Dr.

Yasir Nawab
34 years, married, born in Faisalabad, Pakistan
Assistant Professor,
Researcher in 2D/3D fabric structures, composite materials & finite element
analysis
Textile Composite Materials Research Group (TCMRG)
http://www.ntu.edu.pk/research/NTU_research_group/home.html

Contacts:
Landline: +92 (0) 419230076, Mobile: +92 (0) 345 3388914
Email: yasir.nawab@yahoo.com, ynawab@ntu.edu.pk, www.yasirnawab.webs.com
Address: Faculty of Engineering and Technology, National Textile University, Sheikhupura road,
37610 Faisalabad Pakistan
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ACADEMICS
Qualification

Postdoc

Specialization

Duration

Finite element analysis

of composite materials

(Mechanical
Engineering)
Mechanics, Materials,
Masters in science Processing
PhD

BSc Engineering
2

Textile (Fabric
manufacturing)

Jul 2012
Jun 2013
Oct 2009
Jun 2012
Sep 2008
Aug 2009
1999-2004

Institute
CNRS (National Center for
Scientific Research) Universit du
Havre & ONERA (The French
Aerospace Lab)
Universit de Nantes, France
Ecole Nationale Suprieure des
Arts et Industries Textiles
Roubaix, France
National Textile University,
Faisalabad, Pakistan

TEACHING

2.1

Undergraduate and Postgraduate Teaching

Level of Teaching

BS Engineering
Masters
MS Advance Materials
Engineering

PhD Textile Engineering

Course Title
Weaving Calculation
Computer Application in
engineering Design
Materials
Thermodynamics
Textile Composite
Advance Characterization
Techniques
Recent Developments in Textile
Engineering
Modern Testing and
Characterization Techniques

Institute
National Textile University
National Textile University
IUT Saint Nazaire, France
IUT Saint Nazaire, France
National Textile University
National Textile University
National Textile University
National Textile University

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2.2

Teaching Innovation & development

Introduced following new teaching courses:

Course Title

Credit Hours

Recent Developments in Textile Engineering

Modern Testing and Characterization
Techniques
* Partially contributed
2.3

PhD/M Phil/M. Sc.

3+0

PhD

3+1

PhD

Teaching Publications
1. Editor/Author, Introduction to Textile engineering by Degruyter, Germany

LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

3.1

Managerial positions
1. Chairman Weaving Department since November 2013
2. Chairman Knitting Department since January 2014
3. Advisor (Students) National Textile University since October 2014
4. Secretary Faculty Board of studies, Faculty of engineering & Technology, NTU
5. Chief Editor TexTech (Universitys industrial magazine) since 2014
6. In-charge (Assistant Manager) Quality Control and R&D (2005-08)

3.2

Awards & Honours

1. Best PhD Thesis (Thse Remarquable) in science and technology 2012 of Universit de
Nantes, France.
2. First position in Master (2009) at ENSAIT (Roubaix)/ENSAM(Paris), France
3. Gold medal (B.Sc. Engineering) in 2004 at National textile university, Pakistan

3.3

Memberships
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

3.4

European Scientific Association for Material Forming (ESAFORM)

Association pour les Matriaux Composites (AMAC) France
Pakistan Engineering Council
National Academy of Young Scientists, Pakistan
World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
World Association of Young Scientists
Registered Expert (Composite Materials), European Commission (European Research and
Innovation)
Languages
English: Fluent, French: Fluent, Spanish: Basic, Urdu & Punjabi: Fluent

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Position

Organisation

Duration

Assistant
Professor

National Textile University

Invited
Researcher

Universit du Havre, France

Researcher

CNRS (National Center for

Scientific Research)
Universit du Havre &
ONERA (The French
Aerospace Lab)

Lecturer
(temporary)
Assistant
Manager

Responsibilities

Jul 2013 to
date

Teaching, research, management

Sep 2014
Oct 2014

Research

Aug 2012
Jul 2013
Teaching, research
Sep 2010
Aug 2011
2005 2008

Universit de Nantes, France

Crescent Textile Mills,
Faisalabad - Pakistan

Research
Quality control, research &
development

RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS

Member editorial board

Frontiers in Chemistry, Textech

Journal referee
Journal of composite materials, Journal of materials science, Textile Research Journal,
Polymer Composites, Journal of reinforced plastics

Member technical committee of international conference

Global Conference on Materials Science and Engineering, China

5.1

MS/PhD Research Supervision

Students Level
*Masters
MS Engg.
PhD
* at Universite du Havre, France
5.2

2012

2013-14

Present

5
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8
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Book / Book chapters

1. Etude de Moulabilit des Composites 3D Tisss by Yasir Nawab, 2012. Publisher: Editions
Universitaires Europennes, France.
2. Book chapter Biocomposites and Biopolymers : An overview
3. Editor/Author, Introduction to Textile engineering by Degruyter, Germany

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5.3

Journal articles
Articles in impact factor journals
Total Impact factor

17
21.8

Citation indices*
Citations
h-index
i10-index

All
46
4
1

* Source: scholar.google.com

1. Yasir Nawab, Pascal Casari, Nicolas Boyard, et al., In situ characterization of in-plane chemical
shrinkage of thermoset laminated composites using a simple setup, Journal of reinforced plastic
composites (accepted Jan, 2015)
2. Khubab Shaker, Muhammad Umair, Muhammad Maqsood, Yasir Nawab, et al., A statistical
approach for obtaining the controlled woven fabric width, Autex Research Journal (accepted Jan,
2015)
3. Khubab Shaker, Yasir Nawab, Muhammad Usman Javaid, Muhammad Umair, Muhammad
Maqsood, Development of 3d woven fabric based pressure switch. Autex Research Journal
(accepted Dec, 2014)
4. Muhammad Maqsood, Yasir Nawab, Muhammad Usman Javaid, Khubab Shaker, Muhammad
Umair Development of Seersucker Fabrics using Single Warp Beam and Modeling of their
Stretch-Recovery Behavior. Journal of Textile Institute (accepted Nov, 2014)
5. Waqas Ashraf, Yasir Nawab, Muhammad Maqsood, Haritham Khan, Habib Awais, Shahbaz
Ahmad. Development of seersucker knitted fabric for better comfort properties and aesthetic
appearance. Fibers and polymers (accepted Nov, 2014)
6. Muhammad Maqsood, Tanveer Hussain, Yasir Nawab, Khubab Shaker, Muhammad Umair
Prediction of Warp and Weft Yarn Crimp in Cotton Woven Fabrics. Journal of Textile Institute
(accepted Nov, 2014)
7. Yasir Nawab,Chung-Hae Park, Abdelghani Saouab et al,Shape distortion of carbon/epoxy
composite parts during fabrication accepted in Macromolecular Symposia (2014)
8. Yasir Nawab, Nicolas Boyard, Frdric Jacquemin Review: chemical shrinkage characterization
techniques for thermoset resins and associated composite. Journal of Materials Science
(2013)Volume 48, Issue 16, pp 5387-5409. IF = 2.31
9. Yasir Nawab,Frdric Jacquemin, Pascal Casari, et al.Study of variation of thermal expansion
coefficients
in carbon/epoxy laminated
composite
plates.
composite
Part-B
(2013).http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2013.02.002. IF = 2.60
10. Yasir NawabEffect of pressure and reinforcement type on the volume chemical shrinkage in
thermoset resin and composite Journal of composite Materials (2013). IF = 1.26
11. Yasir Nawab, Pascal Casari, Nicolas Boyard, et al. Characterization of the cure shrinkage,
reaction kinetics, bulk modulus and thermal conductivity of thermoset resin from a single
experiment Journal of Materials Science, DOI: 10.1007/s10853-012-7026-6 (2012). IF = 2.31
12. Yasir Nawab, Xavier Tardif, Nicolas Boyard, et al. Determination and modelling of the cure
shrinkage of epoxy vinylester resin and associated composites by considering thermal gradients
Composites Science and Technology. 2012;73(0):81-7. IF = 3.63
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13. Yasir Nawab, Frdric Jacquemin, Pascal Casari et al. Evolution of chemical and thermal
curvatures in thermoset laminated composite plates during the fabrication process Journal of
composite materials, DOI: 10.1177/0021998312440130, (2012). IF = 1.26
14. Yasir Nawab, Xavier Legrand, VladanKoncar Study of changes in 3D woven multilayer
interlock fabric preforms while forming Journal of textile institute, 2012; 103(12):1273-79,
(2012). IF = 0.77
Conference proceedings in peer-review international journals
15. Yasir Nawab, Nicolas Boyard et al, Measurement and modelling of chemical shrinkage of
thermoset composites, Key Engineering Materials, 2012 (504): 1129-35
16. Yasir Nawab, Frdric Jacquemin et al,Shape evolution of carbon epoxy laminated composite
during curing, Key Engineering Materials,2012 (504): 1145-51
17. Yasir Nawab, Nicolas Boyard et al, A device to measure the shrinkage and heat transfers during
the curing cycle of thermoset composites Advanced Materials Research, 2012 (326): 19-28
5.4

List of conferences

1. Yasir Nawab, Chung-Hae Park, et al., Modeling the residual stress in woven thermoset
composites parts for aerospace applications using finite element methods, 5th International
symposium on aircraft materials, 23-26 April 2014, Marrakech, Morocco.
2. Yasir Nawab, Abdul Basit, et al., Dependence of cure shrinkage of thermoset composite part on
the reinforcement type, First International Young Engineers Convention, 18-20 April 2014,
Lahore - Pakistan.
3. Muhammad Maqsood, Yasir Nawab, et al., Prediction of crimp % for warp and weft yarns in
cotton woven fabrics, First International Young Engineers Convention, 18-20 April 2014, Lahore
- Pakistan.
4. Muhammad Umair, Yasir Nawab, et al., 3D shaped woven structures for structural composite
applications, First International Young Engineers Convention, 18-20 April 2014, Lahore
Pakistan
5. Khubab Shaker, Yasir Nawab et al., Finite Element Modelling of Resin Flow in Woven
Reinforcement for Composites Using Resin Transfer Moulding, First International Young
Engineers Convention, 18-20 April 2014, Lahore - Pakistan.
6. Adeel Zulfiqar, Tanveer Hussain, Mumtaz Hassan Malik, Abdul Jabbar, Yasir Nawab, High
performance woven fabrics for impact applications, First International Young Engineers
Convention, 18-20 April 2014, Lahore - Pakistan.
7. Yasir Nawab, Nicolas Boyard, et al. On the characterization of volume and in-plane chemical
shrinkage of glass/ vinylester composites, JNC 18, 12-14 June 2013, France.
8. Yasir Nawab, Chung-Hae Park, et al. Modelling of residual stress in thermoset laminated
composites, JNC 18, 12-14 June 2013, Nantes, France.
9. Yasir Nawab, Chung-Hae Park, et al.Shape distortion of carbon/epoxy composite parts during
fabrication. ROSAM 2013, 5-7 June 2013, Rouen, France.
10. Yasir Nawab, Frdric Jacquemin, et al. Characterization and modeling of cure dependent
properties of thermoset composites Application to the simulation of residual stresses, GDR
Week (Mise en uvre des Composites et Proprits Induites), 2-5 April 2013, Albi, France.
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11. Xavier Tardif, Yasir Nawab, et al, Appareils PVT multifonctionnels : Vers une caractrisation
one shot des proprits thermophysiques, GDR Week (Mise en uvre des Composites et
Proprits Induites), 2-5 April 2013, Albi, France.
12. Yasir Nawab, Pascal Casari, et al, Effet de lorientation des fibres sur la dilatation thermique hors
plan de composite stratifi, SF2M (3-5 April 2012), France.
13. Xavier Tardif, Yasir Nawab, et al, A multifunctional device for polymer/composite
characterization, FPCM 12, New zealand.
14. Yasir Nawab, Nicolas Boyard, et al, Measurement and modelling of chemical shrinkage of
thermoset composites, Esaform, 14-16 March, 2012, Germany.
15. Yasir Nawab, Frdric Jacquemin, et al, Shape evolution of carbon epoxy laminated composite
during curing, Esaform, 14-16 March, 2012, Germany.
16. Yasir Nawab, Nicolas Boyard, et al Measurement of cure shrinkage of thermoset composite by
using mould PVT-alpha 5th COMPTEST. February 14th to 16th, 2011, Switzerland
17. Yasir Nawab, Nicolas Boyard, et al A device to measure the shrinkage and heat transfers during
the curing cycle of thermoset composites 8th IBCAST, Jan, 10-13, 2011 Pakistan.
18. Yasir Nawab, Xavier Legrand, et al Mouldability of 3D Woven Multilayer Interlock CarbonEpoxy Composites 7th IBCAST, Jan, 11-14, 2010 Pakistan.

Updated: 07/02/2015

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