Dr. Syed Zameer Abbas

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Dr. Syed Zameer Abbas

Assistant Professor

Qualifications

PhD  Materials Science and Engineering, GIK Institute

Current Research Focus

  • Bulk Metallic Glasses
  • High Entropy Alloys
  • In-Situ Metal Matrix Composites
  • Advanced Characterization of Materials (SEM, Nanoindentation etc)

Introduction

Dr. Syed Zameer Abbas is an experienced academic with teaching and research experience in Materials Science and Engineering. He earned his PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from the GIK Institute Pakistan. His research interests include Bulk Metallic Glasses, High-Entropy Alloys, In-situ Metal Matrix Composites, Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys and coatings. He possesses strong experimental expertise in alloy development, heat treatment, and advanced materials characterization techniques, including Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Thermal Analysis. He has published several research articles in reputed journals, some of which are listed in this page as well.

 

Research Grants

1. Project Title: Processing and characterization of medium to high entropy bulk metallic glasses and related composite and crystalline materials
          Funding Amount: PKR 3.38 Million
          Role: Principal Investigator (PI)
          Year: 2023 (In Progress – Year 3)
          Funding Agency: Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan under NRPU

 

2.  Project Title: Processing and characterization of iron based bulk metallic glasses and advanced materials
          Funding Amount: PKR 3.45 Million
          Role: Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
          Year: 2013 – 2016 (Duration 3 Years)
          Funding Agency: Higher Education Commission (HEC) Pakistan under NRPU

 

Laboratory Management

1. Scanning Electron Microscopy Laboratory

In-charge SEM laboratory (2012 -2025). Proficient in operation and use of SEM. SEM Operational Training from Carl Zeiss (UK) for EVO-15 SEM. Also experienced on Philips XL-30 SEM.

 
2. Thin Films and Alloy making Laboratory

Laboratory in-charge. Operation of lab scale controlled atmosphere arc furnace (MAM-1 Edmund Buehler Germany) for alloy making and vacuum thermal evaporator (Edwards UK) for making thin films of mostly metals.

 

Professional Education

  • Conducted workshops on Operation and applications of Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM).
  • Conducted workshop on use of Scanning Electron Microscope for Fractography in materials failure analysis.

 

Graduate and Undergraduate Courses Taught

  • Phase Transformation in Materials
  • Mechanical Behavior of Materials
  • Joining of Materials
  • Advanced Materials
  • Heat treatment and Processing
  • Smart and Functional Materials
  • Composite Materials
  • Manufacturing Processes

 

Representative Journal Publications

  1. “A comparison of non-isothermal kinetics of crystallisation of medium entropy (Fe6Co0.4)71Nb4Si5B20 and high entropy (Fe0.33Co0.33Ni0.33)69Nb3Si5B23 bulk metallic glasses”, S. Zameer Abbas, R. Ali, and T. Manzoor, Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly, (2025) 1-14. DOI:10.1080/00084433.2025.2561323
  2. “Characterisation of Cu-added Fe-30Mn-5Si shape memory alloys as biodegradable implant materials”, M. M Rasheed, R Atta ur Rahman, S. Zameer Abbas, A Wakeel, Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly, (2025)1-9. DOI:10.1080/00084433.2025.2467016.
  3. “Effect of titanium interlayer configurations on residual stresses and performance of titanium/titanium nitride multilayer coatings”, R. Ali, T. Faizi, S. Z. Abbas, M. I. Khan, Surface Engineering, (2024) DOI:10.1177/02670844241246931.
  4. “Fe–Ni–Cr alloy matrix composite reinforced by superhard in-situ TiB2 produced through casting”, S. Zameer Abbas, Canadian Metallurgical Quarterly, 2023. DOI: 10.1080/00084433.2023.2299041.
  5. “Fe–TiB2 composites produced through casting technique”, S. Zameer Abbas, Materials Science and Technology, March 2020 (DOI: 10.1080/02670836.2019.1705038).
  6. “Effect of Au additions on the structure and properties of (Fe5Co0.5)71Nb4Si5B20 bulk metallic glass”, Syed Zameer Abbas, Rashid Ali, Fazal Ahmad Khalid, Kamran Amir Khan and Muhammad Abdul Rehman, Materials Science and Technology. Vol. 35, No. 4, (2019) 376–382. DOI:10.1080/02670836.2019.1565082
  7. “Indentation fracture toughness behavior of FeCo-based bulk metallic glass intrinsic composites”, S. Zameer Abbas, F. Ahmad Khalid, and H. Zaigham , Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 457 (2017) 86–92 (IF = 1.825). DOI:10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2016.11.022
  8. “Effect of Copper and Zirconium Addition on Properties of Fe-Co-Si-B-Nb Bulk Metallic Glasses”, Haris Ikram, Fazal Ahmad Khalid, Muhammad Akmal, and  S. Zameer Abbas, Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, ASM, June (2017).
  9. “Indentation and deformation behavior of FeCo-based bulk metallic glass alloys”, S. Zameer Abbas, F. Ahmad Khalid, and H. Zaigham, Materials Science & Engineering A 654 (2016) 426 –435. DOI:10.1016/j.msea.2015.12.048
  10. “Characterization and properties of ferromagnetic shape memory alloys”, F. Ahmad Khalid, S. Zameer Abbas, Materials Characterization 62 (2011), 1134 – 1140. DOI:10.1016/j.matchar.2011.09.004

 

Collaborative Journal Publications

  1. Design, fabrication, and characterization of rubber-CNTs and paper-CNTs nanocomposite-based five-layered proximity sensors for various applications T. Saeed Chani, K. S. Karimov, K. Alzahrani, T. A. Qasuria, T. Kamal, N. Azum, S. Zameer Abbas, H. M Marwani, Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics 36 (2025) 2153. DOI:10.1007/s10854-025-16232-6
  2. “Chitosan/mesoporous bioactive glass nanoparticles (MBGNs) composite coating deposited on silk suture: An initial in-vivo study”, M. Rahman, K. Ahmad, M. Haseeb Nawaz, S. Zameer Abbas, A. Aizaz, A. Muzamil, H. M. Tahir, A. Niaz, A. Wakeel, M. A. Rehman, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 333-Pt1 (2025) DOI:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2025.148560
  3. “Impact of carbon electrode layer on the series resistance and fill factor of CH3NH3PbI3 perovskite solar cell”, M. Rahman, M. Usman, M. Hassan Sayyad, Zameer Abbas, Physica Scripta, 99 (10) 2024. DOI:10.1088/1402-4896/ad75cd
  4. “Residual stresses prediction in transition metal nitrides sputtered coatings using artificial neural network and experimental evaluation of surface morphology”, A. Khan, R Ali, W. A Lughmani, S. Zameer Abbas, M. A Khan, I. U Ahad, Journal of Materials Research and Technology 32, (2024) 721-733
  5. “Investigation of rotary ultrasonic vibration assisted machining of Nomex honeycomb composite structures”, Khurram Hameed Mughal, Muhammad Fawad Jamil, Muhammad Asif Mahmood Qureshi, Asif Ali Qaiser, Fazal Ahmad Khalid, Adnan Maqbool, Syed Farhan Raza, Shahzad Ahmad, Jianfu Zhang, Syed Zameer Abbas, The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 129 (2023) 5541-5560.
  6. “Fabrication and Investigation of Deformable Rubber–Carbon Nanotube–Glue Gel-Based Impedimetric and Capacitive Tactile Sensors for Pressure and Displacement Measurements”, Khasan S. Karimov, M. T. Saeed Chani, T. Kamal, S. Zameer Abbas, N. Azum and A. M. Asiri, Gels (2024), doi.org/10.3390/gels10010076.
  7. “Investigation of failure and development of mitigation techniques of a cracked aircraft wing spar cap”, Haris Ali Khan, Armaghan Shahid, Sara Khushbash, Asad Hameed, S. Zameer Abbas, Engineering Failure Analysis, 147 (2023) 107149.
  8. “Effect of Chromium-Doping on Structure and Opto-electronics Properties of Nanostructured Indium Tin Oxide Thin Films”, R. Ali, M. Hanif, S. Abdul Basit, S. Zameer Abbas, M. R. Abdul Karim1, M. Arshad and S. H. Ali Ahmad, Applied Physics A, 128 (2022).
  9. “Elimination of solidification shrinkage defects in the casting of aluminum alloy”, R. Ali, M. Zafar, T. Manzoor, W. Y. Kim, M. U. Rashid, S. Zameer Abbas, B. Ahmed Zai, M. Ali, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, 36 (2022) 2345-2353. DOI 10.1007/s12206-022-0416-z.
  10. “Effect of Zirconium Oxide Reinforcement on Microstructural, Electrochemical, and Mechanical Properties of TiNi Alloy Produced via Powder Metallurgy Route”, S. A. Raza, M. I. Khan, M. R. A. Karim, R. Ali, M. U. Naseer, S. Zameer Abbas, M. Ahmad, Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, 143 (2021) 041009-1-13. DOI: 10.1115/1.4051308.
  11. “Elastic layered rubber-graphene composite fabricated by rubbing-in technology for the multi-functional sensors”, Kh. S. Karimov, Zubair Ahmad, M. Imran Khan, Khalid J. Siddiqui, T. A. Qasuria, S. Zameer Abbas, M. Usman, Aziz-Ur Rehman. Heliyon, 2019.
  12. T. S. Chani, K. S. Karimov, H. Meng, K. M. Akhmedov, I. Murtaza, U. Asghar, S. Zameer Abbas, R. Ali, A. M. Asiri and N. Nawaz,  “Humidity Sensor Based on Orange Dye and Graphene Solid Electrolyte Cells” Russian Journal of Electrochemistry, 2019. DOI: 10.1134/S1023193519120036.
  13. “Nickel Phthalocyanine Based Organic Photo Transistor: Effect of Semiconductor Film Thickness”, S. Karimov, M. M. Ahmed, Fatima Noshin, M. Saleem, M. M. Tahir, S. A. Moiz, Kh. M. Akhmedov, M. S. Zahid, S. Z. Abbas, A. Rashid, Sept JOAM (2015).
  14. “Copper phthalocyanine and metal free phthalocyanine bulk heterojunction for temperature sensing”, Amjad Farooq, Kh. S. Karimov, Fazal Wahab, Taimoor Ali,  S. Zameer Abbas, JOAM 17(5-6):822-826· May 2015.
  15. “Surface-Type Nonvolatile Electric Memory Elements Bases on Organic-on-Organic CuPc-H2Pc Heterojunction”, Khasan S. Karimov, Zubair Ahmad, Farid Touati, Mahroof-Tahir, M. Muqeet Rehman, S. Zameer Abbas, Chinese Physics B, Vol. 24, No. 11 (2015) 116102.
  16. “Nickel phthalocynanine – Metal Schottky diode as photodetector”, khasan S. Karimov, A. Moiz, M Mahroof Tahir, Nisar Ahmed, Rana Tariq, S. Zameer Abbas, Q. Zafar, JOAM 11/2014; 16(11-12).
  17. “Surface-Type Nonvolatile Electric Memory Elements Bases on Organic-on-Organic CuPc-H2Pc Heterojunction”, Khasan S. Karimov, Zubair Ahmad, Farid Touati, Mahroof-Tahir, M. Muqeet Rehman, S. Zameer Abbas, Chinese Physics B, Vol. 24, No. 11 (2015) 116102.
  18. “Orange dye-polyaniline composite based impedance humidity sensors”, Muhammad Tariq Saeed Chani, Kh.S. Karimov, F. A. Khalid, Z. Abbas, M. B. Bhatty, Chinese Physics B, vol.22, no.1 (2013).

 

CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS

  1. “Structure and Properties of AlCrCo(1-x)Fe(1+x)Ni2 High Entropy Alloy”, Syed Zameer Abbas, Rashid Ali Sandhu, and Fazal Ahmad Khalid, Materials Science Forum 1132 (2024) 35-41.
  2. “Investigation of Copper Addition on Corrosion Behavior of a Ferrous Based Shape Memory Alloy for Biomedical Implant Applications”, Muhammad Muneeb Rasheed, Rana Atta ur Rahmanand Syed Zameer Abbas, Key Engineering Materials 991 (2024) 53-59.
  3. “Effect of heat treatment on the properties of (Fe6Co0.4)71Si5Nb4B20 bulk metallic glass“, S. Zameer Abbas, R. Ali, S. Muttahir Shah, Owais Jan, A. Munim Awan, Key Engineering Materials (2020) 875 (2021) 70 – 75.
  4. “Aging Response to Microstructure and Properties of Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Alloys”, M. B. Bhatty, S. Zameer Abbas, F. Ahmad Khalid, Advanced Materials Research 326 (2011), 81-87.
  5. “Silicon Based Thermoelectric Cells with Built in Solar Cells and CNT Composite Based Thermoelectric Cells for Measurement of Gradient of Temperature”, S.Karimov, Muhammad Abid, Cheong Kuan Yew, Nisar Ahmed, Muhammad Mehran Bashir, S. Zameer Abbas, Advanced Materials Research 08/2014; 1024:385 – 392.
  6. “Carbon nanotubes based thermoelectric cells and design of thermoelectric generators for conversion of solar and heat energy into electric”, Kh. S. Karimov, Kh. M. Akhmedov, M. M. Ahmed, N. Fatima, G. Petrov, S. Zameer Abbas, Materials of the Republican Scientific-Practical Conference ” Economics and perspectives of renewable sources of energy development in the Republic of Tajikistan, Khujand, Nov., 12-13, 2015, pp.167-171.
  7. “Opto-electronic properties of ITO/CuPc/NiPc/Al and ITO/NiPc/CuPc/Al double junction cells” Kh. S. Karimov, I. Qazi, M-Mahroof Tahir, I. Murtaza, T. Amin, S. Zameer Abbas. 6th International Conference on Electrical Engineering, ICEENG 2008, Egypt.

 

Journal Review

Serving as a reviewer to the following Journals

  1. “Materials Science and Engineering A”, Elsevier (IF = 7.0)
  2. “Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids”, Elsevier (IF = 3.5)

 

Management Duties

Serving in various committees at the departmental and institute level including Institute Admissions Committee and Prospectus Committee.

Also serving as departmental Coordinator Graduate Assistants.

Served as LMS Faculty Coordinator.

 

Professional Membership

Lifetime Member – Pakistan Engineering Council