Hafiz Ahmad Hassan

Graduate Research Assistant

Contact: +1 (405) 965-5214, [email protected] Address: 2715 S Princeton Ave Unit 1, Chicago, IL 60616.

Summary
 A mechanical engineer having distinguished academic as well as professional career
 Commendable knowledge of Computational Fluid Dynamics, Internal Combustion (IC) Engines, Electrochemical sensors,
Thermodynamics, Power Plants and Machine Learning Techniques.
 Strong grasp over software GT Power, ANSYS (Fluent, CFX, Vista CPD, APDL), Engineering Equation Solver (EES), SolidWorks
and AutoCAD
 Impressive leadership, project management and interpersonal skill

Professional Experience Details

 Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA –Graduate Teaching Assistant August 2022 – Present

 Teaching Assistant for the course Systems Analysis and Control.

 Research focused on simulations of DME-Propane blends for SI combustion using GT-Power software.
Provided recommendations for optimum DME-Propane compositions at different operating conditions by
comparing results for Gasoline simulations.

 University of Oklahoma, USA –Graduate Research Assistant January, 2021 – August 2022
 Team lead for implementation of an integrated system to reduce emissions and improve combustion stability
of a natural gas-fired reciprocating engine.
 Converted raw emission values from wet basis to dry basis and to 15% O2 in exhaust
 Calculated standard deviation of peak pressures, indicated thermal efficiency, tendency towards misfire
 Researched and published the performance assessment of an amperometric NOx/O2 sensor.
 Researched and developed an electrochemical model for NOx/O2 sensor capable to produce I-V curves
and diagnose the degradation of electrode materials
 Designed and performed the calibration experimentation for a NOx/O 2 sensor
 Hands-on experience of:
 MKS FTIR MultiGas analyzer and MG2000 software
 Windrock 6400 portable engine and compressor analyzer
 Testo 300 flue gas analyzer
 ECM NOxCANt NOx sensor
 Ittehad Chemicals Ltd. –Mechanical Engineer, Trainee Mechanical Engineer April, 2018 – Dec 2020
 Team lead for condition monitoring activities on all rotary equipment within the premises. Collaborated with
plant managers and improved the percentage of defective equipment from 48% to 27%.
 Analyzed and reported the Director of Operations about maintenance and capital costs on all the plants and
projects. Provided support in equipment and asset creation in SAP ERP.
 Secretary of Technical Committee chaired by the Head of Engineering.
 Member of spot auditing team.
 Worked as an assistant project manager/QC engineer on Sodium Sulfate granules plant installation and
commissioning. Handled quality assurance of mechanical, civil and electrical tasks. Led Inspection of piping and
instrumentation according to P&IDs. Aided in equipment placement.
 Prime Minister’s Youth Training Scheme –Engineering Intern June, 17 – May, 18
 Responsible for the maintenance of 5 MW powerhouse.
 Oil & Gas Development Company Ltd. – Intern Nov, 17 – Dec, 17
 Under the supervision of Chief Engineer, analyzed the drilling and the maintenance process of the Rig.
 Samad Rubber Works –Management Trainee Jan, 17 – May, 17
 Performed the maintenance of EVA foam hot presses, pumps, compressors, semi-automatic tube-filling.
 machines, foam splitting machines, packaged type fire tube boiler. Working on the project of new EVA Press
installation.
 Ittehad Chemicals Ltd. – Engineering Intern Nov, 16 – Dec, 16
 Ensured the maintenance of pumps, compressors, and valves for the smooth operation.
 Heavy Mechanical Complex, Taxila - Engineering Intern July, 15 – Aug, 15
 Analyzed the operations of production planning and control, heat treatment, and quality control
 Scheduled visits to NDT laboratory, machine shop, fabrication shop, material testing laboratory and the forge
shop.

Achievements
 Presented at SAE WCX World Congress Experience 2022.
 National Intelligence Scholarship: Highest level scholarship in Pakistan.
 10th position in Higher Secondary School Examination (pre-engineering) in BISE Lahore.
 4th position in Secondary School Examination in Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Lahore.
 1st position in Mian Abdul Haq Merit Scholarship competition.
 Won the Brain of Lahore competition (2010) in Mathematics.

Publications

 Hassan, H. A., et al. (2022). “Integrated System to Reduce Emissions from a Natural Gas-Fired Reciprocating Engine”,
Journal of Cleaner Production, manuscript submitted.
 Hassan, H. A., et al. (2022). “Integrated System to Reduce Emissions from Natural Gas-Fired Reciprocating Engines—
Performance Assessment of Amperometric NOx/O 2 Sensors”, SAE Technical Paper.
 Hassan, H. A., et al. “Optimization of the number of vanes of a centrifugal pump to improve hydraulic efficiency for calcium
chloride solution.” International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, 2020, ISBN: 978-969-23447-0-8.

Master’s Thesis Topic

 Integrated system to reduce emissions from a natural gas-fired reciprocating engine.

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Certifications
 Certificate of participation by International Conference on Mechanical Engineering, 2020.
 Workshop on ‘Employee to Entrepreneur’ by the Pakistan Industrial Technical Assistance Center.
 Project Planning, Scheduling and Progress Monitoring using Primavera 6 by the National Institute of Design and Analyses.
 Workshop on “The applications of Computational Fluid Dynamics in industry and academia” by the University of
Engineering& Technology, Lahore.
 Workshop on “How to write a research paper” by the University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore.
 Workshop on “Publishing Research in International Journals” by the University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore.

Memberships and Volunteer Experience

 Member of Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE).
 Volunteered for the Rahbar program by the Citizens Foundation.
 Member of World Wild Fund in Air category.
 Volunteered for 11th annual Lahore International Children Film Festival.
 Member of American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE UET).
 Member of Pakistan Student Welfare Organization (PSWO).

Projects

 GT Model calibration for an SI engine in GT-SUITE for DME-Propane blends simulations.

 As team lead in analysis of NOx, CO, CH4, VOCs emissions and combustion stability w.r.t different loads and air/fuel
 ratios for a natural gas-fired reciprocating engine integrated system.
 As an assistant project manager in anhydrous sodium sulfate manufacturing project in Ittehad Chemicals Ltd.
 As a team leader in designing of a centrifugal pump and optimization of impeller blades on ANSYS CPD (Final year project).
 As a team leader in calculation of cooling load of admin block at UET Lahore on HAP (Semester project).
 As a team leader in designing of a wooden shelf on ANSYS APDL (semester project).

Computer Skills

 GT-SUITE (4/5)
 Microsoft Office (Excel, Project, Word, PowerPoint) (4.5/5)
 Ansys (Fluent, CFX, CPD, APDL) (4/5)
 Python 3.0 (4/5)
 Engineering Equation Solver (EES) (4/5)
 OriginLab 2022b (3.5/5)
 AutoCAD (4/5)
 SolidWorks (3.5/5)

Education

 2022-present PhD in Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering

Illinois Institute of Technolohy, Chicago, IL

 2021-2022 Master of Mechanical Engineering (GPA 3.83/4)

University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

 2012-2016 BSc. Mechanical Engineering (CGPA 3.43/4)

University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore, Pakistan

 2010-2012 Intermediate Pre-engineering (92%)

Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan

 2005-2010 Middle and Matriculation Science (96%)

Government High School Shahdara, Lahore, Pakistan