Dr. Taqi Ahmad Cheema

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

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2023 – Present	Dean GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Topi, Pakistan
2020 – Present	Associate Professor GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Topi, Pakistan
2014 – 2019	Assistant Professor GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Topi, Pakistan
2009 – 2011	Lecturer HITEC University, Taxila Cantt, Pakistan
2006 – 2007	Lecturer A.A.S University College of Engineering & Technology, Mirpur, AJK, Pakistan

ACADEMIC POSITIONS
 

Present	Member Task force on Micro Hydro Power, Directorate of Science and Technology, KP, Pakistan. Directorate of Science and Technology, KP, Pakistan
2019 – 2024	Member National Curriculum Review Committee (NCRC) for Energy Engineering Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC)
2017 – 2022	Secretary National Curriculum Review Committee (NCRC) for Mechanical Engineering, Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan

 

RESEARCH GRANTS / FUNDED PROJECTS

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CONSULTANCY WORK

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EDUCATION

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2009-2012	Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea Thesis Title: Advanced one-way FSI coupling in various arterial vascular domains
2007-2009	Masters Mechanical Engineering Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea. Thesis Title: The effect of porosity distribution variation in gas diffusion layer and non-uniform catalyst loading on proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell performance.
1996-2000	BS. Mechanical Engineering University of Engineering & Technology, Taxila, Pakistan Thesis Title: Design, manufacturing, and analysis of solar thermal energy-based power plant

 

 

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

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2025:

1. U. Haq, A. T. Jafry, W. U. Khan, H. Ajab, Z. Rehman, A. Ahmed, T. A. Cheema, and N. Abbas, “Toward cleaner combustion: spray, performance, and emission improvement of castor biodiesel with MoS2 and ABE additives”, Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy (IF= 3.9), 2025, (DOI: 10.1007/s10098-025-03323-5).
2. N. Gull, T. A. Cheema, K. P. Amber, N. U. Zaman, Ni Aleksey, C. W. Park, “Thermoelectric waste heat recovery from rotary kiln shell: an experimentally validated transient multiphysics computational model”, International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow (IF=3.1), 116, (2025), 109971, (DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2025.109971).
3. Muzaffar, A. Abbas, L. Cremaschi, Z. Ayub, T. A. Cheema, “Experimental study of two-phase pressure-drop in 180° horizontal return bend and contiguous straight tubes with ammonia (RP-1683)”, Science and Technology for the Built Environment (IF=1.7), 2025, 265-280, (DOI: 10.1080/23744731.2025.2452142).
4. S. Jarral, K.P. Amber, T. A. Cheema, M. I. Hussain, “Using machine learning techniques to identify major determinants of electricity usage in residential buildings of Pakistan”, Journal of Building Engineering (IF=6.7), 2025, 111800, (DOI: 10.1016/j.jobe.2025.111800).
5. Muzaffar, A. Abbas, L. Cremaschi, Z. Ayub, T. A. Cheema, “Two phase frictional pressure drop in horizontal and vertical return bends with Ammonia”, International Journal of Refrigeration (IF=3.5), 2025, 170, 255–272, (DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrefrig.2024.11.021).
6. H. Tariq, T. A. Cheema, F. Khan, M. M. U. Rehman, M. Asif, C. W. Park, “Thermal-Hydraulic Investigation of the Delta–Nabla Channel Arrangement in a Solar Collector” Journal of Sol. Energy Engineering (IF=2.3), 2025, 147(2), 021002, (DOI: 10.1115/1.4066203).
7. U.  Rehman, M. A. Qaisrani, M. B. Shafiq, Y. F. Baba, N. Aslfattahi, A. Shahsavar, T. A. Cheema, and C. W. Park, “Global perspectives on advancing photovoltaic system performance—A state-of-the-art review”, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, (IF=16.3), 207, 2025, 114889.
8. Ahmad, T. A. Cheema, H. A. Sher, and C. W. Park, “Green hydrogen production from thermoelectric condensation of ambient moist air” International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (IF=8.1), 2025 (DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.10.126).

2024:

1. M. Rizwan, T. A. Cheema, M.R.A. Karim, M. M. U. Rehman, C. W. Park, “Experimental thermal performance intensification of gravitational water vortex heat exchanger using hexagonal boron nitride-water nanofluid”, Applied Thermal Engineering, vol.254, pp.123834, (IF=6.1) 2024 (DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2024.123834).
2. M. Rizwan, T. A. Cheema, R. A. Karim, F. Khan, M. H. Tariq, “Experimental determination of thermal conductivity of CNTs-H2O based nanofluids”, Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology (IF=0.6), 2024, 43(4) 63-68. (DOI: 10.22581/muet1982.2981).
3. Javaid, T. A. Cheema, M. M. U. Rehman, A. Abbas, C. W. Park, “Exploring effective thermal energy exchange potential of delta-nabla-trapezoidal channels in heat exchangers”, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer (IF=6.4), 158 (2024) 107892, (DOI: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2024.107892).
4. M. Rizwan, T. A. Cheema, M. M. U. Rehman, C. W. Park, “Unleashing novel configurations of gravitational water vortex thermal energy exchanger”, Thermal Science and Engineering Progress (IF=4.8), Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 50, (2024), 102553, (DOI: 10.1016/j.tsep.2024.102553).
5. A. Cheema, H. Javaid, H. Yildizhan, M. H. Tariq, M. T. Basharat, Z. M. Subhani, O. Fakhraei, S. Gorjian, M. H. Ahmadi, and C. Pandey, “Experimental and numerical investigation of a solar thermocline system for domestic water heating applications” Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry (IF=4.2), (DOI: 10.1007/s10973-024-13148-x).
6. N. Gull, T. A. Cheema, A. Imran, N. U. Zaman, H. A. Sher, C. W. Park, “Multiphysics performance evaluation of thermoelectric generator arrays”, Applied Thermal Engineering (IF=6.4), 249, (2024), 123348, (DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2024.123348).
7. U. Haq, A. T. Jafry, T. A. Cheema, M. Kamran, H. Ajab, A. Ahmed, and H.H. Masjuki, “The Infuence of Butanol‑Acetone (BA) Mixture on Spray and Performance Characteristics of Castor and Pongamia Biodiesel”, Waste and Biomass Valorization (IF= 3.2), 2024, (DOI: 10.1007/s12649-023-02402-2)
8. A. Memon, S. Akhtar, T. A. Cheema, and C. W. Park, “Enhancing heat transfer in microchannels: A systematic evaluation of crescent-like fin and wall geometries with secondary flow”, Applied Thermal Engineering (IF= 6.4), 239, 2024, 122099. (DOI: https://doi.org/ /10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2023.120010).
9. U. A. Khan, T. A. Cheema, H. M. Rizwan, R. Ullah, M. Tayyab, C. W. Park, “Shell and tube heat exchange comparison with gravitational water vortex flow configuration” Applied Thermal Engineering (IF=6.4) 2024, 238, 122000, (DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2023.122000).

2023:

1. Ullah, T. A. Cheema, N. Aleksey, F. Ahmad, M. Jamil, H. Lim, ” Rheological investigation of neonatal double‑lumen cannula with and without deformable erythrocytes” Korea-Australia Rheology Journal (IF=1.3), 2023, 35, 373–389, (DOI:10.1007/s13367-023-00073-y).
2. U. Haq, A. T. Jafry, S. Ahmad, T. A. Cheema, M. Kamran, H. Ajab, and H.H. Masjuki, “Macroscopic spray behavior in pressurized chamber alongside thermal performance of quaternary castor biodiesel with butanol and 1-butoxybutane”, Energy (IF=9.0), 2023, 282, 128912, (DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2023.128912).
3. Ahmad, T. A. Cheema, K. Rehman, M. Ullah, M. Jamil, C. W. Park, “Hemodynamic performance evaluation of neonatal ECMO double lumen cannula using fluid–structure interaction” in International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering, (IF=2.648), 2023, e3706. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/cnm.3706).
4. Khan, T. A. Cheema, M. H. Tariq, A. Abbas, K. P. Amber, C. W. Park, “Performance evaluation of delta-nabla channel configuration in a solar absorber with thermal energy storage ” Journal of Energy Storage (IF=8.9), 65 (2023) 107355, (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2023.107355).
5. A. Memon, S. Akhtar, T. A. Cheema, and C. W. Park, “Investigation of the hydrothermal phenomena in a wavy microchannel with secondary flow passages through mid-wall inflection points”, Applied Thermal Engineering (IF= 6.465), 223, 2023, 120010. (DOI: https://doi.org/ /10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2023.120010).
6. Khan, T. A. Cheema, A. Abbas, R. Ullah, C. W. Park, “Impact of environmental factors on night-time electricity generation using thermoelectric generator” Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments (IF=7.632), 56, (2023), 103000, (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2022.103000).

2022:

1. Rabbi, M. Asif, A. T. Jafry, W. Bibi and T. A. Cheema, “Investigation of morphological characteristics of concentric tube thermals energy storage” Journal of Engineering Research (IF=0.64), 2022, (DOI: https://doi.org/10.36909/jer.ICEPE.19521)
2. U. Haq, A. T. Jafry, M. S. Abbasi, M. Jawad, S. Ahmad, T. A. Cheema, and N. Abbas, “Numerical and Experimental Spray Analysis of Castor and Jatropha Biodiesel under Non-Evaporating Conditions”, Energies (IF=3.252), 2022, 15, 7808, (DOI: 10.3390/en15207808)
3. U. Haq, A. T. Jafry, S. Ahmad, T. A. Cheema, M. Q. Ansari and N. Abbas, “Recent Advances in Fuel Additives and Their Spray Characteristics for Diesel-Based Blends”, Energies (IF=3.252), 2022, 15, 7281, (DOI: 10.3390/en15197281)
4. Ahmad, K. Rahman, T. A. Cheema, M. Shakeel, A. Khan and A. Bermak “Fabrication of Low-Cost Resistance Temperature Detectors and Micro-Heaters by Electrohydrodynamic Printing” Micromachines (IF=3.523), 2022, 13, 1419, (DOI: 10.3390/mi13091419)
5. Khan, T. A. Cheema, M. Hassan, M. S. Malik, C. W. Park,“Thermoelectric investigation of low‑cost modular night‑time electricity generation”, Heat and Mass Transfer (IF=2.551), 2022, (DOI: 10.1007/s00231-022-03190-6).
6. T. Riaz, T. A. Cheema,M. Tayyab, A. A. U. Khan, K. P. Amber, M. B. Sajid and C. W. Park, “Investigation of free and forced vortex induced thermal energy exchange potential” Journal of Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessment (IF=5.353), 52, 2022, 102107, (DOI: 10.1016/j.seta.2022.102107).

2021:

1. S. Ahmad, K. Rahman, M. Shakeel, T. A. K. Qasuria, T. A. Cheema, and A. Khan, “A low-cost printed humidity sensor on cellulose substrate by EHD printing”, Journal of Materials Research (IF=3.089), 2021, (DOI: 10.1557/s43578-021-00324-0).
2. F. Ahmad, T. A. Cheema, A. Khan, M. M. U. Rehman, and H. Yildizhan, “Hydrothermal Investigation of the Performance of Microchannel Heat Sink with Ribs Employed on Side Walls” Journal of Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics (IF=2.157), 2021, (DOI: /10.1515/jnet-2020-0104).
3. H. Yildizhan, T. A. Cheema, and M. Sivrioglu, “The effect of the intermediate fluid flow rate on the system performance in the closed-circuit applications of the solar collector” Thermal Science (IF=1.541), Volume 25, No. 2A, 2021, 1181-1191 (DOI: 10.2298/TSCI191130472Y).

2020:

1. A. H. Khawaja, M. Jahanzaib and T. A. Cheema, “High-speed machining parametric optimization of 15CDV6 HSLA steel under minimum quantity and flood lubrication”, Advances in Production Engineering & Management (IF= 2.347), 15, 403–415, 2020 (DOI: 10.14743/apem2020.4.374).
2. M. Junaid and T. A. Cheema, “Influence of welding process on the properties of dissimilar titanium alloy weldments: a review” JMST Advances, 2, 61–76, 2020 (DOI: 10.1177/ 0954406218802604).
3. S. Akhtar, T. A. Cheema, H. Ali, M. K. Kwak and C. W. Park, “Numerical Investigation of the Pressure Drop Characteristics of Isothermal Ice Slurry Flow under Variable Ice Particle Diameter” Journal of Chemistry (IF=1.790), Volume 2020, 6154152, 1-13, 2020 (DOI: 10.1155/2020/6154152).
4. S. A. Memon, T. A. Cheema, G. M. Kim and C. W. Park, “Hydrothermal investigation of a microchannel heat sink using secondary flows in trapezoidal and parallel orientations”, Energies (IF=2.702), 13, 5616; 2020 (Doi:10.3390/en13215616).
5. M. Tayyab, T. A. Cheema, M. S. Malik, A. Muzaffar, M. B. Sajid and C. W. Park, “Investigation of thermal energy exchange potential of a gravitational water vortex”, Renewable Energy (IF=6.274), 162, 1380-1398, 2020 (DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2020.08.097).
6. A. Muzaffar, T. A. Cheema, M. Tayyab, A. Abbas, M. Ilyas and C. W. Park, “Performance analysis of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) driven half-cycle air conditioning system”, Heat and Mass Transfer (IF=1.551), 56, 3177-3197, 2020 (DOI: 10.1007/s00231-020-02898-7).
7. M. M. U. Rehman, T. A. Cheema, M. Khan, A. Abbas, H. Ali and C. W. Park “Parametric evaluation of a hydrofoil shaped side wall ribs employed microchannel heat sink with and without nano encapsulated phase change material slurry as coolant” Applied Thermal Engineering (IF=4.026), 178, 115514, 2020 (DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2020.115514).
8. F. Ahmad, T. A. Cheema, M. M. U. Rehman, M. Ilyas and C. W. Park, “Thermodynamic Analysis of Microchannel Heat Sink with Cylindrical Ribs and Cavities” Journal of Heat Transfer-Transactions of the ASME (IF=1.479), Vol. 142, 0925031-11, 2020 (DOI: 10.1115/1.4047505).
9. A. S. Saleem, T. A. Cheema, R. Ullah, S. M. Ahmad, J. A. Chattha, B. Akbar and C. W. Park, “Parametric study of single-stage gravitational water vortex turbine with cylindrical basin” Energy (IF=5.537), Volume 200, 117464, 2020 (DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2020.117464).
10. R. Ullah, T. A. Cheema, A. S. Saleem, S. M. Ahmad, J. A. Chattha and C. W. Park, “Preliminary experimental study on multi-stage Gravitational Water Vortex turbine in a conical basin” Renewable Energy (IF=5.439), Volume 145, 2516-2529, 2020 (DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2019.07.128).
11. A. Abbas, T. Ismail, Z. Ayub, A. Ayub, T. A. Cheema, W. Li and J. Ye, “Shell side single phase experimental heat transfer analysis of a vertically oriented single segmental baffle bundle with dimpled tubes”, Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications (IF=1.115), Volume 12(1), 011017, 2020 (DOI: 10.1115/1.4044349).
12. M. M. U. Rehman, T. A. Cheema, F. Ahmad, A. Abbas and M. S. Malik, “Numerical investigation of heat transfer enhancement and fluid flow characteristics in a microchannel heat sink with different wall/design configurations of protrusions/dimples” Heat and Mass Transfer (IF=1.551), 56, 239-255, 2020 (DOI: 10.1007/s00231-019-02697-9).
13. M. M. U. Rehman, T. A. Cheema, F. Ahmad, M. Khan and A. Abbas, “Thermodynamic assessment of microchannel heat sinks with novel side wall ribs” Journal of Thermo-physics and Heat Transfer (IF=1.051), 34(2), 2020, (DOI: 10.2514/1.T5770).

2019: 

1. F. Ahmad, T. A. Cheema, M. M. U. Rehman, A. Abbas and C. W. Park, “Thermal Enhancement of Microchannel Heat Sink Using Rib Surface Refinements” Numerical Heat Transfer: Part A-Applications (IF=1.953), Volume 76, 851-870, 2019 (DOI: 10.1080/10407782.2019.1673104).
2. R. Ullah, T. A. Cheema, A. S. Saleem, S. M. Ahmad, J. A. Chattha and C. W. Park, “Performance analysis of multi-stage gravitational water vortex turbine” Energy Conversion and Management (IF=7.181), Volume 198, 111788, 1-14, 2019 (DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2019.111788).
3. S. A. Memon, M. B. Sajid, M. S. Malik, A. B. S. Alquaity, M. M. Rehman, T. A. Cheema, M. K. Kwak and C. W. Park, “Investigation of the Thermal Performance of Salt Hydrate Phase Change Nanoparticle Slurry Flow in a Microchannel” Journal of Chemistry (IF=1.726), Volume 2019, 5271923, 1-10, 2019 (DOI:10.1155/2019/5271923).
4. M. Junaid, T. A. Cheema, H. Haleem, S. Fatah, K. Rahman and C. W. Park “Effects of thermal material properties on precision of transient temperatures in pulsed laser welding of Ti6Al4v alloy” Proc IMechE Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, (IF=0.966), 233(9), 3170–3181, 2019 (DOI: 10.1177/ 0954406218802604).

2018:

1. M. U. Javaid, T. A. Cheema and C. W. Park, “Analysis of Passive Mixing in a Serpentine Microchannel with Sinusoidal Side Walls”, Micromachines, (IF=1.833), Vol. 9 (8), pp. 1-15, 2018 (DOI:10.3390/mi9010008).
2. H. Ali, T. A. Cheema and C. W. Park, “Determination of the Structural Characteristics of Microalgal Cells Walls under the Influence of Turbulent Mixing Energy in Open Raceway Ponds” Energies, (IF=2.262), Vol. 11(388), 2018 (DOI:10.3390/en11020388).
3. N. H. Khan, T. A. Cheema, J. A. Chattha and C. W. Park, “Investigation on Effective Basin–Blade Configurations of a Gravitational Water Vortex Turbine for Micro- Hydro Power Generation” Journal of Energy Engineering (IF: 1.944), 2018, Vol. 144(4), pp. 04018042(1-12). (DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EY.1943-7897.0000558).
4. F. Ashraf, T. A. Cheema and C. W. Park, “The Impact of Pulsatile Spiral Flow on the Wall Deformation Characteristics and Low-Density Lipoproteins Accumulation in the Aorta” Applied Rheology (IF: 1.222), 2018, Vol. 28, pp. 35708(1-10). (DOI: 10.3933/ApplRheol-24-24590).
5. A. Z. Baig, T. A. Cheema, Z. Aslam, Y. M. Khan, H. S. Dar and S. B. Khaliq, “A New Methodology for Aerodynamic Design and Analysis of a Small Scale Blended Wing Body” Journal of Aeronautics & Aerospace Engineering, Vol 7(1), pp. 206, 2018 (DOI: 10.4172/2168-9792.1000206).

2017:

1. H. Ali, T. A. Cheema and C. W. Park, “Numerical prediction of heat transfer characteristics based on monthly temperature gradient in algal open raceway ponds” International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, (IF: 3.458), Vol. 106, pp. 7-17, 2017 (DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2016.10.061).

2016:

1. T. A. Cheema, H. Ali and C. W. Park “Thermal-FSI based analysis of annealing process for a steel wire in a tube furnace” Journal of Applied Thermal Engineering, (IF: 3.356), Vol. 98, pp. 340-351, 2016. (DOI: 10.1016/ j. applthermaleng.2015.12.070).

2015:

1. A. Ni, T. A. Cheema and C. W. Park, “Numerical study on RBC motion and deformation through micro capillary in alcohol plasma solution”, Open Journal of Fluid Dynamics, 2015, Vol. 5, pp. 26-33. (DOI: 10.4236/ojfd.2015.51004).
2. A. Usman, T. A. Cheema and C. W. Park, “Tribological performance evaluation and sensitivity analysis of piston ring lubricating film with deformed cylinder liner”, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part J: Journal of Engineering Tribology (IF=1.8), 2015, Vol. 229 (12), pp. 1455-1468. (DOI: 10.1177/1350650115581029).

1. Ali, T. A. Cheema and C. W. Park, “Numerical modelling of two-phase bubbly flow mixing with mass transport in an effective microorganism odor removing system” Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, (IF: 2.4), Vol. 91(4), pp. 1012-1022, 2015 (DOI: 10.1002/jctb.4674).
2. Ni, T. A. Cheemaand C. W. Park, “Numerical Investigation on the structural characteristics of multiple RBCs in a stenotic microcapillary under plasma-alcohol solution”, Korea-Australia Rheology Journal (IF: 1.00), 2013, Vol. 27, No. 2, pp. 163-171 (DOI: 10.1007/s13367-015-0016-x).

2014:

1. W. Kim, T. A. Cheemaand C. W. Park, “Effects of stenotic severity on the flow structure in a circular channel under a pulsatile flow”, Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Engineering, 2014, Vol. 38, pp. 140-146. (DOI: 10.5916/jkosme.2014.38.2.140).
2. A. Cheema, G. M. Kim, C. Y. Lee, M. K. Kwak, H. B. Kim and C. W. Park, “Effects of composite porous gas-diffusion layers on performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cell”, International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing-Green Technology (IF: 3.494), 2014, Vol. 1, pp. 305-312. (DOI: 10.1007/s40684-014-0037-9).
3. Ali, T. A. Cheema, H. S. Yoon, Y. Do and C. W. Park, “Numerical prediction of algae cell mixing feature in raceway ponds using particle tracing method”, Biotechnology & Bioengineering (IF: 4.481), 2014, Vol. 9999, pp. 1–11 (DOI: 10.1002/bit.25443).
4. H. Lee, W. H. Lee, H. Ali, T. A. Cheema, M. K. Kwak, C. W. Park, “Numerical investigation of stress-strain and deformation characteristics imposed upon automatic screener rakes”, Journal of Materials Research Innovations (IF: 0.473), 2014, Vol.18, S5, pp. 17-20. (DOI: 10.1179/1432891714Z.00000000090 1).
5. Kvon, Y. H. Lee,  A. Cheemaand C. W. Park, “Development of dual micro-PIV system for simultaneous velocity measurements: optical arrangement techniques and application to blood flow measurements”, Measurement Science and Technology (IF: 1.585), 2014, Vol. 25, 075302, pp. 1-11. (DOI: 10.1088/0957-0233/25/7/075302).
6. Ali, T. A. Cheemaand C. W. Park, “Effect of paddle wheel pulsating velocity on the hydrodynamic performance of high-rate algal ponds (HRAPs)”, Journal of Energy Engineering (IF: 1.944), 2014, Vol. 140, pp. 040140391-12. (DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)EY.1943-7897.0000219).
7. Ni,  A. Cheema, M. K. Kwak and C. W. Park, “Two-dimensional numerical simulation of the red blood cell floating in a plasma-alcohol solution through stenosis in a microvessel”, Korea-Australia Rheology Journal (IF: 1.000), 2014, Vol. 26, No. 3, pp. 293-301 (DOI: 10.1007/s13367-014-0033-1).
8. A. Cheema, H. Ali and C. W. Park, “FSI-based morphological investigation of a hyperplastic stenotic structure under a turbulent pulsatile flow” Journal of Materials Research Innovations (IF: 0.473), 2014, Vol. 18, S1, pp. 25-28. (DOI: 10.1179/1432891713Z.000000000347).
9. A. Cheema, G. M. Kim, C. Y. Lee, J. G. Hong, M. K. Kwak and C. W. Park, “Characteristics of blood vessel wall deformation with porous wall conditions in an aortic arch” Applied Rheology (IF: 1.222), 2014, Vol. 24, pp. 24590. (DOI: 10.3933/ApplRheol-24-24590).
10. A. Cheema, C. Y. Lee, G. M. Kim, J. G. Hong, M. K. Kwak and C. W. Park, “Numerical investigation on the effects of the positional variation of porosity in thin, porous layers”, International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing (IF: 1.497), 2014, Vol. 15, pp. 1405-1410. (DOI: 10.1007/s12541-014-0438-x).
11. A. Cheema, K. W. Kim, M. K. Kwak, C. Y. Lee, G. M. Kim and C. W. Park, “The effects of composite porous layers in electroosmotic flow”, International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing-Green Technology (IF: 3.494), 2014, Vol. 1, pp. 207-213. (DOI: 10.1007/s40684-014-0026-z).

2013:

1. T. A. Cheema, H. Ali, C. Y. Lee, M. K. Kwak, K. W. Kim and C. W. Park, “Numerical Investigation on the effects of sample wire motion in a tube furnace”, Applied Mechanics and Materials, 2013, Vols. 300-301, pp. 771-774 (DOI: 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.300-301.771).
2. T. A. Cheema and C. W. Park, “Numerical investigation of hyperplastic wall deformation characteristics in a micro-scale stenotic blood vessel”, Korea-Australia Rheology Journal (IF: 1.000), 2013, Vol. 25, No. 3, pp. 121-127 (DOI: 10.1007/s13367-013-0012-y).

2012:

1. C. W. Park, J. H. An, T. A. Cheema, C. Y. Lee, G. M. Kim and H. B. Kim, “Experimental study on the sectional flow fields behind a swirl generator using an ultrasound PIV technique”, International Journal of Modern Physics: Conference Series, 2012, Vol. 06, pp.455-460 (DOI: 10.1142/S2010194512003601).
2. A. Hussain, S. T. M. Din, T. A. Cheema, “Analytical and Numerical approaches to squeezing flow and heat transfer between two parallel disks with velocity slip and temperature jump”. Chinese Physics Letters (IF: 0.800), 2012, Vol. 29, pp. 114705. (DOI:10.1088/0256-307X/29/11/114705).

2011:

1. J. H. An, T. A. Cheema, S. R. Jeong, C. Y. Lee, G. M. Kim and C. W. Park, “Measurement of fluid dynamic characteristics around stenotic obstruction in a circular channel”, Journal of the Korean Society of Marine Engineering, 2011, Vol. 35, No. 7, pp. 921-929 (DOI: 10.5916/jkosme.2011.35.7.921).
2. Inamuddin, T. A. Cheema, S. M. J. Zaidi, S. U. Rahman, “Three dimensional numerical investigations for the effects of gas diffusion layer on PEM fuel cell performance”, Renewable Energy (IF: 4.357), 2011, Vol. 36, pp. 529-535. (DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2010.07.008).

 

CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS

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International Proceedings:

1. H. Ahmad, T. A. Cheema, and H. A. Sher, “Thermoelectric Condensation of Ambient Humidified Air For Green Hydrogen Production”, 14^th International Conference on Hydrogen Production (ICH2P-2023), December 19-21, 2023, Qatar.
2. T.A. Cheema, H. Javaid, H. Yildizhan, M. H. Tariq, M. T. Basharat, Z. M. Subhani, O. Fakhraei, S. Gorjian, M. H. Ahmadi, and Chandan Pandey “Experimental and numerical investigation of a solar thermocline system for domestic water heating applications”, 1^st International Conference on Sustainable Energy Sources, Technologies and Systems (ICSESTS-2023), August 2-3, 2023, India.
3. A. Muzaffar, A. Abbas, T. A. Cheema, “Influence of Curvature Ratios And Vapor Quality On Pressure Drop In Return Bends For Two-phase Flow With Ammonia Using Existing Correlations”, 10^th Global Conference on Global Warming (GCGW-2022), November 7-10, 2022, University of Sharjah, UAE.
4. S. Khan, T. A. Cheema, and M. Hassan, “Numerical Investigation of the Morphological Characteristics of Nighttime Thermo- Electric Generators”, 13^th International Exergy, Energy, and Environment Symposium (IEEES-13), March 14-17, 2022, Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
5. M. Tayyab, T. A. Cheema, A. U. A. Khan and M. T. Riaz, “Experimental Investigation of Heat Transfer Characteristics of a Gravitational Water Vortex Flow”, 12^th International Exergy, Energy, and Environment Symposium (IEEES-12), December 20-24, 2020, Doha, Qatar.
6. T. A. Cheema, R. Ullah and A. S. Saleem, “Performance analysis of a two-stage gravitational water vortex turbine”, International Conference on Energy and Environmental Sciences (ICEES 2019), January 26-29, 2019, Seoul, South Korea.
7. A. S. Saleem, R. Ullah and T. A. Cheema, “Experimental Investigation of Various Blade Configurations of Gravitational Water Vortex Turbine (GWVT)”, Proc. of the 4rth International Conference on Power Generation Systems and Renewable Energy Technologies (PGSRET), 10-12 September 2018, Islamabad, Pakistan.
8. J. A. Chattha, T. A. Cheema, N. H. Khan, “Numerical investigation of basin geometries for vortex generation in a gravitational water vortex power plant” 8^th International Renewable Energy Congress (IREC), 2017, Amman, Jordan.
9. H. Ali, T. A. Cheema and C. W. Park, “Effect of paddle wheel on the fluid dynamic characteristics of algae raceway ponds”, 13^th International conference on clean energy (ICCE), 2014, Istanbul, Turkey.
10. A. Usman, T. A. Cheema, M. K. Kwak, C. Y. Lee, G. M. Kim and C. W. Park, “Effect of cylinder liner deformation on piston ring lubrication” International Conference of Manufacturing Technology Engineers (ICMTE), 2014, Jeju, Korea.
11. T. A. Cheema, G. M. Kim, C. Y. Lee, M. K. Kwak and C. W. Park, “Wall deformation characteristics with porous blood vessel conditions”, The 7^th World congress on Biomimetics, Artificial Muscles and Nano-Bio (BAMN), 2013, Jeju, South Korea.
12. T. A. Cheema, K. W. Kim, M. K. Kwak, C. Y. Lee, G. M. Kim and C. W. Park, “Numerical investigation on electroosmotic flow in a porous channel”, The 1^st International Conference on Intelligent Systems and Image Processing (ICISIP), 2013, Kitakyushu, Japan.
13. K. W. Kim, T. A. Cheema and C. W. Park, “Effects of stenotic severity on the flow structure in a circular channel under a pulsatile flow”, International symposium on Marine Engineering and Technology (ISMT), 2013, Busan, Korea.
14. T. A. Cheema, H. Ali, C. Y. Lee, M. K. Kwak, K. W. Kim and C. W. Park, “Numerical Investigation on the effects of sample wire motion in a tube furnace”, The 2^nd International Conference on Mechatronics and Applied Mechanics (ICMAM), 2012, Hong Kong.
15. T. A. Cheema, K. W. Kim, M. K. Kwak, C. Y. Lee, G. M. Kim and C. W. Park, “Numerical investigation on the flow characteristics of electroosmotic pump with composite porous layers”, The 2^nd International Conference on Computational Mechanics and Design Engineering (ICCMDE), 2012, Shanghai, China.
16. C. W. Park, J. H. An, T. A. Cheema, C. Y. Lee, G. M. Kim and H. B. Kim, “Experimental study on the sectional flow fields behind a swirl generator using an ultrasound PIV technique” 6^th International Conference on Advanced Materials Development and Performance (AMDP), 2011, Tokushima, Japan.
17. J. H. An, T. A. Cheema, S. R. Jeong, C. Y. Lee, G. M. Kim and C. W. Park, “Measurement of fluid dynamic characteristics around stenotic obstruction in a circular channel”, International symposium on Marine Engineering and Technology (ISMT), 2011, Busan, Korea.

  

Domestic Proceedings:

1. Ali, A. Muzaffar, T. A. Cheema, and S. F. Shah “Refrigeration Potential Investigation of Half-Cycle Refrigeration System Using Liquefied Petroleum Gas”, 3^rd International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Islamabad, 24th August 2023.
2. Iqbal, M. N. Gull, H. M. Rizwan, D. Amir, A. Saleem, S. Ul Haq, T. A. Cheema, “Uncovering the Cooling Potential by Water Circulation on the Hot Side of a Peltier Module”, 3^rd International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Islamabad, 24th August 2023.
3. T. B. Shoaib, H. M. Rizwan, M. N. Gull, M. T. Khan, M. T. Qureshi, M. S. A. Malik, T. A. Cheema, “Comparative Investigation of the Thermal Conductivity of Water-Based Nanofluids with and without the Combination of Alumina and Carbon Nanotubes”, 3^rd International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Islamabad, 24th August 2023.

1. M. N. Gull, S. Khan, H. M. Rizwan, A. Muzaffar and T. A. Cheema, “Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Thermoelectric Cooling Module,” International Conference on Emerging Power Technologies (ICEPT-2023), Topi, Pakistan, 6^th-7^th May 2023.
2. U. Ahmad, H. Ali, M. H. Umer, A. Imran, A. Arif, T. A. Cheema, “Microcontroller-based Sonar Ultrasonic Water Level Control System with Closed loop Control Approach”, 1^st International Conference on Modern Technologies in Mechanical & Materials Engineering (MTME-2023), Topi, Pakistan, 6^th May 2023.
3. M. Khan, H. U. Hassan, K. Mehmood, T. A. Cheema, A. Arif “Design and Development of a Smart Vortex Turbine”, 1^st International Conference on Modern Technologies in Mechanical & Materials Engineering (MTME-2023), Topi, Pakistan, 6^th May 2023.
4. F. Khan, R. A. Karim, M. H. Tariq, T. A. Cheema, and H. M. Rizwan, “Experimental Determination of Thermal Conductivity of CNTs-H2O based Nanofluids”, 2^nd International Conference on Energy, Power, Environment, Control, and Computing (ICEPECC), University of Gujrat, Pakistan, March 15-16, 2023.
5. E. Iftikhar, B. H. Bhatti, F. Mehboob, A. Muzaffar, M. H. Tariq and T. A. Cheema, “Performance enhancement of a Peltier device as a cooling source”, 2^nd International Conference on Energy, Power, Environment, Control, and Computing (ICEPECC), University of Gujrat, Pakistan, March 15-16, 2023.
6. M. Usman, A. Muzaffar, T. A. Cheema, M. Ullah, “Potential analysis of cooling of flowing air in thermal contact with the low temperature running water in copper coils using different thermodynamic parameters”, 4th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies (ICSET 2022) Peshawar, Pakistan, December 05-06, 2022.
7. A. Muzaffar, A. Abbas, T. A. Cheema, W. Shah, “Effect of Curvature Ratios and Saturation Temperatures on Pressure Drop in U-bends for Two-Phase Flow with Ammonia in Light of Available Correlations”, 4th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies (ICSET 2022) Peshawar, Pakistan, December 05-06, 2022.
8. M. M. Hayat, A. Muzaffar, T. A. Cheema, S. Abbas, “Investigating the Effect of Fan Speeds on Air Cooling Using a Peltier Modulus”, 4th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies (ICSET 2022) Peshawar, Pakistan, December 05-06, 2022.
9. M. H. Tariq, F. Khan, H. M. Rizwan, and T. A. Cheema, “Thermo-Fluid Performance Enhancement Using NACA Aerofoil Cross-Sectional Tubes”, 2^nd International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Islamabad, 25^th August 2022.
10. A. Muzaffar, M. H. Tariq, A. Abbas, M. Tayyab and T. A. Cheema, “Refrigeration potential investigation of liquefied petroleum gas under atmospheric conditions”, 2^nd International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Islamabad, 25^th August 2022.
11. H. M. Rizwan, T. A. Cheema, M. H. Tariq, A. Muzaffar, “Hydrodynamic and Thermal Energy Characteristics of a Gravitational Water Vortex”, 2^nd International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Islamabad, 25^th August 2022.
12. R. Ullah, T. A. Cheema, “Experimental Investigation of Runner’s Design Parameters on the Performance of Vortex Turbine”, 2^nd International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Islamabad, 25^th August 2022.
13. A. Muzaffar, M. Tayyab, A. Abbas, T. A. Cheema, “Energy Efficiency Ratio Analysis of Half Cycle Air-Conditioners Using Liquified Petroleum Gas”, 1st International Conference on Energy, Power and Environment (ICEPE), Gujrat, Pakistan, 11–12 November 2021.
14. M. H. Tariq, F. Khan and T. A. Cheema, “Analytical and Experimental Investigation of a Triangular-Channelled Solar Water Heater”, 1st International Conference on Energy, Power and Environment (ICEPE), Gujrat, Pakistan, 11–12 November 2021.
15. F. Khan, T. A. Cheema, F. Ahmad and A. U. A. Khan, “Development and Testing of Solar Water Absorber with Triangular Channels”, 1st International Conference on Energy, Water and Environment (ICEWE), Lahore, Pakistan, 31st March 2021.
16. F. Ahmad, M. Ullah, T. A. Cheema, “Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis of a Double Lumen Cannula”, 4th International Pak-Turk Conference on Emerging Technologies in the Field of Sciences and Engineering, Topi, Pakistan, 3-4 November 2021.
17. F. Ahmad, T. A. Cheema, and M. M. U. Rehman, “Thermodynamic Analysis of Microchannel Heat Sink with Different Configurations of Ribs and Cavities” 2019, 9^th International Mechanical Engineering Congress (IMEC 2019), Karachi.
18. F. Ashraf, and T. A. Cheema, “Predicting Vascular Rupture and Cholesterol Accumulation in Human Aorta” 2018, 1^st International Conference on Health and Environment (ICHE), Islamabad.
19. I. Ahmad, T. A. Cheema, M. Rehman, A. Abbas, M. Khan, “Startup Investigations for Performance Improvement of Photovoltaic module using Cooling Techniques”, 2017, International Pakistan Research Summit, Islamabad, Pakistan.
20. T. A. Cheema and M. Naseem, “The effects of positional variation of GDL porosity on the performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC)” 1^st Applied Mechanical Engineering Conference (AMEC), 2014, Lahore, Pakistan.
21. H. Ali, T. A. Cheema, and C. W. Park, “A turbulent FSI analysis on the morphology of a stenotic vessel”, 1^st Annual conference of Korean society of visualization (KSVI), 2013, Daejon, Korea.
22. H. Ali, T. A. Cheema, and C. W. Park, “Numerical investigation on hydrodynamic characteristics of algal pond”, 2^nd Annual conference of Korean society of visualization (KSVI), 2013, Jinju, Korea.
23. T. A. Cheema, K. W. Kim, J. M. Lee and C. W. Park, “Numerical study on hyper elastic wall deformation of stenotic blood vessel wall”, Conference of Korean society of cardiovascular systems, 2012, Jeju, Korea.
24. T. A. Cheema and C. W. Park, “The effects of porosity variation in thin composite porous layers”, Annual conference of Korean society of visualization (KSVI), 2012, Suwon, Korea.
25. H. Ali, T. A. Cheema and C. W. Park, “Numerical study on the motion of wire in a tube furnace”, Annual conference of Korean society of visualization (KSVI), 2012, Suwon, Korea.
26. H. J. Nam, M. G. Sim, J. J. Lee, T. A. Cheema and C. W. Park, “Investigation on blood flow visualization in vivo using optical Doppler tomography”, Korean Society of Mechanical Engineering Conference (KSME), 2012, Seoul, Korea.
27. T. A. Cheema, A. Ni and C. W. Park, “Numerical investigation of fluid dynamic characteristics in a stenotic structure”, Annual conference of Korean society of visualization (KSVI), 2011, Jeju, Korea.

 

GRADUATE STUDENT THESIS SUPERVISION

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PhD Thesis Supervised (Completed)

1. Performance Evaluation of a Novel Gravitational Water Vortex Heat Exchanger

PhD Thesis Co-Supervised (Completed)

1. Performance Evaluation of a Novel Gravitational Water Vortex Heat Exchanger
2. Experimental evaluation of two-phase pressure drop and flow patterns in U bends with ammonia

PhD Thesis Supervised (In-Progress)

1. Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies for Sustainable Applications

PhD Thesis Co-Supervised (Completed)

1. Analytical, Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Gravitational Water Vortex

MS Thesis-In progress

1. Flight Dynamics Evaluation of 76mm Cylindrical Projectile

MS Thesis Completed

1. Thermoelectric Condensation of Ambient Humidified Air For Green Hydrogen Production
2. Performance Investigation of a Gravitational Water Vortex Heat Exchanger
3. Design, Development and Analysis of a Heat Exchange Mechanism for Blood Oxygenator
4. Investigation of Morphological Behavior and Accumulation of Cholesterol in Aorta under a Pulsatile Spiral Flow
5. Multi-staging of gravitational water vortex turbine in a conical basin
6. Analytical and Experimental Investigation of Gravitational Water Vortex with Single and Multi-Staging
7. Experimental Investigation of Flooded Flow Boiling of Ammonia Inside Enhanced Dimple Tube Bundle
8. Hydro-Thermal Investigation of Gravitational Water Vortex Heat Exchanger
9. Hydro-Thermal Enhancement of Microchannel Heat Sink with the Refinement of Surface Enhancers
10. Investigation of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) driven half cycle air conditioning system
11. Experimental Investigation of Gravity Driven Free and Forced Vortex Induced Heat Transfer Characteristics
12. Hemodynamic Performance Evaluation of Neonatal ECMO Double Lumen Cannula Using Fluid Structure Interaction
13. Investigation of a delta-nabla channel configuration of a solar absorber with and without thermal energy storage
14. Night-time electricity generation using thermo-electric nano generator.
15. Performance Comparison of a Gravitational Water Vortex and Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger
16. Performance Evaluation of Delta-Nabla Channels Configured Solar Collector Integrated with and without Phase Change Material and Nanofluid
17. Rheological performance investigation of neonatal double-lumen cannula with and without deformable erythrocytes
18. Waste Heat Recovery from Rotary Kiln Shell Using Thermoelectric Generators
19. Design, Development and Analysis of a Delta-Nabla, Trapezoidal Heat Exchanger

 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES

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Invited Talks/Keynote Speeches

1. Keynote Speech on “Continuous Quality Improvement in the Context of OBE- A Case Study” in 29^th Symposium on Quality of Engineering Education in Pakistan at Pakistan Academy of Engineering, Karachi on September 30, 2023.
2. Lecture on “CEP, PBL and OEL”, on February 28, 2023, at MED, University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila.
3. Lecture on “Learning Through Problems”, on February 17, 2023, at Mirpur University of Science and Technology, Mirpur, AJK, Pakistan.
4. Talk on “Open Ended Labs and CQI” on October 14, 2022, at FES, GIK Institute, Pakistan.
5. Training session on “Outcome Based Education” on September 1, 2022, at FME, GIK Institute, Pakistan.
6. Seminar on “Continuous Quality Improvement for OBE System” on August 25, 2022, at FET, International Islamic University, Islamabad.
7. Seminar on “Lab Conducting Procedures and Rubrics Based Assessment”, on August 24, 2022, in Department of Civil Engineering, GIK Institute, Pakistan.
8. One day workshop on “Outcome Based Education” on August 1, 2022, at NFC Institute, Multan, Pakistan.
9. Seminar on “Outcome Based Education” on January 26, 2022, at CECOS University, Peshawar, Pakistan.
10. Lecture on “Learning Through Problems”, on November 26, 2021, at FET, International Islamic University, Islamabad.
11. Seminar on “Complex Engineering Problem (CEP)”, on January 13, 2021, at FEE, GIK Institute.
12. CPD Seminar on “Energy Extraction from Gravitational Water Vortex” on December 23, 2020, at FME-GIK Institute Topi, Pakistan.
13. Talk on “Complex Engineering Problems”, on December 11, 2020, at FME, GIK Institute.
14. Lecture on “Complex Engineering Problems”, on November 24, 2020, at FET, International Islamic University, Islamabad.
15. One-Day Training Workshop on “Mapping of CLOs with PLOs and CQI Process” at Management Sciences Department, GIK Institute, Held on March 17, 2020.
16. Invited talk on “Multiphysics Simulation: Applications in Algae Ponds” in First National Conference on Computational Mechanics (NCCM) at Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences on April 2-3, 2019.
17. Training Workshop on “Outcome Based Education (OBE)” on September 10, 2018, at University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
18. Seminar on “Multi-Physics Simulations and its Applications: A Step Towards Actual Physics” on July 12, 2017, at Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.
19. CPD Workshop on “Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)” on April 13^th, 2017, at University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, Pakistan.
20. CPD Seminar on “Fluid Structure Interaction” on March 27, 2015, at FME-GIK Institute Topi, Pakistan.

Trainings/Workshops/Seminars

1. Accreditation Support Committee Visit to BS Programs of Computer Engineering and Civil Engineering of GIK Institute, on March 8~9, 2022.
2. Two Days Workshop on “Redefining teaching learning process to incorporate the cooperative learning strategies- Designing and assessing Complex Engineering Problems, Open Ended Labs and CQI”, on March, 4~5, 2022 at GIK Institute.
3. Accreditation Support Committee Visit to BS Programs of Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering and Engineering Sciences of GIK Institute, on May 31~June 4, 2021.
4. Two Days Workshop on “Complex Engineering Problems”, on August, 27~28, 2019 at GIK Institute.
5. Session on “Complex engineering problems and problem-based learning activities in an engineering/technology degree program” at Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, GIK Institute, held on July 11, 2019.
6. One-day workshop on “STI Policy and Roadmap”, on March 12, 2019, at Directorate of Science and Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan.
7. Two-Day Workshop on “Leaders in Science and Innovation Policy” on January 8-9, 2019, at Directorate of Science and Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan.
8. Hands on Workshop on “Design Course Teaching to Engineering Students” on April 06, 2017, at GIK Institute, Topi, Pakistan.
9. Workshop on “Outcome Based Accreditation for Faculty and Quality Directors/Administrators” on August 27, 2016, at PEC HQ, Pakistan.
10. International Workshop on “Outcome Based Education and Outcome Based Assessment” on January 13, 2016, at GIK Institute, Topi, Pakistan.
11. International Training Workshop on “Planning, Construction & Operation Management of Small and Medium Hydropower Station” on October 12-30, 2015, at HNAC Technology Co. Ltd, Changsha, Republic of China,
12. Hands on Training on “Equipment for Engineering Education” on March 18-19, 2009, at GUNT, Hamburg, Germany.