Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Introduction DMAE Mission Chair Department Salient Features of Department Teaching Faculty Laboratory & Equipment Program Educational Objectives(PEOs) Program Learning Outcomes(PLOs) Courses Description Commulative PLO Attainment Reports Fall 2022 Courses Learning Outcomes(CLOs) Programs Offered Research Groups Research Projects Dr. Jehanzeb Masud Dr. Ali Sarosh Dr. Sohail Iqbal Research Staff
Dr. Ali Sarosh - Research Project

New Industry Funded/ Collaborative Research Projects (2020-22)

  • -NESCOM RAC-IX Funded (On-going research): Design and Multi-Objective Optimization of a Rocket-Scramjet Integrated Propulsion System for Sub-Orbital Vehicles
  • -PAF Funded AEROFLUX-03 (On-Going research): Aerothermal design analysis of Avionics System LRUs Installed in Conditioned Bay of Airborne Platform (PAF grant AHQ DED 2022/211 dated 15th Oct 2022)
  • -PEC FYDP Funded (On-Going Research): Concept and Mission Design of Small Space Tug for Debris Remediation in Low Earth Orbit (PEC/PPDC/22/104)
  • -PAF Funded AEROFLUX-02: Aerothermal design analysis of airborne electronic LRU installed in unconditioned bays (PAF grant C02SDM5N-00SAT-0TSO2638-210804 dated 4th August 2021)
  • -NESCOM RAC-VIII Funded: Design exploration of rocket-based combined cycle (RBCC) engine for low-cost sub-orbital flights ((NESCOM grant contract# 044/RAC VIII-2021)
  • -PAF Funded AEROFLUX-01: Aerothermal analysis and design of heat exchanger system airborne electronics LRUs for adverse operating conditions (PAF grant C02SDM5N-0KAIL-0TSO0057-220404)
  • -IGNITE NGIRI Funded: Design and development of a stage separation mechanism for a booster-dart sounding rocket system to LEO (HEC NGIRI funding 2020 vide HEC-NGIRI 2020-4238 released 2022)
  • -IGNITE NGIRI Funded: Design of reentry recovery mechanism for a 1U nano-satellite from low earth orbit. (HEC NGIRI funding 2020 vide HEC-NGIRI 2020-4237 released 2022)

On-Going Academic Research Projects
  • -MS Thesis 2022-23 (On-going research) Multi-objective optimization of 1800oC gas turbine blades for Aeroengine applications
  • -MS Thesis 2021-22 (On-going research): Development of a computationally intelligent solution for prediction of design parameterization of satellite communication and optical payload subsystems
  • -MS Thesis 2021-22 (Near completion research): Design study for powerplant systems on Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) using alternate fuel Previous Industry Funded Collaborative Research Projects
  • -2018-20: Principal Investigator for RAC-V Project of Rocket-Ramjet Integrated (RRI) system design for range enhancement of Air-to-Air weapons (NESCOM grant No. RAC V-2018/027/002175)
    • --Vehicle design of air-to-air sub-orbital carrier platform for performance enhancement
    • --Design and fabrication of a RRI system for air-to-air carrier platform
    • --Integration of inlet configurations with RRI sub-system for performance enhancement
  • -2016-18: Research Lead and Project Director Development of Space Research Labs (SSRL) at CAE (NUST) as part of the Space Education and Research Program (SERP).
  • -2017-18: Principal Investigator for development of space robotics systems on micro-satellite for dual-mode operations (Govt of Pakistan, MoD (PAF) funding No 2018-443)
  • -2016-17: Principal Investigator for development of a global space situational awareness (SSA) program and facility to support counter space operations (Govt of Pakistan, MoD (PAF) funding No DED 2017-424)
  • -2013-15: Principal Investigator for PNSS Project of Pakistan National Students Satellite
  • -(PNSS-1) Program for SUPARCO Pakistan
    • --MoU#1 - Design & development of detachable photovoltaic arrays for Solar Power Unit (SPU) of PNSS-1 cubesat
    • --MoU#2 - Structural design & optimization of structure sub-system (STS) of PNSS-1 cubesat.
    • --Integration of inlet configurations with RRI sub-system for performance enhancement


Summary of Funded Industrial Research Projects

No Short Titles Sponsor Institution Start End Status Budget (Mil) Funding Reference
1 STM for PNSS-1 Satellite SUPARCO CAE (NUST) Sep-13 Apr-15 Completed PKR 0.15 MoU/11318-PD (PNSS) dated 15 May 2014
2 SPU for PNSS-1 Satellite SUPARCO CAE (NUST) Sep-13 Apr-15 Completed PKR 0.15 MoU/11318-PD (PNSS) dated 15 May 2014
3 SERP Labs at CAE (NUST) PAF (DED) CAE (NUST) Jul-16 May-17 Completed PKR 3.00 DED/2016-415 dated 26 Aug 2016
4 SMAD Stations PAF (DED) CAE (NUST) Sep-16 Jun-17 Completed PKR 0.50 AHQ/7432/1/Trg dated 26 Aug 2016
5 SSA (Phase-1): S-TRAP Satellite Tracking Module PAF (DED) CAE (NUST) Aug-17 Jun-18 Completed PKR 1.50 DED/2017-424 dated 10 July 2017
6 SSA (Phase-2): CGSP Global Space Picture PAF (DED) CAE (NUST) Sep-18 Jun-19 Completed PKR 1.00 DED/2017-424 dated 10 July 2017
7 RRI Engine for AAM(AWC) NESCOM(RAC V) CAE (NUST) Aug-20 Jun-19 Completed PKR 0.15 027/RAC-V/CAE-NUST/2018
8 Reentry Recovery Vehiclefor Nanosatellite NGIRI(Ignite) 2020 IAA (AU) Aug-20 Jun-21 Completed PKR 0.08 NGIRI-2020-4237
9 Stage separation Mech for Sounding Rockets NGIRI(Ignite) 2020 IAA (AU) Aug-20 Jun-21 Completed PKR 0.08 NGIRI-2020-5248
10 AEROFLUX-1: Thermal Analysis of CASPER Sys AHQ (NCW Tech) IAA (AU) Aug-20 Jun-22 Completed PKR 1.50 TSO/C02SDM5N-0KAIL-OTSO0057-220404
11 AEROFLUX-2: Aerothermal Analysis of Unconditioned LRUS (JF17) AHQ (NCW Tech) IAA (AU) Jun-21 May-22 Completed PKR 2.50 TSO/C02SDM5N-00SAT-OTSO2638-201804
12 RBCC Propulsion System for Sub-Orbital Vehicles NESCOM(RAC VIII) IAA (AU) Aug-21 June-22 Completed PKR 0.15 RAC-VIII/2021-22
13 AEROFLUX-3: Aerothermal Analysis of Conditioned LRUS AHQ (NCW Tech) IAA (AU) Jul-22 Dec-22 On-going PKR 1.5 TSO/C02SDM5N-00SAT-OTSO2638-201804
14 Design Optimization of a Rocket-Scramjet Propulsion NESCOM(RAC IX) IAA (AU) Aug-22 Jul-23 In-process PKR 0.5 RAC-IX 2022-23
TOTAL PKR 10.76