Supervision & Teaching

Research Supervision

Postdoctoral fellow: 1

Students: 4PhD + 20 MSc

Research Engineers: 4

Chongqing Jiaotong University, China

Lead Roles

Education Lead

Institute of Mechanical Engineer (UK) Academic Liaison Officer at Northumbria University UK
Deputy Program Leader (BEng) Mechanical Engineering Department, Northumbria University, UK
Student placement lead, Mechanical Engineering Department, Northumbria University, UK
Coordinator of the core module, KB6000, Northumbria University, UK
Personal tutor for levels 4,5 & 6

Key Services to University

Appointed as application review committee member (from Mechanical Department) for Multi-Disciplinary Research Team peaks of excellence candidate screening (2022)
Mechanical Engineering Department Clearance and Confirmation lead (2021 and 2022)
University open day (duties at booth, presentation and visit) (2019-2022)
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) training, networks and workshops to promote EDI in university
Coordinator and founder of ASHRAE student chapter at Northumbria University (2022)

Postdoctoral Research

Dr. Adeel Arshad (July 2022 – Present): Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Project: Solar to alternative fuel economy (SAFECONOMY): British Council Project
Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Nottingham University, UK (2021)

Doctoral Students

Anotidaishe Moyo (Jan 2022 – Present): Ph.D. Scholar
Work: £100K secured from EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Renewable Energy Northeast Universities (ReNU) program. He is working on droplet energy harvesting.
Institute: Northumbria University, UK
Muhammad Ahmad (Jan 2021 – Present): Ph.D. Scholar
Work: £85K secured from RDF Northumbria. He working on the development of an innovative solution for data center and battery thermal management.
Institute: Northumbria University, UK
Noman Ashraf (Jan 2020 – Present): Ph.D. Scholar
Institute: Universiti Technologi Malaysia
Sundus Khushnood (Jan 2019 – Present): PhD Scholar

Institute: Ghulam IshaqKhan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology (GIKI) Pakistan

Research Engineer

Muhammad Mehroz (July 2022 – Present): Research Engineer
Project: Solar energy storage and application for heating and desalination: Royal Society Project
Mohammed Sanjid Thavalengal (Sep 2021 – Present): Research Engineer
Project: Data center thermal management: Northern Accelerator PoC Project
Nida Imtiaz (Sep 2021 – Present): Research Engineer
Project: Solar2Water: Northern Accelerator PoC Project

Mechanical Engineering MSc and Meng (Hons)

Sustainable Development for Engineering Practitioners (KB7040, Core, 20 Credits)
This module develops understanding of the fundamentals of sustainable and ethical development relate to decision making, for example consideration of; legislation, economics, energy, materials, environment and society. (Class size 120-150)
Advance Practice (KB7056, Core, 60 Credits)
This module is designed to undertake a Live Project with company to learn real work environment before starting their actual career. (Class size 200-250)
Engineering Optimisation and Design (KB7062, Core, 20 Credits)
In this module students investigate and apply optimisation techniques and tools to aid in engineering design to solve complex problems. (Class size 200-250)

Mechanical Engineering BEng (Hons)

Thermodynamics (KB4044, Core, 20 Credits)
In this module students explore the fundamental concepts of heat, work, and temperature and their relationships with energy, radiation, and physical properties. (Class size 150-180)
Sustainable Energy Systems (KB6057, Optional,20 Credits)
The module will investigate global concerns relating to the availability of energy sources, their sustainability and use, and how technologies relating to these aspects may be utilised and integrated into solutions that may be more acceptable and efficient in terms of societal impact and use of resources. Class size 150-180)
Investigative Project (KB6000, Core,40 Credits)
This module is designed to undertake an independent project to develop research, analytical, problem-solving, teamwork and communication skills. Class size 150-180)
Professional Engineering Futures (KB6054, Core,20 Credits)
This module assists students to reflect upon their development to date and consider where you may ultimately wish to direct their career and some of the things that they might do to try and get there

Civil Engineering BEng (Hons)

Environmental Engineering (KB6012, Core,20 Credits)
This broad subject is distilled down to key topics in the field of environmental engineering, such as: environmental impact assessment; environmental risk assessment and water treatment engineering. Class size 100-120)

Other Modules/Independent Study