Faculty Profile

Engr. Usman Khalid
Lecturer
M.S. Energy System Engineering U.S.-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy (USPCAS-E), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST)

Engr. Usman Khalid did his B.Sc. Chemical Engineering from NFC Institute of Engineering and Technology (NFC IET) Multan, Pakistan. After graduating from the NFC IET, he did his M.S. Energy System Engineering from the prestigious U.S.-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy (USPCAS-E), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) Islamabad, Pakistan.

He joined the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Wah (UOW) in April 2015 as a Lecturer Chemical Engineering. He taught the courses of Chemical Process Principles, Thermodynamics, and Engineering Materials to the undergraduate students. He has also helped the Department of Chemical Engineering UOW to implement Outcome Based Education (OBE) as per the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) guidelines in light of Washington Accord.

Engr. Usman Khalid joined the Department of Chemical Engineering, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology (KFUEIT) Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan in August, 2018 as a Lecturer Chemical Engineering. He has helped in establishing various labs at the Department of Chemical Engineering. Since Fall 2018 semester, in addition to teaching he is actively involved in research at the newly established Water and Energy Systems Engineering Laboratory (WESEL) at the Department of Chemical Engineering KFUEIT, Rahim Yar Khan.

  1. The role of cross-linkers in the performance of anion exchange membrane for fuel cell applications,NaeemAkhtar Qaisrani, Waheed Afzal, Usman Khalid, MutherMansoor Qaisrani, Subhan Azeem, Ali Ahmad , Lingling Ma, Lv Li, Fengxiang Zhang. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects (2025)
  2. Enhanced methane and energy generation from sewage water using microbial fuel cells with paddy field soil substrate, Zeshan Abbas, Hafiza Yousra Bibi, Usman Khalid, Saad Saleem Khan, Stephen Larkin, Muther Mansoor Qaisrani, Ali Ahmad, Hussain Shareef and Naeem Akhtar Qaisrani. Energy Exploration & Exploitation (2024)
  3. Removal of ceftriaxone sodium antibiotic from pharmaceutical wastewater using an activated carbon based TiO2 composite: Adsorption and photocatalytic degradation evaluation. Abdullah, M., Iqbal, J., Ur Rehman M.S., Khalid, U., Mateen, F., Arshad, S.N., Al-Sehemi, A.G., Algarni, H., Al-Hartomy, O.A., Fazal, T.  Chemosphere 317, 137834, ( 2023).
  4. Polyaniline engineered zinc sulphide nanocomposite as a highly-efficient electrocatalyst for the oxygen evolution process, Asma M. Alenad; Sofia Fatima; Usman Khalid; Nigarish Bano; Abdul Ghafoor Abid; Sumaira manzoorc ; Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Farid; Mouslim Messali; Huda A. Alzahrani; Taha Abdel Mohaymen Taha, Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society (JKCS), (2023).
     

  •  Process Energy Systems
  • Heat Transfer Scheme
  • Coal Gasification
  • Renewable Technologies

Bio-methane Production using Microbial Degradation Activity of Organic Matter Funded by Africa New Energies Limited, United Kingdom 
(Grant number ANE0053).
 

  • Registered Engineer Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC)
  • Registration No.:      CHEM/11270