E-mail: afnan@uetmardan.edu.pk
PEC Registration No. MECH/33090
Contact: +92-937-9230482
 

1. Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Mardan, Pakistan. (Feb, 2021 – Present)
2. Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, CECOS University, Pakistan. (Oct, 2019 – Jan, 2021)
3. Lab Engineer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, CECOS University, Pakistan. (Feb, 2018-Sep, 2019)
4. Project Engineer, University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar - Pakistan (2017)
5. HVAC Engineer at the project “Installation of the HVAC system in North-West School of Medicine, Hayatabad, Peshawar – Pakistan”(2016)

• Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering (Specialized in Materials Engineering), University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar. 2016–2018,
• Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from University of Engineering & Technology, Peshawar. 2012-2016

• Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC): Reg. No. MECH/33090.
• The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME): Member Number: 000103739612.

• Investigation of the effects of various design parameters of photovoltaic (PV) Modules on their mechanical reliability and performance, under wind and snow laods, following IEC-61215 standard.
• Materials Science and Engineering, Advance Manufacturing Processes, Biomedical Engineering, Heat Transfer, Product Design and Development, Materials Testing and Characterization, Renewable Energy Technologies, Photovoltaics, Project Management, Simulation and Experimental Analysis.

1. Khan, Afnan Haider, Syed Ahmad Ali Shah, Farheen Umar, Uneeb Noor, Rizwan Mahmood Gul, Khaled Giasin, and Muhammad Aamir. 2022. "Investigating the Microstructural and Mechanical Properties of Novel Ternary Reinforced AA7075 Hybrid Metal Matrix Composite" Materials 15, no. 15: 5303. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15155303: IF (3.748).
2. A. khan et al., "Blade Meridional Profile Optimization for Novel High-Pressure Ratio Centrifugal Compressor Design Using Numerical Simulations," 2020 3rd International Conference on Computing, Mathematics and Engineering Technologies (iCoMET), Sukkur, Pakistan, 2020, pp. 1-9, doi: 10.1109/iCoMET48670.2020.9073850.
3. Ahmad Junaid, Nasru Minallah, Afnan H. Khan, Muftooh UR Rehman, Riaz Muhammad, ."Performance Analysis of Supervised Remote Sensing Methods for Forest Identification in Pakistan", Volume 7, Issue I, International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology (IJRASET) Page No: , ISSN : 2321-9653, www.ijraset.com
4. Afnan H. Khan, H. Basit Ali, Rizwan M. Gul, "Parametric Analysis of Bus-Bars in Silicon Cell of Photovoltaic (PV) Module under Static Wind Loads", Volume 6, Issue X, International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology (IJRASET) Page No: 294-300, ISSN: 2321-9653.
5. Afnan H. Khan, Abdul Shakoor, Fahad Ullah, Shabeer Ahmed and S. Nouman, “Materials Selection for Plaque of Radiant Gas Heaters using Granta’s Design CE Edupack Software”, published in proceedings of National Conference on Professional Trends in Industrial and Systems Engineering (PTISE), 2018, at UET Peshawar, Page No: 213-220, ISBN: 978-969-23294-0-8.
6. Rahat Saeed, S. Nouman Ali Shah, Fahad U. Zafar, Afnan Haider Khan, M. Noman and Rizwan M. Gul, “Mechanical Integrity Analysis of Photovoltaic Modules under Wind Load using Finite Element Simulations”, published in proceedings of Fifth International Conference on Aerospace Science & Engineering (ICASE 2017), Page No: 86-89, ISBN: 978-1-5386-3601-5.

Continuing Educational Activities:

• Completed ASME’s online short course on “Fundamentals of Industrial Automation” of 0.20 Continuing Education Units and 2 Professional Development Hours on June 16th, 2022.
• Attended one-day (01 – CPD point) live webinar on “Centralized Versus Decentralized Approaches for Waste Water Treatment” on April 28 th, 2022 at Pakistan Engineering Council, HQ, Islamabad.
• Attended one-day (01 – CPD point) live webinar on “Open Channel Design for Hydropower and Irrigation” on April 23rd, 2022 at Pakistan Engineering Council, HQ, Islamabad.
• Attended one-day (01 – CPD point) live webinar on “IC Manufacturing Fabrication Process for Electronic Systems” on April 16th, 2022 at Pakistan Engineering Council, HQ, Islamabad.
• Attended 2-days “1st UW-POFs Joint Conference on Academia's Collaboration with Industrial Organizations (CACIO-2021)'' on 15th and 16th December 2021, at POF Guest House, Wah Cantt, Wah, Pakistan.
• Participated in the “3rd International Workshop on Functional Reverse Engineering of Machine Tools”, held on 11th December 2021 at Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Science and Technology, TOPI, KPK, Pakistan.
• Attended a 3-day workshop on “Advanced Characterization Techniques for Professionals (GCMS, HPLC, FTIR, Element Analyzer, TG-DTA, VOD, XRD, SEM, AFM and UV-VIS)”, at the School of Chemical and Materials Engineering (SCME), NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan (2019).
• Attended (0.5 CPD Point) workshop on “Tools and Tips for Effective Thesis Report Writing” conducted by Center of Training and Professional Development (CTPD), CECOS University under PEB License No: PEB-K-CECOSP-0038, Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan.
• Participated in the “1 st International Workshop on Functional Reverse Engineering of Machine Tools” at Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Science and Technology, TOPI, KPK, Pakistan.
• Complete Training of 45 Contact Hours on “CAD/CAM and CNC Programming", at Peshawar Light Engineering Centre (PLEC), CECOS Liaison Centre, Hayatabad Industrial Estate, Peshawar, Pakistan.
• Attended a 3-day workshop entitled “Technology Entrepreneurship Workshop”, conducted by Prof. Ken Mulligan (Arizona State University - USA), at Serena Hotel, Islamabad, Pakistan.
• Presented poster titled “Parametric Analysis of Bus-Bars in Solar Cells on the Mechanical Performance of Photovoltaic (PV) Modules” at 15th International Symposium on Advanced Materials (ISAM) at National Center for Physics, Islamabad, Pakistan.
• Presented poster entitled “Mechanical Testing and Failure Analysis of Photovoltaic (PV) Modules” as a Principal Author in International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies at Serena Hotel, Islamabad, Pakistan.
• Attended the National Conference on Green Energy Technologies at Pearl Continental Hotel, Peshawar, Pakistan.
• One-day CPD short course on Best Practices for Energy Efficiency in Industrial & Domestic Sectors (1 CPD point) at CECOS University, Peshawar, Pakistan.

Social-Work:

• Chairman and founder of the social welfare organization, “Sadia Urooj Foundation (SUF) Pakistan”, Since 2014, purely on humanitarian grounds.
• Organized Free Medical Camps in rural areas of Pakistan.
• Provide Free Educational Support to needy students in Pakistan.

Extracurricular-Activities:

• Reading, traveling, table tennis, cricket, chess, debates and social work.