Prof. Atif Javaid | Polymer Composites | Best Researcher Award

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Prof. Atif Javaid | Polymer Composites | Best Researcher Award

Prof. Atif Javaid | Professor | University of Engineering and Technology Lahore | Pakistan

Prof. Atif Javaid, Ph.D., is a distinguished Professor in the Department of Polymer and Process Engineering at the University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore, Pakistan, with extensive expertise in polymer science, nanocomposites, and energy storage materials. With 638 citations from 480 documents, 23 publications, and an impressive h-index of 16, Dr. Javaid has established himself as a recognized contributor to the field of multifunctional polymer composites and advanced materials engineering. He earned his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College London (2012), where he worked under eminent scientists such as Professors Alexander Bismarck and Milo Shaffer, followed by a Visiting Fellowship at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in the group of Prof. Nicholas A. Kotov. His research focuses on multifunctional structural composites, conducting polymers, fire-retardant materials, and polymer-based energy storage devices. Dr. Javaid has successfully led national and international funded projects, including those supported by the Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan, and has been recognized with numerous awards such as the Challenging Engineering Project Award (Imperial College London) and the MAST UK Ministry of Defence Scholarship. As a researcher and educator, he has supervised several MSc and Ph.D. projects, contributed book chapters, and delivered invited talks at global conferences. His professional registrations include PEC . Through his sustained contributions, Dr. Javaid continues to drive innovation in polymer engineering, smart materials, and structural energy storage systems.

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Featured publications :

  1. Javaid, A., Ho, K. K. C., Bismarck, A., Shaffer, M. S. P., Steinke, J. H. G., & Greenhalgh, E. S. (2014). Multifunctional structural supercapacitors for electrical energy storage applications. Journal of Composite Materials, 48(12), 1409–1416.

  2. Javaid, A., Ho, K. K. C., Bismarck, A., Steinke, J. H. G., Shaffer, M. S. P., & Greenhalgh, E. S. (2016). Carbon fiber-reinforced poly(ethylene glycol) diglycidylether based multifunctional structural supercapacitor composites for electrical energy storage applications. Journal of Composite Materials, 50(16), 2155–2163.

  3. Javaid, A., Noreen, S. (2022). Mechanically robust structural hybrid supercapacitors with high energy density for electric vehicle applications. Journal of Energy Storage, 55, 105818.

  4. Javaid, A., Hashmi, S. (2022). Development of fire-retardant truss core sandwich structures using carbon fiber reinforced epoxy composites. Fire Technology, 58, 1493–1507.

  5. Cao, Y., Luo, B., Javaid, A., Lim, C. M., Emre, A., Wang, X., & Kotov, N. A. (2023). Complex materials with stochastic structural patterns: Spiky colloids with enhanced charge storage capacity. Advanced Science, 11, 2305085.