Dr.Muhammad Imran
HOD/Assistant Professor
muhammad.imran@piet.edu.pk
Ø PhD Mechanical Engineering Year: 2016-2020 University: Queensland
University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia Ø M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering Year: 2013-2015 University: Yeungnam
University, South Korea Ø B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering Year: 2006-2011 University: Bahauddin
Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan Teaching Experience Ø 2016 – 2019: Teaching
Assistant | School of Chemistry physics and Mechanical Engineering | Queensland
University of Technology, Australia Ø Courses Titles: (EGB111) Foundation of Engineering Design,
(EGB214) Materials and Manufacturing (EGB314) Strength of Materials, (EGB121)
Engineering Mechanics, (EGB435) Advanced Manufacturing Activities: § Assisting in experimental labs for
undergraduate students. § Teaching engineering software’s to
undergraduate students. § Assisting in invigilation in mid semester and
final exams. Ø 2013 – 2015 Teaching
Assistant | School of Mechanical Engineering Yeungnam University, South Korea Courses Titles: Advanced Manufacturing Processes, 3D Modelling, Non-Traditional
Manufacturing Processes, Finite element methods Activities: § Assisting in experimental labs for
undergraduate students. § Teaching engineering software’s to
undergraduate students. § Assisting in invigilation in mid semester and
final exams PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Ø 2016
–2019: PhD Research Student | Queensland University of Technology, Australia. Title: Synthesis and characterization of
Nanoparticle-Polymer Nanofibers for gas sensing Activities: § Synthesis of inorganic
(metal oxide) one-dimensional nanomaterials using Electrospinning. § Synthesis of Polymer/Nanoparticle
composite nanomaterials for gas sensing. § Material characterisation
of developed nanomaterials. § Electrochemical
(amperometric) gas sensing using developed nanofibrous materials. § Photo-assisted
electrochemical sensing for enhanced sensor response and sensing kinetics. § Application of developed
electrochemical sensors for type-1 diabetes detection. § Studying the sensing
mechanism of developed nanomaterials. Ø 2013
– 2015: Project
researcher | Brain Korea Project (BK-21) Title: Combining Bio machining and mask-less
photolithography technique for the development of Green micromachining process Activities: § Bacterial cell culturing. § Improving metal removal
rate by optimal selection of process variables. § Minimizing the change in
surface roughness after Bio machining. § Developing an empirical
model for improved machinability of Bio machining process. § Development of a mask-less
photolithography system using DMD of the projector. § Experimental Verification
of the photolithography system by fabrication of micro features. Ø 2011
– 2013: Maintenance Engineer | Pepsi Cola Int. (Pty) Ltd., Pakistan Activities: § Maintenance Planning and
Execution. § Designing maintenance
strategies, procedures and methods. § Carrying out routine
scheduled maintenance work and responding to equipment faults. § Diagnosing breakdown
problems. § Fitting new parts and
making sure equipment is working correctly. § Carrying out quality
inspections on jobs. § Arranging specialist
procurement of fixtures, fittings or components. MENTORED
PROJECTS: Ø 2017-2018 Manuj Patel, M.S. Degree
Student (Mechanical Engineering) | Queensland University of Technology,
Australia Thesis:Polyvinyl alcohol–WO3 nanocomposite films:
synthesis, characterization and gas sensing properties Ø 2017 Harry Cox, B.S. (Hons.) Degree
Student (Physics) Queensland University of
Technology, Australia Thesis:Synthesis of Electrospun
Tungsten oxide- Polyvinylpyrrolidone Nanofibers for Gas
Sensors. Professional Certifications § Conference Bursary & Best
Poster Award, $300 AUD – Emerging Sensing Technologies Summit, (2018). § Queensland Postgraduate
Research Award (QUTPRA) from 2016-2019, worth $27596 per year. § HDR Tuition Fee waiver
scholarship from 2016 – 2019, Worth $26000 per year. § Faculty Writeup Scholarship
from Queensland University of Technology, worth $3200 for publication support. § Small Equipment Grant 2018
from Queensland University of Technology, worth $3200 for the purchase of high
voltage power supply. § Small Equipment Grant 2018
from Queensland University of Technology, worth $2000 for the purchase of dual
syringe pump for electrospinning setup. § Small Equipment Grant 2017
from Queensland University of Technology, worth $5000 for the purchase of MKS
mass flow controller for gas sensing setup. § 1st rank in all foreigner
students in the graduate school of Yeungnam University in master’s degree
course and selected as “Foreigner Student Representative”, Korea, (2013-15). § Research assistantship
$2881 AUD, Micro and Nano Fabrication Laboratory, Yeungnam University, Korea on
ECO/Biotechnology Project (NRF-2014H1C1A1066502) (2013-15). § International student
scholarship, $ 21912 AUD – Yeungnam University (2013-15) § Merit scholarship, $ 700
AUD – Bahauddin Zakariya University (2007-11) Merit scholarship, $ 5000
AUD – Punjab College of Information Technology Multan (2004-06) Skills Ø Solidworks Ø Ansys Ø Catia Ø UG NX Ø Origin pro Ø Minitab Ø Graphpad Ø TEM Ø SEM Ø XRD Ø XPS Ø FTIR Ø Raman Ø TGA Ø DSA Ø BET Ø Optical microscopy
1. Muhammad Imran, Syed Rashid, Ylias Sabri, Nunzio Motta, Tuquabo
Tesfamichael, Prashant Sonar, and Mahnaz Shafiei. “Photo-assisted Amperometric
Acetone Sensing of WO3 Nanoparticles-Polymer composite Nanofibers,” IEEE
Sensors Journal (to be submitted) [IF 3.076] 2. Muhammad Imran, Ebtsam Alenezy, Ylias Sabri, Nunzio Motta, Tuquabo
Tesfamichael, Prashant Sonar, and Mahnaz Shafiei. “Enhanced Acetone Sensing
Using Electrospun Nanofibers of Highly Oxygen Deficient WO3-x,” Journal of
Material Chemistry C, 2019. (Under review) [IF: 6.641] 3. Muhammad Imran, Syed Rashid, Ylias Sabri, Nunzio Motta, Tuquabo
Tesfamichael, Prashant Sonar, and Mahnaz Shafiei. “Template based Sintering of
WO3 Nanoparticles into Porous Tungsten Oxide Nanofibers for Acetone Sensing
Applications,” Journal of Material Chemistry C, 2019. [IF: 6.641] [cited:01] 4. Muhammad Imran, Nunzio Motta, and Mahnaz Shafiei. “Electrospun
one-dimensional nanostructures: a new horizon for gas sensing materials.”
Beilstein journal of nanotechnology 9, no. 1 (2018): 2128-2170. [IF: 3.16]
[cited:09] 5. Muhammad, Imran, Tayyaba Khatoon, Sahar M. Sana Ullah, and Tae Jo Ko.
“Development of empirical model for Biomachining to improve machinability
and surface roughness of polycrystalline copper.” International Journal of
Precision Engineering and Manufacturing-Green Technology 5, no. 2 (2018):
201-209. [IF:4.561] [cited:03] 6. Muhammad Imran, Agung Shumsuddin Saragih, Muhammad Sana Ullah Sahar,
and Tae Jo Ko. “Digital maskless lithography capabilities for surface
texturing with biomachining.” The International Journal of Advanced
Manufacturing Technology 89, no. 9-12 (2017): 3709-3719. [IF:2.750] [cited:08] 7. Kumaran, S. Thirumalai, Tae Jo Ko, M. Uthayakumar, M. Adam Khan, and
Muhammad Imran. “Some experimental investigations on drilling AA
(6351)-SiC-B4C composite.” Materials and Manufacturing Processes 32, no.
13 (2017): 1557-1564. [IF:2.669] [cited:05] 8. Muhammad Sana Ullah Sahar,
Muhammad Imran, and Tae Jo Ko. “Optimal strategy to deal with decision
making problems in machine tools remanufacturing.” International Journal
of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing Green Technology 3, no. 1 (2016):
19-26. [IF:4.561] [cited: 14] 9. Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Sana Ullah Sahar, and Tae Jo Ko.
“Selection of optimum process parameters of Biomachining for maximum metal
removal rate.” International Journal of Precision Engineering and
ManufacturingGreen Technology 2, no. 4 (2015): 307-313. [IF:4.561] [cited:14] 10. Muhammad Imran, Syed Rashid, Ylias Sabri, Nunzio Motta, Tuquabo
Tesfamichael, Prashant Sonar, and Mahnaz Shafiei. “Photo-assisted Amperometric
Acetone Sensing of PVP/WO3 Hybrid Nanofibers,” The IEEE Sensors Conference
2019, Montreal, Canada. (Poster Presentation) 11. Muhammad Imran, Nunzio Motta, Tuquabo Tesfamichael, Prashant Sonar
and Mahnaz Shafiei. “Synthesis and characterisation of electrospun WO3
nanofibers.” International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, (ICONN
2018) Wollongong, Australia. (Poster presentation) 12. Muhammad Imran, Mahnaz Shafiei, Tuquabo Tesfamichael, Prashant Sonar
and Nunzio Motta. “Template based sintering of WO3 nanoparticles into WO3
nanofibers for acetone sensing applications”, International Symposium on
Advanced Materials and Sustainable Technologies, (AM&ST 2018) Brisbane,
Australia. (Poster presentation) 13. Muhammad Imran, Syed Rashid, Ylias Sabri, Nunzio Motta, Tuquabo
Tesfamichael, Prashant Sonar, and Mahnaz Shafiei. “Template based sintering of
0D nanomaterials to 1D nanomaterials and their breath analysis applications”,
Emerging Sensing Technologies Summit, (ES&ST 2018) Melbourne, Australia.
(Poster presentation) 14. Muhammad Imran, Nunzio Motta, Tuquabo Tesfamichael, Prashant Sonar
and Mahnaz Shafiei. “Synthesis and characterization of electrospun PVP
nanofibers embedded with metal oxide nanoparticles.” Nanostructures for
Sensors, Electronics, Energy and Environment (NanoS-E3 2017) Brisbane,
Australia. (Poster presentation) 15. Muhammad Imran and Tae Jo Ko. “Micro feature fabrication by
biomachining along with fine tuning of process parameters for increasing metal
removal rate.” International Conference on MicroManufacturing, 2015, Milan,
Italy. (Oral presentation) 16. Muhammad Imran, Kwak Yein, and Tae Jo Ko. “Surface Texturing by
Biomachining along with Fine Tuning of Process Parameters for Improved Surface
Roughness.” International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Advanced
Materials (ICME-AM 2015), Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. (Oral presentation) 17. Muhammad Imran, Ji Yong Jeong, Yu Zhen, and Tae Jo Ko. “Development
of an empirical model for improving surface roughness of biomachined copper.”
Proceedings of Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2015, South Korea.
(Poster presentation)
Ø July 2019 – Sept 2019 PhD Research Internee | Olfactory Sensors Group – National Institute of
Material Science Japan Supervisor: Prof. Genki Yoshikawa Activities: § Synthesis of inorganic (metal oxide)
one-dimensional nanomaterials using Electrospinning. § Material characterisation of developed
nanomaterials. § Integration of developed nanofibers with
membrane type surface stress sensor platform. § Application of developed MSS sensors for VOCs
detection. § Studying the sensing mechanism of developed
nanomaterials
