Shafqat Hussain PhD in Mechanical Engineering
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A qualified, disciplined and resourceful professional having exceptional credentials in Mechanical Engineering with teaching, research and industrial experience. Committed to professional development and create incredibly elegant engineered solutions. Strong communication, analytical, critical thinking and problem solving skills, blending with a perfectionist’s eye for detail, committed team player and demonstrated leader with the ability to perform well independently.

Research Interests
• Exploration and utilization of alternative clean energy sources, i.e., solar, wind, bio, Geo, and fuel cells to serve the society and humanity
• Energy-efficient buildings, Renewable energy based HVAC systems, Smart distributed Grid-systems.
• Experimental, analytical and numerical investigations of Renewable energy based electric and thermal power systems.
• Designing, development/fabrication and testing/instrumentation of renewable energy systems prototypes.
• Commercialization of the developed renewable energy systems.

Subjects

  • Mechanical Engineering all theoretical subjects Doctorate/PhD

  • Applied Thermodynamics and heat transfer Doctorate/PhD

  • Mechatronics Engineering Doctorate/PhD

Experience

  • Associate Professor (Mar, 2019–Present) at University of Lahore, Lahore Pakistan
    • Courses Taught: Heat and mass transfer, Advance Fluid Mechanics, Mechanics of Machines, Advanced Topics in Heat Transfer, Advance Thermodynamics, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Renewable Energy Resources ( BS, MS and PhD leve).
    • Head of implementation of OBE system in Thermo-fluid courses.
    • Director of the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Research Group (RS-ERG)
    • Published 17 research articles in peer-review International Journals during the year 2020-22.
    • Domain Head of Renewable Energy Labs (HVAC & R, HMT and IC Engines & Power Train) focusing on the repair/maintenance, upgradation/development of the Labs.
    • Supervision of final-year and M.Sc/PhD student/ research projects. Supervising under-grad research projects, one PhD student and one M.Sc. student
    • Administrative responsibilities assigned by the Department
  • Sr. Energy Specialist (Jun, 2018–Mar, 2019) at QSBR Innovations Inc. Kingston, ON, Canada
    • Arranged research funding of half Million US $ from KACST, Saudi Arabia
    • Worked on a Collaboration Research Projects between QSBR/KACST (Saudi Arab) with the title “Design, fabrication, instrumentation/testing and installation of an energy-efficient solar assisted hybrid desiccant evaporative air-conditioning system prototype for the hot and humid climatic conditions of coastal regions and an innovative evaporative air-conditioning system for the hot and dry weather conditions of central regions of Saudi Arabia”
  • Assistant Professor (Feb, 2014–May, 2018) at Al-Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University Riyadh, Saudi Arab
    Courses Taught: ME 221/323 - Thermodynamics 1&II, ME324-Heat Transfer, ME-222-Fluid Mechanics, ME 334-Automatic Control/Process Control, GE202-Dynamics, ME331-Theory of Machines, ME449-Advanced Topics in Thermal Sciences, GE301-Numerical Methods in Engineering, GE303-Engineering Economy and ME451-HVAC Systems.

    • Administrative Responsibilities: involved in maintaining and upgrading the departmental Heat Transfer, HVAC, Fluid Mechanics and Automatic Control laboratories, which includes procurement of new equipment, installation, commissioning and testing and,
    • Member of Departmental Faculty Search Committee: Duties involved shortlisting of Applicant CVs, Conducting Interviews and corresponding with new prospective faculty members.
    • Member of Departmental Research Committee: Duties involved, Evaluation of faculty research project proposals, coordinating the research activities among departmental and university labs.
    • Member of undergraduate final year student projects: Duties involved in coordinating between the faculty members and students and assigning the projects to students groups.
  • Post-Doctorate-Research Associate (Jul, 2012–Jan, 2014) at Queens University Kingston Ontario Canada
    Developed numerical model of residential solar collectors: Thermal conditions were studied numerically using the Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) and Large Eddy Simulation (LES) modeling approach. Radiation exchange between the surfaces of the solar collector was modeled using the Discrete Ordinate Radiation Model.
    • Implemented collector model in three-dimensional engine simulation software to study the effect of different parameters on the performance of solar collectors.
    • Studied three-dimensional flow and heat transfer through various geometries of solar collectors with numerical simulations in a commercial CFD package, ANSYS-FLUENT.
    • Designed and built experimental setups to characterize three dimensional flow and heat transfer in collector parts, as well as to validate numerical simulations.
  • Lecturer (Jun, 2001–May, 2005) at University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe
    • Courses taught: 'Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer, Engineering Static and Dynamic and Fluid Mechanics' at
    under-graduate level
    • Partnered with the department lab staff in maintaining and upgrading laboratory facilities. • • Planned and supervised student projects concerning thermo-fluid for industrial development. • Designed and built experimental setups to characterize the production of alternative fuels (Bio-diesel and
    ethanol).
    • Worked on departmental and University committees, and service activities appropriate to rank and appointment.
  • Captain/Maor (Apr, 1986–May, 2001) at EME Corps of Pakistan Army
    Supervised/organized the design, manufacturing, production, modification, and rebuild of mechanical
    systems in industrial facilities.
    • Investigated mechanical failures or unexpected maintenance problems.
    • Performed inspections and ensure QC of repair and maintenance of equipment at different organizational
    levels.
    • Managed technical matters and oversaw workload of employees.
    • Prepared detailed technical reports pertaining to various aspects of engineering/technical matters and
    oversaw workload of employees.
    • Determined employee roles and responsibilities and evaluated employee job performance.

Education

  • PhD in Mechanical Engineering (Jan, 2009–Jul, 2012) from Queens University Kingston Ontario Canada
  • M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering (Sep, 2006–Dec, 2008) from Queens University Kingston Ontario Canada
  • M.Sc in systems and control Engineering (Sep, 1997–Apr, 1999) from National University of Science and Technology Islamabad

Fee details

    Rs500,000–700,000/month (US$1798.88–2518.44/month)

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