College of Electrical & Mechanical Engineering
Faculty Muhammad Hanif 13

Muhammad Hanif

Assistant Professor
Summary

Engr. Dr. Muhammad Hanif is an Assistant Professor at NUST's Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of E&ME, and hold a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Huazhong University of Engineering and Technology (HUST), Wuhan China, and a Postdoc at Additive Manufacturing Institute (AMI), Shenzhen University, China (2023-2026). He has done Bachelor (BSc. Industrial Engineering) from the University of Engineering & Technology (UET) Peshawar, PK and Master of Engineering (MS Industrial Engineering) from the University of Engineering & Technology (UET) Taxila, PK. Dr. Hanif's research direction is additive manufacturing, smart polymers, ceramics materials, welding, and non-conventional machining. An active researcher, he has published his quality works in high-impact journals, such as Additive Manufacturing, Chemical Engineering Journal, Composite Structures, IJAMT, etc., and also published a Chinese patent on welding technology. His research focuses on translating innovative manufacturing technologies into sustainable engineering applications through teaching and impactful research.

Academic Background
PhD (Mechanical Engineering) Huazhong University of Science and Technology September 01, 2019 - June 18, 2023
Honours and Awards
Publications
Facile Preparation of TiO2/PMMA Nanocomposites with Enhanced Physio-Mechanical Properties for Dental Applications July 09, 2026 Journal of Polymer Materials - Pages 22
Material extrusion 3D printing of synergistically enhanced conductive poly(lactic) acid polymer composites with reduced graphene oxide and glass fibers for high-performance electronic applications June 15, 2025 Composite Structures - Volume 362, Article Number 119104
Low-temperature fabrication of high-specific strength SiC-based ceramics via photopolymerization 3D printing with controllable anisotropy May 13, 2025 International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing - Volume:7, Issue:5, Article Number 055002
Advancements in MXene-based 3D printing-based technologies January 15, 2025 Chemical Engineering Journal - Volume 506, Article Number 159811
Mechanical analysis and biodegradation of oxides-based magneto-responsive shape memory polymers for material extrusion 3D printing of biomedical scaffolds April 25, 2024 Additive Manufacturing - Volume 86, Article Number 104174
Design, optimization and verification of a conical guiding origami mechanism for underwater docking station April 15, 2024 Ocean Engineering - Volume:298, Article Number 117205
Optimization of Bead Geometry during Tungsten Inert Gas Welding Using Grey Relational and Finite Element Analysis May 15, 2023 Materials - Volume 16, Issue 10, Article Number 3732
Fused Deposition Modeling and Characterization of Heat Shape Memory Poly(lactic) Acid-Based Porous Vascular Scaffold January 11, 2023 Polymers - Volume:15, Issue:2, Article Number 390
Analysis of a novel sustainability framework based on economic and environmental aspects in graphene-based dielectric electric discharge machining April 01, 2022 International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology - Volume:119, Issue:9-10, Page:6287-6306
Optimization of process parameters using graphene-based dielectric in electric discharge machining of AISI D2 steel August 01, 2019 International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology - Volume 103, Pages 3735–3749
Investigating the effects of electric discharge machining parameters on material removal rate and surface roughness on AISI D2 steel using RSM-GRA integrated approach April 06, 2019 The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology - Volume:101, Issue:5-8, Page:1255-1265
Conferences
A Single Non-obnoxious Facility Location Selection for Utility Stores Corporation Using Center of Gravity and P-median Methods December 13, 2021 - December 16, 2021 Li Zhang, Nasir Mujtaba, Jiacheng Li, Abdul Hakim Shah, Saif Ullah, Muhammad Hanif, 2021 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management (IEEM)
Postdoctoral Researcher Shenzhen University, Shenzhen China September 01, 2023 - February 13, 2026