Habib Awais

Completed Bachelor in Textile engineering with specialization in fabric manufacturing from National Textile University, Faisalabad, have experience of working in Product, Planning & Control department of vertically integrated knitwear unit of Interloop Limited. After that worked as, a lecturer in the knitting department of National Textile University from March 2014 to January 2018. Have completed MS in Advanced Materials Engineering from NTU with MS thesis on the Development of Banana Fiber Extraction and Wet Laid Nonwoven Machine. Have completed his PhD in the field of Composite Materials at Universiti Sains Malaysia in November 2020. Have authored 17 international research articles published in International Journals, and written 6 book chapters published in Springer, Elsevier, CRC Press, Nova Science Publishers etc. Currently, working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Textile Engineering of NTU since January 2021. Secured national funding of 226.5 million Rs (as Co-PI) and International funding of 128800 RM (as Member/Co-PI). Have supervised 8 MS students (Co-supervisor). Currently supervising 2 MS students and 1 PhD student (as Co-supervisor).

• Fabric Structures (Woven & Knitted), Socks Manufacturing, Composites, Mechanical characterization
• Summary
• Completed Bachelor in Textile engineering with specialization in fabric manufacturing from National Textile University, Faisalabad, have experience of working in Product, Planning & Control department of vertically integrated knitwear unit of Interloop Limited
• After that worked as, a lecturer in the knitting department of National Textile University from March 2014 to January 2018
• Have completed MS in Advanced Materials Engineering from NTU with MS thesis on the Development of Banana Fiber Extraction and Wet Laid Nonwoven Machine
• Have completed his PhD in the field of Composite Materials at Universiti Sains Malaysia in November 2020
• Have authored 17 international research articles published in International Journals, and written 6 book chapters published in Springer, Elsevier, CRC Press, Nova Science Publishers etc
• Currently, working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Textile Engineering of NTU since January 2021
• Secured national funding of 226.5 million Rs (as Co-PI) and International funding of 128800 RM (as Member/Co-PI)
• Have supervised 6 MS students (Co-supervisor)
• Currently supervising 2 MS students and 1 PhD student (as Co-supervisor).

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Urdu: (Speaking, Writing, Reading, Listening)

• Ahmad HS, Hussain T, Nawab Y, Awais H. Graphene and Fe2O3 filled composites for mitigation of electromagnetic pollution and protection of electronic appliances. Compos Sci Technol 2023;240:110097. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compscitech.2023.110097.
• Abbas A, Umair M, Hussain M, Jabbar M, Khan MI, Hassan SH, Awais H. Fluids transmission and thermal durability analysis of Miura-ori auxetic relief knits; the next generation wearable materials. Therm Sci Eng Prog 2023;43:101950. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsep.2023.101950.
• Anas MS, Abbas A, Awais H, Sarwar ME, Hassan TU, Abbas H. A study on the effect of material type, structure tightness and finishing process on the physical and thermo-physiological properties of sandwich terry socks for winter wear. J Eng Fiber Fabr 2023;18. https://doi.org/10.1177/15589250231153398.
• Abbas A, Ahmad HS, Rashid MH, Ashraf W, Hussain M, Awais H. Thermal characterization of interlock structural hybridizations ; de novo design approach for orchestrated performance. Therm Sci Eng Prog 2023;38:101658. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsep.2023.101658.
• Anas MS, Awais H, Talha S, Hamdani A, Shaker K, Azam Z, et al. Investigating the Thermo-Physiological Comfort Properties of Weft-Knitted Smart Structures Having a Negative Poisson’s Ratio. Adv Mater Sci Eng 2022;2022.
• Amjad A, Awais H, Anjang Ab Rahman A, Abidin MSZ. Effect of Nanofillers on Mechanical and Water Absorption Properties of Alkaline Treated Jute Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Bio Nanocomposites. Biomass Convers Biorefinery 2022. https://doi.org/10.1080/15440478.2022.2068171.
• Awais H, Ahmad F, Azam F, Shahid S, Nawab Y, Ahmad S. An economical and environmentally benign approach to extract banana fibres from agricultural waste for fibre reinforced composites. J Text Inst 2021;0:1–7. https://doi.org/10.1080/00405000.2021.1957293.
• Amjad A, Anjang Ab Rahman A, Awais H, Zainol Abidin MS, Khan J. A review investigating the influence of nanofiller addition on the mechanical, thermal and water absorption properties of cellulosic fibre reinforced polymer composite. J Ind Text 2021;0:152808372110575. https://doi.org/10.1177/15280837211057580.
• Amjad A, Awais H, Anjang Ab Rahman A, Abidin MSZ. Effect of nanofillers on mechanical and water absorption properties of alkaline treated flax/PLA fibre reinforced epoxy hybrid nanocomposites. Adv Compos Mater 2021;00:1–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/09243046.2021.1993563.
• Awais H, Nawab Y, Amjad A, Anjang A, Md Akil H, Zainol Abidin MS. Environmental benign natural fibre reinforced thermoplastic composites: A review. Compos Part C 2021.
• Akhtar MN, Shaikh AJ, Khan A, Awais H, Bakar EA, Othman AR. Smart Sensing with Edge Computing in Precision Agriculture for Soil Assessment and Heavy Metal Monitoring : A Review. Agriculture 2021;475:1–37. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture11060475..
• Awais H, Nawab Y, Anjang A, Md Akil H, Zainol Abidin MS. Effect of fabric architecture on the shear and impact properties of natural fibre reinforced composites. Compos Part B Eng 2020;195:108069. doi:10.1016/j.compositesb.2020.108069.
• Awais H, Nawab Y, Anjang A, Md Akil H, Zainol Abidin MS. Mechanical properties of continuous natural fibres (jute, hemp, flax) reinforced polypropylene composites modified with hollow glass microspheres. Fibers Polym 2020 doi:10.1007/s12221-020-2260-z.
• Awais H, Nawab Y, Amjad A, Anjang A, Abidin MSZ. Mechanical Properties of Hollow Glass Microspheres Filled Jute Woven Comingled Composites. Key Eng Mater 2020;858:41–6. doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.858.41.
• Akhtar MN, Saleh JM, Awais H, Bakar EA. Map-Reduce based tipping point scheduler for parallel image processing. Expert Syst Appl 2020;139:112848. doi:10.1016/j.eswa.2019.112848.
• Awais H, Nawab Y, Amjad A, Anjang A, Md Akil H, Zainol Abidin MS. Effect of comingling techniques on mechanical properties of natural fibre reinforced cross-ply thermoplastic composites. Compos Part B Eng 2019;177:107279. doi:10.1016/j.compositesb.2019.107279.
• Ashraf W, Nawab Y, Maqsood M, Khan H, Awais H, Ahmad S. “Development of seersucker knitted fabric for better comfort properties and aesthetic appearance.” Fibers and Polymers, 2014.

• Knitted and Braided fabrics in “Textile Engineering, An Introduction (2nd Edition)” by De Gruyter Oldenbourg, 2023.
• Commingled natural fiber thermoplastic preforms in “Multiscale Textile Preforms and Structures for Natural Fiber Composites” by Elsevier under the Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Engineering, 2023.
• Performance of Filler Reinforced Composites in “Natural Fibers to Composites. Engineering Materials” by Springer, 2023.
• Knitted Structures in Aerospace Applications in “Advances in Aerospace Science and Technology Part ǁ” by Nova Science Publishers, 2019.
• Color and Stitch Effect in “Structural Textile Design: Interlacing and Interlooping”, by CRC Press, March 2017.
• The mechanical, comfort & UV resistance properties on interlock derivatives in “Novelties in Fibrous Material Science”, by Technical University of Liberec, 2017.

• Habib Awais, Adeel Abbas, Muzzamal Hussain, Hafiz Shahbaz Ahmad. “Potential of Weft Knitted Auxetic Materials in Size Changing Clothing and Protective Application; A Systematic Review”. ICKT 2023, National Textile University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
• Habib Awais, Adeel Abbas, Muzzamal Hussain, Hafiz Shahbaz Ahmad. “Analysing the mechanical behaviour of unidirectional and woven thermoset composites”. ICPC 2022, National Textile University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
• Habib Awais, Yasir Nawab, Muzzamal Hussain, Hafiz Shehbaz Ahmad. “Analyzing the impact of fabric architecture on mechanical properties of thermoplastic laminates”. COMSAT2022, Johor, Malaysia.
• Habib Awais, Yasir Nawab, Muzzamal Hussain, Hafiz Shehbaz Ahmad. “Analysing the impact properties of hollow glass microspheres filled natural fibre reinforced polypropylene composites”. SAPC2021, Selangor, Malaysia.
• Habib Awais. “Impact of hollow glass microspheres on the damage resistance of natural fibre (hemp) reinforced composites”. ICPC2021, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
• Habib Awais, Yasir Nawab, Adnan Amjad, Aslina Anjang, M. Shukur Zainol Abidin. “Fabrication and characterization of lightweight engineered polypropylene composites using silica particles and flax woven comingled structure”. AeroMech 2019, Penang, Malaysia.
• Adnan Amjad, Habib Awais, Muhammad Zeshan Ali, M. Shukur Zainol Abidin, Aslina Anjang. “Effect of Alumina Nanofiller on the Mechanical Properties of 2D Woven Biotex Flax/PLA Fiber-Reinforced Nanocomposite”. AeroMech 2019, Penang, Malaysia.
• Habib Awais, Yasir Nawab, Adnan Amjad, Aslina Anjang, M. Shukur Zainol Abidin. “Mechanical properties of hollow glass microspheres filled jute woven comingled composites”. CMPSE 2019, Bangkok, Thailand.
• Habib Awais, Sikandar Abbas Basra, Yasir Nawab, M. Shukur Zainol Abidin. “Study of shrinkage behavior of sandwich half terry socks”. 1st International conference on Emerging trends in Knitting 2018, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
• Haritham Khan, Waqas Ashraf, Yasir Nawab, Habib Awais, Shahbaz Ahmad. “Production of knitted puckered fabric and compare its comfort properties”. Covitex 2015, National Textile University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.