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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Talha Bin Yaqub

Citation names

  • Talha Bin Yaqub

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
4B1F-BB96-FD93
ORCID iD
0000-0002-5598-8322

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Urdu Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Portuguese Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2024/08/20 - 2026/12/31
Ongoing
 Mobility GreenTribos - European Post Doctorate Based on MSCA Scheme (Pós-doutoramento)
Major in Surface Engineering and Tribology in Mobility Applications
Univerza v Ljubljani, Slovenia

Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal

University of Leeds, United Kingdom

Lulea Tekniska Universitet, Sweden
2021/03/26 - 2022/03/25
Concluded
 Post Doctorate in Materials and Mechanical Engineering (Pós-doutoramento)
Major in Surface Engineering, Coatings, Thin Films
Institute Pedro Nunes, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2017/09 - 2020/11
Concluded
 Doctor of Philisophy in Mechanical Engineering (Ensino básico 3º ciclo)
Major in Surface Engineering
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2015/09 - 2017/08
Concluded
 MSc-Joint European Master programme in Tribology of Surfaces and Interfaces (TRIBOS+) (Postgraduate Certificate)
Major in Mechanical and Surface Engineering
University of Leeds, United Kingdom

Univerza v Ljubljani Fakulteta za strojnistvo, Slovenia

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Lulea Tekniska Universitet, Sweden
"Effects of Ag additions on the structure, mechanical and thermal behaviour of CrO solid lubricant films" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 8.93/10
2010/09 - 2014/07
Concluded
 BE Materials Engineering (Bachelor)
Major in Surface Engineering
National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan
"Characterization and Heat treatment study of engine piston sleeve" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 3.66/4.00
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/08/20 - Current Postdoc (Research) Univerza v Ljubljani, Slovenia
Univerza v Ljubljani, Slovenia
(...)
2017/11/03 - 2022/03/25 Researcher (Research) Institute Pedro Nunes, Portugal
2018/01 - 2020/12 Visiting Researcher (Research) Ceské vysoké uceni technické v Praze Fakulta elektrotechnická, Czech Republic

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/03/26 - Current Integrated Member and Research Collaborator of Surface Engineerinng Group Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
2019/01 - 2022/02/05 Collaborator and Researcher Institut Jean Lamour, France
2018 - 2021 Collaborator IREIS-HEF Group, France
2017/09 - 2020/12 Integrated Member and Doctorate Student Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
2015 - 2017 Masters Student Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
2015 - 2017 Masters Student Univerza v Ljubljani Knji¿nica za mehaniko, Slovenia
2015 - 2017 Masters Student University of Leeds School of Mechanical Engineering, United Kingdom
2010 - 2014 Bachelor Degree Student National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2021/03/26 - 2022/03/25 SMARTLUB: Smart self-lubricant coatings with controlled release of the lubricious agent for high temperature applications
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-031807
Post-doc Fellow
Institute Pedro Nunes, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
Ongoing
2017/11/03 - 2020/11/02 Investigation of tribological properties of novel TMD-based coatings by advanced characterization techniques
721642
Researcher
Institute Pedro Nunes, Portugal
 European Commission
Concluded
2016 - 2017 Effects of Ag additions on the structure, mechanical and thermal behaviours of CrO solid lubricant films
0000
Master Student Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
 European Commission

Contract

Designation Funders
2024/08/20 - Current Mobility GreenTribos - European Post Doctorate Based on MSCA Cofund Scheme
MSCA-COFUND-5100-237/2023-9
Post-doc
Univerza v Ljubljani, Slovenia

Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
Ongoing

Other

Designation Funders
2017 - 2020 Mobilizing program/project ON-SURF PT2020 project N.º 24521 - mobilizer in technological skills in surface engineering
024521
Participation
Institute Pedro Nunes, Portugal
2013 - 2014 Characterization and heat treatment study of engine piston sleeve
0000
Other
National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Journal article
  1. Ney Francisco Ferreira; Filipe Fernandes; Patric Daniel Neis; Jean Carlos Poletto; Talha Bin Yaqub; Albano Cavaleiro; Luis Vilhena; Amilcar Ramalho. "Tribological Comparison of Coatings Produced by PVD Sputtering for Application on Combustion Piston Rings". Coatings (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings14091109.
    10.3390/coatings14091109
  2. Talha Abid; M. Aftab Akram; Talha Bin Yaqub; M. Ramzan Abdul Karim; Filipe Fernandes; Muhammad Farooq Zafar; Khurram Yaqoob. "Design and development of porous CoCrFeNiMn high entropy alloy (Cantor alloy) with outstanding electrochemical properties". Journal of Alloys and Compounds 970 (2024): 172633.
    10.1016/j.jallcom.2023.172633
  3. Manuel Evaristo; Hongbo Ju; Amessalu A. Gelaw; Talha Bin Yaqub; Khurram Yaqoob; Fábio Ferreira; Albano Cavaleiro; Filipe Fernandes. "Synthesis and Investigation of the Tribological Performance of Monolithic, Multilayer, and Nanocomposite Coatings Based on Mose2 and Ws2 in Diverse Sliding Environments". (2024):
    10.2139/ssrn.4850941
  4. Siddique, Ayesha; Abid, Talha; Akram, M. Aftab; Yaqub, Talha Bin; Karim, M. Ramzan Abdul; Fernandes, Filipe; Khan, Rizwan; Yaqoob, Khurram. "Design and development of NbTiVZr porous high entropy alloys for energy applications". Journal of Energy Storage 73 (2023): 109131.
    Open access • 10.1016/j.est.2023.109131
  5. Ju, Hongbo; Athmani, Moussa; Luan, Jing; AL-Rjoub, Abbas; Cavaleiro, Albano; Yaqub, Talha Bin; Chala, Abdelouahad; Ferreira, Fabio; Fernandes, Filipe. "Insights into the oxidation resistance mechanism and tribological behaviors of multilayered TiSiN/CrVxN hard coatings". International Journal of Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials 30 (2023): 2459-2468.
    Open access • 10.1007/s12613-023-2655-0
  6. Abdullah, M.; Mukarram, Muhammad; Yaqub, Talha Bin; Fernandes, Filipe; Yaqoob, Khurram. "Development of eutectic high entropy alloy by addition of W to CoCrFeNi HEA". International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials 115 (2023): 106300.
    Open access • 10.1016/j.ijrmhm.2023.106300
  7. Mehmood, M. Adil; Shehzad, Khurram; Mujahid, M.; Yaqub, Talha Bin; Godfrey, Andy; Fernandes, Filipe; Muhammad, F. Z.; Yaqoob, Khurram. "Ceramic-reinforced HEA matrix composites exhibiting an excellent combination of mechanical properties". Scientific Reports 12 (2022):
    Open access • 10.1038/s41598-022-25734-w
  8. Rajput, S.S.; Gangopadhyay, S.; Yaqub, T.B.; Cavaleiro, A.; Fernandes, Filipe. "Room and high temperature tribological performance of CrAlN(Ag) coatings: The influence of Ag additions". Surface and Coatings Technology 450 (2022): 129011.
    10.1016/j.surfcoat.2022.129011
  9. Talha Bin Yaqub; Khuram Yaqoob; Amir Mukhtar; Filipe Fernandes; Andrey Bondarev; Fabio Ferreira; Abbas Al-Rjoub; Albano Cavaleiro. "Vacuum Tribological Properties of W-S-N Coatings Synthesized by Direct Current Magnetron Sputtering". Coatings (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings12111646.
    10.3390/coatings12111646
  10. A. AL-Rjoub; Talha Bin Yaqub; A. Cavaleiro; F. Fernandes. "The influence of V addition on the structure, mechanical properties, and oxidation behaviour of TiAlSiN coatings deposited by DC magnetron sputtering". Journal of Materials Research and Technology (2022): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmrt.2022.08.009.
    10.1016/j.jmrt.2022.08.009
  11. Hafiz Muhammad Ali Hassan; Muhammad Amjad; Zia ur Rehman Tahir; Adnan Qamar; Fahad Noor; Yanwei Hu; Talha Bin Yaqub; Enio P. Bandarra Filho. "Performance analysis of nanofluid-based water desalination system using integrated solar still, flat plate and parabolic trough collectors". Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering 44 (2022):
    10.1007/s40430-022-03734-1
  12. F Fernandes; A AL-Rjoub; TB Yaqub; F Ferreira; R Serra; A Cavaleiro. "Tribological properties of TiSiVN coatings: The effect of the counterpart on the wear performance". Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering (2022):
    10.1177/09544089221118468
  13. A. AL-Rjoub; A. Cavaleiro; Talha Bin Yaqub; M. Evaristo; N.M. Figueiredo; F. Fernandes. "TiAlSiN(Ag) coatings for high temperature applications: The influence of Ag alloying on the morphology, structure, thermal stability and oxidation resistance". Surface and Coatings Technology 442 (2022): 128087.
    10.1016/j.surfcoat.2022.128087
  14. Talha Bin Yaqub; Abbas Al-Rjoub; Hafiza Ayesha Khalid; Khurram Yaqoob; Filipe Fernandes; Albano Cavaleiro. "Effect of Annealing Heat Treatment on the Composition, Morphology, Structure and Mechanical Properties of the W-S-N Coatings". Materials (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15124088.
    10.3390/ma15124088
  15. "Exploring the industrial implementation of W-S-N coatings: A detailed study of the synthesis, compositional, structural, mechanical and multi-environment lubrication properties". Journal of Materials Research and Technology (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmrt.2022.02.116.
    10.1016/j.jmrt.2022.02.116
  16. Bin Yaqub, Talha; Fernandes, Filipe; Al-Rjoub, Abbas; Cavaleiro, Albano. "Mo-Se-N dry lubricant coatings as a universal solution for protecting the surface of complex 3D parts". Materials Letters (2022): 131967. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2022.131967.
    In press • 10.1016/j.matlet.2022.131967
  17. Nadeem, Irfan; Malok, Matjaž; Kovac, Janez; Yaqub, Talha Bin; Cavaleiro, Albano; Kalin, Mitjan. "Superior Macro-Scale Tribological Performance of Steel Contacts Based on Graphene Quantum Dots in Aqueous Glycerol". SSRN Electronic Journal (2022):
    Open access • 10.2139/ssrn.4235910
  18. Bondarev, Andrey; Al-Rjoub, Abbas; Bin Yaqub, Talha; Polcar, Tomas; Fernandes, Filipe. "TEM study of the oxidation resistance and diffusion processes in a multilayered TiSiN/TiN(Ag) coating designed for tribological applications". Applied Surface Science 609 (2022): 155319.
    Open access • 10.1016/j.apsusc.2022.155319
  19. AL-Rjoub, A.; Cavaleiro, A.; Yaqub, T.B.; Evaristo, M.; Figueiredo, N.M.; Fernandes, F.. "TiAlSiN(Ag) coatings for high temperature applications: The influence of Ag alloying on the morphology, structure, thermal stability and oxidation resistance". Surface and Coatings Technology (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85122619070&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.surfcoat.2022.128087
  20. Yaqub, T.B.; Vuchkov, T.; Bruyère, S.; Pierson, J.-F.; Cavaleiro, A.. "A revised interpretation of the mechanisms governing low friction tribolayer formation in alloyed-TMD self-lubricating coatings". Applied Surface Science 571 (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85115251485&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.151302
  21. Vuchkov, T.; Yaqub, T.B.; Cavaleiro, A.. "The influence of the deposition pressure on the composition and the mechanical properties of W-S-C coatings deposited by magnetron sputtering in semi-industrial conditions". Vacuum 184 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85097341401&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.vacuum.2020.109963
  22. Hebbar Kannur, K.; Huminiuc, T.; Yaqub, T.B.; Polcar, T.; Pupier, C.; Héau, C.; Cavaleiro, A.. "An insight on the MoS2 tribo-film formation to determine the friction performance of Mo-S-N sputtered coatings". Surface and Coatings Technology 408 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85099210489&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.surfcoat.2020.126791
  23. Caessa, J.; Vuchkov, T.; Yaqub, T.B.; Cavaleiro, A.. "On the microstructural, mechanical and tribological properties of Mo-Se-C coatings and their potential for friction reduction against rubber". Materials 14 6 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85103016463&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3390/ma14061336
  24. Talha Bin Yaqub; Stéphanie Bruyere; Jean-François Pierson; Todor Vuchkov; Albano Cavaleiro. "Insights into the wear track evolution with sliding cycles of carbon-alloyed transition metal dichalcogenide coatings". Surface and Coatings Technology (2020): 126360-126360. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2020.126360.
    10.1016/j.surfcoat.2020.126360
  25. Vuchkov, Todor; Evaristo, Manuel; Yaqub, Talha Bin; Polcar, Tomas; Cavaleiro, Albano. "Synthesis, microstructure and mechanical properties of W-S-C self-lubricant thin films deposited by magnetron sputtering". Tribology International 150 (2020): 106363. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2020.106363.
    10.1016/j.triboint.2020.106363
  26. Hebbar Kannur, Kaushik; Yaqub, Talha Bin; Huminiuc, Teodor; Polcar, Tomas; Pupier, Christophe; Héau, Christophe; Cavaleiro, Albano. "Synthesis and structural properties of Mo-S-N sputtered coatings". Applied Surface Science 527 (2020): 146790. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2020.146790.
    10.1016/j.apsusc.2020.146790
  27. Talha Bin Yaqub; Kaushik Hebbar Kannur; Todor Vuchkov; Christophe Pupier; Christophe Héau; Albano Cavaleiro. "Molybdenum diselenide coatings as universal dry lubricants for terrestrial and aerospace applications". Materials Letters 275 (2020): 128035-128035. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2020.128035.
    10.1016/j.matlet.2020.128035
  28. Hebbar Kannur, Kaushik; Yaqub, Talha Bin; Pupier, Christophe; Héau, Christophe; Cavaleiro, Albano. "Mechanical Properties and Vacuum Tribological Performance of Mo-S-N Sputtered Coatings". ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 12 38 (2020): 43299-43310. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c12655.
    10.1021/acsami.0c12655
  29. Todor Vuchkov; Talha Bin Yaqub; Manuel Evaristo; Albano Cavaleiro. "Synthesis, microstructural and mechanical properties of self-lubricating Mo-Se-C coatings deposited by closed-field unbalanced magnetron sputtering". Surface and Coatings Technology 394 (2020): 125889-125889. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2020.125889.
    10.1016/j.surfcoat.2020.125889
  30. Vuchkov, Todor; Yaqub, Talha Bin; Evaristo, Manuel; Cavaleiro, Albano. "Synthesis, Microstructural, and Mechano-Tribological Properties of Self-Lubricating W-S-C(H) Thin Films Deposited by Different RF Magnetron Sputtering Procedures". Coatings 10 3 (2020): 272. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/coatings10030272.
    10.3390/coatings10030272
  31. Vuchkov, Todor; Evaristo, Manuel; Yaqub, Talha Bin; Cavaleiro, Albano. "The effect of substrate location on the composition, microstructure and mechano-tribological properties of W-S-C coatings deposited by magnetron sputtering". Surface and Coatings Technology 386 (2020): 125481. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2020.125481.
    10.1016/j.surfcoat.2020.125481
  32. Yaqub, Talha Bin; Vuchkov, Todor; Sanguino, Pedro; Polcar, Tomas; Cavaleiro, Albano. "Comparative Study of DC and RF Sputtered MoSe2 Coatings Containing Carbon-An Approach to Optimize Stoichiometry, Microstructure, Crystallinity and Hardness". Coatings 10 2 (2020): 133. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/coatings10020133.
    10.3390/coatings10020133
  33. Talha Bin Yaqub; Todor Vuchkov; Manuel Evaristo; Albano Cavaleiro. "DCMS Mo-Se-C solid lubricant coatings - Synthesis, structural, mechanical and tribological property investigation". Surface and Coatings Technology (2019): 124992-124992. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2019.124992.
    10.1016/j.surfcoat.2019.124992
  34. Fernandes, F.; Yaqub, T.B.; Cavaleiro, A.. "Influence of Ag additions on the structure, mechanical properties and oxidation behaviour of Cr-O coatings deposited by HiPIMS". Surface and Coatings Technology 339 (2018): 167-180. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2018.02.025.
    10.1016/j.surfcoat.2018.02.025
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Optimization of sputtered Mo-Se-C coatings for efficient self-adaptation during sliding in diverse environments". PhD, Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, 2020.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2022/04/13 A promising solution to efficiently machine aerospace alloys in the absence of liquid lubrication - ACT 2022 (Accepted) Third African Congress In Tribology
(Dakar, Senegal)
2022/04/10 Recent progresses toward the development of TMDs based industrial dry lubricants for multi-environment sliding (Accepted) MATERIAIS 2022
Portuguese Materials Society (Leiria)
2022/03/08 Potential of self-adaptive low friction magnetron sputtered carbon-alloyed TMD-based coatings for space applications 1st International Conference on Advanced Manufacturing for Air, Space and Land Transportation
2022/03 High Temperature Tribological Performance of Multilayered TiSiN/TiN and TiSiN/TiN (Ag) Coating , International conference on thin-film processing and applications (ICTFPA-2022)- online
(India)
2022/03 Machining performance of TiSiN(Ag) coatings on TiAl6V4 aerospace alloy International conference on thin-film processing and applications (ICTFPA-2022), online
(India)
2021/11/30 Synthesis and optimization of C-alloyed transition metal dichalcogenide low friction coatings for terrestrial and aerospace applications 5th International Conference on Emerging Materials and Processes
National university of sciences and technology, Pakistan (Islamabad, Pakistan)
2021/11/22 Tribo-Mechanisms During Sliding Of TMD-Based Self-Lubricant Coatings 16th European Vacuum Conference
(Marseille, France)
2019/09 Lab-scale optimization of DC magnetron sputtered C doped MoSe2 solid lubricant coatings Leeds-Lyon Symposium on Tribology
(Lyon, France)
2019/09 Tribological Behaviour in diverse testing environments of a self-lubricating W-S-C coating deposited by CFUBMS Leeds-Lyon Symposium on Tribology
(Lyon, France)
2019/07 Deposition, optimization and characterization of novel Mo-Se-C sputtered solid lubricant coatings for low friction and wear applications Ciência 2019 - Science and Technology in Portugal Summit
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2019/06 Effects of carbon concentration and substrate bias on composition, structure, mechanical and tribological properties of Mo-Se-C coatings European Conference on Tribology, Ecotrib
(Vienna, Austria)
2019/06 Synthesis, mechanical properties, and tribological response in diverse testing environments of a W-S-C self-adaptive thin film deposited by CFUBMS European Conference on Tribology, Ecotrib
(Vienna, Austria)
2017 Influence of Ag additions on the Structure, Thermal and Tribological properties of Cr-O films deposited by HiPIMS Iberian Vacuum Conference, RIVA-X
(Bilbao, Spain)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2020/09/15 - 2021/07/20 Influence of N additions on the structure, morphology, thermal stability and tribological properties of W-S-N coatings deposited by sputtering
Co-supervisor
 Tribology of Surfaces and Interfaces - Mechanical Engieering (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2021/10/11 - 2021/10/15 3rd Joint Network Wide Event (Part 2) for Training Early Stage Researchers of European Joint Doctorate Program (EJD) on Green Tribology for Sustainable Engineering (2021/10/11 - 2021/10/15)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/09/06 - 2021/09/07 3rd Joint Network Wide Event (Part 1) for Training Early Stage Researchers of European Joint Doctorate Program (EJD) on Green Tribology for Sustainable Engineering (2021/09/06 - 2021/09/08)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/02/15 - 2021/02/26 2nd Joint Network Wide Event for Training Early Stage Researchers of European Joint Doctorate Program (EJD) on Green Tribology for Sustainable Engineering (2021/02/15 - 2021/02/26)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
2020/10/19 - 2020/10/30 1st Joint Network Wide Event for Training Early Stage Researchers of European Joint Doctorate Program (EJD) on Green Tribology for Sustainable Engineering (2020/10/19 - 2020/10/30)
Workshop (Co-organisor)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2021/11/09 - Current Progress in Vacuum Process and their applications
Workshop
 Vacuum Workshop 2021
Institute Pedro Nunes, Portugal
2019/10/17 - Current Challenges and Solutions in Surface Engineering
Workshop
 On-Surf 1st Workshop: Challenges and Solutions in Surface Engineering
Institute Pedro Nunes, Portugal
2019/08/25 - 2019/08/30 Fourth General Meeting of the Solution-ITN project, Corinth, Greece
Meeting
2018/01 - 2018/01 Kick-off Meeting and Training Solution-ITN (Marie Curie Project), Prague, Czech Republic
Meeting
 Kick-off Meeting Solution-ITN (Marie Curie Project)
2018 - 2018 First Summer School Training of Early Stage Researchers (Solution-ITN), Azores, Portugal
Workshop
 First Summer School Training and Second General Meeting of Early Stage Researchers (Solutionn-ITN), Azores, Portugal
2018 - 2018 Third General Meeting of Early Stage Researchers, Prague, Czech Republic
Meeting
 Third General Meeting of the Solution-ITN project, Prague, Czech Republic
2018 - 2018 Tribology & Applications Workshop
Workshop
 TRIBOapp 2018
Institute Pedro Nunes, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Training on characterization and thin film sputtering equipment
Workshop
Institute Pedro Nunes, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2021/07 Influence of N additions on the structure, morphology, thermal stability and tribological properties of W-S-N coatings deposited by sputtering
Supervisor
 Hafiza Ayesha Khalid (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/02/09 Designing of self-lubricating composite surfaces based on textured PEEK reinforced with Sn-based alloys
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Crystal Kayaro Emonde (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2020/10/01 - Current Working as Project Manager at University of Coimbra for European Joint Doctorate Program (EJD) on Green Tribology for Sustainable Engineering
Other
 Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2017 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action Early-Stage Researcher Fellowship
European Commission, Belgium
2015 Erasmus Mundus Masters Fellowship
European Commission, Belgium
2014 Sliver Medal for securing 2nd position in class during BE Materials Engineering
National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan
2014 2nd prize in Final Year Thesis
National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan
2014 7 times SCME Dean scholarship List Nomination Award
National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan
2014 Best Graduating Member: NUST Literary Circle
National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan
2013 Executive of the year: NUST Science Society
National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan
2010 Merit Scholar in Bachelor of Engineering: National University of Sciences and Technology
National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan
2008 College Scholarship: 100% fee-waiver in intermediate (F. Sc) as per College criteria of high achievement
Punjab College Of Information Technology, Pakistan

Other distinction

2024 Post Doctorate Fellowship
Univerza v Ljubljani, Slovenia

Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal

University of Leeds, United Kingdom

Lulea Tekniska Universitet, Sweden
2021 FCT Post-Doctoral Fellowship
Institute Pedro Nunes, Portugal