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Engr. Dr. Muhammad Ashraf
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. Water Resources Engineering Centre of Excellence in Water Resources Engineering, UET Lahore
Research Interests

  • The main focus of my research is impact of hydrologic and hydraulic parameters on the soil, river bank erosion and sediment transport. However, I have a wide range of research interest including Irrigation engineering, Hydraulics, hydrology and application of GIS Tolls in water resources engineering.

Biography

  • Dr. Muhammad Ashraf is an Assistant Professor in the Agriculture Engineering Department at KFUEIT, RYK. Prior joining the KFUIET, he has worked in renowned organization like WAPDA, MM Pakistan and Punjab University College of Information and Technology (PUCIT) Lahore. He has also completed the projects of national importance in collaboration with IWMI, CSIRO, Australia and Provincial Disaster Management Authority, Punjab. He has significant experience in surface water hydrology, hydraulics, soil and river bank erosion, irrigation engineering and application of RS and GIS in water resources engineering.
  • Dr. Ashraf obtained his undergraduate degree in Agricultural Engineering from the University of Agriculture Faisalabad. He received his MS and PhD degrees in Water Resources Engineering from Centre of Excellence in Water Resources Engineering, UET Lahore. He is author of many research papers and a book chapter. He used to spend his spare time with family members and friends, reading books and scientific literature. He also participates in voluntary campaigns aimed for the betterment of society.

Awards and Honors

  • HEC Approved PhD supervisor
  • Member of Scientific Committee of International Conferences
  • Availed the HEC MS leading to PhD Indigenous scholarship

Publications

  • Ashraf M., Shakir A.S. (2018) Prediction of river bank erosion and protection works in a reach of River Chenab, Pakistan.  Arabian J of Geosci. 11(145):1-11. DOI: 10.1007/s12517-018-3493-7.
  • Ashraf M., Bahatti M. T., Shakir A.S. (2016) River Bank Erosion and Channel Evolution in sand-bed Braided River Reach of River Chenab: Role of Floods during Different Flow Regimes. Arabian J of Geosci., pp: 1-10 9 (2). DOI 10.1007/s12517-015-2114-y.
  • Ashraf M., Bahatti M. T., Shakir A.S. Tahir A. A., Ahmad A.  (2015) Sediment control interventions and flow dynamics: impact on sediment entry into the large canals. Environ Earth Sci, pp: 5465-5474, 74 (7). DOI 10.1007/s12665-015-4604-3.
  • Ashraf M., Azhar H., Latif M. (2011) Floodplain Mapping Using GIS-Based Hydraulic Modelling. Proceedings of the International Conference Organized by University of Engineering and Technology Lahore, March 7-8, 2011.
  • Ahmad S., Israr M., Liu S., Hayat H., Gul J., Wajid S., Ashraf M., Baig S.U. & Tahir A.A. (2018): Spatiotemporal
  • trends in snow extent and their linkage to hydro-climatological and topographical factors in the Chitral River Basin (Hindukush, Pakistan), Geocarto International, DOI: 10.1080/10106049.2018.1524517
  • Chaudhary M.H., Ashraf M., Hamid Q., Sarwar S.M., Saqib Z.A. (2017) Geospatial Techniques for Assessment of Bank Erosion and Accretion in the Marala Alexandria Reach of the River Chenab, Pakistan. Sains Malaysiana 46 (3): 413–420. DOI: 10.17576/jsm-2017-4603-08.
  • Nida S., Chaudhary M.H., Ashraf M., Saleem M., and others. (2016). Sediment Yield Assessment and identification of Check Dams for Rawal Dam Catchment. Arabian J Geosci. 466 (9). DOI: 10.1007/s12517-016-2484-9.
  • Tahir A. A., Chevalliar P., Amaud Y., Ashraf M. and Bhatti M.T. (2015) Snow cover extension and hydrological behaviour of the Astore River basin (Western Himalaya) and its comparison to the Hunza basin (Karakoram region). Science of the Total Environment. 505: 748-761. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.10.065.
  • Saifullah M., Liu S., Tahir A.A., Zaman M., Ahmad S., Adnan M, Chen D., Ashraf M. and Mehmood A. (2019) Development of Threshold Levels and a Climate-Sensitivity Model of the Hydrological Regime of the High-Altitude Catchment of the Western Himalayas, Pakistan. Water 11 (7) 1454. https://doi.org/10.3390/w11071454.

 

Book Chapter:

  • Muhammad Saifullah, Shiyin Liu, Muhammad Adnan, Muhammad Ashraf, Muhammad Zaman, Sarfraz Hashim and Sher Muhammad (2020). Risks of Glaciers Lakes Outburst Flood along China Pakistan Economic Corridor, IntechOpen, DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.93459.

Affiliations

  • Member of PEC
  • Member of a NSFC-ICIMOD Joint Research Project