Dr. Ali Turab Jafry

EDUCATION

WORK EXPERIENCE

RESEARCH GRANTS / FUNDED PROJECTS

 Role: PI
 Project Title: A portable and cost-effective digital microfluidics platform for lab-on-a-chip diagnostic applications
 Funding Organization: HEC Pakistan
 Amount: PKR 6.380 million 
 Duration: 03 years (June 2022 ~ June 2025)
 Status: In progress

Role: PI
 Project Title: Food Quality Indicator
 Funding Organization: HEC Pakistan
 Amount: PKR 5.42 million
 Duration: 02 years (June 2021 ~ June 2023)
 Status: In progress

Role: PI
 Project Title: Experimental investigation of droplet motion on a sliding surface for development of health care diagnostic platform
 Funding Organization: Ignite NGIRI
 Amount: PKR 22,200
 Duration: 01 years (June 2020 ~ June 2021)
 Status: Completed

Role: PI
 Project Title: Air jet manipulation of a droplet using superhydrophobic pathways
 Funding Organization: Ignite NGIRI
 Amount: PKR 33,284
 Duration: 01 years (June 2019 ~ June 2020)
 Status: Completed

Role: PI
 Project Title: Fabrication and characterization of self-powered and programmable paper-based microfluidic pump
 Funding Organization: HEC Pakistan 
 Amount: PKR 0.48 million
 Duration: 02 years (Jan 2019 ~ April 2020)
 Status: Completed

Role: PI
 Project Title: Design and development of a common rail direct fuel injection system
 Funding Organization: Heavy Industries Taxila
 Amount: PKR 0.10 million
 Duration: 01 years (June 2019 ~ June 2020)
 Status: Completed

As Principal Investigator (PI)

HONORS & AWARDS

AWARDS

2022                 Winner of DICE National Competition MNS Agriculture University of Multan Oct 2022. 

2004                All Pakistan Top in Chemistry O’levels Edexcel Board International  examinations 

HONORS

2022-Present  Guest Editor of Special Issues of Energies [MDPI IF: 3.252]

2022-Present  Convener Outcome-based Education (OBE) Committee for FME, GIK Institute

2021-Present  Member of “Academic Council” at GIK Institute

2022-Present  Advisor “Society for the Promotion of Higher Education in Pakistan (SOPHEP)”, GIK Institute

2021-2024       HEC Approved PhD Supervisor in the discipline of Engineering & Technology

2019-Present  Advisor “Society of Mechanical Engineers of Pakistan (SMEP)”, GIK Institute

2018-2022       Internship Coordinator for FME, GIK Institute 

SCHOLARSHIPS

2013-2018       HRD Initiative-MS leading to PhD Program of Faculty Development, funded by HEC Pakistan.

2014-2018       Brain Korea 21 Scholarship funded by National Research Foundation of Korea.

PUBLICATIONS

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

Cumulative Impact Factor: 95

Citations: 570 Google Scholar, H-Index: 9

1. Muteeb ul Haq, Ali Turab Jafry, Saad Ahmad, Taqi Ahmad Cheema, Muhammad Kamran, Huma Ajab, Haji Hassan Masjuki “Macroscopic spray behavior in pressurized chamber alongside thermal performance of quaternary castor biodiesel with butanol and 1-butoxybutane”, Energy, 2023, 282, 128912. (IF: 9.0), [LINK]
2. Muhammad Usman, Ali Turab Jafry, Ahmad Abbas, Gohar Hussain, and Naseem Abbas, “A high strength and flexible multilayered thin film laser induced graphene heater for thermal applications”, Thin Solid Films, 2023, 780, 139979. (IF: 2.1), [LINK]
3. Saad Ahmad, Ali Turab Jafry, Muteeb ul Haq, Naseem Abbas, Huma Ajab, Arif Hussain and Uzair Sajjad “Performance and Emission Characteristics of Second-Generation Biodiesel with Oxygenated Additives”, Energies, 2023, 16(13), 5153. (IF: 3.2), [LINK]
4. Muhammad Hammad, Md Shamimul Islam, Mohammed Asif Salam, Ali Turab Jafry*, Inayat Ali, Wasim Ahmed Khan, “Framework for the Implementation of Smart Manufacturing System: A Case in Point”, Processes, 2023, 11, 1436, DOI: 10.3390/pr11051436. (IF: 3.5), [LINK]
5. Muhammad Shoaib, Ali Turab Jafry, Muhammad Asif, “Comparative analysis of Multi Effect Distillation coupled with solar energy and combined cycle power plant”, Desalination and Water Treatment, 2023, 281:38-57, DOI:10.5004/dwt.2023.29146. (IF: 1.273), [LINK]
6. Syed Farhad Shah, Ali Turab Jafry, Gohar Hussain, Ali Hussain Kazim, and Mubashar Ali, “A passive and programmable 3D paper-based microfluidic pump for variable flow microfluidic applications”, Biomicrofluidics, 2022, 16, 064106. (IF: 3.2), [LINK]
7. Gohar Hussain, Ali Turab Jafry, Sohail Malik, Syed Farhad Shah, Sumaira Nishat and Fazli Rabbi Awan “Multifunctional rotational active valve for flow control in paper-based microfluidic devices”, Sensors and Actuators. B: Chemical, 2022, 378(1), 133142. (IF: 8.4), [LINK]
8. Saad Ahmad, Ali Turab Jafry, Muteeb ul Haq, Muhammad Asif, Khurshid Ahmad, and Fahad Ullah Zafar, “Experimental study of castor biodiesel ternary blends with ethanol, butanol, diethyl ether and dibutyl ether in a diesel engine”, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 2022, org/10.1007/s10973-022-11786-7. (IF: 4.4), [LINK]
9. Jawad Rabbi, Muhammad Asif, Ali Turab Jafry, Wajeeha Bibi_, Taqi Ahmad Cheema, “Investigation of morphological characteristics of concentric tube thermal energy storage”, Journal of Engineering Research, 2022, DOI: 10.36909/jer.ICEPE.19521. (IF: 1.325), [LINK]
10. Muteeb ul Haq, Ali Turab Jafry, Muhammad Salman Abbasi, Saad Ahmad, Taqi Ahmad Cheema and Naseem Abbas, “Numerical and experimental spray analysis of Castor and Jatropha biodiesel under non-evaporating conditions”, Energies, 2022, 15(20), 7808. (IF: 3.2), [LINK]
11. Muteeb ul Haq, Ali Turab Jafry, Saad Ahmad, Taqi Ahmad Cheema, Munib Qasim Ansari, Naseem Abbas, “Recent advances in fuel additives and their spray characteristics for diesel-based blends”, Energies, 2022, 15(19), 7281. (IF: 3.2), [LINK]
12. Sumaira Nishat, Ali Turab Jafry, Andres W. Martinez, Fazli Rabbi Awan, “Paper-based microfluidics: Simplified fabrication and assay methods”, Sensors and Actuators: B. Chemical, 2021, 336, 129681. (IF: 8.4), [LINK]
13. Naseem Abbas, Muhammad Bilal Awan, Mohammed Amer Syed Muhammad Ammar, Uzair Sajjad, Hafiz Muhammad Ali, Nida Zahra, Muzamil Hussain, Mohsin Ali Badshah, Ali Turab Jafry, “Applications of nanofluids in photovoltaic thermal systems: A review of recent advances”, Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2019, 122513. (IF: 3.3), [LINK]
14. Hosub Lim, Ali Turab Jafry, and Jinkee Lee, “Fabrication, Flow Control, and Applications of Microfluidic Paper-Based Analytical Devices”, Molecules, 2019, 24, 2869. (IF: 4.6), [LINK]
15. Hui Hun Cho, Su Ji Kim, Ali Turab Jafry*, Byoungsang Lee, Jun Hyuk Heo, Seokyoung Yoon, Sun Hwan Jeong, Seong-Il Kang, Jung Heon Lee, and Jinkee Lee, “A Paper-Based Platform for Long-Term Deposition of Nanoparticles with Exceptional Redispersibility, Stability, and Functionality”, Particle and Particle Systems Characterization, 2019, 1800483. (IF: 3.467), [LINK]
16. Ali Turab Jafry, Hyungdong Lee, Ayodya Pradhipta Tenggara, Hosub Lim, Youngkwang Moon, Yongwoo Lee, Doyoung Byun, Jinkee Lee, “Double-sided electrohydrodynamic jet printing of two-dimensional electrode array in paper-based digital microfluidics”, Sensors and Actuators: B Chemical, 2018, 282, 831-837. (IF: 8.4), [LINK]
17. Youngkwang Moon, Ali Turab Jafry, Soonbang Kang, Kyung-Yeol Baek, Seunghan Shin, Sewon Bae, Jinkee Lee, Yongwoo Lee, “Organophosphorus hydrolase-poly-β-cyclodextrin as a self-decontaminating bio-catalytic material for sorption and degradation of organophosphate pesticide”, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2018, 365, 261-269. (IF: 13.6), [LINK]
18. Ali Turab Jafry, Cheonji Lee, Dohyung Kim, Gyuhyeon Han, Won-Kee Sung, Jinkee Lee, “Development of high concentrated slightly acidic hypochlorous acid generator for food safety”, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, 2017, 31, 4541-4547. (IF: 1.6), [LINK]
19. Ali Turab Jafry, Hosub Lim, Won-Kee Sung, Jinkee Lee, “Flexible time–temperature indicator: a versatile platform for laminated paper-based analytical devices”, Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 2017, 21:57. (IF: 2.8), [LINK]
20. Ali Turab Jafry, Hosub Lim, Seong Il Kang, Ji Won Suk, Jinkee Lee, “A comparative study of paper-based microfluidic devices with respect to channel geometry”, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2016, 492, 190-198. (IF: 5.2), [LINK]

BOOK CHAPTERS 

1. Ali Turab Jafry, Hosub Lim, Jinkee Lee, Basic Paper-Based Microfluidics/Electronics Theory, in: J.H. Lee (Ed.) Paper-Based Medical Diagnostic Devices: As a Part of Bioanalysis-Advanced Materials, Methods, and Devices, Springer Singapore, 2021, pp. 7-39. [LINK]
2. Ali Turab Jafry, Sohail Malik, Naseem Abbas, Uzair Sajjad, Hafiz Muhammad Ali and Chi-Chuan Wang, Role of nanofluids in microchannel heat sinks, in Book Title: Advances in Nanofluid Heat Transfer, Elsevier, 2022, pp. 447-478. [LINK]

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

1. Ali Turab Jafry, 4th International Workshop on Functional Reverse Engineering of Machine Tools (WRE December 17^th, 2022), Invited talk on “Potential of Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality for in practice Engineering Educational Settings”, GIK Institute.

2. Muteeb ul Haq, Ali Turab Jafry, Saad Ahmad and Atif Muzaffar, “Design and development of a control volume spray chamber (CVSC) for fuel spray visualization”, International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering – 2022 (ICAME 2022), September 27, 2022, Engineering Proceedings, MDPI.
3. Mubashar Ali, Gohar Hussain, Hamza Abbas, Hammas Ullah, and Ali Turab Jafry, “Flow Control in Paper Based Microfluidics using variable porosity channel”, International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering – 2022 (ICAME 2022), September 26, 2022, Engineering Proceedings, MDPI.

4. Mubashar Ali, Saad Ahmad, Muhammad Abdullah Sheeraz, Danyal Gohar, and Ali Turab Jafry, “Energy recovery from reverse osmosis plant using Pelton wheel turbine”, International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, ICME 2022, UET Lahore Pakistan, 16-17th February 2022.

5. Gohar Hussain, Syed Farhad Shah, Ali Turab Jafry and Sohail Malik, “Mechanically actuated Paper-based microfluidic valve for sequential delivery and flow control”, International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, ICME 2022, UET Lahore Pakistan, 16-17th February 2022.

6. Saad Ahmad, Muteeb Ul Haq, Ali Turab Jafry, “Experimental investigation of physiochemical properties of oxygenated castor biodiesel/diesel blend for diesel engine application”, 4th Pak-Turk International Conference on Emerging Technologies in the field of Sciences and Engineering, Pakistan, 3-4th November 2021.

7. Muteeb Ul Haq, Saad Ahmad, Ali Turab Jafry, “A numerical investigation of fuel spray characteristics of biodiesel/di-n-butyl-ether blends”, 4th Pak-Turk International Conference on Emerging Technologies in the field of Sciences and Engineering, Pakistan, 3-4th November 2021.

8. Syed Farhad Shah, Gohar Hussain, Ali Turab Jafry, “3D paper-based passive microfluidic pump for higher volumetric flowrate in microchannels”, 4th Pak-Turk International Conference on Emerging Technologies in the field of Sciences and Engineering, Pakistan, 3-4th November 2021.

9. Gohar Hussain, Syed Farhad Shah, Ali Turab Jafry, “A simple and cost effective bifunctional active valve for flow control in paper-based microfluidics”, 4th Pak-Turk International Conference on Emerging Technologies in the field of Sciences and Engineering, Pakistan, 3-4th November 2021.

10. Syed Farhad Shah, Gohar Hussain, Ali Turab Jafry, “Flow control in passive 3D paper-based microfluidic pump by variable porosity”, 1st International Conference on Energy, Power and Environment ICEPE 2021, University of Gujrat, Pakistan, MDPI Engineering Proceedings Journal (ISSN 2673-4591), 11-12 November 2021. https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2021012003 (17 December 2021)

11. Muteeb ul Haq, Saad Ahmad & Ali Turab Jafry, “A CFD approach to investigate the fuel spray characteristics for castor oil biodiesel in a constant volume chamber”, International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering ICAME-21, CUST, Pakistan, 25^th August 2021.

12. Syed Farhad Shah, Shahzad Manzoor, Adeel Mazoor, Atif Iqbal, Muhammad Asif, Ali Turab Jafry, “Modelling and Experimental Analysis of a Novel Evacuated Tubes based Parabolic Trough Solar Collector for Water Heating Applications”, International Conference on Emerging Power Technologies ICEPT 2021, GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Pakistan, IEEE, 7^th April 2021.

13. Syed Farhad Shah, Ali Turab Jafry, Gohar Hussain, Saad Ahmad, Muhammad Abdullah Sheeraz, and Muteeb Ul Haq, “Computational and Experimental Investigation of flow rate in microchannel by using one-dimensional paper-based microfluidic pump”, International Conference on Recent Trends in Engineering and Applied Sciences – ICRTEAS-2021, MNS University of Engineering and Technology Multan, Pakistan, 31^st March 2021.

14. Gohar Hussain, Muhammad Abdullah Sheeraz, Syed Farhad Shah, Saad Ahmad, Muteeb Ul Haq, Muhammad Ahmad, Ali Turab Jafry, Muhammad Sohail Malik, Riffat Asim Pasha, “Experimental Investigation of a light-weight Bullet-Proof Vest based on the Hybrid Composite Laminate”, International Conference on Recent Trends in Engineering and Applied Sciences – ICRTEAS-2021, MNS University of Engineering and Technology Multan, Pakistan, 31^st March 2021.

15. Muteeb ul Haq, Ali Turab Jafry, Saad Ahmad, Syed Farhad Shah and Gohar Hussain, “Computational approach to analyze the effect of injection and ambient conditions on fuel spray parameters in a piston bowl geometry”, International Conference on Recent Trends in Engineering and Applied Sciences – ICRTEAS-2021, MNS University of Engineering and Technology Multan, Pakistan, 31^st March 2021.

16. Saad Ahmad, Muhammad Abdullah Sheeraz, Ali Turab Jafry, Syed Farhad Shah, Gohar Hussain, Muteeb ul Haq and Sohail Malik, “Comparative Performance Evaluation of a Ventilated Brake Disc using Beryllium Copper and Magnesium Alloys”, International Conference on Recent Trends in Engineering and Applied Sciences – ICRTEAS-2021, MNS University of Engineering and Technology Multan, Pakistan, 31^st March 2021.

17. Saad Ahmad, Ali Turab Jafry, Muteeb ul Haq, Salman Nawaz, Noman Shah Nawaz, Muhammad Bilal, “Comparative thermal study of exhaust manifold of a diesel engine coated with high temperature resistant ceramic materials”, International Conference on Energy, Water and Environment – ICEWE-2021, New Campus, University of Engineering and Technology Lahore, Pakistan, 31st March 2021.

18. Muteeb ul Haq, Ali Turab Jafry, Saad Ahmad, Muhammad Asif, “Comparison of spray characteristics for bio diesel and diesel fuels using Eulerian–Lagrangian multiphase formulation”, International Conference on Energy, Water and Environment – ICEWE-2021, New Campus, University of Engineering and Technology Lahore, Pakistan, 31st March 2021.

19. Jawad Rabbi, Muhammad Asif, Ali Turab Jafry, “Enhancement of Thermal Energy Storage using Copper Mesh in Paraffin Based Packed Bed” International Conference on Energy, Water and Environment – ICEWE-2021, New Campus, University of Engineering and Technology Lahore Pakistan, 31st March 2021 (Winner of Best Presentation Award)

20. Moon, A.T. Jafry, R. Song, Y. Lee, J. Lee, “Microfluidic analysis of biocatalyst using organophosphorus hydrolase-poly-β-cyclodextrin able to absorb and degrade organophosphate pesticide”, ASME – JSME – KSME Joint Fluids Engineering Conference, Hyatt Regency, San Francisco, CA, USA, July 28 – August 01, 2019.

21. Moon, A.T. Jafry, S. Kang, K. Baek, S. Shin, S. Bae, J. Lee, Y. Lee, “Organophosphorus hydrolase-poly-β-cyclodextrin as a self-decontaminating bio-catalytic material for sorption and degradation of organophosphate pesticide”, ACS National Meeting & Expo, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, August 19 – 23, 2018.

22. T. Jafry, H. Lee, A.P. Tenggara, H. Lim, D. Byun, J. Lee, “Multilayered Electrohydrodynamic Jet Printing of Two-Dimensional Electrode Array in Paper-Based Digital Microfluidics”, Emerging Technologies in Mechanical Engineering (ETME), Jeju, South Korea, August 19 – 22, 2018.

23. Lee, A.T. Jafry, H. Lim, “A comparative study of SU-8 and wax-based paper-fluidic device with respect to channel geometry”, 68th Annual Meeting of The APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Boston, Massachusetts, USA, November 22 – 24, 2015.

24. T. Jafry, H. Lim, J. Lee, ” A Comparative study of Paper-based Microfluidic device using Wax printing and Photolithography”, ASME-JSME-KSME Joint Fluids Engineering Conference, Gangnam, Seoul, South Korea, July 26 – 31, 2015.

DOMESTIC CONFERENCES (South Korea)

1. A.T. Jafry, H. Lee, A.P. Tenggara, H. Lim, D. Byun, J. Lee, “Multilayered Electrohydrodynamic Jet Printing of Two-Dimensional Electrode Array in Paper-Based Digital Microfluidics”, KSME Bioengineering Division Spring Conference, Daegu, April’ 2018.
2. A.T. Jafry, C. Lee, D. Kim, G. Han, W-K. Sung, J. Lee, “Development of high concentrated slightly acidic hypochlorous acid generator for food safety”, KSME Conference, ICC Jeju, November’ 2017.
3. Y. Moon, A.T. Jafry, Y. Lee, J. Lee, “Sorption reinforced bio-catalytic system for degradation and removal of organophosphate pesticide”, KSME Conference, ICC Jeju, November’ 2017.
4. A.T. Jafry, H. Lim, W-K. Sung, J. Lee, “Flexible Time-Temperature Indicator: A Versatile Platform for Laminated Paper-based Analytical Devices” KSME Fluid Engineering Division Spring Conference, May’ 2017.
5. A.T. Jafry, H. Lim, W-K. Sung, J. Lee, “Flexible Time-Temperature Indicator: A Versatile Platform for Laminated Paper-based Analytical Devices” KSME Bioengineering Division Spring Conference, April’ 2017.
6. A.T. Jafry, H. Lim, J. Lee, “Development of Flexible Time-Temperature Indicator (FTTI) for Food Quality Control”, The 9th National Congress on Fluids Engineering (9NCFE), August’ 2016.
7. A.T. Jafry, S. J. Kim, J. H. Lee, J. Lee, “Development of HOCl sensor by AuNPs in a paper fluidic device”, KSME 2015 Annual Meeting, ICC Jeju, November’ 2015.
8. A.T. Jafry, S. J. Kim, J. H. Lee, J. Lee, “Development of HOCl sensor by AuNPs in a paper fluidic device”, KSME Bioengineering Division Spring Conference, May’ 2015.
9. A.T. Jafry, H. Lim, M. Lee, S. Kim, J. Lee, “A study of Paper-based Microfluidic device using wax printing and photolithography”, KSME 2014 Fall Annual Meeting, November’ 2014.
10. A.T. Jafry, H. Lim, J. Lee, “A Comparative study of SU-8 and wax based paper-fluidic device with respect to channel geometry”, The 8th National Congress on Fluids Engineering (8NCFE), August’ 2014.

PATENTS

1. Jung Heon Lee, Jinkee Lee, Suji Kim, Ali Turab Jafry, Byoung Sang Lee, “Nanoparticle-based color conversion sensor capable of immobilizing, redispersing and detecting on a substrate and its manufacturing method”. Patent Number: KR10-1834642, Publication date: 2018-02-26
2. Jinkee Lee, Hosub Lim, Ali Turab Jafry, “Flexible Time-temperature Indicator”, Patent Number: KR10-1896155, Publication Date: 2018-08-31.
3. Paper-based digital microfluidics (In submission)
4. OPH-PCD as a sorption reinforced biocatalytic material (In submission)

PROFESSIONAL AFFLIATIONS

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Invited Talks/Keynote Speeches

Trainings/Workshops

1. CPD Workshop arranged titled “Laser based fabrication of microfluidic devices for lab on chip applications” on 27^th December 2022 at Seminar Hall, Incubation Center GIK Institute. 
2. CPD Workshop arranged titled “The Art of Academic Writing” on 21^st October 2022 at Seminar Hall, Incubation Center GIK Institute. 
3. CPD Workshop arranged titled “Laser based fabrication of microfluidic devices for lab on chip applications” on 21^st December 2021 at FME GIK Institute. 

RESEARCH STUDENTS

Current Students

Graduated Students

Undergraduate Students