.pk)
Mechanarium Research Group
Introduction
Mechanarium Research Group focuses on various aspects of applied and theoretical research in the
fields of computational fluid dynamics, aerodynamics, studies fluid-structure interaction (FSI) using
supercomputing, theoretical analysis, nonlinear mechanics, modeling and simulation of engineering
and industrial applications ranging from aerospace to energy efficiency to biomedical applications
Research Areas
No of Projects @ Level
Energy-Efficient Buildings
1 @ PhD level + 2 @ MSc level
Low-Speed Aerodynamics
1 @ PhD level
Aerodynamic Design of Wind Turbines
3 @ MSc Level
Total no. of Students:
2 @ PhD level + 5 @ MSc level = 7
Research Grants and Other Achievements:
1. Development of Solar Powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
2. Controller design for improving efficiency of cooling system in a building
3. HP2C-based integration and automation in energy efficient buildings funded by TWASCOMSTECH, Italy (PI: Dr Imran Akhtar)
4. Development of Solar Powered Unmanned Aerial Vehicle funded by DGMP, Ministry of
Defense (PI: Asst Prof M. SaifUllah Khalid)
International Collaborations:
5. DrHaibo Dong, Flow Simulation Research Group, University of Virginia, USA.
6. Dr Jeff Borggard, Interdisciplinary Center for Applied Mathematics, Virginia Tech, USA.
Publications (2013-present)
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Journal articles: 7
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Peer-reviewed conference proceedings: 9
Contact of Focal Person
Dr Imran Akhtar (imran.akhtar@ceme.nust.edu.pk)
Solar Thermal Engineering Research Group
Introduction
Primary aim of the research group is to train students and deliver research outputs in the field of solar
thermal engineering with special focus on various solar based heating and cooling applications. Group
also emphasizes on different storage materials used for solar energy
Research Areas
No of Projects @ Level
Design & development of Solar Parabolic Collector
CFD Analysis of Solar Stratified storage tank
Static and dynamic thermo-optical based modeling and analysis of
evacuated tube solar collectors
Parametric study of various plate geometries of solar air heater
Design and development of Solar based cooling systems
1 @ BE level
1 @ BE Level
1 @ PhD Level
1 @ MSc level + 1 @ BE Level
In preparation
Research Grants and Other Achievements:
1. Solar industrial Hybrid water heating System installed at SLW Lahore Rs6.02Million
2. Industrial application Solar Hybrid MAPs dryer for MEDA/USAID
Rs. 3.5Million
3. Development of Solar Parabolic collector with AEDB at solar Lab EME College
4. Providing tech assistance to PC Bhurban for the installation of solar LPG hybrid Solar
Swimming pool system
5. Conducted many workshops/seminars on awareness in the country about solar regimes in
Pakistan & also on potential of solar industrial water heating.
Contact of Focal Person
Ahmed Sohailasohail@ceme.nust.edu.pk