Faculty Zahid Ahmad

Zahid Ahmad

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Summary

Dr Zahid is presently working as an Associate Professor at College of Aeronautical Engineering (CAE), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan. His research interests include architected lattice modeling, computational fluid mechanics, heat transfer augmentation techniques, turbo-machinery, and structural health monitoring using inverse finite element methods. He has published extensively in well-reputed international journals and conferences.

Academic Background
MS (Mechanical Engineering) Khalifa University August 22, 2016 - August 02, 2018
Honours and Awards
Publications
Photogrammetry-enhanced lock-in thermography: A new method for in-situ defects detection and classification in metal-composite hybrid structures January 01, 2026 Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing - Volume 200, Article Number 109349
Progress in inverse finite element method for aerospace structural health monitoring applications August 25, 2025 Progress in Aerospace Sciences - Volume:157, Article Number:101132
Structural health monitoring of shell structures with preexisting cracks May 15, 2025 Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing - Volume:231, Article Number 112663
Structural Health Monitoring of aerospace thin plate and shell structures using the inverse finite element method (iFEM) April 01, 2025 Thin-Walled Structures - Volume:209, Article Number: 112923, Pages:16
Structural Health Monitoring of Thin Shell Structures March 13, 2025 International Journal of Mechanical System Dynamics - Pages:20
Towards diagnostics of aerospace structural defects using a novel physics-based post-processing scheme employing lock-in thermography February 01, 2025 Measurement - Volume 241, Article Number 115645
Structural health monitoring of precracked structures using an in-plane inverse crack-tip element December 01, 2024 International Journal of Mechanical System Dynamics - Volume:04, Issue:04, Pages: 406-426
Design and performance assessment of a triply-periodic-minimal-surface structures-enhanced gallium heat sink for high heat flux dissipation: A numerical study December 01, 2024 Applied Thermal Engineering - Volume: 257, Part A, Article Number: 124154
A quadrilateral inverse plate element for real-time shape-sensing and structural health monitoring of thin plate structures December 01, 2024 Computers and Structures - Volume 305, Article Number 107551
Effect of source-sink misalignment and sink cavity aspect ratio on the thermal performance of gallium heat sinks November 06, 2024 International Journal of Thermofluids - Volume:24, Article Number: 100952, Pages:24
Extrusion-based additive manufacturing of CFRP/steel/CFRP multi-material structure: Process development and influence of heat treatment on the mechanical performance August 30, 2024 Journal of Manufacturing Processes - Volume 124 , Pages 891-908
Graphene-nuclear nexus: a critical review July 19, 2024 2D Materials - Volume:11, Issue:4, Article Number 042001
Conferences
Effectiveness of Multi Baffles With Trefoils on the Performance of Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger July 15, 2024 - July 17, 2024 Farhad Ali, Tariq Amin Khan, Zahid Ahmad Qureshi, Muhammad Muzafar, Wei Li, ASME 2024 Heat Transfer Summer Conference