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Biography

Engr. Dr. Muhammad Athar has earned his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), Perak, Malaysia in 2019. His research interests include Process Safety, Risk Assessment, Gasification, Coal and Biomass, and Modelling and Simulation.

Activities

Employment (6)

Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Engineering & Technology: Multan, PK

2024-07-26 to present | Assistant Professor (Chemical Engineering)
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Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Engineering & Technology: Multan, Pakistan, PK

2022-01-25 to 2024-07-24 | Assistant Professor (IPFP) (Chemical Engineering)
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Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering & Information Technology: Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, PK

2020-09-07 to 2021-11-10 | Lecturer (Chemical Engineering)
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Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS: Bandar Seri Iskandar, MY

2015-10 to 2019-12 | Graduate Assistant (Teaching) (Chemical Engineering Department)
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DH Fertilizers Limited: Lahore, PK

2009-07 to 2015-09 | Process & Safety Engineer-Projects (Project Development Directorate)
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Dawood Hercules Chemicals Limited: Lahore, PK

2008-11 to 2009-07 | Trainee Chemical Engineer (Production & Technical Departments)
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Education and qualifications (3)

Universiti Teknologi Petronas: Tronoh, Perak, MY

2015-10 to 2019-12 | PhD (Chemical Engineering)
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University of Engineering and Technology: Lahore, Punjab, PK

2009-10 to 2013-05 | MS Chemical Engineering (Chemical Engineering)
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University of Engineering and Technology: Lahore, Punjab, PK

2003-09 to 2007-09 | BS Chemical Engineering (Hons.) (Chemical Engineering)
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Professional activities (5)

American Institute of Chemical Engineers: New York, NY, US

2019 to present | Member
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Institution of Chemical Engineers: Rugby, Warwickshire, GB

2018 to present | Associate Member (AMIChemE)-Process Safety
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Pakistan Engineering Council: Islamabad, PK

2007 to present | Professional Engineer (PE)
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Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS: Seri Iskandar, Perak, MY

2019-12 | Graduate Assistantship Merit Award for FY 2019 (Chemical Engineering Department)
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Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS: Seri Iskandar, Perak, MY

2018-12 | Graduate Assistantship Merit Award for FY 2018 (Chemical Engineering Department)
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Funding (2)

Related to Inherent Safety

2023-11 to present | Grant
Higher Education Commission, Pakistan (Islamabad, Islamabad, PK)
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Production of 100 MTPD of linear alkyl benzyl sulfonate acid (LABSA) from linear alkyl benzene

2022-11 to 2023-10 | Grant
Pakistan Engineering Council (Islamabad, PK)
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Works (29)

Editorial: Worldwide Accidents: Trends, Investigation and Prevention

Safety
2024-08-22 | Journal article
Contributors: Muhammad Rashid; Muhammad Athar
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Sustainable process design for heat exchanger network considering inherent safety and process economics

The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering
2024-07 | Journal article
Contributors: Muhammad Athar; Azmi Mohd Shariff; Muhammad Imran Rashid; Mahboob Ahmed Aadil; Asim Umer; Muhammad Irfan
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Risk management and loss prevention strategies for fertilizer industries

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
2024-07-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1080-3548
Part of ISSN: 2376-9130
Contributors: Muhammad Imran Rashid; Muhammad Athar; Asif Nadeem Tabish
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Implementation guide for process safety management

Systems Engineering
2024-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Muhammad Imran Rashid; Muhammad Athar; Ayesha Mobeen; Mahnoor Asif; Muqaddas Hanif
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Energy and Chemicals Production from Coal‐based Technologies: A Review

ChemBioEng Reviews
2023-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Muhammad Imran Rashid; Umar Abdullahi Isah; Muhammad Athar; Emad Benhelal
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ISD and inherently safer operation (ISO)

Methods in Chemical Process Safety
2023-06-15 | Book chapter
Part of ISSN: 2468-6514
Contributors: Azmi Mohd Shariff; Muhammad Athar
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Inherently safer process route ranking index (ISPRRI) for sustainable process design

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries
2022-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Muhammad Athar; Azmi Mohd Shariff; Azizul Buang; Asim Umer; Dzulkarnain Zaini
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Behavior-based safety program for process industries

International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
2022-10-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1080-3548
Part of ISSN: 2376-9130
Contributors: Engr. Dr. Muhammad Athar
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A mechanistic approach for toxicity and risk assessment of heavy metals, hydroquinone and microorganisms in cosmetic creams

Journal of Hazardous Materials
2022-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0304-3894
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Process safety management and process hazard analysis implementation progress in Pakistan chemical process industries

Process Safety Progress
2022-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Muhammad Imran Rashid; Asif Nadeem Tabish; Muhammad Athar
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Recent advancements, trends, fundamental challenges and opportunities in spray deposited cellulose nanofibril films for packaging applications

Science of The Total Environment
2022-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0048-9697
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Integrated hazard identification (IHI): a quick accident analysis and quantification method for practitioners

Non-Metallic Material Science
2021-10-31 | Journal article
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Operational discipline in practice

Process Safety Progress
2021-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Muhammad Imran Rashid; Chaudhry Haider Ali; Kashif Mukhtar; Emad Benhelal; Muhammad Athar
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Process safety information, hazard control, and communication

Process Safety Management and Human Factors
2021-01 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 9780128181096
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A state of the art review on biomass processing and conversion technologies to produce hydrogen and its recovery via membrane separation

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
2020-05 | Journal article
Contributors: Muhammad Shahbaz; Tareq Al-Ansari; Muhammad Aslam; Zakir Khan; Abrar Inayat; Muhammad Athar; Salman Raza Naqvi; Muahammad Ajaz Ahmed; Gordon McKay
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Equipment‐based route index of inherent safety

Process Safety Progress
2020-03 | Journal article
Contributors: Muhammad Athar; Azmi M. Shariff; Azizul Buang; Heri Hermansyah
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Inherent safety for sustainable process design of process piping at the preliminary design stage

Journal of Cleaner Production
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85057167712

Contributors: Athar, M.; Shariff, A.M.; Buang, A.; Shaikh, M.S.; See, T.L.
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Review of Process Industry Accidents Analysis towards Safety System Improvement and Sustainable Process Design

Chemical Engineering and Technology
2019 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85060692969

Contributors: Athar, M.; Mohd Shariff, A.; Buang, A.; Shuaib Shaikh, M.; Ishaq Khan, M.
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Development and quantitative evaluation of leading and lagging metrics of emergency planning and response element for sustainable process safety performance

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries
2019-11 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85074370464

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A review of inherent assessment for sustainable process design

Journal of Cleaner Production
2019-10 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0959-6526
Contributors: Muhammad Athar; Azmi Mohd Shariff; Azizul Buang
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Integrated Safety and Process Economics Approach for Sustainable Process Design of Process Piping

Advances in Material Sciences and Engineering
2019-09 | Other
Part of ISSN: 2195-4356
Contributors: Muhammad Athar; Azmi M. Shariff; Azizul Buang
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Process equipment common attributes for inherently safer process design at preliminary design stage

Process Safety and Environmental Protection
2019-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Muhammad Athar; Azmi Mohd Shariff; Azizul Buang; Salman Nazir; Heri Hermansyah; Tan Lian See
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Chemical reactor inherent safety index at preliminary design stage

IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
2018 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1757-899X
Contributors: Muhammad Athar; Nor Ayuni Binti Zaidi; Azmi Mohd Shariff; Azizul Buang; Muhammad Ishaq Khan
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Distillation column inherent safety index at preliminary design stage

IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
2018 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1757-899X
Contributors: Azmi Mohd Shariff; Muhammad Athar; Azizul Buang; Muhammad Ishaq Khan; Heri Hermansyah
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Effect of the Density and the Refractive Index on the Toxicity of Imidazolium Ionic Liquids: A study of Ionic Interactions

IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
2018 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1757-899X
Contributors: Dzulkarnain Zaini; Muhammad Ishaq Khan; Azmi Mohd Shariff; Muhammad Athar; Muhammad Yasir Shamim
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Estimation of safe environmental concentrations of ionic liquids towards bacteria by chemical toxicity distribution method

IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering
2018 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1757-899X
Contributors: Muhammad Ishaq Khan; Dzulkarnain Zaini; Azmi Mohd Shariff; Muhammad Athar; Muhammad Yasir Shamim
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Inherently safer mechanical material selection for process equipment

Process Safety and Environmental Protection
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85053466098

Contributors: Athar, M.; Shariff, A.M.; Buang, A.; Hermansyah, H.
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Engr. Dr. Muhammad Athar via Scopus - Elsevier

Integrated safety and process optimization approach for ammonia synthesis loop

International Journal of Automotive and Mechanical Engineering
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85048320768

Contributors: Athar, M.; Shariff, A.M.; Buang, A.; Zaini, D.
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Simulation of circulating fluidized bed gasification for characteristic study of pakistani coal

Polish Journal of Chemical Technology
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84926308125

Contributors: Ramzan, N.; Athar, M.; Begum, S.; Ahmad, S.W.; Naveed, S.
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Peer review (127 reviews for 20 publications/grants)

Review activity for Asia-Pacific journal of chemical engineering. (2)
Review activity for Cleaner energy systems. (2)
Review activity for Energy & fuels. (2)
Review activity for Fuel. (1)
Review activity for Fuel. (5)
Review activity for Heliyon. (8)
Review activity for International journal of hydrogen energy. (1)
Review activity for Journal of cleaner production. (6)
Review activity for Journal of cleaner production. (73)
Review activity for Journal of loss prevention in the process industries. (1)
Review activity for Journal of loss prevention in the process industries. (4)
Review activity for Journal of safety and sustainability. (3)
Review activity for Pertanika journal of science & technology (6)
Review activity for Process safety and environmental protection (2)
Review activity for Process safety and environmental protection. (2)
Review activity for Process safety progress. (2)
Review activity for Renewable & sustainable energy reviews. (1)
Review activity for Renewable & sustainable energy reviews. (1)
Review activity for The Canadian journal of chemical engineering. (3)
Review activity for The journal of physical chemistry letters. (2)