Curriculum Vitae Prof. Dr. habil. Shamsul Qamar Address: Department of Mathematics COMSATS University Islamabad, Park Road, Chak Shahzad Islamabad, Pakistan E-Mail: [email protected] or [email protected] Web: http://ww2.ciit-isb.edu.pk/faculty/FacultyDetails.aspx?Uid=471 Date of Birth: March 12, 1972 in Mardan (KPK), Pakistan Cell: +92-333-9407501 Current Position: Chairperson, Department of Mathematics, COMSATS University Islamabad. Education Matriculation Govt High School Kohi-Bormol, Mardan (KPK) (1987). F.Sc. Govt. College Toru, Mardan (KPK) (1989). B.Sc. (Major subjects: Math, Physics) Govt. College Mardan, University of Peshawar (1991). M.Sc. (Mathematics) Quaid-I-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan, (1994). M.Phil. (Mathematics) Quaid-I-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan, (1996). MS (Nuclear engineering) Quaid-I-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan, (1997). Ph.D. (Mathematics) Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany (2003). Habilitation (Mathematics) Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany (2008). Remarkable Distinctions: Earned prestigious postdoctoral degree “Habilitation (Doctor of Science)” in four years after PhD degree from Germany. Work Experience (Local and Foreign) Oct. 1995-Feb. 2001: PIEAS fellow and then faculty member, PIEAS Islamabad, Pakistan. March 2001-June 2002: Research assistant (doctoral studies) at the Institute for Analysis and Numeric, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany. July 2002-June 2003: Research assistant (doctoral studies) at WIAS Berlin (office in Magdeburg) July 2003-Dec. 2003: Research associate (postdoctoral research) at WIAS Berlin, Germany. Jan. 2004-May 2008: Research/teaching associate (postdoctoral research/Assistant professor) at the Institute for Analysis and Numeric, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany. Feb. 1, 2009-Feb. 9-2011: Visiting professor, Max-Planck Institute Magdeburg, Germany. June 24, 2011- September 30, 2011: Visiting professor, Max-Planck Institute Magdeburg, Germany. 1/26 Feb. 15, 2012-April 29, 2012: Visiting professor, Max-Planck Institute Magdeburg, Germany. July 30, 2012-August 24, 2012: Visiting professor, Max-Planck Institute Magdeburg, Germany. January 21, 2013-February 8, 2013: Visiting professor, Max-Planck Institute Magdeburg, Germany. Jun 17, 2013-September 4, 2013: Visiting professor, Max-Planck Institute Magdeburg, Germany. January 13, 2014-March 30, 2014: Visiting professor, Max-Planck Institute Magdeburg, Germany. July 30, 2014-August 19, 2014: Visiting professor, Max-Planck Institute Magdeburg, Germany. August 20, 2014-August 31, 2014: Visiting professor, KFUPM, Saudi Arab. May 22, 2008- January 29, 2015: Associate Professor, CIIT, Islamabad, Pakistan. January 30, 2015-to date: Professor, CIIT, Islamabad, Pakistan. July 27, 2015-August 30, 2015: Visiting professor, Max-Planck Institute Magdeburg, Germany. July 10, 2016-September 09, 2016: DAAD fellowship, Max-Planck Institute Magdeburg, Germany. July 1, 2017-August 31, 2017: Max-Planck Institute Magdeburg, Germany. January 22, 2018-February 09, 2018: Research stay at the Max-Planck Institute Magdeburg, Germany. July 2, 2018-August 31, 2018: Research stay at the Max-Planck Institute Magdeburg, Germany. November 23-December 01, 2018.: Guest invitation for the Evaluation of Max Planck Institute Magdeburg, Germany. July 05-August 31, 2018.: Guest Professor at the Max Planck Institute Magdeburg, Germany. July-August 31, 2019.: Guest Professor at the Max Planck Institute Magdeburg, Germany. Feb. 20-March 08, 2020.: Guest Professor at the Max Planck Institute Magdeburg, Germany. Administrative responsibilities: Registrar, COMSATS University Islamabad Chairman Department of Mathematics (all CUI Campuses) President of German Alumni Association at CUI. Convener Convocation committee. Convener unfair means committee (UMC). Convener departmental committees (DAC, DTRC) Mathematics. Member DTRCs of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Departments. Member DARC mathematics, CUI Islamabad Member of Board of Advanced Studies and Research (BASR), HITEC, Taxila, Pakistan. Member of Board of studies and Section Board, Islamia College University Peshawar. Member of Board of studies and Section Board, UET Peshawar. Member of Board of studies, Women University Sawabi. Member of Board of Faculty of Science, HITEC, Taxila, Pakistan. Member of Section Board, University of Kotli, Azad Kashmir. Member of Board of studies and Section Board, UET Peshawar. Member of Section Board, University of Sargodha. 2/26 Member of DTRC, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, KPK. Member DTRC Gujarat University. Member of Section Board, Fata University, Pakistan. Member DTRC Kohat University of Science and Technology (KUST), KPK. Research Interests Modeling and simulations in computational fluid dynamics (in general). Modeling and simulation of phase transitions and multi-phase flows. Modeling and simulation of reactive flows. Modeling and simulation of processes in chemical and biological engineering. Control and optimization of such processes. Modeling and simulation of chromatographic processes for separation and purification. Modeling and simulation of semiconductor devices. Development and implementation of finite volume, finite element and finite difference schemes. Collaborating Institutes Max-Planck-Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems Magdeburg, Germany. Chemical and Process Engineering Department, University of Magdeburg, Germany. Institute for Analysis and Numeric, University of Magdeburg, Germany. Weierstrass Institute for Applied Mathematics and Stochastic (WIAS) Berlin, Germany. Technical University (TU) Berlin Germany. Georg Simon Ohm Universality of Applied Science, Nuremberg, Germany. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany. University of Kaiserslautern, Germany. Awards Gold medalist in M. Phil. mathematics, Quaid-I-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan, 1996. PIEAS fellowship (previously known as Center for Nuclear Studies) from June 1995-Oct. 1997. PhD fellowship of Otto-von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany, March 2001-June 2003. Grant for a conference from Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Cambridge, UK, 2003. Postdoctoral fellowship July 2003- May 2008, University of Magdeburg, Germany. Young research grant for participation in a conference in a 10th international conference on hyperbolic problems, Hankyu Expo Park hotel, Osaka, Japan, September 13-17, 2004. Radon grant for three weeks stay in Austria and Switzerland, July 1-22, 2007. Postdoctoral fellowship, Max-Planck Institute Magdeburg, Germany, Feb. 2009-Jan. 2011. Best paper award of the year 2007 in Computers & Chemical Engineering Journal, 2009. Biography published in the 28th edition of “Marquis Who’s Who in the World” for the year 2011. This book publishes the biography of renowned scientists around the world. Listed in Top 100 Engineers 2011 by international Biographical Center Cambridge UK, 2011. 3/26 Awarded of research productivity allowance every year, Pakistan. HEC Best University Teacher Award 2014, awarded in Year 2015. DAAD fellowship ``Research Stays for University Academics and Scientists'' funding program (No. 57210259), July 1-September 30, 2016, Max Planck Institute Magdeburg Germany. As a Reviewer: I am a regular reviewer of several (more than 20) well-known research journals. Important to mention are: SIAM Journal of Scientific Computing, Journal of Computational Methods (JCP), Numerische Mathematik, Chemical Engineering Science, Computers & Chemical Engineering, AIChE Journal, Journal of Chromatography A, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. Journal, Chemical Engineering & technology, and so on. I am a regular reviewer/evaluator of NRPU research proposals and projects for HEC. Editorial Board Member/IEJS-International Mathematical Society Member: 1. Editorial Board member of the International E Journal of Numerical Analysis and Related Topics. Member of the IEJS-International Mathematical Society. 2. Editorial Board member of Scientific World Journal, Chemical Engineering subject area, Hindawi Publishing Corporation. 3. Editorial Board member of International Journal of Analysis, Hindawi Publishing Corporation. 4. Editorial Board member of Scientific World Journal, Mathematical Analysis subject area, Hindawi Publishing Corporation. Supervision of PhD Students (21 have completed, 03 are submitting, and 6 are in progress) 1. Saima Noor, Multidimensional Process Models for Seeded Batch Crystallization, completed on June 25, 2012. 2. Sidrah Ahmed, Numerical Approximation of Classical and Relativistic Magnetohydrodynamics, completed on June 30, 2012. 3. Safyan Mukhtar, Numerical Solutions of Population Balance Models in Dispersed Systems, completed on July 26, 2012. 4. Munshoor Ahmed, Computations of Compressible Two-phase Flow Models, completed on November 2, 2012. 5. Muhammad Yousuf, Numerical Investigation on the Dynamic Behavior of Compressible Special Relativistic Flows, completed on November 15, 2012. 6. Iltaf Hussain, Development and Analysis of Batch and Continuous Crystallization Models, completed in December 2012. 4/26 7. Waqas Ashraf, Numerical Investigation of Convection-Diffusion-Reaction Systems, completed on November 4, 2013. 8. Saqib Zia, Numerical Investigation of Incompressible and Compressible Two-Phase Flow Models, completed on October 30, 2014. 9. Shazadi Mubeen ur Rehman, Numerical Approximation of Population Balance Models for Cellular Processes in Biological Systems, completed