HIGHLIGHTS

  • 20 years teaching experience in university and manufacturing environment
  • HEC approved Ph.D. Supervisor
  • Students favourite project supervisor and career councilor
  • Flexible, diligent, self –starter with good time management skills & a team player

EDUCATION HISTORY

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering(2009)                                    

Concordia University, Montreal, Canada                               

M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering (2002)

NED University of Engineering & Technology, Pakistan

B.E. in Mechanical Engineering (1995)

NED University of Engineering & Technology, Pakistan

 

Technical Training Courses

  • University teaching methodology
  • Problem solving & decision-making                  
  • Effective supervision
  • Environmental Management courses              

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  • Open Researcher and Contributor            
  • Pakistan Engineering Council       
  • Institute of Engineers Pakistan
  • Academic Council, NED University, Pakistan
     

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

  • Professor Mechanical Engineering
    (Mar 10~ To date)

    NED University of Engineering & Technology, Pakistan
     
  • Postdoctoral Researcher
    (Aug 09 ~ Feb 10)

    University Of Western Ontario, Canada
     
  • Teaching and Research Assistant
    (Sept 03 ~ Dec 08)

    Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
     
  • Executive Production
    (Mar 96 ~ Jun 02)

    Hinopak Motors Limited. (Subsidiary of Toyota Motors Co) Karachi, Pakistan
     
  • Shop Engineer
    (Feb 95 ~ Mar 96)

    Zubair Engineer, Karachi, Pakistan

SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS

  • Graduate Entrance fellowship award (Sept 03 ~ Aug 06)
  • Research and teaching assistant ship (Jan  04 ~ Dec 08)

REVIEWER OF

  • Journal of Mechanical Engineering Research
  • ASME conference papers
  • NED University Journal of Research
  • Technical Journal University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Alternate Fuels (Synthetic Gas, Bio-Diesel, hydrogen)
  • Renewable energy resources (Solar and Wind)
  • Non-intrusive optical measurement techniques in Fluid mechanics

COURSES TAUGHT

  • Refrigeration and  HVAC systems                          Thermodynamics                                     Fluid Mechanics    
  • Advanced Thermodynamics                                   Mathematics /Calculus                          Heat Transfer
  • Advance Fluid Mechanics                                       Vehicle Thermal Management                                           
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES

 

Teaching

  • Seven years teaching of undergraduate & graduate courses of Mechanical Engineering at NED University, Karachi.
  • Five years tutoring Mechanical Engineering courses at Concordia University Montreal, Canada.
  • Six years experience conducting various management trainings and courses in a manufacturing industry.
  • Fifteen years experience of private tutoring and mentoring to under-graduate and high school students.

Communication

  • Successfully organized seventh International Mechanical Engineering conference 2017
  • Delivered lectures in the class of 100 plus students.
  • Directing ASME members as ASME Faculty Advisor of NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi.
  • Supervised 80 workers of Body structure manufacturing shop of Hino Motors.

Project Management

  • Every year, organized number of educational and extra-curricular activities as ASME faculty advisor.
  • Panned young Engineers conference in Pakistan.

Research

  • Postdoctoral Research: Solar hydrogen production via a two-step water-splitting thermo-chemical cycle
  • Doctoral Research:  An experimental investigation of the near surface flow structure over wind-sheared water surface
  • Experimentally and numerically investigated the heat transfer augmentation in a heat exchanger using a baffle
  • Numerically studied the fluid and wall temperature distribution under variable heat load in a micro channel heat sink

Supervision

  • Supervised Mr. Zubair Arif and Mr. Junaid waseem working on, Experimental investigation of the performance of a small scale Tesla Turbine and its feasibility in Pakistan
  • Supervised Mr. Ahsan Alam (a Masters Student) working on,A comparative analysis of various biomasses as the gasifier fuels for production of quality synthetic gas
  • Supervised Mr. Falak Niaz and Mr. Ubaid Ullah (Masters students) working on,Design and fabrication of FRP parabolic trough solar collector for low temperature industrial applications in Pakistan
  • Supervised Mr. Muneer Iqbal and Mr. Rahil Akhai (Masters Students) on,Analysis of synthetic gas produced by the gasification of dried cow dung of various compositions Supervised a research group working on, Design and fabrication of skid mounted Bio-diesel production plant
  • Supervised Ms. Sheeren Fatima (lecturer of NED University), in research Project: “Pressure field computation from 2D PIV velocity field”
  • Assisted Ms. Xiao Xia Hu, in M. A. Sc. Project: “Numerical analysis of near-surface flow beneath small scale wind driven water waves”
  • Served as mentor to the following graduate students in the four credits graduate projects:
  • Mr. Mohammad Abul Kasem in the project: “Heat transfer enhancement in a tubular heat exchanger”
  • Mr. Noor Alam in the project: “Swirling effect on the thermal and hydrodynamic boundary layer”
  • Mr. Mohammad Raza in the project: Use of web-cam in monitoring the construction activates”

 

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
 

Book

 

Shaikh N. and Siddiqui K., (2010): “Shear flow over smooth and Wavy interfaces” ISBN 978-3-8383-7675-2, Lambert Academic Publishing, USA

 

Refereed Journals

  1. Atiq-Ur-Rab, Shaikh N (2016) “Effect Of Ferrite-Pearlite Layering On Ductile To Brittle Transition Temperature On API-X-60 Steel”, NED University Journal of Research-Applied Sciences, 13(2): 15-22
     
  2. Shaikh N, Siddiqui M. A. and Allauddin U. (2012): “Integrated solar water-heater and solar water cooler-performance during winter time”, NED University Journal of Research, Thematic issue on Energy
     
  3. Shaikh N. and Siddiqui K., (2011): “Near-surface flow structure over wind-generated water waves, part I: wave-induced flow characteristics”, Ocean Dynamics, 61:127–141
     
  4. Shaikh N. and Siddiqui K., (2011): “Near-surface flow structure over wind-generated water waves, part II: characteristics of separated and non-separated flows” Ocean Dynamics, 61:143–154
     
  5. Shaikh N. and Siddiqui K., (2010): “An experimental investigation of the near surface flow over air-liquid and air-solid interfaces”, Physics of Fluids, 22, 025103
     
  6. Gajusingh S. T, Shaikh N. and Siddiqui K, (2010): “Influence of a rectangular baffle on the downstream flow structure”, Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 34, 590-602
     
  7. Shaikh N. and Siddiqui K., (2008): “Airside velocity measurements over the wind-sheared water surface using Particle Image Velocimetry”, Ocean Dynamics, 58, 58-79
     
  8. Nasiruddin and Siddiqui K., (2007): “Heat transfer augmentation in a heat exchanger tube using a baffle”, International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 28, 318-328

Peer Reviewed Conference Proceedings

  1. Alam A. Shaikh N. and Siddiqui M. A,  Analysis of syngas composition in wood gasification using dawndraft gasifier”, Seventh International Mechanical Engineering conference, Karachi, March 2017
     
  2. Ejaz M. M. Shaikh N. Qureshi N. Shafiq-ur-Rehman, “Numerical Investigation of the effect of various propellant gases on the performance of micro electric thruster”, Seventh International Mechanical Engineering conference, Karachi, March 2017
     
  3. Shaikh N. and Siddiqui K., “Influence of airflow separation on the turbulent flow structure over wind-generated water waves”, ASME Fluid Engineering Division Summer Meeting, Colorado, August 2-5, 2009
     
  4. Shaikh N. and Siddiqui K., “An experimental Investigation of the Reynolds stress distribution over wind generated wter waves” 22nd Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics, Halifax, May 31-June 4, 2009
     
  5. Shaikh N. and Siddiqui K., “An experimental Investigation of the airflow structure over solid and wind generated water waves” 22nd Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics, Halifax, May 31-June 4, 2009
     
  6. Shaikh N. and Siddiqui K., “Wave-induced effect on the airside velocity field above the wind generated water waves”, ASME Fluid Engineering Division Summer Conference, Florida, August 10-14, 2008
     
  7. Gajusingh S.T., Shaikh N. and Siddiqui, K., “The impact of the vortex induced by a baffle on the turbulent structure”, ASME Fluids Engineering Division Summer Conference, Florida, August 10-14, 2008
     
  8. Shaikh N. and Siddiqui K., “An Experimental Investigation of the Flow Structure over Air-Water and Air-solid Interfaces”, Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering, Ottawa, June 5-8, 2008
     
  9. Shaikh N. and Siddiqui K., “Airside velocity measurement above the wind generated water waves”, 5th ASME_JSME Joint Fluids Engineering Conference, San Diego, California, July 30-August 2, 2007
     
  10. Shaikh N. and Siddiqui K., “Velocity and vorticity distribution within the airside boundary layer over the wind-sheared water surface” 21st Canadian Congress of Applied Mechanics, Toronto, June 3-7, 2007
     
  11. Shaikh N., Gajusingh S.T. and Siddiqui , K. “Flow variations in a channel due to the presence of a baffle”, 21st Canadian Congress of applied Mechanics, Toronto, June 3-7, 2007
     
  12. Siddiqui, K. and Shaikh, N. “Turbulent structure above wind-sheared air-water interface” 59th Annual Meeting of the Division of Fluid Dynamics, American Physical Society, Tampa Bay, Florida, November 19-21, 2006