News Letter DPET HEC

8/11/2019 News Letter DPET HEC

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UNIVERSITYOFTHE

PUNJABLAHOREPAKISTAN

DEPARTEMENT

OFPOLYMERENGINEERING

ANDTECHNOLOGY

HIGHEREDUCATION

COMMISSION(HEC)

PROJECT

OF

POLYMER

RESEARCH

LABORATORIES

WELCOME

TO

THE

WORLD

OF

POLYMER

AND

MATERIAL

ENGINEERING

UPFRONT

MESSAGE FROM CHAIRMAN DEPARTMENT OF

POLYMER

ENGINEERING

AND

TECHNOLOGYDepartment of Polymer Engineering and

Technology has embarked upon ajourney ofunprecented growth. Ihave got fourprojects

fromHigher EducationCommissionandallof

themaremovingwithcompletesuccess.With

more opportunities than ever before I am

pleased to introduce thisnews letter to keep

youabreastofthemostimportanthappenings

in Department of Polymer Engineering and

Technology.

Togetherweareattheforefrontofexpanding

scientific knowledge through research. Our

workings impact local and international

workingsin

the

field

of

polymer

and

material

science and engineering. This research news

willhelpusprepare for the challengesof the

future and letus shareour successes for the

commongood.Iinviteyoutofeedbackonour

acedamic and research communications to

[email protected] ,

[email protected]

Prof.Dr.TahirJamil

Chairman

Departmentof

PolymerEngg.&Tech.

PULahorePakistan

INTHISISSUE PolymerandMaterialEngineering

FFPProgramandRoleofHEC

Department

of

Polymer

Engineering

and

Technology

EntitledHECProjectsandtheirsuccess

Ourcoreandresearchfacilities

Newsaboutourachievementswhichreflectsyourinterest

Academicprogrammes

Researchpapers

Informationaboutourresearchsupportorcollaborations

FacultyhiringandTrainingofmanpower

FutureGoals


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DEPARTEMENTOFPOLYMERENGINEERINGAND

TECHNOLOGYUNIVERSITYOFTHEPUNJABIMPORTANCEOFPOLYMERPolymericmaterialsandtheirapplicationhaveacquiredarespectable

place in all aspects of our daily life. The world today has much

dependenceonPlastics&polymersinextendedterritoriesofmedical

care,electronicdevicecasings,packaging&storage,textiles&foams,

liquid&gastransportation,beds&baths,furniture,automobilesand

a lot more. At the helm of vast utilization, the domestic polymer

industryisverymuchdependentonimportedrawmaterialsfortheir

production of goods. So is the acute deficiency in the number of

polymertechnologists.Collectively,thesituationisalarming.There is

a need for persistent awareness in the masses over the issues of

indigenous polymeric raw materials production, local synthesis of

quality plastics, related environment problems (recycling and

disposal)and

an

adoptable

research

and

development.

The responsibility of such exercise lies obviously with polymer

technologists and their work places. Universities, research

laboratoriesandtechnologicalcollegeshavetheirconstitutional role

to provide a conducive environment for the activities mentioned.

Training of selective youth by imparting polymer technological

educationonprogressivetierscandevelopaprofessionalcultureinto

the society.B.Sc.,M. Sc.,M.Phil., andPhDdegree courses side by

sidewith the shortdiplomaprogramswillstrengthen thegrowthof

national industry on high standards acceptable to the international

market.

FFPPROGRAMMEANDROLEOFHEC

A revolutionary scientistminister revamped the Higher education

commission with his pragmatic plan of strengthening the national

scienceand technologicaluniversities.Awonderfulconcept,Foreign

FacultyProgram (FFP),was introduced tohire trained scientistsand

technologistsworkingabroadandplacethemattheinstituteswhere

theycouldestablishinfrastructureanddelivertheircompetency.The

taskwastobringtechnologyandthetechnologistsbothatthedoor

step of engineering colleges and universities. The continuity of the

program upgraded the laboratories, introduced splendid higher

educationprograms

and

inculcated

new

disciplines.

Within

years,

fruitful results started showing up. Institutes strengthened their

facultieswithhigherlevelofqualificationatthehelmofmodernwell

equippedlaboratories.


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TECHNOLOGYUNIVERSITYOFTHEPUNJABDEPARTMENT OF POLYMER ENGINEERING AND

TECHNOLOGYHISTORY

Universityof

the

Punjab,

the

very

prestigious

seat

of

learning

also

accepted the ideological approach of HEC. Department of Polymer

Engineering&Technologywasestablished in2004aspartofCollege

of Engineering and Emerging Technologies (CEET) with two more

departmentsofDepartmentofMettalurgyandMaterialEngineering

and Department of Electrical Engineering in college. Though the

department of Polymer Engineering & Technology was notified in

2004, it remained inactive due to lack of necessary infrastructure.

Hired from USA under the FFP program, Dr. Tahir Jamil started

workingontheestablishmentofnecessaryinfrastructureforpolymer

andmaterialresearchlaboratoriesandacademicprograms

Supportedby the financialmuscleofHECand logisticalpushof the

PunjabUniversity,todayastateoftheartfacility isestablished inof

FacultyofEngineering&Technology.About100millionrupeeswere

spent ingatheringpolymersynthesis,characterization,rheologyand

processingfacilitiesunderoneroof.


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TECHNOLOGYUNIVERSITYOFTHEPUNJABENTITLEDHECPROJECTSANDTHEIRSUCCESS

In2006

Prof.

Dr.

Tahir

Jamil

was

given

responsibilities

to

initiate

a

project forestablishmentof researchgroupby funding fromHEC.

Thisprojectwasascientificprojectandwascompleted inconsent

ofitsscientificcompletionsbeforeitstimeperiod.

In2007Prof.Dr.Tahir Jamilwasawardedwithamegaprojectof

Establishment of Research Laboratories for Polymers Synthesis,

Chracterization,RheologyandProcessingbyHEC.ThisProjectwas

ofworth38.784MillRs.Thisproject issuccessfullycompletedand

we have submitted PCIV for that project aswell. Four high class

research laboratories are established in this project with both

facilitiesofsynthesisandcharacterization.

Project workings and completion itself indicate the success and

workingsofPolymerTeamandintentionsofProf.Dr.TahirJamilfor

Establishments of Polymer Research Labs. Due to this Prof. Dr.

MujahidKamran worthyViceChancellorUniversityof thePunjab

honouredProf.Dr.TahirJamiltocommandDepartmentofPolymer

Engineering&TechnologyandhewasselectedtobetheChairman

ofthedepartment.

In2009inviewofcontinualsuccessandworkingsofDepartmentof

Polymer Engineering & Technology HEC awarded another mega

projectof 5.785Mill Rs for Establishment of Industrial Research

labsfor

Polymer

and

Material

Synthesis.

This

Project

is

still

in

process. More than 75% of project is completed in terms of

establishment.Laboratoriesareconstructedandalltheinstruments

arepurchasedandinstalled.

In2010HECgaveresearchprojectofPolyUrethaneMembranesto

Department. It isajointprojectwithHEC scholar.Departmentof

PolymeralsoaccommodatedPh.Dscholarasassistantprofessor in

department.Thisprojectisalsorunningsuccessfully.

In2011UniversityofthePunjabawardedresearchgrantofRs0.025

Millforaprojectbasedonmembranes.

Theseentireprojectsareinprogressandcontinuallymovingtoward

completion.Ourwholeteam isdedicatedandworkingforprogress

witheveryminute.


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TECHNOLOGYUNIVERSITYOFTHEPUNJABINAUGURATIONOFPOLYMERRESEARCHLABORATORIES

Worthy Vice Chancellor inaugurated Polymer Research Laboratories Department of Polymer

Engineering&

Technology

on

26

th

December

2011.

Prof.

Dr.

Tahir

Jamil

in

his

opening

remarks

thankedall theguests forcomingattheceremony.Heespecially thankedWorthyViceChancellor

andPunjabUniversity staff for theircoordinationandhelp ineverypossiblematter.WorthyVice

Chancellorpraised theworkingofProf.Dr. Tahir Jamil and regarded these projects amongst the

mostsuccessfulprojectsofPunjabUniversitywhicharenotonlycompletedintimebuttheyarealso

running successfully.Healsoensuredabouthiscomplete coordination in future forprogressand

workings. Worthy Vice Chancellor inaugurated the newly constructed building of Department

comprisedofthreelabsandoffices.Heandalltherespectedguestsvisitedalltheexistingandnew

facilities.


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TECHNOLOGYUNIVERSITYOFTHEPUNJABHIGHEREDUCATIONCOMMISSION(HEC)DIRECTORVISIT

Mr. Javed Hashmi from HEC visited Department of Polymer Engineering & Technology on 27th

February2012.

Mr.

Hashmi

met

Prof.

Dr.

Mujahid

Kamran

the

Worthy

Vice

Chancellor

University

of

UniversityofthePunjabLahorewithProf.Dr.TahirJamilinViceChancellorOffice.Engr.TariqMajid

QureshiDirectorPlanningandDevelopmentUniversityofthePunjabalsoaccompaniedhim.Later

Mr.HashmivisitedtheDepartmentofPolymerEngineering&TechnologywithEngr.TariqMajeed

Qureshi.Prof.Dr.TahirJamilshowedthemallthelaboratoriesandfacilitieswhicharegeneratedby

HECfundedprojects.LateronMr.HashmimetotherofficialsofCollegeofEngineeringandEmerging

Technologies(CEET).

Mr.HashmiexpressedhisinterestandpraisedProf.Dr.TahirJamilforhishardworkandsuccessfor

establishingtheseprojects.HealsosaidthatbyseeingthesefacilitieswecansaythatHECmoneyI

utilizedinarightmanner.


9/20


TECHNOLOGYUNIVERSITYOFTHEPUNJABNEWSABOUTOURACHIEVEMENTSWHICHREFLECTS

YOURINTEREST

Departmentof

Polymer

Engineering

&

Technology

and

Polymer

ResearchLaboratorieshavecompletedmorethan50researchthesis

of M.Sc/M.Phil Chemistry, M.Sc Chemical Engineering and B.Sc

ChemicalEngineeringstudents.

Department of Polymer Engineering & Technology and Polymer

Research Laboratories isworking on a numberof researchprojects

whichareofinterestofindustryandresearchersincluding

BioCompositeMaterials

GasSeparationMembranes

LiquidSeparationMembranes

PolymerRecycling

PaintManufacturing

PolymerComposites

PolymerSynthesis

ConductingPolymers

SyntheticResinManufacturing

Rubber

DippedGoods

Pervaporation

Adhesives


10/20


TECHNOLOGYUNIVERSITYOFTHEPUNJABACADEMICPROGRAMMES

Withtheindustryandinteruniversitycollaboration, atwoyearM.Phil

polymertechnology

program

is

introduced

and

the

first

session

2011

2013 is successfully launched. This multidiscipline program has 34

students from the fieldofChemistry,Physics,ChemicalEngineering,

Metallurgy andMaterial Engineering disciplines.With the extensive

coursesandlaboratoryworkandathesis,thisprogramfocusesonall

aspectsofevolvingpolymerfieldsfromsynthesisandcharacterization

to engineering and physics. Its again a fortunate coincidence that

both chemical and polymer engineering are components of the

facultyofEngineering&TechnologyatUniversityofthePunjabthat

have lot of knowledge and teaching faculty to share in favour of

students. There is strong intent that our faculty and students will

participateextensively

in

collaborative

research

program

with

other

universities,industries,andnationallaboratories.Departmentstarted

M.PhilPolymerTechnologyProgramandthefirstsession20112013

issuccessfullylaunched.Thismultidisciplineprogramhas34students

fromthefieldofChemistry,Physics,ChemicalEngineering,Metallurgy

andMaterialEngineeringdisciplines.Thenextintakewillalsoinclude

professionals from the field of Civil Engineering, Mechanical

Engineering, Petroleum Engineering and Environmental Sciences as

well.Sowehaveplannedtobringdifferentprofessionalsofsciences

andengineeringatoneplatformnotonlytoteachthembuttotrain

them

for

professional

national

and

international

market.

Along

with

theoreticalconceptsofPolymerandMaterialEngineeringourstrong

emphasis isonPracticalworkingonMachinesandResearchProjects.

Thedegreeprogram inthepolymerictechnology isafreshandhigh

potentialavenuefortheeducatingyoungsters. Aspolymersfindan

ever increasing use inmanufactured products, polymer technology

hasagloballysustainable future.Thenationalpolymer industryasks

for addressing of its everyday issues: nonavailability of qualified

polymerengineers,poorlytrainedplanttechnicians, lackofresearch

and development activity at their plants and joint ventures with

academia. University of the Punjab in close association with the

HigherEducation

Commission

seems

to

be

determined

to

patronize

the dissemination of polymeric studies as part of the national

responsibility. The newly established department of polymer

Engineering & Technology at University of the Punjab can play a

strongprofessionalroleinthisregardwithallthesolidinfrastructure

oflaboratoriesandthestudyprogramstobeconducted.


11/20


TECHNOLOGYUNIVERSITYOFTHEPUNJABRESEARCHPAPERS

Over20

papers

have

been

published

in

the

past

3years

in

national

andinternationaljournalsbyindependentorjointworkingof

departmentofPolymerEngineering&Technology.Thisindicatesthe

successandworkingofourresearchersforthefieldofresearchand

development.Listofpublishedresearchpapersisasunder

Effectofadditivesonthepropertiesandperformanceofcellulose

acetate derivative membranes in the separation of

isopropanol/water mixtures; Desalination (Article in Press, DES

11100,No.ofpages7,)

Our researcher presented Paper In 4th

Symposium On

Engineering Sciences on Pervaporation ICET PU LHR and won

BestPresenterAwardinMarch01,2011

Synthesisofpolypyrrole/zincoxidecompositesandstudyoftheir

structural, thermalandelectricalproperties.AishaBatool,Farah

Kanwal, Muhammad Imran, Tahir Jamil, Saadat Anwar Siddiqi.

SyntheticMetals161(2324),2753(2012).

Effectofadditivesonthepropertiesandperformanceofcellulose

acetate derivative membranes in the separation of

isopropanol/watermixtures.

Muhammad

Zafar,

Muddassir

Ali,

ShahzadMasoodKhan,Tahir Jamil,MuhammadTaqiZahidButt.

Desalination, 285(31),359(2012).

Modification of cellulosic fabric using polyvinyl alcohol, PartII:

Colorfastness Properties. Mohammad Zuber, Khalid Mahmood

Zia, IjazAhmadBhatti,Tahir Jamil,FazalurRehman,AliRizwan.

CarbohydratePolymers,87(4,1),2439(2012).

Modification of cellulosic fabric using polyvinyl alcohol, PartI:

Physicochemicalproperties.

Khalid

Mahmood

Zia,

Mohammad

Zuber, Ali Rizwan, Tahir Jamil, Shazia Tabasum, Muhammad

ShahidCarbohydratePolymers,87(3,14), 2063(2012).

Modification of cellulosic fiber with polyurethane acrylate

copolymers. Part I: Physicochemical properties. Misbah Sultan,

Khalid Mahmood Zia, Haq Nawaz Bhatti, Tahir Jamil, Rizwan


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Hussain, Mohammad Zuber. Carbohydrate Polymers, 87(14),

397(2012).

Cytotoxicity and mechanical behavior evaluation of chitin

bentonite clay based polyurethane bionanocomposites. Khalid

MahmoodZia,

Mohammad

Zuber,

Mehdi

Barikani,

Rizwan

Hussain, Tahir Jamil, Sohail Anjum International Journal of

BiologicalMacromolecules,49(51),1131(2011).

Preparation of rich handles soft cellulosic fabric using amino

silicone based softener, part II: Colorfastness properties.

MohammadZuber,KhalidMahmoodZia,ShaziaTabassum,Tahir

Jamil, Syed BarkaatulHasin, Muhammad Kaleem Khosa,

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 49 (1),

1(2011).

Influenceofglycoladditivesonthestructureandperformanceof

cellulose acetate/zinc oxide blend membranes. Muddassir Ali,

Muhammad Zafar, Tahir Jamil, Muhammad Taqi Zahid Butt.

Desalination,270(13),98(2011).

Preparation of rich handles soft cellulosic fabric using amino

siliconebased softener.PartI:Surfacesmoothnessandsoftness

properties.KhalidMahmoodZia, ShaziaTabassum,SyedBarkat

ulHussan,

Mohammad

Zuber,

Tahir

Jamil,

Muhammad

Asghar

Jamal.InternationalJournalofBiologicalMacromolecules,48(3),

482(2011).

Synthesisofpolypyrroleferricoxide(PpyFe2O3)compositesand

studyoftheirstructuralandconductingproperties.FarahKanwal,

SaadatAnwarSiddiqi,AishaBatool,M Imran,MushtaqWaheed,

TahirJamil,SyntheticMetals,161(34),335(2011).

SynthesisAndCharacterizationOfPolyacrylonitrileCopolymers

(JPICHE)Vol.

XXXVII,

ISSN

1813

4092,

pg

61

67;

2009

Synthesis, Characterization, and Properties of Rubber Latices:A

review.ShahzadMaqsoodKhan,ArshadChughtai,AbdualSattar,

M.Arif.Butt,TahirJamil.J.Pak.Inst.ChemEnggXXXVI,9(2008).

Determination of Solubility Parameter of Latices. Shahzad

Maqsood Khan, Tahir Jamil. J. Pak. Inst. Chem Engg XXXVI,


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17(2008).

Effect of ultrasonic radiation on poly(vinylchloride) and

polystyrene insolution,FarahKanwal,SairaHameed,TahirJamil.

J.Sci.Res.PakXXXVIII(2),23(2008).

Synthesis,Properties

and

Characterization

of

rubber

Latices;

A

Review Journal of Pakistan Institute of Chemical Engineers

(JPICHE)Vol.XXXVI,ISSN18134092,pg916,2008

Determination of Solubility Parameter of Latices. Journal Of

Pakistan Institute Of Chemical Engineers (JPICHE) Vol. XXXVI,

ISSN18134092,pg1734,2008


review.ShahzadMaqsoodKhan,ArshadChughtai,AbdualSattar,

M.Arif.

Butt,

Tahir

Jamil.

J.

Pak.

Inst.

Chem

Engg

XXXVI,

9(2008).



17(2008).





review.Shahzad

Maqsood

Khan,

Arshad

Chughtai,

Abdual

Sattar,

M.Arif.Butt,TahirJamil.J.Pak.Inst.ChemEnggXXXVI,9(2008).



17(2008).




Synthesisof

Acid

Doped

Conducting

Polyaniline,

Farah

Kanwal,

AtiaGul,TahirJamil.J.Chem.Soc.Pak29(6),533(2007).

Ultrasonic Degradation Studies of Polyacrylates, Farah Kanwal,

Richard A. Pethrick, Tahir Jamil. J. Chem. Soc. Pak 29(5),

433(2007).

FTIR Analysis of recycled polystyrene for food packing. Farah


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RelaxationeffectsinthegelelectrophoresisofDNAinintermittent

electric field.Tahir Jamil,H. L. Frisch, L. S. Lerman.Biopolymers

28,1413(1989).

Optical and voltammetric studies on tetraphenylene salts. M.

Mohammad,Tariq

Mahmood,

Tahir

Jamil,

A.

Y.

Khan.

Collec.

Czech.Chem.Commun53,61(1988).

DiffusionofDNAingelunderapulsedelectricfield.SezarFesjian,

H.L.Frisch,T.Jamil.Biopolymers25,1179(1986).

Dependence of electrophoreticmobility ofDNA in gels on field

intermittency. T. Jamil, L. S. Lerman. J. Biomol Stru andDynam

2(5),963(1985).


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TECHNOLOGYUNIVERSITYOFTHEPUNJABINFORMATION ABOUT OUR RESEARCH SUPPORT OR

COLLABORATIONS

Departmentis

providing

testing

services

to

industries

for

testing

of

their products.We areworkingwith industries fordevelopmentof

new projects and also enhancement of their product quality. Also

Polymer Research Laboratories is giving services for testing of

samplesofuniversitiesand researchorganizations forcompletionof

thesisofstudentsandcompletionofresearchprojects.Organizations

thatareincollaborationswithDepartmentofPolymerEngineering&

Technologyare:

UNIVERSITIES

DepartmentofChemistryPULahore

GovernmentCollegeUniversity(GCU)Lahore

GovernmentCollegeUniversity(GCU)Faisalabad

NationalUniversityofSciencesandTechnology(NUST)Islamabad

PlasticTechnologyCenter(PTC)Karachi

QuaideAzamUniversityIslamabad

CenterforSolidStatephysicsPULahore.

DemontMorrencyCollegeofDentistryLahore

BahaudinZakriaUniversity(BZU)Bahawalpur

UniversityofEngineering&Technology(UET)Lahore

INDUSTRIES

ReliancePolymerIndustriesLahore

PowerChemicals

Faisalabad

AnwarKhawajaIndustriesSialkot

ShafiResoChemIndustriesLahore

UniFoamLahore

WahNobelGpofIndustriesWahCantt

FACULTYHIRINGANDTRAININGOFMANPOWER

Department of Polymer Engineering in collaboration with HEC

projects has a team of Researchers (Chemists/ Engineers) and

Research

Technicians.

These

projects

gave

training

to

researchers

and

technicians who are now performing in projects and also giving

services in different sectors of Polymer and Material Engineering

across country in national andmulti nationals groups aswell as in

abroad.Currently twoResearchersandoneResearchTechnicianare

working on HEC project. Six Researchers and four Research

TechnicianshaveworkedonHECprojects.Currentlydepartmenthave

twolecturersandonelabsupervisoronadhocbasis.


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TECHNOLOGYUNIVERSITYOFTHEPUNJAB

FUTUREGOALS

Societyof

polymer

and

material

engineering

(SPME)

PolymerClub

B.ScPolymerEngineering

Ph.DPolymerEngineering

InternationalAccreditationoflabs

Revenuegeneration

IndustrialResearchProject

Research papers publications on national and international high

impactjournals


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