Dr Muhammad Sana Ullah Sahar



Dr Muhammad Sana Ullah Sahar

Assistant Professor

QUALIFICATION

Ø PhD in Engineering (Mechanical) | Griffith University, Australia (2017 – 2020).

Specialization: Medical device fabrication, Engineering automation (IOTs), Bioengineering.

Ø M.S. in Mechanical Engineering | Yeungnam University, South Korea (2013 – 2015)

Specialization: Additive manufacturing, Micro-nano fabrication, Non-traditional machining

Ø B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering | Bahauddin Zakariya University, Pakistan (2006 – 2011)

Specialization: Engineering Automation.

Funding/Research Grants

Type of Funding: Research Grant

Granting Body:    Australian Orthopaedic Association

Amount/Worth:    10K Australian dollars

Project Title:         Negative Pressure Neurogenesis (2018-2019)

Type of Funding: Research Grant

Granting Body:    Queensland Hand Surgery Society

Amount/Worth:    7K Australian dollars

Project Title:         Stimulate & facilitate nerve axonal growth and regeneration after complete transection injury (2017-2018)

Type of Funding: Postgraduate Research Scholarship

Granting Body:    Griffith University

Amount/Worth:    Tutition Fee Waiver of worth 33K Australian dollars per year

Project Title:         Development of a nerve stretching device to facilitate peripheral nerve repair (Feb 2017 – Feb 2020)

Type of Funding: Postgraduate Research Scholarship

Granting Body:    Griffith University

Amount/Worth:    Living Allowance 25K Australian dollars per year

Year of Award:    Feb 2017 – Feb 2020

Type of Funding: Scholarship

Granting Body:    Yeungnam University

Amount/Worth:    Tuition Fee Waiver 15K US dollars per year.

Year of Award:    Feb 2013 – Feb 2015

Type of Funding: Scholarship

Granting Body:    Precision Machining Lab, Yeungnam University.

Amount/Worth:    Living Allowance 8K US dollars per year.

Year of Award:    Feb 2013 – Aug 2016

Type of Funding: Research Assistantship Scholarship

Granting Body:    Griffith University

Amount/Worth:    Research allowance US $ 2K

Year of Award:    Feb 2014

Type of Funding: Merit Scholarship

Granting Body:    Bahauddin Zakariya University

Amount/Worth:    PKR 20K

Year of Award:    2008

Publication

1. M. Sana Ullah Sahar, M. Barton, G.D. Tansley, A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of Cell-Based Therapy in Repairing Peripheral Nerve Gap Defects. Prosthesis 2020, 2, 153-167.

2. M. Sana Ullah Sahar, M. Barton, G.D. Tansley, Design and fabrication of a nerve-stretching device for in vivo mechanotransduction of peripheral nerve fibers, HardwareX, Volume 7, 2020, ISSN 2468-0672.

3. M. Sana Ullah Sahar, M. Barton, G.D. Tansley, Bridging larger gaps in peripheral nerves using neural prosthetics and physical therapeutic agents, Neural Regen. Res. 14 (2019) 1109. doi:10.4103/1673-5374.251186.

4. M. Sana Ullah Sahar, T. Mettyas, M. Barton, Development of a nerve stretcher for in vivo stretching of nerve fibres., Biomed. Phys. Eng. Express. (2019). doi:10.1088/2057-1976/ab2ca7.

5. M. Imran, T. Khatoon, M. Sana Ullah Sahar, T.J. Ko, Development of Empirical Model for Biomachining to Improve Machinability and Surface Roughness of Polycrystalline Copper, Int. J. Precis. Eng. Manuf. Technol. 5 (2018) 201–209.

6. M. Imran, A.S. Saragih, M. Sana Ullah Sahar, T.J. Ko, Digital maskless lithography capabilities for surface texturing with biomachining, Int. J. Adv. Manuf. Technol. 89, (2017). doi:10.1007/s00170-016-9317-6.

7. M. Sana Ullah Sahar, M. Imran, T.J. Ko, Optimal strategy to deal with decision-making problems in machine tools remanufacturing, Int. J. Precis. Eng. Manuf. Technol. 3 (2016) 19–26.

8. J.Y. Jeong, Y. Zhen, M. Sana Ullah Sahar, T.J. Ko, Slope Change of Surface Texturing Pattern Using Grinding, J. Korean Soc. Manuf. Process Eng. 15 (2016)15.

9. M. Imran, M. Sana Ullah Sahar, T.J. Ko, Selection of optimum process parameters of biomachining for maximum metal removal rate, Int. J. Precis. Eng. Manuf. Technol. 2 (2015) 307–313.

10. M. Sana Ullah Sahar, K. Yein, T.J. Ko, 3D Simulation of Regular Surface    Texturing on Free Form Surfaces by Using Patterned Grinding Process, 3rd Annu. Int. Conf. Mater. Sci. Met. Manuf. (M3 2016 ), 2016.

11. J.Y. Jeong, Y. Zhen, M. Sana Ullah Sahar, Y. Kwak, T.J. Ko, J.K. Park, A study on changes of pattern slope in surface texturing by using grinding, Proc. Korean Soc. Manuf. Technol. Eng. (2016) 207.

12. M. Sana Ullah Sahar, K.M. Park, T.J. Ko, Study the Influence of Dressing ToolTip in Determining the Geometry of Surface Textures during 3D Simulation,Proc. Korean Soc. Precis. Eng. 2016, 2016: pp. 12–13.

13. M. Sana Ullah Sahar, K.M. Park, T.J. Ko, Study the effect of cutting speed and feed rate in determining the geometry of surface textures during 3D simulation, Proc. Korean Soc. Mech. Eng. 2016. (2016) 129–130.

14. M. Sana Ullah Sahar, T.J. Ko, K. Park, Effect of Machining Parameters on Texturing Pattern during Simulation of Patterned Grinding on Non-Planar Surface, Proc. Korean Soc. Precis. Eng., 2015: pp. 5–6.

15. J.Y. Jeong, Y. Zhen, M. Sana Ullah Sahar, T.J. Ko, J.K. Park, Surface texturing technology on free form surfaces using grinding, Korean Soc. Manuf. Technol. Eng. (2015) 151.

16. M. Sana Ullah Sahar, S.J. Won, T.J. Ko, A Strategy to Deal with Decision-making Problem during Machine Tools Remanufacturing, Proc. Korean Soc. Precis. Eng. 2015, 2015: pp. 273–274.

17. J.Y. Jeong, Y. Zhen, M. Sana Ullah Sahar, T.J. Ko, J.K. Park, Changes of patterns corresponding to surface shapes in surface texturing using grinding, Proc. Korean Soc. Manuf. Technol. Eng., 2015: p. 164.

18. J.Y. Jeong, Y. Zhen, M. Sana Ullah Sahar, T.J. Ko, J.K. Park, Study of the pattern generation on curved surfaces using grinding, Proc. Korean Soc. Manuf. Technol. Eng., 2015: p. 247.

19. M. Sana Ullah Sahar, K.M. Park, T.J. Ko, Development of A 3D Simulation Technology for Surface Texturing by Using Patterned Grinding Wheel on Freeform Surfaces, Proc. Korean Soc. Mech. Eng., 2015: pp. 4174–4175.

20. M. Sana Ullah Sahar, T.J. Ko, A Method to Select Optimal Solution for Machine Tools Remanufacturing Multi-Solution Decision Problem, 3rd Annu. Int. Conf. Ind. Syst. Des. Eng., 2015: p. 49.

21. M. Sana Ullah Sahar, T.J. Ko, Optimum Process Planning for Remanufacturing of Machine Tools by Using Fuzzy Linear Regression Model, Proc. Korean Soc. Precis. Eng., 2014: p. 140.

22.M. Sana Ullah Sahar, T.J. Ko, Re-manufacturing Of Machine Tools by Removing Design Constraints Using Reverse Engineering Techniques, Proc. Korean Soc. Manuf. Technol. Eng. 2014, 2014: pp. 93–94.

23. M. Sana Ullah Sahar, T.J. Ko, Study of the accuracy of a modelled surface from point cloud data, Proc. Korean Soc. Manuf. Process Eng. 2014, 2014: p. 36.

 

Research Interest

Ø Modelling, fabrication, and optimization of Medical implants/devices/scaffolds.

Ø Reverse engineering, Prototyping, Additive manufacturing, Engineering automation.