Faculty Proflle

Biography:

Dr. Muhammad Abid is an associate professor at the department of Mechanical Engineering, COMSATS University Islamabad, Sahiwal Campus. He has earned his PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering from TU Braunschweig, Germany and post-doctorate from Purdue University, IN, USA. He is also a Fulbright scholar. His field of research is in heat transfer and thermophysicsl properties. He has more then 10 years of teaching and research experience.

Educational Information

Year	Degree	Board / University

2012	PhD	TU Braunschweig, Germany
2006	M. Phil	Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad

Academic Experience

From	To	Post Held	Organization

2010	2011	Teacher Assistant	TU Braunschweig, Germany
2012	2018	Assistant Professor	COMSATS University Islamabad, Sahiwal Campus
2018	2022	Assistant Professor	COMSATS University Islamabad, Wah Campus
2022	to date	Associate Professor	COMSATS University Islamabad, Sahiwal Campus
2019	2020	Post-doc Scholar	Purdue University, USA

Publications

Key Publications

Ulf ,Muhammad ,''The Thermal Conductivity of Glass-Sieves: II. Liquid and Gas Saturated Frits'',International Journal of Thermophysics,2021.
Ulf ,Muhammad ,''The Thermal Diffusivity of Glass-Sieves: I. Liquid Saturated Frits'',International Journal of Thermophysics,2021.
Ulf ,Muhammad ,''The Thermal Diffusivity of Glass-Sieves: II. Gas Saturated Frits'',International Journal of Thermophysics,2021.
Aurang,Muhammad ,Misbah ''Measurement and Prediction of Thermal Conductivity of Volcanic Basalt Rocks from Warsak Area'',Advances in Materials Science and Engineering,2020.
M. Ali,Hassan,Muhammad ''Condensate Retention as a function of condensate flow rate on Horizontal Enhanced PIN-FIN Tubes'',Thermal Sciences Journal,2019.
Ghulam,Irem,Noreen ''The moderating effects of work safety climate on socio-cognitive factors and the risky driving behavior of truck drivers in Pakistan'',Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour,2019.
Irem ,Ghulam ,Noureen''Identifying the factors behind fatal and non-fatal road accidents: A case study of Lahore Pakistan'',Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion,2018.
Muhammad ,Ragnar ,Marina ''Design Optimization of a Thermoelectric Cooling Module Using Finite Element Simulations'',Journal of Electronic Materials,2018.
Ulf ,Muhammad ,''Thermophysical properties of a single coffee bean, a single peanut and an IC-Package'',International Journal of Thermal Sciences,2016.
Ulf ,Muhammad ,''The thermal conductivity of glass-sieves'',International Journal of Thermal Sciences,2015.
Ulf ,Muhammad ,''The thermal conductivity of glass-sieves: I. Liquid saturated frits'',International Journal of Thermal Sciences,2015.
Muhammad ,Ulf ,Juergen ''Thermophysical Properties of a fluid-saturated sandstone'',International Journal of Thermal Sciences,2014.
Muhammad ,Ulf ,Juergen ''Temperature and moisture dependent thermophysical properties of Sander sandstone'',International Journal of Thermal Sciences,2014.
Muhammad,,''Synthesis and Thermopower of Vanadium-doped Bismuth-based (Bi-2223) High-Tc Superconductors'',Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research,2013.
Foud ,Vladislav ,Muhammad ''Measurement of Temperature?dependent Thermal Conductivity of Moist Bricks using the Transient Hot?bridge Sensor'',Special Topics & Reviews in Porous Media-An International Journal,2010.

Conferences

Year	Level	Country	City	Conference

4-5 March, 2010	International	Germany	Karlsruhe	GEFTA, Karlsruher Institute for Technology
19-22 October, 2010	International	China	Beijing	Ninth Asian Thermophysical Properties Conference (ATPC)
3-5 November 2010	International	Czech Republic	Valtice Chateu	. Dependence of Thermophysical Properties of Sander Sandstone on Multiple Pore Filling Fluids, Thermophysics
26-30 June, 2011	International	Canada	Saguenay, Quebec	31st International Thermal Conductivity Conference & 19th International Thermal Expansion Symposium
28 August-1 September, 2011	International	Greece	Thessaloniki	19th European Conference on Thermophysical Properties
June 24-29, 2012	International	USA	Boulder	Eighteenth Symposium on Thermophysical Properties

Awards

Year	Awarding Organization	Description

2019	Department of state, USA	Post-doctoral research award under Fulbright Scholar Awards 2019-2020
2014-2016	DAAD	German-Pakistani Research Collaboration Award
2007-2011	HEC-DAAD	HEC-DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst) PhD scholarship under “Overseas Scholarship Scheme".
2015-2017	COMSATS University Islamabad	Research Productivity Awards
204-2016	Physikalisch Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) Braunschweig, Germany	Guest scientist
2021	HEC	Research project "Development of a transient apparatus for thermal characterization of indigenously manufactured materials" under National Research Program for Universities (NRPU)

Memberships

From	To	Title	Organization

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2013	Till date	Member of the Thermo-physics society, Germany	Arbeitskreis Thermophysik in der GEFTA

Courses Taught

Course Code	Type	Title	University	Semester

PHY 132	Under Graduate	Physics for Engineers	COMSATS University Islamabad, Sahiwal Campus
MEE 327	Under Graduate	Heat and Mass Transfer	COMSATS University Islamabad, Sahiwal Campus
	Under Graduate	HVAC Systems	COMSATS University Islamabad, Sahiwal Campus
MEE204	Under Graduate	Finite Element Analysis	COMSATS University Islamabad, Sahiwal Campus	Fall-16
MEE612	Graduate	Conduction Heat Transfer	COMSATS University Islamabad, Sahiwal Campus	Fall-16
MEE 640	Graduate	Applied Finite Element Analysis	COMSATS University Islamabad, Sahiwal Campus	SP-18
MEE 329	Under Graduate	Instrumentation and Measurement	COMSATS University Islamabad, Sahiwal Campus	SP-18
MEE 712	Graduate	Convection and Radiation Heat Transfer	COMSATS University Islamabad, Sahiwal Campus	FA-17
MEE327	Under Graduate	Heat and Mass Transfer	COMSATS University Islamabad, Sahiwal Campus

Supervisions

Title	From	To	Organization / Institute	Type

Thermophysical Properties of a Moist porous material	2008	2012	PTB Braunschweig, Germany	Research Supervision

Services

From	To	Institute / Organization	Job Specification

2013	2018	COMSATS University Islamabad, Sahiwal Campus	In-charge Lawn Tennis
2013	2018	COMSATS University Islamabad, Sahiwal Campus	Departmental Internal Auditor

Books

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Fundings

From	To	Type	Title	Source	Amount

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Active Collaborations

From	To	Type	Country	Organization

2011	Till Date	Teaching	Pakistan	PTB Braunschweig, Germany

Industrial / Consulting Experience

From	To	Post Held	Organization

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Extracurricular Activities

Hobbies	Interests

Lawn Tennis, Badminton	Reading Books
Playing Badminton, Tennis and Cricket	Gardening

Languages and Skills

Languages	Skills

Deutsch (German)	Read, Write and speak
English	Read, Write and Speak fluently
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Publication Year	Key Publications

1 2021	1 Ulf ,Muhammad ,''The Thermal Conductivity of Glass-Sieves: II. Liquid and Gas Saturated Frits'',International Journal of Thermophysics,2021.
2 2021	2 Ulf ,Muhammad ,''The Thermal Diffusivity of Glass-Sieves: I. Liquid Saturated Frits'',International Journal of Thermophysics,2021.
3 2021	3 Ulf ,Muhammad ,''The Thermal Diffusivity of Glass-Sieves: II. Gas Saturated Frits'',International Journal of Thermophysics,2021.
4 2020	4 Aurang,Muhammad ,Misbah ''Measurement and Prediction of Thermal Conductivity of Volcanic Basalt Rocks from Warsak Area'',Advances in Materials Science and Engineering,2020.
5 2019	5 M. Ali,Hassan,Muhammad ''Condensate Retention as a function of condensate flow rate on Horizontal Enhanced PIN-FIN Tubes'',Thermal Sciences Journal,2019.
6 2019	6 Ghulam,Irem,Noreen ''The moderating effects of work safety climate on socio-cognitive factors and the risky driving behavior of truck drivers in Pakistan'',Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour,2019.
7 2018	7 Irem ,Ghulam ,Noureen''Identifying the factors behind fatal and non-fatal road accidents: A case study of Lahore Pakistan'',Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion,2018.
8 2018	8 Muhammad ,Ragnar ,Marina ''Design Optimization of a Thermoelectric Cooling Module Using Finite Element Simulations'',Journal of Electronic Materials,2018.
9 2016	9 Ulf ,Muhammad ,''Thermophysical properties of a single coffee bean, a single peanut and an IC-Package'',International Journal of Thermal Sciences,2016.
10 2015	10 Ulf ,Muhammad ,''The thermal conductivity of glass-sieves'',International Journal of Thermal Sciences,2015.
11 2015	11 Ulf ,Muhammad ,''The thermal conductivity of glass-sieves: I. Liquid saturated frits'',International Journal of Thermal Sciences,2015.
12 2014	12 Muhammad ,Ulf ,Juergen ''Thermophysical Properties of a fluid-saturated sandstone'',International Journal of Thermal Sciences,2014.
13 2014	13 Muhammad ,Ulf ,Juergen ''Temperature and moisture dependent thermophysical properties of Sander sandstone'',International Journal of Thermal Sciences,2014.
14 2013	14 Muhammad,,''Synthesis and Thermopower of Vanadium-doped Bismuth-based (Bi-2223) High-Tc Superconductors'',Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research,2013.
15 2010	15 Foud ,Vladislav ,Muhammad ''Measurement of Temperature?dependent Thermal Conductivity of Moist Bricks using the Transient Hot?bridge Sensor'',Special Topics & Reviews in Porous Media-An International Journal,2010.

Dr. Muhammad Abid

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, CUI Sahiwal Campus