Dr. Muhammad Haris Hamayun is currently serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Lahore Campus.

Academic Achievements:

Dr. Hamayun earned his B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from the Institute of Chemical Engineering and Technology (ICET), University of Punjab (PU), graduating as a Gold Medalist in 2013. He pursued his M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from ICET, PU, in 2017, achieving the Silver Medal for his academic excellence. In 2022, he completed his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore, with a distinguished CGPA of 3.95.

Professional Journey:

Dr. Hamayun began his professional career in May 2013 as a Graduate Trainee Engineer (GTE) at Nimir Chemicals (Pvt.) Ltd. for three months. He later joined Engro Eximp Agri Products (Pvt.) Ltd. in August 2013, where he served as a GTE for one year and then as an Assistant Manager (Utilities and Processes) for 11 months. In August 2015, he transitioned to academia, joining COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Lahore Campus, as a Lab Engineer. He was promoted to Lecturer in February 2020 and subsequently to Assistant Professor in January 2023.

Professional Responsibilities:

Dr. Hamayun plays a key role in academic and administrative activities at CUI. His responsibilities include:

1. Teaching undergraduate and laboratory courses.
2. Administrative duties, including overseeing the FYDP office, CQIC office, Batch Advisory, Safety Office, and CRC Office.
3. Supervision of undergraduate research projects and theses.
4. Committee leadership, serving as a Senior Student Advisor and leading the Marketing and Admissions Committees.

Courses Taught:

1. Process Modeling and Simulation (Theory and Lab)
2. Chemical Process Design and Simulations
3. Chemical Reaction Engineering (Theory and Lab)
4. Chemical Engineering Plant Design
5. Simultaneous Heat and Mass Transfer Operations (Lab)
6. Pinch Technology

Competitions and Supervision:

Dr. Hamayun actively mentors students in academic competitions. He supervised an FYDP group that participated in the Design and Innovation Challenge for Chemical Engineers (DICCE), organized by LUMS. Under his guidance, the team secured first place, outperforming seven teams from various universities.

Research Interests and Reviewer Role:

Dr. Hamayun’s research focuses on Process Simulation, Design, Optimization, and Catalysis. He has published 15 research articles in international journals, accumulating an impact factor of 70.702 and an h-index of 10. Additionally, he is an HEC-approved Ph.D. supervisor and an approved reviewer for three prestigious international journals, having reviewed nearly 50 research articles to date.

He is a certified Aspen HYSYS user and also serves as a resource person for Aspen HYSYS/Plus training programs (Certificate).

Dissertations Supervised/Co-Supervised:

BS Chemical Engineering:

1. A plant design project on the production of 100,000 tons per annum of n-butanal from hydroformylation of propylene, 2025 (In Progress).
2. A plant design project on the production of 100 metric tons per day of sustainable ammonia using renewable energy, 2024.
3. A plant design project on the petrol and diesel production from 100 metric tons/day of waste plastic, 2024.
4. A plant design project on the production of 500 metric tons per day of nitric acid from ammonia, 2023.
5. A plant design project on the production of 100 metric tons per day of cyclohexane from benzene, 2023.
6. A plant design project on the production of 20 metric tons per day of cumene by UP Q-Max process, 2022.
7. A plant design project on the production of 2500 metric tons per day of ammonia by holder topsoe process, 2022.
8. A plant design project on the production of 200 metric tons per day of styrene via catalytic dehydrogenation of ethylbenzene, 2021.
9. A plant design project on the production of 30,000 barrels per day of ultra-low sulfur diesel by diesel hydrodesulfurization process, 2021.
10. A plant design project on the production of 1200 kmol per day of hydrogen from biogas, 2020.
11. A plant design project on gasification of 30 tons per day of bagasse to produce syngas, 2016.

MS Chemical Engineering:

1. Muhammad Naeem Khalid: Techno-economic analysis of air separation units integrated with LNG regasification (Supervisor, In Progress, 2025).
2. Shazam Ali: Simulation-based development of deep eutectic solvent-driven extractive distillation for butanol separation (Co-Supervisor, In Progress, 2025).
3. Muhammad Anas Maqbool: Parametric optimization of heat-integrated LOHC system (Co-Supervisor, Completed, 2023).
4. Farea Asif: Dehydrogenation of perhydro-dibenzyltoluene for hydrogen storage (Co-Supervisor, Completed, 2021).

MS Energy and Environmental Engineering:

1. Tabish Latif: Performance analysis of carbon capture and storage system (Supervisor, In Progress, 2025).
2. Moeen Ali Rashad: Biodiesel production using waste cooking oil with novel heterogeneous catalysts (Supervisor, Completed, 2024).

Dr. Hamayun's dedication to research, teaching, and student mentorship continues to contribute significantly to the field of Chemical Engineering.