Conference Program

International Conference on Advanced

Materials and Emerging Technologies

ICAMET 2016

28th – 29th November 2016

University of Engineering and Technology Lahore

&

University of the Punjab

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Advisory Board

Prof. Dr. Fazal.Ahmad Khalid (Pakistan)

Prof. Dr. Syed Ismat Shah (USA)

Prof. Dr. I.R.Harris (UK)

Dr. Waseem Haider (USA)

Dr. Tariq Malik (France)

Prof. Dr. Amir Azam Khan (Malaysia)

Dr. Scott Buzby (USA)

Prof. Dr. Nadeem Feroze (Pakistan)

Prof. Dr. M. Saleem Shuja (Pakistan)

Prof. Dr. Faizul Hasan (Pakistan)

Dr. Shaheed Khan (Pakistan)

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Mansha (Pakistan)

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Mujahid (Pakistan)

Prof. Dr. Aamir Ijaz (Pakistan)

Dr. Zubair Ahmad (Pakistan)

Dr. Aqif Anwar (Pakistan)

Organizing Committee

Prof. Dr. Akhlaq Ahmad Malik (Conference Chair)

Prof. Dr. Gul Hameed Awan

Prof. Dr. Rafiq Ahmad

Dr. Furqan Ahmed

Dr. M. Asif. Rafiq (Conference Secretary)

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Pervaiz Mughal

Prof. Dr. Naveed Ramzan

Mr. Liaqat Raza

Mr. M. Zubair

Mr. Moaz Waqar

Mr. S. Farrukh Alam Zaidi

Mr. Usman Sikander

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Technical Committee

Prof. Dr. Syed Ismat Shah

Prof. Dr. I.R.Harris

Dr. Waseem Haider

Dr. Tariq Malik

Dr. Scott Buzby

Prof. Dr. Amir Azam Khan

Prof. Dr. Shahid Rafique

Prof. Dr. Anwar Latif

Prof. Dr. Asif Ali Qaiser

Prof. Dr. Tauseef Aized

Dr. Furqan Ahmad

Dr. Ihsan-ul-Haque

Dr. Aqeel Inam

Dr. Mohsin Ali Raza

Dr. Shafiq Irfan

Dr. Muhammad Faheem

Dr. Ghulam Moeen-ud-Deen

Conference Website

http://icamet.uet.edu.pk

Conference Secretariat

Dept. of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering,

University of Engineering and Technology Lahore

54890, GT Road, Lahore

042 99029207

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Day 1

November 28, 2016

INAUGURAL CEREMONY

28th

November 2016

Seminar Hall,

Chemical Engineering Department

UET Lahore

Chief Guest

Rana Tanveer Hussain,

Federal Minister of Science and Technology, Pakistan

Federal Minister of Defence Production, Pakistan

09:25 Guests to be seated

09:30 Arrival of the Chief Guest

09:35 Recitation of National Anthem

09:40 Recitation from the Holy Quran

09:45 Introduction by the Conference Secretary

09:55 Welcome address by the Conference Chair

10:05 Keynote Address by Prof. Dr. Fazal A. Khalid (S.I)

(Vice Chancellor UET Lahore)

10:20 Inaugural Address by the Chief Guest

10:30 Presentation of Shields to the Conference Chair, Co-Chair and

Conference Secretary by the Chief Guest

10:30 Presentation of souvenirs to the Chief Guest and the Vice

Chancellor

10:35 – 11:00 Refreshment

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Session 1 (a)

Room 1, Main Auditorium Complex

28th

November 2016

11:00 – 12:50

Session Chairs: Dr. Fazal A. Khalid, Dr. S. Ismat Shah

Time Abstract

ID

Title and Authors

11:00 Keynote Looking inside organic solar cells: Opportunities and

challenges

Dr. S. Ismat Shah, USA

11:25 Keynote Efficient tactics for Photovoltaic Improvement in PbS-based

Quantum-dot Solar Cells

Muhammad Abdul Basit

11:50 1 Solution Combustion Synthesis of Transparent & Conducting

Thin Films With Substituted or Reduced Use of Indium for

Photovoltaic Applications

Sana Ullah, Rita Branquinho, Tiago Mateus, Rodrigo Martins

and Elvira Fortunato

12:10 6

Tailoring the Structural and Optical Properties of CdZnS Thin

Films by Vacuum Annealing

Allah Bakhsh, Iftikhar Hussain Gul, Asghari Maqsood, Ching-

Hsiang Chan and Yia-Chung Chang

12:30 59 Structure-Property Relationship: More Efficient Dyes than

Z907 for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Saba Ashraf, Rui Su, Javeed Akhtar, Humaira Masood Siddiqi

and Ahmed El-Shafei

12:50 – 14:00 Lunch and Prayer Break

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Session 1 (b)

Room 2, Main Auditorium Complex, UET Lahore

28th

November 2016

11:00 – 12:50

Session Chairs: Dr. W. Haider, Dr. M. Mujahid

Time Abstract

ID

Title and Authors

11:00 Keynote The Strive for Next-Generation of Metallic Biomaterials

Dr. W. Haider, USA

11:30 Keynote Advanced Nanomaterials For Biomedical Applications

Dr. M. Mujahid

11:55 Keynote Bioceramics: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications

A. A. Chaudhry, H. Akhtar, K. Ijaz, M. Zahid, M. Yar, F.

Iqbal, M. Nasir, S. A. Siddiqi, S. M. Awais, I. U. Rehman

12:20 61 Functional Properties of Mn and Fe Co-doped Upconversion

Nanoparticles Prepared for Biomedical Applications

Syed Mujtab Ul Hassan and Jamil Ahmad

12:35 98 Design and Synthesis of Biocompatible Hollow Mesoporous

Silica Capsules for Potential Cancer Theranostics

Tayyab Ali Khan, Syed Mujtaba Ul Hassan, Jamil Ahmad,

Ahmat Khurshid, Mazhar Mehmood, M.T. Tanvir and Shoaib

Mehboob

12:50 – 13:45 Lunch and Prayer Break

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Session 1 (c)

Room 3, Main Auditorium Complex, UET Lahore

28th

November 2016

11:00 – 12:50

Session Chairs: Dr. Nadeem Feroze, Dr. Asif Ali Qaiser

Time Abstract

ID

Title and Authors

11:00 Keynote Induction Melting as a Fabrication Route for Aluminum-CNTs

Nanocomposites for Aerospace Applications

Dr. M. Shahid

11:30 74 Biopolymer Based Adsorbent for the Treatment of Pb(II)

Polluted Water

Ayyub Khawar, Muhammad Zaheer, Ahmed Abdullah and

Naveed Ramzan

11:50 46 Patterning of Carbon Nanotubes Reinforced Polyaniline

Composite for Solar Cell Applications

Salman Waqar, Hasan Shabbir, Sajid Ullah and Ayesha Kausar

12:10 5 Modifiable p(Methacrylic acid-co-Acrylonitrile) Microgels

Fabricated with Cu and Co Nanoparticle for Simultaneous

Catalytic Reduction of Multiple Compounds

Muhammad Ajmal

12:30 31 Comparative Study of PVA/ Starch Hydro Gel Membrane

Fabricated with Silver Nano Particles Against PVA/Starch

Membrane Fabricated with Natural Antibacterial Agents

Hafsa Iqbal and Sarah Farrukh

12:50 – 14:00 Lunch and Prayer Break

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Session 2 (a)

Room 1, Main Auditorium Complex, UET Lahore

28th

November 2016

14:00 – 15:50

Session Chairs: Dr. Faizul Hassan, Dr. Zubair Ahmed

Time Abstract

ID

Title and Authors

14:00 Keynote Rare Earth NdYFeNb Nanocrystalline Magnets for Smart

Devices

Dr. Zubair Ahmed

14:25 Keynote Nanocomposite RE-Fe-B Hard Magnetic Alloys: The influence

of RE/B ratio on the magnetic properties of over quenched and

annealed (Nd0.75Pr0.25)y Fe balance Bx ribbons

Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmad

14:50 101

Synthesis and Characterization of Metal Ferrites and Study of

Their Magnetic Properties in Polymer Thin Films

Abdul Sattar, Sohail Nadeem and Ammarah Kausar

15:05 56 Evidence of Half Metallicity in Manganese Doped Spinel

Magnesium Aluminate: DFT Calculations

Muhammad Khalid and Muhammad Saeed Akhtar

15:20 33 Study of Structure & Electrical Properties of ZnO Doped

BaZr0.15Ti0.85O3 Ceramics

Qaisar Khushi , Muhammad Asif Rafiq and Moaz Waqar

15:35 68 Structural, Magnetic, Microwave Properties of Gd Substituted

Ca-Ba M-type Hexagonal Ferrites

Muddassara Kanwal

15:50 – 16:15 Tea Break

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Session 2 (b)

Room 2, Main Auditorium Complex, UET Lahore

28th

November 2016

14:00 – 15:50

Session Chairs: Dr. Tariq Malik, Dr. Rafiq Ahmed

Time Abstract

ID

Title and Authors

14:00 Keynote Analysis of some Corrosion Causes of Radio Frequency

Telecommunication Antenna Systems

Dr. T. Malik, France

14:25 Keynote Material Selection for Sour Wet Gas Pipeline: A Theoretical

Approach

Sajid Tanwir, Tauqir Awan and Zeshan Gondal

14:50 104 Development and Characterization of Zinc Based Sacrificial

Anodes for Sacrificial Cathodic Protection of Steel Pipelines

Fiaz Ahmad, Abdullah Zia, Behram Zulfiqar, Jahangir Khan,

Ameeq Farooq, Rafiq Ahmad

15:10 108 Effect of Starting Microstructure, Coarse Ferrite-pearlite, Fine

Ferrite-Pearlite, Bainite and Martensite of AISI 4340 and 4140

Steels on Corrosion Properties

A. Inam, M. Ishtiaq and Rafiq Ahmad

15:30 109 Microstructural and Electrochemical Behavior of 2205 Duplex

Stainless Steel Weldments

M. Atif Makhdoom, A. Ahmad, G. H. Awan, K. Abid and

W.Haider

15:50 – 16:15 Tea Break

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Session 2 (c)

Room 3, Main Auditorium Complex, UET Lahore

28th

November 2016

14:00 – 15:50

Session Chairs: Dr. M. Saleem Shuja, Dr. Amir Azam

Time Abstract

ID

Title and Authors

14:00 Keynote An overview of Zirconium Boride stability in the presence of

Nano Silicon Carbide particles during High Temperature

Natural Sintering.

Dr. A. Azam. Malaysia

14:25 Keynote Emerging Manufacturing Technologies for Next-generation

Biomaterials, Structures and Devices

Dr Yasir Faheem Joya

14:50 3 Graphene: Fabrication, Modifications and Application

Dr. Rashid Jalil

15:05 42 Modeling and Reliability of a Highly Sensitive Graphene FET

Based Toxic Gas Nanosensor

Yasir Sabir and Mansoor Ahmed

15:20 58 Fabrication of Ferromagnetic Nickel nano-rod Using Anodic

Aluminum Oxide as a substrate.

Moiz Uddin, Ahmed Bilal and Ajab Khan Kasi

15:35 24 Fabrication of Cadmium Sulfide Nanowires on Porous

Anodized Aluminium Oxide

Malik Imran Afzal

15:50 – 16:15 Tea Break

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POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Main Auditorium Complex

28th

November 2016

16:15 – 17:15

Poster Judges: Dr. Fazal A. Khalid, Dr. S. Ismat Shah, Dr. W. Haider, Dr. M. Mujahid,

Dr. Rafiq Ahmed

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ID

Title Author’s Name

4 Synthesis and Characterization of Nano

Sized Zinc Oxide and Investigation of Its

Catalytic Activities

Muhammad Saeed and Shahid Adeel

7 Dynamic Elastography: Bio-Medical

Technique for Muscle Stiffness

Measurements

Muhammad Salman and Hassan Kalyar

8 Evaluating the Effect of Nylon Fibers in

Self-Compacting Concrete

Muhammad Omar Tariq, Aaqib Junaid

and Ahmad Jan

9 Effectiveness of Waste Polythene Bags

Modified Bitumen Mixes and Their

Comparative Economical Analysis

Ahmad Jan, Aaqib Junaid and Anees

Ur Rehman

10 Non-Invasive Monitoring of Achille’s

Tendon Stiffness Variations in-vivo Using

Mechanical Vibrations

Muhammad Salman

11 Free Energy Generation Arif Hussain, Shahid Ali and Musaddiq

Abbas

12 Development of Lighter and Eco-Friendly

Burnt Clay Bricks Incorporating Sugarcane

Bagasse Ash

Syed Minhaj Saleem Kazmi,

Muhammad Junaid Munir, Safeer

Abbas, Muhammad Azhar Saleem,

Anwar Khitab and Muhammad Rizwan

14 Performance Analysis of Solar

Photovoltaic Cells for Telecommunication

Cellular Network in Remote Areas of

Pakistan

Abdul Ghayur, Sanaullah Ahmad and

Manzoor Ahmad

17 Phase Change Materials (PCMS)

Application in Building Envelop – A

Review

Nafeesa Shaheen and Anum Fatima

18 Morphological Study of PDLC Films with

Refractive Index Using Catalyst

Mujtaba Ellahi, Muhammad Nawaz

and Muhammad Yasir Rafique

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19 Synthesis, Characterization and Cation

Exchange Capacity (CEC) Evaluation of

Zeolite Prepared from Coal Fly Ash

Tariq Aziz, Muhammad Zaheer, Umair

Aslam, Muhammad Samiullah and

Raza Khalid

21 Dual-Band Metamaterial Based EMI Shield

with Variable Upper Bandwidth for

Cognitive Radio Applications

Muhammad Asim Abbasi, Muhammad

Rizwan and Irfan Ullah

22 Ultra-Fine Purification of Lead by

Electrolysis

Qanita Tayyaba, Naseem Irfan and Asif

Mahmood

23 Designing Techniques for Conventional

and Metamaterial Based Phase Shifters for

Broadband Applications

Aisha Bibi, Irfan Ullah and Benjamin

Braaten

26 Lead Metal Extraction from Ore to

Battery/Shielding Grade

Naveed Khan and Naseem Irfan

27 Preparation and Characterization of Mixed

Matrix Membrane (MMM) of Polyvinyl

Chloride (PVC) and Titanium-dioxide

(TiO2) for Water Desalination

Muhammad Sadiq

28 Preparation and Characterization of

Polypropylene/(Carbon Black & Metal

Powder) Conductive Composites

Compatibilized with Polypropylene-

Grafted-Maleic-Anhydride

Fareed Khan

29 Study on the Synthesis and

Characterization of 3,3′-Bicarbazole and

Pyridine Based Luminescent Copolymers

Dr. Madiha Irfan, Prof. Dr. Aamer

Saeed, Iqbal Ahmad and Shahid

Ameen Samra

34 Refining of Coarse Grain Ring in Extrudate

by Successive Cold Working and

Annealing Cycle

Mudassar Hussain, Muhammad Arfan,

Muhammad Afzal, Naveed Akhter and

Mahtab Ali

35 Characterization of Stretched Out Oxide

Laminates in Extruded Aluminium Tubes

Naveed Akhtar, Muhammad Afzal,

Yaqoob Khan, Zeeshan Ahmed Abbasi

and Muhammad Noshad Ali

36 Performance Enhancement of Organo

Phosphorous Based Fire Retardant

Chemical for Cellulose

Haji Ghulam Qutab, Naveed Ramzan,

Muhammad Mohsin, Syed Waqas

Ahmad and Nasir Sarwar

37 Effect of Hydrophobic Treatments on

Mechanical Properties of Jute Reinforced

Polyester Composites

Muhammad Haris Ameer

38 The Effect and Usage of Materials Munazza Baqir and Tatheer Zeeshan

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39 Cellulose Based Electro-Active Paper

Vibration Energy Harvesting Transducer:

Possibility and Challenges

Zafar Abas and Syed Amjad Ahmad

41 Potential Analysis of Kinetic Energy

Harvesting System from National Highway

of Pakistan

Dr. Tauseef Aized and Tehseen Ilahi

44 Bio-Cathode Preparation from Conducting

Polymer for Bio-Electricity Generation

Using Microbial Fuel Cell: A Review

Abdul Sattar Jatoi, Abdul Waheed

Bhutto and Shaukat Mazari

50 Testing, Repair, and Calibration of

Automatic Voltage Regulators AVR

Blocks of 210 MW Generator

Mahendar Kumar, Zubair Ahmed

Memon, Naveed Ahmed Unar,

Muhammad Zakir Shaikh, Pervez

Hameed Shaikh and Ubedullah Amjad

Ali Shaikh

51 Graphene Oxide and Silver Nanoparticles

Based Nanocomposite (GO-Ag): An

Efficient Photocatalyst for Degradation of

Synthetic Dyestuff

Faiza Ijaz, Muhammad Irfan Majeed

and Muhammad Zahid

53 Self-Healing Capacity Assessment of Fiber

Reinforced Cementitious Composites

Hizb Ullah Sajid, Muhammad Zaheer,

Muhammad Luqman and Fawad

Ahmad

54 To Study the Corrosion Inhibition Behavior

of Cigarette Butts Extract on AISI 4340

and AISI 4140 Steels

Zubia Anwer, Waseem Khan, A. Rauf

Jamali, Sajida Sheikh and Dr. Alidad

Chandio

55 Origin of Ferromagnetism in Pd Doped

ZnO: A First Principle Calculations

Muhammad Khalid and Muhammad

Saeed Akhtar

60 First Principle Study of Band Gap

Engineering in Ti doped ZnO by DFT

WIEN2k

Tariq Munir, Wajid Hussain, Afaq

Ahmed and Muhammad Kashif

62 Remote Health Monitoring of Solar PV-

Systems Using GSM

Mamoon Riaz

64 Maleated High Oleic Sunflower Oil

(MSOHO) Treatment of Chopped

Cellulose Fibers and Development of

MSOHO Treated Chopped Cellulose Fiber

Reinforced Unsaturated Polyester

Composites

Hafiz Qasim Ali, Mohsin Ali Raza,

Faizan Ali Ghauri, Rafiq Ahmad and

Shan Kazmi

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65 Functionalization of Graphene Oxide with

Maleated High Oleic Sunflower Oil and

Devolpment Of Graphene Oxide

Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene Reinforced

Composites

Hamad Fazal Awan, Mohsin Ali Raza,

Faizan Ali Ghauri and Rafiq Ahmad

66 Effect of Pressure Increases During

Increase of Temperature in An Autoclave

for the Growth of Bulk ZnO Single

Crystals

Khurram Shehzad, Dr Ajab Khan Kasi

and Dr Jaffer Khan Kasi

67 Low Cost Fabrication of ZnO and Ni

Doped ZnO Nanostructures

Benish Durrani

69 Synthesis and Characterization of Cellular

Polyurethane as Redox Catalyst

Misbah Sultan and Yashfa Nazar

70 To Investigate the Mechanical Properties of

Polyethylene Nanocomposites Using 2D

MoS2 Nanofiller

Zeba Khanam and Ibtsam Riaz

71 Effect of Annealing on the Performance of

CeO2/TiO2 Bilayer Resistive Switching

Memory Devices

Muhammad Ismail, Anwar Manzoor

Rana, Shafqat Un Nisa and Ejaz

Ahmed

72 Microwave Mediated Synthesis of Nickel-

Cobalt Doped Tin Oxide Catalyst and Its

Application in Reduction of 4-Nitrophenol

Shaista Ramzan, Shaukat Shujah,

Zarqasha Tahir and Aneela Kausar

73 Green Synthesis of Stable Co And CoO

Nanoparticles Using Calotropis Gigantea

Plant Extract

Muhammad Imran Din

76 A Study of Drill Pipe Failures &

Preventive Measures

Usman Mir, Muhammad Muneeb

Ashfaq, Hamza Khaliq and Muhammad

Jawad Muzaffar

77 Parametric Optimization of Cadmium and

Copper Removal from the Aqueous

Solution Using Activated Carbon (AC) As

A Low Cost Adsorbent

Umer Masood Chaudry, Hafiz Waqar

Ahmad, Muhammad Salman Abbasi

and Farheen Mohsin

78 Experimental Study on the Flexural

Behavior of Composite RC Beams Having

an ECC Layer at the Bottom

Yousaf Ali and Sajjad Wali Khan

79 Potentials of Indigenous Clay for

Eradication of Methyl Blue from

Contaminated Media: Kinetic Modeling

Abdul Samad and Muhammad Imran

Din

80 Non-linear Empirical Model for Energy

and Visual Comfort in Buildings

Pervez Hameed Shaikh, Ashfaque

Ahmed Baloch, Zubair Ahmed

Memon, Zohaib Hussain Laghari,

Zeeshan Anjum Memon and Shayan

Ahmed

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81 Functionalization of Cotton Fabric by

Growth of Silica Nanostructures

Mumtaz Ali, Munir Ashraf and

Muhammad Zeeshan

82 Synthesis and Characterization of CuO

nanoparticles by precipitation

Saira Saeed, Muhammad Yaseen,

Ahmad Azam and Asima Rashid

83 Impact of Waste Marble Dust on the

Sustainability of Cement Sand Mortar

Muhammad Israr, Khan Shahzada and

Sajjad Khan

84 Identification of Impurities in Silver by

Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

Sonia Ghafoor

86 Synthesis and Characterization of

Chromium Doped Cadmium Sulphide

Nanoparticles

Shahida Majeed, Muhammad Yaseen

and Sadaf Rasheed

87 Synthesis and Characterization of Cobalt

Doped Cadmium Sulphide

Sunbal Mahboob, Muhammad Yaseen

and Asia Fardoos

88 Synthesis and Characterization of

Zn1−xNixS (x = 0.01, 0.02, 0.07 and 0.08)

Nanoparticles

Asia Fardoos, Muhammad Yaseen and

Sunbal Mahboob

89 Synthesis and Characterization of Ni

Doped ZnO Nanoparticles

Bareera Zahid and Muhammad Yaseen

90 Synthesis and Characterization of Iron

Doped ZnS Nanoparticles

Shahzaib Mukhtar, Muhammad Yaseen

and Ahmed Azam

92 Solution Derived Co-doped CdS and

Characteristics

Iqra Rasul and Muhammad Yaseen

93 Electronic and Optical Properties of Ni

doped ZnTe by First Principle Calculations

Asima Rashid, Muhammad Yaseen and

Saira Saeed

94 The Synthesis and Characterization of

Barium Titanate by Sol Gel Method

Sania Zahid and Muhammad Yaseen

96 Minimizing Corrosion Losses in Oil & Gas

Industry Through WC-Co Coatings

Deposited by HVOF Spray Process

Muhammad Hassan

97 Structural and Optical Properties of Ni-

Doped ZnS Nanoparticles Prepared by

coprecipitation Method

Fasiha Qayyum, Muhammad Yaseen

and Ahmad Azam

100 The Utilization of the Solid Waste for the

Production of Power

Muhamamd Sajid and Muhammad

Usman

102 Effect of Precursor Graphite on the

Corrosion Protection Ability of Graphene

Oxide Coatings on Copper Metal

Muhammd Shahroz, Khalid Mahmood

Ghauri, Faizan Ali Ghauri, Mohsin Ali

Raza, Akhlaq Ahmad and Rafiq

Ahmad

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105 Investigating the Effect of Heat Treatment

on Microstructure and Electrochemical

Behavior of Gas Tungsten Arc Welded

APIX-56 Pipeline

Attique Ahmad Alvi, Ali Tariq, Abdul

Maabood Hassan Alvi, Jahangir Khan,

Ameeq Farooq, Rafiq Ahmad

106 Investigating the Effect of Different

Inorganic Fillers in Epoxy Coatings during

Exposure in Urban Environment

Jahangir Khan, Ameeq Farooq, Talha

Majeed, Khadim Hussain, Rafiq

Ahmad

107 Mechanical and Corrosion Properties of

Coconut Fibre Reinforced Concrete in

Marine Surroundings

Ahsan Saleem, Nauman Tahir, Ashar

Alam, Ameeq Farooq, Rafiq Ahmad

110 3-D Computational Modeling for Stress

Analysis of Multilayer Laminated

Composite Beam with I-Section

Dr. Khalid Mahmood Ghauri and

Muhammad Adil Arif Sindhu

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CONFERENCE DINNER

Main Auditorium Complex

28th

November 2016

18:30 – 21:30

18:30 - 20:30 Social Event

20:30 – 21:30 Dinner

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Day 2

November 29, 2016

08:15 Departure from U.E.T Lahore

08:50 Arrival at University of the Punjab Lahore

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Session 3 (a)

29th

November 2016

Alrazi Hall, University of the Punjab, Lahore

09:00 – 10:35

Session Chairs: Dr. Naveed Ramzan, Dr. Khadija Qureshi

Time Abstract

ID

Title and Authors

09:00 Keynote Fuel Characterization of Briquettes Produced from Banana

Waste and Asphalt

Khadija Qureshi and Naveed Rehman

09:25 15 Development of Novel Cross-Linked Chitosan for the Removal

of Anionic Azo-dye

Abdul Zahir, Adeem Rana, Naveed Ramzana, Haseeb Jatoi and

Muhammad Zaheer

09:45 91 Synthesis and Characterization of Fe Doped Zinc Oxide

Nanoparticles and Their Antimicrobial Effects on C. Coli

Bacteria

Tehreem Kareem Naik, Muhammad Yaseena, Ahmed Azam

and Yasir Javed

10:05 48 Tannic Acid Assisted Copper Oxide Nanoglobules for Sensitive

Electrochemical Detection of Bisphenol A

Kausar Rajar

10:35 – 11:00 Tea Break

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Session 3 (b)

29th

November 2016

Conference Room, MME Deptt. Punjab University, Lahore

09:00 – 10:50

Session Chairs: Dr. M. Mansha, Dr. M. Iqbal Qureshi

Time Abstract

ID

Title and Authors

09:00 Keynote Effect Of Process Parameters On Properties Of Air Brazed

Alumina Joints

Dr. A. Ibrahim

09:25 2 Building Energy Consumption Analysis, Energy Saving

Measurements and Verification by Applying HAP Software

Dr. Tauaseef Aized, Muhammad Saleem and Sajid Mehmood

09:45 32 Experimental Study of the Mechanical Properties of PVD

Coated TiN Thin Films on Steel Substrates

Ghulam Moeen Uddin, Muhammad Sageer and Nasir Hayat

10:05 30 Local Fracture Properties of Constituent Phases and Interfaces

in TiAl-Alloys as Measured by Microcantilever Testing

Farasat Iqbal, Karsten Durst and Mathias Goeken

10:35 – 11:00 Tea Break

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Session 4 (a)

29th

November 2016

Alrazi Hall, University of the Punjab, Lahore

11:00 – 12:25

Session Chairs: Dr. Aamir Ijaz, Dr Mohsin Ali Raza

Time Abstract

ID

Title and Authors

11:00 Keynote Mechanical and Dielectric Properties of Hybrid Polymer

Nanocomposites

Dr. Ahmad Nawaz Khan

11:25 49 Fouling Mitigation of TFC Reverse Osmosis Membrane Using

Spin-Assisted Layer by Layer Assembly of PEI/PAH

Polyelectrolytes

Saqib Javed, Isam Aljundi and Mazen Khaled

11:45 57 Synthesis of PANI/Ag NPs Polymer Composites with Enhanced

Electrical Properties

Tajamal Hussain, Rabbia Riaz and Adnan Mujahid

12:05 103 Investigating the Effect of Different Filler Materials in

Retarding the Ultra-Violet Degradation of Polyurethane

Coatings

Hafiz Muhammad Hamza, Muhammad Qasim, Omar Osman,

Jahangir Khan Lodhi, Taqi Zahid Butt

12:25 Lunch and Prayer Break

13:30 Departure from University of the Punjab

14:00 Arrival at U.E.T Lahore

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Session 4 (b)

29th

November 2016

Conference Room, MME Deptt. Punjab University, Lahore

11:00 – 12:25

Session Chairs: Dr. Muhammad Shahid, Dr. Aqil Inam

Time Abstract

ID

Title and Authors

11:00 Keynote Innovative FIB Lamella Technique for TEM Study of

Nucleation of Graphite Particles formed in Graphitic Steel

Dr. Aqil Inam

11:25 16 Liquid Crystal Based Optical Platform for the Detection of

Pb+2

Ions Using NiFe2O4 Nanoparticles

Syeda Saman Zehra Zaidi, Dr. Iftikhar H. Gul and Dr. Zakir

Hussain

11:45 20 Synthesis, Characterization and Application of Al/Mn

Supported CNTs for Phenol Removal

Shazia Zarin, Aamir Abbas, Muhammad Rizwan, Irum Tahira

and Muhammad Zaheer

12:05 40 Optical and Luminescence Properties of Soda Lime Borate

Glasses Doped with Sm3+

Ion.

Mr. Falak Zaman, Dr. Gul Rooh, Dr. Nattapon Srisittipokakun

and Dr. Jakrapong Kaewkhao

12:25 –13:30 Lunch and Prayer Break

13:30 Departure from University of the Punjab

14:00 Arrival at U.E.T Lahore

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Session 5 (a)

29th

November 2016

Seminar Hall, Chemical Engineering Deptt. UET Lahore

14:15 – 16:00

Session Chairs: Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmed Somroo, Dr. Abdul Wadood

Time Abstract

ID

Title and Authors

14:15 Keynote Titanium Based Shape Memory Alloys

Dr Abdul Wadood

14:40 111 Strengthening Mechanisms in TiNi based High temperature

Shape Memory Alloys

Dr. Imran Khan

15:00 45 Numerical Analysis of Welding Residual Stress and Reliability

Assessment of Dissimilar Material Welded Joint between Alloy

617 and 12 Cr Steel

Hafiz Waqar Ahmad, Ju Hwa Lee, Jeong Ho Hwang and Dong

Ho Bae

15:20 85 Synthesis and Characterization of Chromium doped Zinc

Sulphide Nanoparticles

Sadaf Rasheed, Muhammad Yaseen and Shahida Majeed

15:40 99 Low Cost Synthesis of Nanostructured Solar Cells Based on

One-Dimensional Core/Shell Nanowires

Muhammad Aftab Akram, Sofia Javed and Mohammad

Mujahid

16:00 –16:30 Tea Break

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Session 5 (b)

29th

November 2016

14:15 – 15:40

Session Chairs: Dr. Furqan Ahmad, Dr. Asif Rafiq

Time Abstract

ID

Title and Authors

14:15 Keynote Functional Nanoscale Materials for Water Splitting, Biomass

Catalysis and Solar Energy Conversion

Dr. Khurram Joya

14:40 25 Doped Manganese Ferrite with Lowered Dielectric Losses

Muhammad Gul and Khalida Akhtar

15:00 43 In-situ Photosynthesis and Stabilization of Copper

Nanoparticles

Rabia Nazar

15:20 – 15:40 63 Photocatalytic Activity of CuO Nanoparticles Synthesized by

Green Route

Fozia Tabassum Minhas and Abdalaziz Aljabour

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CONCLUDING CEREMONY

29th

November 2016

Seminar Hall,

Chemical Engineering Department

UET Lahore

Chief Guest

Mr. Amjad Latif

Managing Director, Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL), Pakistan

16:00 Guests to be seated

16:05 Arrival of the Chief Guest

16:05 Recitation of the National Anthem

16:10 Recitation from the Holy Quran

16:20 Summary by the Conference Secretary

16:30 Concluding Address by the Conference Chair

16:40 Address by Prof. Dr. Fazal A. Khalid (SI)

(Vice Chancellor, UET Lahore)

16:50 Address by the Chief Guest

17:05 Presentation of Souvenirs to the Chief Guest and The Vice Chancellor

17:05 Awards Distribution Ceremony

17:15 Refreshment

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