Muhammad Rashid Usman, PhD

Associate Professor (On leave)

Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology
University of the Punjab, Lahore 54590, Pakistan

Assistant Professor
Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering
Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat 123, Sultanate of Oman
Email: mrusman.icet@pu.edu.pk, mrashidusn@squ.edu.om

Experience

Associate Professor (Dec-2013 to date, On leave)

Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology
University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

Assistant Professor (Since Sep-2016)

Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering
Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman

Assistant Professor (Mar-2005 to Dec-2013)

Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology
University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
On study leave: Mar-2007 to Dec-2010

Lecturer (Jan-2000 to Mar-2005)

Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology
University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

PhD Scholar (Apr-2007 to Dec-2010)

School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science
The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

Visiting Lecturer (Sep-2004 to Aug-2005)

Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology
University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

Education

PhD Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science (Dec-2010)

School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science
The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom

MSc Chemical Engineering (Nov-2001)

Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology
University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

BSc Chemical Engineering (Gold Medal, Dec-1999)

Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology
University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

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Books

1. Usman, M.R. 2017. Short Handbook of Mathematical Formulas for Chemical Engineers. Creatspace.
2. Usman, M.R. 2015. Comprehensive Dictionary of Chemical Engineering. Lulu Publishing (576
pages).
3. Usman, M.R.; Aslam, R.; Saleem, M. 2015. Chemical Engineering Terminology. Revised Ed. Lulu
Publishing (543 pages).
4. Usman, M.R.; Aslam, R.; Saleem, M. 2013. Chemical Engineering Terminology. Lulu Publishing
(536 pages).

Journal Publications

Published

1. Irfan, M.F.; Usman, M.R.; Rashid, A. 2018. A Detailed Study of Heterogeneous, Homogeneous and
Nuucleation Models for Dissolution of Waste Concrete Sample for Mineral Carbonation. Energy.
158, 580‒591.
2. Chawla, M.; Rafiq, S.; Jamil, F.; Usman, M.R.; Khurram, S.; Ghauri, M.; Muhammad, N.; Muhtaseb,
A.H.; Aslam, M. 2018. Hydrocarbons Fuel Upgradation in the Presence of Modified Bi-functional
Catalyst. J. Clean. Prod. 198, 683‒692.
3. Munir, D.; Irfan, M.F.; Usman, M.R. 2018. Hydrocracking of Virgin and Waste Plastics: A Detailed
Review. Renew. Sustain. Energy Rev. 90, 490‒515.
4. Munir, D.; Abdullah; Piepenbreier, F.; Usman, M.R. 2017. Hydrocracking of a Plastic Mixture over
Various Micro-Mesoporous Composite Zeolites. Powder Tech. 316, 542‒550.
5. Khawaja, S.Y.; Usman, M.R.; Nasif, M.; Akram, M.S.; Afzal, W.; Akhtar, N.A. 2017. Mass Transfer
Efficiency of a Tall and Low Plate Free Area Liquid Pulsed Sieve-Plate Extraction Column. Int. J.
Ind. Chem. (Published Online).
6. Shahid, M.Z.; Usman, M.R.; Akram, M.S.; Khawaja, S.Y.; Afzal, W. 2017. Interfacial Tension for
Various Organic-Water Systems and Study of the Effect of Solute Concentration and Temperature. J.
Chem. Eng. Data. 62, 1198‒1203.
7. Ghouri, A.S.; Usman, M.R. 2017. Synthesis of Zeolite-Zeolite (MFI-FAU) Composite Catalysts for
the Isomerization of n-Hexane. J. Chem. Soc. Pakistan 39, 919‒933.
8. Munir, D.; Usman, M.R. 2016. Synthesis and Characterization of Mesoporous Hydrocracking
Catalysts. IOP Conf. Series: Mat. Sci. Eng. 146, 1‒7.
9. Usman, M.R.; Alotaibi, F.M. 2016. Unified Kinetics of n-Heptane Hydroisomerization over Various
Pt/Zeolite Catalysts. Prog. React. Kinet. Mec. 41, 177‒192.
10. Aslam, R.; Usman, M.R.; Irfan, M.F. 2016. A Comparative Study of LHHW and ER kinetic models
for NO Oxidation over Co3O4 Catalyst. J. Environ. Chem. Eng. 4, 2871‒2877.
11. Usman, M.R.; Cresswell, D. 2015. Prototype Reactor Simulation for On-board Use of Hydrogen in a
Hybrid MTH (Methylcyclohexane-Toluene-Hydrogen)-Gasoline System and a Simplified Dynamic
Modeling for the Startup. Chem. Eng. Res. Des. 104, 125‒138.
12. Ahmad, M.; Amin, A.; Abdullah; Akram, M.S.; Usman, M.R. 2015. Characterization and
Rheological Behavior of Various Pakistani Crude Oils. Braz. J. Pet. Gas. 9, 85‒94.
13. Usman, M.R.; Alotaibi, F.M.; Aslam, R. 2015. Dehydrogenation-Hydrogenation of
Methylcyclohexane-Toluene System on 1.0wt% Pt/Zeolite Beta Catalyst. Prog. React. Kinet. Mec.
40, 353‒366.
14. Akram, M.S.; Munir, D.; Usman, M.R. 2014. Associative Adsorption Kinetics: A Novel Kinetic
Model for the Dehydrogenation of Methylcyclohexane. Prog. React. Kinet. Mec. 39, 404‒417.

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15. Usman, M.R.; Cresswell, D.L.; Garforth, A.A. 2014. Mathematical Modeling of a Laboratory
Methylcyclohexane Dehydrogenation Reactor and Estimation of Radial Thermal Conductivities and
Wall Heat Transfer Coefficients. Chem. Eng. Comm. 201, 1240‒1258.
16. Usman, M.R.; Aslam, R. 2014. The Dehydrogenation of Methylcyclohexane for On-board Hydrogen
Use: Initial Rate Kinetics over 1.0 Wt% Pt/-Al2O3 Catalyst. Arab. J. Sci. Eng. 39, 615‒620.
17. Usman, M.R.; Cresswell, D.L.; Garforth, A.A. 2013. Dehydrogenation of Methylcyclohexane:
Parametric Sensitivity of the Power Law Kinetics. ISRN Chem. Eng. 2013. Article ID 818953, 17.
18. Usman, M.R.; Cresswell, D.L.; Garforth, A.A. 2013. Dehydrogenation of Methylcyclohexane for On-
board Hydrogen Use: Catalyst Development and Performance. J. PIChE 41, 13‒20.
19. Usman, M.R.; Cresswell, D.L. 2013. Options for On-board Use of Hydrogen Based on the
Methylcyclohexane-Toluene-Hydrogen-System. Int. J. Green Energy 10, 177–189.
20. Khawaja, S.Y; Usman, M.R.; Khan, S.; Afzal, W.; Akhtar, N.A. 2013. Dispersed Phase Holdup in a
Tall and Low Plate Free Area Liquid Pulsed Sieve-Plate Extraction Column. Sep. Sci. Tech. 48, 175–
182.
21. Usman, M.R.; Cresswell, D.L.; Garforth, A.A. 2012. Selectivity of the Formation of Ring Closed
Products and Methylcyclohexenes in the Dehydrogenation of Methylcyclohexane to Toluene. ISRN
Chem. Eng. 2012. Article ID 818953, 17.
22. Usman, M.R.; Cresswell, D.L.; Garforth, A.A. 2012. Detailed Reaction Kinetics for the
Dehydrogenation of Methylcyclohexane over Pt Catalyst. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 51, 158170.
23. Usman, M.R.; Cresswell, D.L.; Garforth, A.A. 2011. By-Products Formation in the Dehydrogenation
of Methylcyclohexane. Pet. Sci. Tech. 29, 22472357.
24. Usman, M.R.; Aslam, R.; Alotaibi, F. 2011. Hydrogen Storage in a Recyclable Organic Hydride:
Kinetic Modeling of Methylcyclohexane Dehydrogenation over 1.0 wt% Pt/θ-Al2O3. Energy Sources
A 33, 22642271.
25. Usman, M.R. 2011. Catalytic Dehydrogenation of Methylcyclohexane over Monometallic Catalysts
for On-board Hydrogen Storage, Production, and Utilization. Energy Sources A 33, 22312238.
26. Usman, M.R. 2011. Methylcyclohexane Dehydrogenation over Commercial 0.3 wt% Pt/Al 2O3
Catalyst. Proc. Pak. Acad. Sci. 48, 1317.
27. Usman, M.R.; Hussain, S.N.; Asghar, H.M.A.; Sattar, H.; Ijaz, A. 2011. Liquid-Liquid Extraction of
Acetic Acid from an Aqueous Solution Using a Laboratory Scale Sonicator, J. Quality and Tech.
Managem. 7, 115121.
28. Usman, M.R.; Cresswell, D.L.; Garforth, A.A. 2011. Validity of Sinfelt’s Kinetic Model for the
Dehydrogenation of Methylcyclohexane, J. PIChE 39, 112
29. Awan, J.A.; Usman, M.R.; Khan, R.U.; Richon, D. 2011. Electrical Conductivity of n-
Propylmercaptan (n-PM) in Methyldiethanolamine (MDEA) Aqueous Solutions at 303 K. J. PIChE
39, 1320.
30. Khwaja, S.Y.; Usman, M.R.; Khan, S.; Afzal, W.; Akram, M.S.; Khan, R.U.; Akhtar, N.A. 2011. On
the Factors Influencing the Hydrodynamic Performance of a Pulsed Sieve-Plate Extraction Column:
Dispersed Phase Holdup. J. Fac. Eng. Tech., 111.
31. Irfan, M.F.; Usman, M.R.; Kusakabe, K. 2011. Coal Gasification in CO2 Atmosphere and Its Kinetics
Since 1948: A Brief Review. Energy 36, 1240.
32. Usman, M.R.; Hussain, S.N.; Asghar, H.M.A.; Sattar, H.; Afzal, W. 2009. Drop Size in a Liquid
Pulsed Sieve-Plate Extraction Column. Braz. J. Chem. Eng. 26, 677683.
33. Usman, M.R.; Rehman, L.; Bashir, M. 2008. Drop Size and Drop Size Distribution in a Pulsed Sieve-
plate Extraction Column. Proc. Pak. Acad. Sci. 45, 4146.
34. Usman, M.R.; Rehman, L.; Bashir, M.; Butt, M.A. 2006. Mass Transfer Performance in a Pulsed
Sieve-Plate Extraction Column. Proc. Pak. Acad. Sci. 43, 173179.

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Accepted for Publication

35. Mateen, A.; AlOtaibi, F. M.; Usman, M.R. 2018. Environmentally Friendly Fuel by n-Heptane
Isomerization: Kinetics of Catalyst Deactivation. Int. J. Chem. Eng. Appl.

Conference Proceedings

1. Usman, M.R.; Mateen, A. 2018. Environmentally Friendly Fuel by n-Heptane Isomerization: Kinetics
of Catalyst Deactivation. 9th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology,
June 20‒22, 2018, Prague, Czech Republic. (Oral Presentation, Best Presentation Award, Accepted
for the Publication in Int. J. Chem. Eng. Appl.).
2. Munir, D., Usman, M.R. 2017. Investigating Hydrocracking of Waste Plastic Mixture Using
Mesoporous Beta Catalysts, 67th Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference, October 22‒25, 2017,
Edmonton, Canada. (Poster Presentation by My PhD Student).
3. Usman, M.R.; Akram, M.S. 2017. Simulation of a Hydrogen Fueled Mobile Power Plant Based on a
Sustainable Organic Hydride, 10th International Conference on Thermal Engineering: Theory and
Applications, February 26‒28, 2017, Muscat, Oman (Oral Presentation).
4. Munir, D.; Aslam, R. Usman, M.R. 2016. Investigating Hydrocracking of Actual Waste Plastics
Mixture Using Composite Mesoporous Zeolite Catalysts, 6th Symposium on Engineering Sciences,
December 21‒22, 2016, Lahore, Pakistan (Oral Presentation by My PhD Student).
5. Akram, M.S.; Usman, M.R. 2016. A Comparative Study of Kinetic Rate Models for the
Dehydrogenation Reaction of Methylcyclohexane, 6th Symposium on Engineering Sciences,
December 21‒22, 2016, Lahore, Pakistan (Oral Presentation by My PhD Student).
6. Fareed B.; Aslam, R.; Usman. M.R. 2016. Investigation of zeolite catalyst for cracking of diesel, 6th
Symposium on Engineering Sciences, December 21‒22, 2016, Lahore, Pakistan (Oral Presentation by
My MS Student).
7. Munir, D.; Usman, M.R. 2016. Hydrocracking of a Plastic Mixture over Various Micro-mesoporous
Composite Zeolites, Fluidization XV, May 22‒26, 2016, Quebec, Canada (Oral Presentation by My
PhD student).
8. Usman, M.R. 2015. Hydrogen Storage in Recyclable Organic Hydride: The Dehydrogenation of
Methylcyclohexene, 3rd International Chemical Engineering and Chemical Technologies Conference
(CHEMTECH ’15), November 30‒December 1, 2015, Istanbul, Turkey (Oral Presentation).
9. Munir, D.; Usman, M.R. 2015. Synthesis and Characterization of Mesoporous Hydrocracking
Catalysts, 14th International Symposium on Advanced Materials 2015, October 12‒16, 2015,
Islamabad, Pakistan (Oral Presentation by My PhD Student).
10. Usman, M.R.; Alotaibi, F.M. 2014. Kinetics of n-Heptane Hydroisomerization over Pt/Zeolite
Catalysts, The 23rd International Symposium on Chemical Engineering (ISCRE 23) and 7th Asia-
Pacific Chemical Reaction Engineering Symposium (APCRE 7), September 07‒10, 2014, Bangkok,
Thailand (Oral Presentation).
11. Usman, M.R. 2013. Dehydrogenation-Hydrogenation of the Methylcyclohexane-Toluene System on a
Pt/Zeolite Beta Catalyst, 2nd International Conference on Chemical and Process Engineering, June
89, 2013, Kula Lumpur, Malaysia (Oral Presentation).
12. Aslam, R.; Usman, M.R.; Muhammad F. Irfan. 2012. Kinetic Modeling of NO Oxidation to NO2 over
Cobalt Oxide Catalyst International Conference on Engineering Sciences, March 2930, 2012,
Lahore, Pakistan (Oral Presentation by my Co-worker).
13. Haider, B.; Usman, M.R. 2012. Densities and Volumetric Properties of Various Pure and Mixed
Solvents, International Conference on Engineering Sciences, March 2930, 2012, Lahore, Pakistan
(Oral Presentation by my MS student).

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14. Usman, M.R.; Cresswell, D.L.; Garforth, A.A. 2012. Dehydrogenation of Methylcyclohexane:
Kinetics and Reactor Modeling. 14th Asia-Pacific Confederation of Chemical Engineering Congress,
February 2124, 2012, Singapore (Oral Presentation).
15. Khawaja, S.Y; Usman, M.R.; Afzal, W.; Akhtar, N. 2011. On the Factors Influencing the
Performance of a Pulsed Sieve-Plate Extraction Columns: Holdup and Drop Size Distribution, 4th
Symposium on Engineering Sciences, March 1, 2011, Lahore, Pakistan (Oral Presentation by My
PhD Student, Published in J. Fac. Eng. Tech.).
16. Usman, M.R.; Cresswell, D.L.; Garforth, A.A. 2010. Kinetics of Methylcyclohexane
Dehydrogenation for On-board Hydrogen Storage and Utilization, 2nd Asia Pacific Conference on
Ionic Liquids and Green Processes, September 710, 2010, Dalian, China (Oral Presentation).
17. Usman, M.R.; Cresswell, D.L.; Garforth, A.A. 2010. Catalytic Dehydrogenation of
Methylcyclohexane for the On-board Hydrogen Storage and Supply, AIChE Spring National
Meeting, March 2125, 2010, San Antonio, USA (Not attended)
18. Usman, M.R.; Cresswell, D.L.; Garforth, A.A. 2009. Methylcyclohexane Dehydrogenation―A
Convenient Way for Hydrogen Storage, AIChE Annual Meeting, November 0813, 2009, Nashville,
USA (Not attended).
19. Usman, M.R.; Cresswell, D.L.; Garforth, A.A. 2009. On-board Hydrogen Storage: Kinetics of
Methylcyclohexane Dehydrogenation, CEAS Postgraduate Student Conference, June 06, 2009,
University of Manchester, United Kingdom (Poster presentation).
20. Usman, M.R.; Cresswell, D.L.; Garforth, A.A. Dehydrogenation of Methylcyclohexane for On-board
Hydrogen Storage, Applied Catalysis: Towards Sustainable Chemical Industry, November 12, 2008,
Bath, United Kingdom (Poster presentation).
21. Usman, M.R.; Cresswell, D.L.; Garforth, A.A. 2008. Catalytic Dehydrogenation of
Methylcyclohexane in Pursuit of Successful MTH-System, Graduate Research Conference,
September 17, 2008, University of Manchester, United Kingdom (Poster presentation).

Research Grants

1. Internal Grant, Sultan Qaboos University (30-Jan-2018)

Catalytic and Hydrocracking of Waste Plastics to High Quality Liquid Fuels
Equivalent to US $10650 (as Principal Investigator)
1. National Research Grant for Universities, Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (27-Dec-2012)
Hydrocracking of Waste Plastics
Equivalent to US $110745 (as Principal Investigator)
2. FMC United
Development of Mesoporous Catalysts
Equivalent to US $225000 (as Principal Investigator)
3. Research Project University of the Punjab, Lahore (2014‒2015)
Catalytic coprocessing of local coal and waste plastics
Equivalent to US $2000 (as Principal Investigator)
4. Research Project University of the Punjab, Lahore (2013‒2014)
Liquefaction of coal-plastics blends for fuels
Equivalent to US $1500 (as Principal Investigator)
5. Chakwal Group of Industries, Lahore, Pakistan (2011‒2014)
Factors Influencing the Extraction Efficiency in a Pulsed Sieve-Plate Extraction Column
Equivalent to US $15,000 (as Co-Investigator)
6. Research Project University of the Punjab, Lahore (2010‒2011)
Separation of pollutants from coal burning system using green solvents
Equivalent to US $1250 (as Principal Investigator)

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7. Research Grant (10% Overseas Scholarships Program, GRE based) by Higher Education Commission
of Pakistan for PhD studies at University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
Kinetics of Methylcyclohexane Dehydrogenation and Reactor Simulation for “On-board” Hydrogen
Storage (as PhD Scholar)

Supervision of PhD Students

1. Dureem Munir: Catalytic Hydrocracking of Waste Plastics to Liquid Fuels (Principal Supervisor,
2017).
2. Muhammad Sarfraz Akram: Dehydrogenation Kinetic Study and Reactor Simulation of
Methylcyclohexane Dehydrogenation Reaction for a Mobile Power Plant (Principal Supervisor,
2017).
3. Khawaja Shahzad Younus: Factors Influencing the Extraction Efficiency in a Pulsed Sieve-Plate
Extraction Column (Co-Supervisor, 2014).

Supervision of Masters Students

1. Khalid Al-Hatmi: Energy Considerations in Amine Unit (2018, In Progress).

2. Awais Sattar Ghouri: Synthesis of Zeolite-Zeolite (MFI-FAU) Composite Catalysts for the
Isomerization of n-Hexane (Principal Supervisor, 2016).
3. Sidra Saqib: Simulation of a Fixed Bed Reactor for Dimethylether Production from Methanol
Dehydration (Principal Supervisor, 2016).
4. Muhammad Usman: Selective Hydro-decyclization of Naphthenic Compounds (Decalin) using
Mordenite based Bifunctional Catalyst (Principal Supervisor, 2016)
5. Mahmood Khan: Designing and Simulation of a Fixed Bed Reactor for Ethylbenzene Production
(Principal Supervisor, 2016).
6. Hammad Saulat: Thermophysical Properties of 1-Ethyl-3-Methyl Imidazolium Iodide and 1-Butyl-2-
3-Dimethyl Imidazolium Chloride by Using Analytical Density (Principal Supervisor, 2016).
7. Waseem Raza: Thermophysical Properties of Imidazolium Based Ionic Liquids with Different
Solvents (Principal Supervisor, 2016).
8. Muhammad Chawla: Ring Opening of Decalin using Modified Mordenite Catalyst (Principal
Supervisor, 2016).
9. Shahbaz Mushtaq: Process and Reactor Simulation of the Fast SCR Process (Principal Supervisor,
2016).
10. Bilal Ahmad: Reactor Simulation for the Vapor Phase Hydrogenation of Toluene (Principal
Supervisor, 2016).
11. Aizaz Mateen: Deactivation Kinetics of n-Heptane Hydroisomerization over Various Pt/Zeolite
Catalysts (Principal Supervisor, 2016).
12. Mohsin Ali Raza: Decalin Dehydrogenation for the Hydrogen Storage Applications (Principal
Supervisor, 2016).
13. Rana Muhammad Bakhtaj : Hydrocracking of Polystyrene on Modified Zeolite Beta catalysts
(Principal Supervisor, 2015).
14. Muhammad Farooq: Dehydrogenation of Methylcyclohexane over Alumina Supported Nickel Oxide
Catalyst (Principal Supervisor, 2015).
15. Zona Rauf: Kinetic Modeling of Hydroisomerization of n-Heptane Using Pt over Beta Zeolite
Catalyst (Principal Supervisor, 2015).
16. Madiha Rashid: Kinetic Modeling of Hydroisomerization of n-Heptane over Pt/Zeolite-Y Catalyst
(Principal Supervisor, 2015).
17. Muhammad Adeel Ahmad: Parametric Study of n-Heptane Hydroisomerization Process Using Aspen
HYSYS (Principal Supervisor, 2014).

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18. Abdullah: High Pressure Pyrolysis of Waste High Density Polyethylene (Principal Supervisor, 2014).
19. Ahmed Hassan Khan: Simulation of the Vapor Phase Hydrogenation of Toluene (Principal
Supervisor, 2014).
20. Muhammad Ali bin Muzaffar: Parametric Study of Methylcyclohexane Dehydrogenation Reaction in
a Simulated Plug Flow Reactor (Principal Supervisor, 2014).
21. Abdulhannan Zahid: Simulation of the MTH (Methylcyclohexane-Toluene-Hydrogen) System to
Produce Hydrogen as Fuel for the Stationary Application (Principal Supervisor, 2013).
22. Muhammad Ahmed: Characterization and Rheological Behavior of Selected Pakistani Crude Oils
(Principal Supervisor, 2012).
23. Talat Mahmood: Removal of Methylene Blue from Textile Waste Using Used Tea as Potential Low
Cost Adsorbent (Principal Supervisor, 2012).
24. Bilal Haider: Experimental Study and Modeling of Volumetric Properties of Liquid Mixtures at
Atmospheric pressure (Principal Supervisor, 2012).

Experimental Facilities Developed and Maintained

Facilities for synthesis of catalysts, for carrying out reactions in high pressure batch reactors and
continuous fixed bed catalytic reactors, and for analyzing the reaction products are developed and
maintained.

Scholarly Services

o Reviewer of the Journals (Chemical Communications, Chemical Engineering Communications,

Separation Science and Technology, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, Chemical Product
and Process Modeling)
o Chair a session at the 10th International Conference on Thermal Engineering: Theory and
Applications
February 26‒28, 2017, Muscat, Oman
o Chair a session at the 5th Symposium on Engineering Sciences
April 03, 2014, Lahore, Pakistan
o Member organizing committee, International Conference on Engineering Sciences
February 28‒29, 2012, Lahore, Pakistan

Courses Developed

o BSc Chemical Engineering with Oil and Gas Refining for Department of Chemistry and Chemical
Technologies, S. Toraighyrov Pavlodar State University, Pavlodar, Kazakhstan (2016)
o MSc (Eng) Chemical Engineering Course for Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology,
University of the Punjab, Lahore (2012)

Other Services

o Bookstore Coordinator, Department of Petroleum and Chemical Engineering, Sultan Qaboos

University, Muscat, Oman (Since 2016)
o Head Continuing Professional Development Center, Institute of Chemical Engineering and
Technology, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan (2012 to 2016)
o Member Board of Studies, Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of the
Punjab, Lahore (2013 to 2016)
o Member Doctoral Committee, Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology, University of the
Punjab, Lahore (2010 to 2016)

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Awards and Achievements

o PhD approved supervisor Higher Education Commission Pakistan

o Incentive awards on research publications (2011‒2015)
o Multiple travel grants for the conference participations
o Overseas scholarship for PhD studies in advanced countries Higher Education Commission Pakistan
o Gold Medal in BSc Chemical Engineering

Major Teaching Activities

Class Lecturing
o Chemical Thermodynamics and Kinetics (PhD level)
o Heterogeneous Catalysis (PhD level)
o Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (Master level)
o Advanced Chemical Reaction Engineering (Master level)
o Advanced Process Dynamics and Control (Master level)
o Petroleum Refinery Engineering (Master level)
o Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (Bachelor level)
o Chemical Plant Design (Bachelor level)
o Chemistry for Petroleum Engineering (Bachelor level)
o Fundamentals of Heat Transfer (Bachelor level)
o Heat Transfer (Bachelor level)
o Heat and Mass Transfer Operations (Bachelor level)
o Mass Transfer (Bachelor level)
o Natural Gas Engineering (Bachelor level)
o Natural Gas Processing (Bachelor level)
o Particulate Solids Technology (Bachelor level)
o Petroleum Refinery Engineering (Bachelor level)
o Process Heat Transfer (Bachelor level)
o Transport Phenomena (Bachelor level)
o Biochemical Engineering (Master level, Process Engineering Basics to Biotechnology Students)

Laboratory Teaching
o Fluid and Particle Mechanics
o Fuel Engineering
o Instrumentation and Process Control
o Particulate Solids Technology
o Transport Phenomena

Selected Trainings

o Critical Thinking Skills for the 21st Century

Conducted by Prof. Nikos Mourtous (May 16, 2017)
Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
o Creating Significant Learning Experiences: Designing Courses for Significant Learning
Conducted by Dr. Stewart Ross (February 13, 2017)
Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman
o Indigenous On-campus Training Program for Management Team (November 17‒21, 2014)
Human Resource Development Center
University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

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o Safety Leadership Training (July 18‒20, 2011)
FMC Ungaran Plant, Ungaran, Semarang, Indonesia
o Catalysis: Fundamentals and Practice (July 13‒17, 2009)
University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
o Finite Element Modeling and Simulation with Comsol Multiphysics 3.4 (May 21‒23, 2008)
University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
o Workshop on Biochemical Engineering and Fermenters
Conducted jointly by Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology (August 19, 2006)
University of the Punjab, Lahore and Bioengineering, Switzerland
o Orientation Program (August 12‒23, 2002)
Human Resource Development Center
University of the Punjab, Lahore
o Faculty Development Program Summer 2000 (July 17‒22, 2000)
Human Resource Development Center
University of the Punjab, Lahore
o Internee Engineer (June 23‒July 22, 1997)
Dawood Hercules Chemicals, Limited, Sheikhupura Road, Lahore

Professional Affiliations

o Member (Senior), American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)

o Member, Pakistan Institute of Chemical Engineers
o Member, Pakistan Engineering Council
o Member, National Council for Quality & Technology, Pakistan

References

Dr David Leslie Cresswell (PhD adviser)

Visiting Professor
School of Chemical Engineering and Analytical Science
The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
davecresswell24@hotmail.com

Dr Niaz Ahmad Akhtar (Former tutor and research collaborator)

Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence: Civilian Award from the State of Pakistan)
Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of the Punjab, Lahore
Vice Chancellor, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
vc@pu.edu.pk

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