Outstanding Research Paper

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1. Volume 1. Issue 1 (inaugural issue)

Outstanding Paper: Examining the Behavior of a Solid Particle Interacting with Circular Obstacles in an Incompressible Flow

Outstanding Authors:

Dr. Kamran Usman received his M. Sc Mathematics and M. Phil. Mathematics degrees from Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan in 2002 and 2004 respectively, and received his PhD Mathematics degree from Technical University, Dortmund, Germany in 2013. He is currently an Assistant Professor at Air University, Islamabad. He has authored several technical papers in the field of particulate flow and a number of MS and PhD research students are working under his supervision. His achievements and awards include the HEC-DAAD scholarship for PhD studies in Germany in 2007 and DAAD research scholarship for scientists for short term stay in Germany, in 2021. He is interested in computer modelling and simulation of particulate flow, finite elements & CFD, solid-liquid two phase flows, collision models for particulate flows and optimization techniques.

Muhammad Yaqoob did his BS Honors in Mathematics from Sargodha University, Pakistan in 2017. He did his MS in Mathematics from Air University, Islamabad, Pakistan in 2021 under the supervision of Dr. Kamran Usman. His field of research was particulate flow in computational fluid dynamics. He aims to deal multiphase flows with compressible fluid in future.

Kainat Komal Kayani did her BS Honors in Mathematics from Bilquis Post graduate college affiliated from Air University Islamabad, Pakistan in 2019. She did her MS in Mathematics from Air University, Islamabad, Pakistan in 2021 under the supervision of Dr. Kamran Usman. Her field of research was impact of position of obstacles on Hydrodynamic forces. She aims to deal with multiples flow structures in a channel of Fluid phase.

Muhammad Shahid completed his M.Sc. and M. Phil. Degree in Mathematics from University of Poonch Rawalakot Azad Kashmir, Pakistan in 2015 and 2017 respectively. Currently he is doing PhD in Mathematics from Air University Islamabad, Pakistan under the supervision of Dr. Kamran Usman. His research area include analysis of particles in fluid domains and particle collision models in computational fluid dynamics.