Biography

Professor Zulfiqar Khan has been leading NanoCorr, Energy and Modelling (NCEM) Research Group within the University Design & Engineering Research Centre. This was previously known as Sustainable Design Research Centre (SDRC) and received its REF14 Panel Feedback as, “Sustainable Design Research Group had the highest proportion of outputs judged to be internationally excellent” within the submitted UoA15. He is championing REF2021 as UoA12 leader. Prof Zulfiqar Khan has developed multidisciplinary research in corrosion, corrosion condition monitoring, nano-coating incorporating wear-corrosion, thermodynamics and mathematical modelling through major industrial and International HEI funding. He has successfully supervised several PhD research projects to completion. He has over 100 publications including peer reviewed journal papers, high profile international conference papers, a book and book chapters. He has published 3 journal and 2 international conference papers with Design Engineering final year UG students.

Prof Zulfiqar Khan received Albert Nelson Lifetime achievement award in 2021. He was selected as a Technical Editor for 2013-14 and for the year 2015-16: Tribology & Lubrication Technology (TLT), Systems, Strategies and Research for Lubrication Professional STLE (Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers) Publication. He is Chairing Surface Engineering Committee of the Society of Tribologists & Lubrication Engineers USA. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), Chartered Engineer with Engineering Council UK, Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy UK. He has led successful accreditation of the IMechE Further Learning Programme. Prof Zulfiqar Khan has led Research and Enterprise activity in the previous School of Design, Engineering and Computing, now Faculty of Science & Technology, as Associate Dean.

Some key projects are listed below.

1. Corrosion condition monitoring through micro-sensors within large static and mobile assets
2. Development of thermofluids through nano additives for low cost energy applications
3. Design and Dynamic Simulation of Mobile Manipulators incorporating Tribological Analysis of 16MnCr5 and EN19 Steels
4. Energy recovery at thermodynamic expansion and thermal boosting through convection in flat plate solar thermal systems
5. Ulterius corrosion health monitoring (UCHM) using wireless sensor technologies
6. Development of nano composite coatings for enhanced performance in non-conventional lubricants under sliding contact
7. Development of in-situ tribo-corrosion condition monitoring for rolling contact applied to nano coatings
8. Experimental and simulation investigations of stagnation and efficiency of solar thermal flat plat system
9. Finite Element Modelling of the Deep Zone Residual Stresses in Rolling/Sliding Contact Bearing Elements