Dr. Amjad Riaz
Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering
Area of Interest: Process Systems Engineering; Liquefaction; Hydrogen Energy; Decarbonization; Green Energy
Tel # (Off): 111-001-007   (885)
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Engr. Dr. Amjad Riaz is a professional Chemical Engineer, holds degree of B.Sc. Chemical Engineering from University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan, M.Sc. Chemical Engineering (Gold Medal) from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Johor, Malaysia, and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Yeungnam University, South Korea. He served in Industrial sector (Satam Technologies and CSK Distilleries Ltd.) for five years and joined Department of Chemical Engineering @ COMSATS University Islamabad (then CIIT), Lahore as Lecturer in October 2007. He is serving as Assistant Professor since December 2013.

His experience in process industries encompassed erection/commissioning, operations and process control. He taught many different courses of chemical engineering and established two labs at CUI. He has number of International Refereed publications and conference presentations to his credit in the field of Energy and Process Systems Design. He worked as member of several committees and perfomed various administrative assignments at CUI including the pioneering work related to transformation from COnventional Teaching appraoch to the modern Outcome based Education model in line with the Washington Accord (Phase-II) accrediation of Pakistan Engineering Council and Institute of Chemical Engineering (IChemE), UK. 

He is associated with Biomass Conversion Research Center (BCRC) since beginging. In 2009, he laid foundation of Modeling and Simulation Research Group (MSRG) in the Department of Chemical Engineering, CUI-Lahore. He is also member of Process and Energy Systems Engineering Centre (PRESTIGE) established to develop and promote Modeling and Simulation studies.

Publications:

Book Chapters:
1. Amjad Riaz, Gholamreza Zahedi (2012), "Embedding Methane Steam Reformer and Methanol Reactor into a Single Reactor", Computer Aided Chemical Engineering, edited by: I.A. Karimi and Rajagopalan Srinivasan, published by: Elsevier B.V., Vol: 31, pp: 1170-1174, Standard: 1570-7946 / 978-0-444-59505-8  Abstract  (External URL)
Journal Papers:
1. Arif Hussain, Yus Donald Chaniago, Amjad Riaz, and Moonyong Lee (2019), "Design method for the feasibility and technical evaluation of side-reactor column configurations", Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification, pp: 107648, Vol: 144, Impact Factor: 4.237    (External URL)
2. Arif Hussain, Yus Donald Chaniago, Amjad Riaz, and Moonyong Lee (2019), "Significance of operating pressure on process intensification in a distillation with side-reactor configuration", Separation and Purification Technology, pp: 533-544, Vol: 213, Impact Factor: 7.312    (External URL)
3. Arif Hussain, Yus Donald Chaniago, Amjad Riaz, and Moonyong Lee (2019), "Process Design Alternatives for Producing Ultra-high-purity Electronic-Grade Propylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether Acetate", Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, pp: 2246-2257, Vol: 58, Impact Factor: 3.720    (External URL)
4. Arif Hussain, Amjad Riaz Muhammad AbdulQyyum and Moonyong Lee (2018), "Design trade-offs in a column with side-reactor configuration for improving selectivity in multiple reaction systems", Chemical Engineering and Processing - Process Intensification, pp: 86-96, Vol: 134, Impact Factor: 4.237    (External URL)
5. Ibn-e-Hassan, Noraini Abu Talib, Amjad Riaz, Muhammad Jawad Iqbal (2014), "Influence of national and engineering culture on team role selection", International Journal of Technology and Design Education, pp: 91-105, Vol: 24, Issue: 1, Standard: 0957-7572, Impact Factor: 0.733    (External URL)
6. Amjad Riaz, Gholamreza Zahedi, Jirí Jaromír Klemeš (2013), "A Review of Cleaner Production Methods for the Manufacture of Methanol", Journal of Cleaner Production, pp: 19-37, Vol: 57, Impact Factor: 5.651  Abstract  (External URL)
7. Amjad Riaz, Ali Farsi, Gholamreza Zahedi, Zainuddin Abdul Manan (2011), "Investigation of Inert Gas Injection in Steam Reforming of Methane: Energy Saving Study", World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, pp: 187-190, Vol: 80    (External URL)
Conference Papers:
1. Amjad Riaz, Gholamreza Zahedi (2012) "Embedding Methane Steam Reformer and Methanol Reactor into a Single Reactor", 11th International Symposium on Process Systems Engineering (PSE-2012), Singapore  Abstract 
2. Amjad Riaz, Ali Farsi, Gholamreza Zahedi, Zainuddin Abdul Manan (2011) "Investigation of Inert Gas Injection in Steam Reforming of Methane: Energy Saving", 7th International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Engineering (ICSEEE-2011), Paris, France  Abstract 
3. Amjad Riaz, Gholamreza Zahedi (2010) "Methanol Reactor Models – Progress and Challenges", 1st International Chemical and Environmental Engineering Conference (ICEEC2010), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Abstract 

Qualification

PhD Chemical Engineering
Yeungnam University, South Korea
Feb 2018 to Oct 2022
   
M.Sc. Chemical Engineering
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
Jan 2010 to Jul 2012
   
B.Sc. Chemical Engineering
ICET, University of the Punjab, Pakistan
Jun 1998 to Oct 2002
   

Experience

Assistant Professor
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Dec 2013 to Date
   
Post-Doctoral Research Associate
Clean Technology Research Institute, Yeungnam University, South Korea
Nov 2022 to Apr 2024
   
Lecturer
COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Oct 2007 to Dec 2013
   
Chemical Engineer
CSK Limited (Distilleries Div.)
Mar 2004 to Oct 2007
   
Support Engineer
SATAM Technologies
Nov 2002 to Mar 2004
   
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