Faculty Profile

Engr. M. Sajjad
Lecturer (on study leave)
M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, UET Lahore
Research Interests

  • Desalination, Heat Transfer, Infrared Thermography

Biography

  • Engr. Muhammad Sajjad joined the University as a pioneer faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering in September 2014. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and master’s degree in Thermal Power Engineering from the University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore, Pakistan. He chaired Mechanical Engineering Department for one year on temporary basis during 2015-16. He has been involved in various administrative responsibilities such as establishing undergraduate laboratories, managing accreditation visits of Pakistan Engineering Council, and developing a new curriculum for undergraduate studies at the Mechanical Engineering Department as a Department Chair. Currently, he is on study leave and pursuing his PhD at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Khalifa University of Science & Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE since January 2020.

Awards and Honors

  • Awarded with Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant Scholarship for PhD from the Khalifa University of Science & Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Chaired Mechanical Engineering Department of the University on temporary basis for one year in 2015-16
  • Awarded with a shield titled “Outstanding Performance and Exceptional Commitment to Teamwork” by Vice-Chancellor, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering & Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan

Publications

  • Muhammad Sajjad, Muhammad Sajid Kamran, Hassan Ali, Muhammad Asim, Nasir Hayat; “Effect of various evaluation criteria on heat transfer enhancement of nanofluids – A case study of water-based Cu2O nanofluids”; Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering; 2019
  • Muhammad Sajjad, Muhammad Sajid Kamran, Rabia Shaukat, Mudather Ibrahim Mudather Zeinelabdeen; “Numerical investigation of laminar convective heat transfer of graphene oxide/ethylene glycol-water nanofluids in a horizontal tube”; Engineering Science and Technology, an International Journal; 2018
  • Muhammad Sajjad, Hassan Ali, Muhammad Sajid Kamran; “Thermal-hydraulic analysis of water based zirconium oxide nanofluids in segmental baffled shell and tube heat exchangers”; Thermal Science; 2020
  • MS Kamran, K Naz, J Umer, M Sajjad, MW Saleem, MIM Zeinelabdeen; “Experimental Evaluation of Performance Characteristics of a Horizontal Copper Mesh Wick-Based Miniature Loop Heat Pipe”; Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering; 2021
  • Muhammad Sajjad, MD Islam, Isam Janajreh; “Performance Analysis of Wind Tower Greenhouse Integration Using CFD”; ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE); 2020
  • (Accepted) Isam Janajreh, Muhammad Sajjad, MD. Islam, Lina Janajreh; “Numerical Simulation of Indoor Human Sneezing”; ASME 2021 Heat Transfer Summer Conference; 2021

Affiliations

  • Pakistan Engineering Council