Prof.Dr. Afzal Ahmed
 

Designation                  Professor

e-mail                              ahmed_462001@yahoo.com  , afzal001@neduet.ed.pk

Academic Career  

                                           *  N.E.D. Government Engineering College,( presently NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi)

                                      B.E. (Mechanical) 1967 First Division. 

                              *      Loughborough University of Technology, England, UK, Ph.D. 1974

The doctorate degree of Loughborough University of Technology was awarded after the completion of the following courses and the research work:

                “ Design Engineering” at the Engineering Design Center, Loughborough University comprised the study of the following 

                  subjects:

                                          Total Design               Critical Path Analysis             Ergonomics

                                           Detail Design              Optimization                        Control Engineering

                                           Industrial Design         Project Management             Material Science Computer                 

                                           Value Analysis            Manufacturing Technology

Design work                     Design of a dump truck.

Research                           Ph.D. thesis on “ Aeration by Plunging Liquid Jet “

 

Short courses &                                   

Workshops                   ¨   Signal Processing and Modal Analysis at Dr. A.Q.Khan

                                       Research Laboratories, Islamabad, Pakistan.

                                   ¨   Vibration Monitoring and Analysis at Dr. A.Q.Khan    

                                       Research Laboratories, Islamabad, Pakistan.

¨    Design for Manufacturing Software by Pentasoft,

            Siingapre.

                                   ¨   Advanced Thermal Analysis of Electronic Systems using

                                       FlOWTHERM Computational  Fluid Dynamics Software.

                                   ¨   Matlab for Control System Design Fundamentals, University Sains Malaysia & Tech. Source Systems Sdn.

                                       Bhd.

                                   ¨   Solid Modeling & Rapid Prototyping Applications

                                       Workshop, School of Mechanical Engineering,

                                       USM, DKSH &  Stratasys

                                  ¨   Second Workshop on Advanced Product Support    

                                       Technologies, University Technology Malaysia

                                  ¨   Enterprise Resource Planning Workshop, Kolej University

                                       Teknikal Kebangsaan Malaysia, Inteli-Fix Engineering &

                                       Automation.

 

EXPERIENCE                     Teaching, Research, Development and  Management

            

Professor                           NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi.          

1980 – to date     

Chairman Mechanical

Engineering Department     Responsibilities :

1987-1990 &1993-1996                                  

                                               ¨  Teaching undergraduate courses in Mechanical Vibration, Industrial Engineering, Heat Transfer ,   

        Fluid   Mechanics              

                                         ¨  Teaching graduate courses in Mechanical Vibration, Design Engineering, Human Factors Engineering,

                                             Reliability and Quality, and Operations Research.

                                         ¨  Supervision of M Sc. research:

                                         -   Noise Suppression in Duct, Murad Ali Ghambari

                                                                     -    Development of PC Based Expert System for the Process Planning of Rotational Parts, Ziaul Haque,

                                              1994.

                                         ¨  Supervision and assessment of design projects on various Engineering aspects, such as:

                                             energy conservation, solar Energy, ocean energy, textile machinery,acoustic treatment of buildings

                                             and traffic noise control, noise suppression of chipping operation in ship building industry and of gas

                                             transmission lines.

                             ¨  Procurement of mainframe computers and installation of Computer laboratory.

                             ¨  Procurement, installation and commissioning of Hard and Soft Bearing Balancing Machines. Sound

                                 Measuring Instruments.

                             ¨  Preparation of tender/contract documents and evaluation of tenders for engineering equipments

                                 and instruments and contract negotiations.

                             ¨  Management of department with particular reference to resource utilization, budgeting and progress 

                                 monitoring.

                                         ¨  Preparation of undergraduate courses in Petroleum Engineering.

 

Professor Madya                   School of Mechancal Engineering, University Sains  Malaysia, Pinang

(2001 to 2005)                          Responsibilities:

                                                   Teaching:

¨   Teaching courses in Product Design and Development, Design for Manufacturing, Project Management, Industrial Engineering and Automatic Control.

Research :

 ¨    Paddy drying by a novel method (Fabrication of test rig)

 ¨     On line tool wear monitoring  (Research proposal)

 ¨     Electronic component cooling by jet aeration ( a novel method).

 ¨     Investigation of forces in cutting of metallic sheets.

                                                     Management:

                                             ¨   Procurement of casting equipments and establishment of casting workshop.

                                                  Contract Management

Manager  (Planning)        National Construction Limited, Pakistan

1979 to 80                           Responsibilities:

 

                                              ¨  Contractor’s planning for the erection of 17000 tons structural steel and 27000 tons of

                                                   mechanical and electrical equipments of Pakistan Steel for control of material and labor cost of

                                                   the project.

                                              ¨   Contractor’s planning for erection of mechanical and electrical equipments for sewerage

                                                   treatment plant at Sorman ,Syria.

 

                                                  Industrial Engineering (Project Management, Erection of Plant )

      

Manager ( Industrial             State Cement Corporation of Pakistan Limited Engineering
Engineering)             

(1977 – 79)                           Responsibilities :

·         Physical and financial planning of projects.

·         Development of management information system.

·         Co-ordination of work of design consultant and contractor engaged in the erection of cement plants.

·         Layout design and facilities design of cement plants.

·         Project scheduling and control by CPM.

·         Tender evaluation and contract management.

 

                                           Research, Development, Design and  Manufacturing

Research Officer &            Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

 Senior Research

Officer                                  Responsibilities:            

(1968 – 77)                           

·         Design, manufacture and commissioning of spray drying plant on pilot scale.

(Study abroad)                 ·         Design of spray drying plant for milk powder (½ ton powder per day capacity) and preparation of a

                                                proposal for submission to Government.

·         Manufacturing of machine components.

·         Maintenance of workshop machinery.

INTERNATIONAL
CONFERENCES

·         Participated and presented paper in second Asian Congress in Fluid Mechanics held at Beijing China, 1983

·         Participated and presented paper in 8th International Conference on Production Research held at Stuttgart, Germany, 1985.

·         Participated and presented paper in Second Asian Congress in Fluid Mechanics held at Tokyo, Japan, 1986.

·         Participated and presented paper in Fifth Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics held at Thaejon, Korea, 1992.

·         Participated and presented paper in 1st International Symposium in Mechanical Vibration 21-23 September 1998, Islamabad, Pakistan

·         Participated and presented paper in 2nd International Symposium in Mechanical Vibration 25-28 September 2000, Islamabad, Pakistan.

·         Participated and presented paper in 3rd International Symposium in Mechanical Vibration 23-27 September, 2002, Islamabad, Pakistan.

·         Participated and presented a paper at EMAP 2004, 6th International conference Electronic Materials & Packaging, 5-7 December, 2004, Penang, Malaysia.

·         Participated and presented paper at International Conference on Recent Advances in Mechanical & Materials Engineering, ICRAMME 2005, 30-31 May 2005Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

BOOK

                                         ¨  Contributed a chapter on Pumps, Fans and Compressors in Energy Conservation Text Book published

                                             by RCG/ Hagler, Bailly, Inc. Washington, USA.

PATENT                              ¨  A patented invention (No. 130204) of an ECONOMY TAWA which radiates less heat and gives

                                             45 % time saving in making Chapaties( a staple meal item of sub-continent) and also fuel saving

                                             of about 0.025 m3 of gas per person per day.

                                     

                                        ¨  Patents Pending for the followings:

     1.      Cooling system for super computer

     2.      Grain sprayer

     3.      Paddy dryer

NOMINATION

                                          NED University of Engineering and Technology nominated for the Presidential Award for Academic

                                          Distinction in 1990.

REFEREE

                                         Referee for research papers of University of Bahrain, Mehran University of Engineering and

                                         Technology, Jamshoro and Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering and Technology, Nawab Shah,

                                         Pakistan.

CONSULTANCY

                                         Designing of a spray drying plant

PROFESSIONAL
ASSOCIATION

·         Member Pakistan Engineering Council

·         Member American Institute of Industrial Engineers

·         Member Pakistan Institute of Engineers

·         Ex-Member Academic Committee of Sind Board of Technical Education.

·         Ex- Member Mechanical Divisional Council , Pakistan Standard Institute.

·         President NED University Teachers Association 1985-86

OTHER DISTINCTIONS

·         Included in the Fifth Edition of  International Directory  of Distinguished Leadership by American

Biographical Institute Inc.

·         Included in the Third Edition of International who’s who of contemporary Achievement, American Biographical Institute, Inc.

·         Included in Third Edition of Five Hundred Leaders of Influence by American Biographical Institute, Inc.

·         International Man of the Millennium, nominated by International Biographical Center, Cambridge England.

 

11. Ahmed,A., VALID   CONDITIONS   FOR   THE   MEASUREMENT   OF   AERATION EFFICIENCY BY SULPHITE METHOD, Proceedings of 4th Asian Congress in Fluid Mechanics, Vol. I, August 21-25, 1989, Hong Kong, p VII G 124-127.

 12. Ahmed, A., A  STUDY  ON  MASS  TRANSFER AND  AERATION ASPECT  IN  WATER, SULPHITE AND BIOLOGICAL SYSTEM ,Proceeding of fifth Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics, August 10-14, Thaejon, Korea, p 378-381.

13.Ahmed,A. MINIMIZING UNBALANCE IN  ATOMIZER   DESIGN Proceedings of 1st International Symposium in Mechanical Vibration, 22-23 September 1998 Islamabad, p209-223.

Joint papers:

14. Afzal Ahmed,John Glover, POTENTIAL OF JET AERATOR AS A MIXING DEVICE ,International Journal of Engineering Science & Technology,Vol.3,No.2 December 2003,p71-81.

15.  Afzal Ahmed, Morad Ali Ghanbari Barfeh , NOISE SUFPRESSION IN DUCT.

Proceedings  2nd International Symposium as Mechanical Vibration 25- 28 September 2000 Islamabad, Pakistan, p 551-557.

16.  A. Ahmed, J. A. Khan, A.H. Lakhani, F.G.Hyder, S.A.  Shamsuddin, TRAFFIC NOISE CONTROL OF A CITY  Paper presented at 3rd International Symposium on Mechanical Vibration (ISMV-2002),23-27,September,2002,Islamabad, Pakistan.p367-375.

17. Afzal Ahmed, Zainal Alimuddin, P sesha Talpa Sai and M. Ahsen Raza, ‘CHARATERIZATION AND INCINERATION OF HOSPITAL WASTE’ Proceeding Environment 2003 Conference, Penang, Malaysia 18-19 February,2003,p 293-298.

18. Afzal Ahmed and M.Zulkifly b.Abdullah., ELECTRONIC COMPONENT COOLING BY JET AERATION , EMAP 2004 Proceedings of 6th International conference on electronic materials  & Packaging 5-7 December,2004 Pinang ,Malaysia p392-398.

19. Afzal Ahmed and Zahurin Samad, FUNCTIONAL APPROACH IN PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT ICRAMME 2005 International Conference on Recent Advances in Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Malaya,30-31 May 2005.

 20.Afzal Ahmed and Mohammad Roes,  FRACTURE MECHANICS IN SHEET METAL CUTTING ,Paper accepted for  11th International Conference on Fracture, Turin ,Italy, March 20-25,2004

Papers submitted for publication in Journals.

 1. Afzal Ahmed, ROLE OF FRACTURE MECHANICS IN SHEET METAL CUTTING, International journal of Engineering Science and Technology.

 2. Afzal Ahmed, J. Glover and R.Q.Hepherd. A STUDY  OF BUBBLES CHARACTERISTICS IN JET AERATION , Arabian Journal of Science and Engineering

 3. Afzal Ahmed, J. Glover and R.Q.Hepherd, A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF AERATION SYSTEMS WITH JET AERATION, Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

 4. Afzal Ahmed, EVALUATION OF DESIGN PROJECTS FOR HIGH STUDENT INTAKE, Journal of Management in Engineering

 
 

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