Fazal Ahmad Khalid (

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Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Topi. Prof Dr. Fazal Ahmad Khalid, SI, has extensive experience as a university administrator and has served in various positions at the national level. He has previously served as the Chairman of the Punjab Higher Education Commission, Vice Chancellor of the

University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore The University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore (UET Lahore) is a public university located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan specializing in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects. It is the oldest and one of the most ...

, Acting VC of Punjab Tianjin University of Technology (PTUT), Vice Chairman of the

Pakistan Engineering Council The Pakistan Engineering Council (Urdu: ; acronym: PEC) is a professional body for accreditation of engineering education and regulation of engineering profession in Pakistan. It was established on 10 January 1976 by the Parliament under the ...

, and head of PEC Accreditation Board and Curriculum Committee. He also worked at Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology for 21 years as Pro-Rector Academics, Dean, and Professor of Materials and Nanotechnology from 1994 to 2014. He is also the recipient of the

Sitara-i-Imtiaz The Sitara-e-Imtiaz () also spelled as Sitara-i-Imtiaz, is the third-highest (in the order of "Imtiaz") honour and civilian award in the State of Pakistan. It recognizes individuals who have made an "especially meritorious contribution to the ...

(Star of Excellence) Award by the President of Pakistan and the PE
Engineers’ Excellence Award

Early life and education

Fazal Ahmad Khalid completed his engineering education at University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore. Then he went to England for further studies in

Metallurgical Engineering Metallurgy is a domain of materials science and engineering that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their inter-metallic compounds, and their mixtures, which are known as alloys. Metallurgy encompasses both the sc ...

and Metallurgy & Materials Engineering and received his higher education degrees from the

University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...

Career

He was appointed as Acting VC of Punjab Tianjin University of Technology (PTUT) in 2018 which is a joint cooperation program with Tianjin University of Technology and Education (TUTE), Tianjin Chengjian University (TCU) and Tianjin Polytechnic University (TPU). He also served as the Vice Chairman of

and head of PEC Accreditation Board and Curriculum Committee for engineering programs. He had additional charge of Khawaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology (KFUEIT) Rahim Yar Khan and Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Engineering & Technology (MNS UET) Multan in 2015–2016. He also worked at Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology (GIKI) for 21 years as Pro-Rector and Dean from 1994 to 2014. His research interests are in the field of

Nanotechnology Nanotechnology, also shortened to nanotech, is the use of matter on an atomic, molecular, and supramolecular scale for industrial purposes. The earliest, widespread description of nanotechnology referred to the particular technological goal o ...

and Materials Engineering and published over 200 research papers with accumulative impact factor of 121. He had Postdoc Fellowships in

University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...

and

Leeds, UK Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by populati ...

and Guest Professorship for short-term research program on Diamond-Based Composite Materials at the Swiss Federal Labs (EMPA) Switzerland. Earlier he worked in

PCSIR The Pakistan Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (PCSIR) ( ur, ) is a government-owned science and industrialisation research organisation which mainly focuses on the development of industrial research. History Initially established as ...

Lahore and

Pakistan Steel Mills The Pakistan Steel Mills Corporation, colloquially referred to as ''Pak Steels'', is a Pakistan-based company that produces long-rolled steel and heavy metal products in the country. Headquartered in Karachi, Sindh, the PSMC is currently the la ...

, Karachi. He is a Fellow of

Royal Microscopical Society The Royal Microscopical Society (RMS) is a learned society for the promotion of microscopy. It was founded in 1839 as the Microscopical Society of London making it the oldest organisation of its kind in the world. In 1866, the society gained it ...

, Oxford, The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (FIMMM), London and the

Pakistan Academy of Sciences The Pakistan Academy of Sciences ( ur, ) (abbreviated as: PAS), is a learned society of sciences, which described itself as "a repository of the highest scientific talent available in the country." Established in 1953 in Lahore, Punjab, the A ...

. He is actively involved in the change and paradigm shift to implement Outcome Based Education (OBE) of engineering programs, quality assurance and accreditation manual to harmonize with Washington Accord and CPD for international recognition and ranking global mobility of engineers.

Awards and honours

PEC Engineers’ Excellence Award
by President of Pakistan in 2022. *

(Star of Excellence) Award by the

President of Pakistan The president of Pakistan ( ur, , translit=s̤adr-i Pākiṣṭān), officially the President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is the ceremonial head of state of Pakistan and the commander-in-chief of the Pakistan Armed Forces. *

Gold medal A gold medal is a medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture. Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have bee ...

Award by the

in 1999. * Vanadis Award by

Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) is a UK engineering institution whose activities encompass the whole materials cycle, from exploration and extraction, through characterisation, processing, forming, finishing and applicatio ...

, London, UK in 1994.

References

External links

Vice Chancellor UET Lahore
*PE
Engineers’ Excellence Award
{{DEFAULTSORT:Khalid, Fazal Ahmad 1957 births Living people People from Kasur District University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore alumni University of Karachi alumni Alumni of the University of Oxford Pakistani metallurgists Pakistani educators Fellows of Pakistan Academy of Sciences Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology faculty Vice-Chancellors of universities in Pakistan Fellows of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining