CURRICULUM VITAE

Dr. Tayyab Subhani

Head
Graduate Program Office
(Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan)

Assistant Professor
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
(Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan)

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Dr. Tayyab Subhani

E-mail: tayyab.subhani@ist.edu.pk, drtayyabsubhani@gmail.com

Phone: 0092-51-9075540-41

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Composite Materials: Ceramic, metallic and polymeric matrix composites;
nanocomposites; hybrid composites; fiber-metal laminates,
honeycomb structures
Nanomaterials: Synthesis and characterization
Aerospace Materials: Structure-property relationship; processing and characterization

EDUCATION
BS 1996-2000 University of Engineering and Technology Lahore, Pakistan
MS 2001-2004 University of Engineering and Technology Lahore, Pakistan
PhD 2008-2012 Department of Materials, Imperial College London, UK

PROFESSIONAL, MANAGERIAL AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Internee 2000 Chan Steel Mills, Lahore, Pakistan
Engineer
Trainee 2000 Design Development and Fabrication (DDFC) Company,
Engineer Lahore, Pakistan
Materials 2000-2001 Olympia Chemicals Limited, Lahore
Engineer
Assistant 2001-2006 Project Management Organization (PMO), National
Manager Engineering and Scientific Commission (NESCOM),
Materials Islamabad, Pakistan
Manager 2006-2008 Center of Excellence in Composite Materials, National
Materials Engineering and Scientific Commission (NESCOM),
Islamabad, Pakistan
Lecturer 2008 Department of Materials Science and Engineering,
Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan

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Departmental 2008 Department of Materials Science and Engineering,
Coordinator Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
Lab 2008-2012 Department of Materials, Imperial College London, UK
Demonstrator
Research 2010 Institute of Biomaterials, University of Erlangen-
Scholar Nuremberg, Germany
Assistant 2012-Till Department of Materials Science and Engineering,
Professor date Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
Departmental 2013-2014 Department of Materials Science and Engineering,
Graduate Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
Coordinator
Head 2014-Till Graduate Program Office, Institute of Space Technology,
date Islamabad, Pakistan

ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGERIAL EXPERIENCE

Secretary 2013 Third International Conference on Aerospace Science &
Conference Engineering (ICASE-2013) at Institute of Space
Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
Chief Organizer 2014 International Conference on Space (ICS-2014) at
COMSTECH along with SUPARCO, Islamabad, Pakistan

DISTINCTIONS DURING PROFESSIONAL CAREER

2nd Position 1992 Matriculation Society Public School Mughalpura Lahore,
Pakistan
3rd Position 2000 BS Engineering University of Engineering and Technology
Lahore, Pakistan
Lecturer, First Faculty Member Selected for Newly
Founding Established Department of Materials Science and
Member, Engineering at Institute of Space Technology,
1st Academic Islamabad, Pakistan
Coordinator A founding member to establish the Department
of Materials Science and Engineering
Appointed 1st Academic Coordinator of the

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 Department of Materials Science and Engineering
PhD 2008 Faculty Awarded PhD Fellowship and 1st fellow who
Fellowship Development returned after the completion of PhD in Faculty
Program Development Program
Best Poster 2011 Poster 35th International Conference and Expo on
Award Competition Advanced Ceramics, Organized by American
Ceramic Society, Daytonna Beach, Florida, USA

RESEARCH AND CONFERENCE FUNDINGS

Rs/- 1.498M 2013 Higher Education Third International Conference on
Commission (HEC) Aerospace Science and Engineering
(ICASE-2013)
USD/- 1.0M 2013 Islamic Development Third International Conference on
Bank (IDB) Aerospace Science and Engineering
(ICASE-2013)
Rs/- 1.130M 2013 National ICT R&D Funds Third International Conference on
Aerospace Science and Engineering
(ICASE-2013)
Rs/- 0.15M 2015 National Engineering and Coatings of carbon fabric with
Scientific Commission nanosized carbon materials for
(NESCOM) interlaminar shear improvement
Rs/- 0.10M 2015 National Engineering and Improvement in debond fracture
Scientific Commission toughness using nanomaterials in
(NESCOM) composite sandwich structures

PUBLICATIONS
2015
Research Articles in Journals
 Tayyab Subhani, Munaisra Latif, Iftikgar Ahmad, Sobia A Rakha, Naveed Ali and
Aqeel K Khurram, “Mechanical performance of epoxy matrix hybrid nanocomposites
containing carbon nanotubes and nanodiamonds”, submitted to Journal of Materials &
Design, 2015

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 Usama Zulfiqar, Tayyab Subhani and S. Wilayat Husain, “Towards tuneable size of
silica particle from rice husk”, submitted to Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 2015
 Shakeel Ahmad and Tayyab Subhani, “Thermal and ablative properties of binary
carbon nanotube and nanodiamond reinforced carbon fiber epoxy matrix composites”,
submitted to Journal of Plastics, Rubber and Composites: Macromolecular Engineering,
2015
 Javeria Hashmi, Mahmood Khan, Mushtaq Khan, Syed Husnain Imran Jaffery, Liaqat
Ali, Muhammad Nabeel Anwar and Tayyab Subhani, “Evaluation of eddy current signatures
for predicting different heat treatment effects in chromium-vanadium (CrV) spring steel”,
Journal of Materials: Design and Applications, 2015, DOI:10.1002/pc.23719 (Impact Factor:
0.672)
 Tayyab Subhani, Bushra Shaukat, Naveed Ali and Aqeel A. Khurram, “Toward
improved mechanical performance of multiscale carbon fiber and carbon nanotube epoxy
composites”, Polymer Composites, 2015, DOI:10.1002/pc.23719 (Impact Factor: 1.632)
 Z. Asghar, G.H.Zahid, E. Ahmad, Rafi ud Din, M. Noaman ul Haq, T. Subhani, Z.
Hussain and S. Badshah, “Effect of particle morphology and coating thickness on fluorescent
behaviour of Ce doped yttrium aluminium garnet phosphor screens”, Journal of Materials
Science: Materials in Electronics, 2015, DOI: 10.1007/s10854-015-3279-6, (Impact Factor:
1.966)
 Muhammad Maqbool, Rafi-ud-din, G. H. Zahid, Ejaz Ahmad, Z.Asghar, Tayyab
Subhani, M. Shehzad and Imdad Kaleem, “Effect of saccharides as carbon source on the
synthesis and morphology of B4C fine particles from carbothermal synthesis precursors”,
Materials Express, Volume 5, Number 5, 2015, DOI: 10.1166/mex.2015.1257 (Impact
Factor: 2.299).
 Muhammad Shakeel Ahmad, Umar Farooq, Tayyab Subhani, “Effect of multiwall
carbon nanotubes on the ablative properties of carbon fiber-reinforced epoxy matrix
composites”, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, Volume 40, Issue 5, May 2015,
Pages 1529-1538 (Impact Factor: 0.367)
 Sobia A. Rakha, A. A. Khurram, Naveed Ali, Arshad Munir, Ahsan Iqbal, T. Subhani, I.
H. Gul, “Prepararion of microwave absorbing E-glass/epoxy nanocomposites with low
content of binary carbon nanofillers”, Advances in Polymer Technology, 2015, DOI
10.1002/adv.21527 (Impact Factor: 1.100)

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 Rafi-ud-din, G.H.Zahid, Ejaz Ahmad, Muhammad Maqbool, Tayyab Subhani, Waqar
Adil Syed, Syed Zahid Hussain, “Effect of cellulose-derived structural homogeneity of
precursor on the synthesis and morphology of boron carbide”, Journal of Inorganic and
organometallic polymers and materials, Volume 25, Number 4, 2015, Pages 995-999, DOI
10.1007/s10904-015-0181-x (Impact Factor: 1.160).
2014
Research Articles in Journals
 Rafiud Din, G.H. Zahid, Z. Asghar, Muhammad Maqbool, Ejaz Ahmad, Tanvir Azhar,
Tayyab Subhani, M. Shahzad, “Ethylene glycol assisted low-temperature synthesis of boron
carbide powder from borate citrate precursors”, Journal of Asian Ceramic Societies, Volume
2, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 268-274.
 M.S.Ahmad, U.Farooq, T.Subhani, “Post-ablation micro-structural analysis of
nanoparticle reinforced carbon fiber epoxy matrix composites”, Journal of Space
Technology, Volume 4, Number 1, 2014, Pages 101-107.
 Rafi-ud-din, M.Arshad, A. Saleem, M.Shahzad, T.Subhani, S.Hussain, “Fabrication
and characterization of bipolar plates of vinyl ester resin graphite based composite for
polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells”, Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials,
December 2014, DOI: 10.1177/0892705714563124. (Impact Factor: 1.250)
2013
Research Articles in Journals
 U.Farooq, A.A.Khurram, M.S.Khan, S.A.Rakha, N.Ali, M.Shahid, A.Munir, T.Subhani,
“Carbon nanotube / nanodiamond reinforced carbon fiber epoxy matrix composites –
Processing and Characterization”, NUST Journal of Engineering Sciences, Volume 6, No.1,
December 2013, Pages 1-4.
Research Articles in Conference Proceedings
 U.Farooq, A.A.Khurram, M.S.Ahmad, S.A.Rakha, N.Ali, A.Munir, T.Subhani,
“Optimization of the manufacturing parameters of honeycomb composite sandwich
structures for aerospace application” at Third International Conference on Aerospace
Science & Engineering (ICASE2013) 21-23 August 2013, Islamabad (available at IEEE
Explore Digital Library).
 Sobia A.Rakha, A.A.Khurram, Tayyab Subhani, Naveed Ali, Arshad Munir,
“Reinforcement effect of nanodiamonds on properties of epoxy matrix” at Third

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International Conference on Aerospace Science & Engineering (ICASE2013) 21-23 August
2013, Islamabad (available at IEEE Explore Digital Library).
Book Chapter
 T. Subhani, M. S. P. Shaffer and A. R. Boccaccini, “Carbon nanotube reinforced glass
and glass-ceramic matrix composites”, in “Ceramic Nanocomposites: Properties and
Applications.” Edited by Rajat Banerjee and Indranil Manna, Woodhead Publishing Limited
2013.
2012
Research Articles in Journals
 Sigrid Seuss, Tayyab Subhani, Min Yi Kang, Kenji Okudaira, Isaac E Aguilar Ventura
and A.R.Boccaccini, “Electrophoretic deposition of PEEK-TiO2 composite coatings on
stainless steel”, Key Engineering Materials, Volume 507, 2012, Pages 127-133. (Impact
Factor: 0.190)
2010
Review Articles in Journals
 A.R.Boccaccini, J.Cho, T.Subhani, C.Kaya and F.Kaya, “Electrophoretic deposition of
carbon nanotube-ceramic nanocomposites”, Journal of the European Ceramic Society,
Volume 30, 2010, Pages 1115-1129. (Impact Factor: 2.307)
Research Articles in Journals
 Roberto Giovanardi, Monia Montorsi, Guido Ori, Johann Cho, Tayyab Subhani and
A.R.Boccaccini, “Microstructural characterization and electrical properties of multiwalled
carbon nanotubes / glass-ceramic nanocomposites”, Journal of Materials Chemistry, Volume
20, 2010, Pages 308-313. (Impact Factor: 6.626)
2005
Research Articles in Conference Proceedings
 Q.R.Cheema, S.Afzal, T.Subhani and M.R.Shahid, “Development of friction stir
welding process for non-weldable aluminium alloys”, in Proceedings of Ninth International
Symposium on Advanced Materials, 2005, Pages 118-123.
2003
Research Articles in Conference Proceedings
 M.R.Shahid and Tayyab Subhani, “Study of mechanical and ablative behaviour of
carbon phenolic composites for aerospace applications”, in Proceedings of Second

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International Bhurban Conference on Applied Science and Technology, Bhurban, Pakistan,
June 16-21, 2003, Pages 143-149.
 M.Y.Zaki, M.R.Shahid, T.Subhani and M.N.Sharif, “Effect of fiber content on the
properties of glass fiber phenolic matrix composite”, in Proceedings of Eight International
Symposium on Advanced Materials, 2003, Pages 359-364.
 M.R.Shahid, G.Shengkai and T.Subhani, “Study of cyclic oxidation behaviour of anti-
oxidation coatings on a superalloy”, in Proceedings of Second International Bhurban
Conference on Applied Science and Technology, Bhurban, Pakistan, June 16-21, 2003, Pages
143-149.

CONFERENCE TALKS
 T. Subhani, M. S. P. Shaffer, A. R. Boccaccini and W. E. Lee, “Thermal ageing of carbon
nanotube reinforced glass matrix composites”, Oral Presentation on 10th September 2012 at
the 5th International Workshop on Advanced Ceramics (IWAC05), Imperial College London,
UK.
 T. Subhani, M. S. P. Shaffer, A. R. Boccaccini and W. E. Lee, “Carbon nanotube
reinforced glass matrix composites”, Poster Presentation on 17th May 2011 at the Centre for
Advanced Structural ceramics (CASC) Industrial Day, Imperial College London, UK.
 T. Subhani, M. S. P. Shaffer, A. R. Boccaccini and W. E. Lee, “Fabrication and
characterization of glass matrix composites containing carbon nanotubes”, Oral
Presentation on 13th April 2011 at the One Day Research Meeting on Advanced Ceramics,
Centre for Advanced Structural Ceramics (CASC), Imperial College London.
 T. Subhani, M. S. P. Shaffer, A. R. Boccaccini and W. E. Lee, “Processing of glass matrix
composites containing carbon nanotubes by spark plasma and pressureless sintering”, Oral
Presentation on 21st March 2011 at the Post Graduate Research Day, Department of
Materials, Imperial College London, UK.
 T. Subhani, J. Cho, F. Inam, M. J. Reece, M. S. P. Shaffer, A. R. Boccaccini and W. E. Lee,
“Glass composites containing carbon nanotubes: processing, characterisation and prospects
for toughening”, Poster Presentation on 25th January 2011 at the 35th International
Conference and Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, Hilton Daytona Beach
Resort and Ocean Centre, FL, USA.

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 T. Subhani, M. S. P. Shaffer, A. R. Boccaccini and W. E. Lee, “Glass matrix composites
containing carbon nanotubes”, Oral Presentation on 21st October 2010 at the Institute of
Biomaterials, University of Erlangen Nuremberg, Germany.
 T. Subhani, J. Cho, M. S. P. Shaffer, A. R. Boccaccini and W. E. Lee, “Nanotube-filled
glass composites: processing, characterization and prospects for toughening”, Oral
Presentation on 3rd September 2010 at the Nanotechnology in Carbon and Related Materials
(NANOTEC10), Oxford, UK.
 T. Subhani, M. S. P. Shaffer, A. R. Boccaccini and W. E. Lee, “Fabrication of glass
matrix composites containing carbon nanotubes by pressureless sintering”, Poster
Presentation on 22nd March 2010 at the Post Graduate Research Day, Department of
Materials, Imperial College London, UK.
 T. Subhani, M. S. P. Shaffer, A. R. Boccaccini and W. E. Lee, “Glass matrix composites
containing carbon nanotubes: fabrication and characterisation”, Oral Presentation on 24th
February 2010 at the 2nd Year Seminar, Department of Materials, Imperial College London,
UK.

PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCES, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS ATTENDED

 2-Day Seminar on Synthesis and Characterization of Functional Materials held on
26-27 May, 2015 at Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science & Technology (PINSTECH),
Islamabad.
 12th International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology held on
January 2014 at National Center for Physics, Islamabad, Pakistan.
 3rd ASEAN-Pakistan Conference on Materials Science held on 25-27 November 2014
at the School of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National University of Sciences and
Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan.
 11th International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences and Technology held on
15-18 January 2014, National Center for Physics, Islamabad, Pakistan.
 13th International Symposium on Advanced Materials held on 23-27 September
2013 at Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan.
 3rd International Conference on Aerospace Science and Engineering held on 21-23
August 2013 at Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan.

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 National Nanotechnology Training Workshop on Synthesis and Characterization of
Nanostructured Materials with Novel Morphologies held on 18-21 February 2013 at
National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
 One Day Symposium on Biomaterials: Challenges for the 21st Century held on 3rd
September, 2010 at Institute of Biomaterials, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany.
 One Day Research Meeting on Advanced Ceramics held on 24th November 2011,
Department of Materials at Birmingham University, UK.
 3rd Cambridge CNT Symposium 2009 held on 13th November 2008 at Cambridge,
UK.
 2nd Cambridge CNT Symposium 2008 held on 5th December 2008 at Cambridge, UK.
 Second International Conference on Frontiers of Advanced Engineering Materials
organized by PCSIR Lahore, 04~06 Dec 2006 at Lahore, Pakistan.
 International Seminar & Workshop on High Temperature Materials for Industry &
Development of Indigenous R&D Capability, organized by Pakistan Materials research
Society, 19~20 Dec 2005 at Islamabad, Pakistan.
 Workshop on Investment Opportunities in Steel Sector of Pakistan, organized by
Engineering Development Board, Ministry of Industries, Production & Special Initiatives,
Government of Pakistan, 11~12 July 2005 at Serena Hotel at Islamabad, Pakistan.
 4th International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences and Technologies
(IBCAST), June 2005 at Bhurban, Pakistan.
 First International Conference on Frontiers of Advanced Engineering Materials
organized by PCSIR Lahore, Sept 2004 at Lahore, Pakistan.
 Second National Conference on Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) organized by
National Centre for NDT, SES Directorate, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, 22~24
October 2003 at Islamabad, Pakistan.
 8th International Symposium on Advanced Materials (ISAM) organized by
Dr.A.Q.Khan Research Laboratories, Kahuta, 8~11 Sept 2003 at Islamabad, Pakistan.
 Second International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences and Technologies
(IBCAST), 16~21 June 2003 at Bhurban, Pakistan.
 First International Bhurban Conference on Applied Sciences and Technologies
(IBCAST), June 2002 at Bhurban, Pakistan.

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THESIS SUPERVISION
PhD
2014-Continued
 Aluminum matrix composites containing nanoreinforcements: manufacturing and
characterization, Mahmood Khan
2015-Continued
 Development of high temperature resistant coatings on carbon-carbon composites,
Adil Mehmood
MS
2014
 Development of honeycomb composites for the construction of wings of air vehicles,
Umar Farooq
 Effect of using various carbon and boron oxide precursors on the synthesis of high
purity boron carbide powder by carbothermal reduction, Muhammad Maqbool
2014-Continued
 Ablation resistance of graphene reinforced carbon fiber phenolic resin composites,
Agha Shehryar
 Thermal and Ablative Properties of Epoxy matrix composites containing carbon
nanotubes and nanodiamonds, Muhammad Shakeel
 Sandwich structures of aluminum sheets containing nanofillers, Ahmad Hafeez
 Glass fiber epoxy matrix composites containing carbon nanotubes, nanodiamonds
and graphene, Usama Zaheer
2015-Continued
 Electrophoretic deposition of alumina particles on stainless steel, Masood Ahmad
 Development of aluminum matrix composites reinforced with boron carbide and
carbon nanotubes, Anas Farooqi
 Thermal and ablative properties of phenolic matrix multiscale composites
containing carbon fibers and carbon nanotubes, Aqueel Anjum
BS
2013
 Mechanical and electrical characterization of nanodiamond/carbon nanotube
reinforced nanocomposites, Munaisra Latif

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 Development of carbon nanotube/carbon fiber reinforced composites for aerospace
applications, Bushara Shaukat
 Efficient solar power generation using nanofluids in solar thermal systems, Shahid
Naseer
2014
 Pressureless sintering of silicon carbide using alumina as additive to produce
porous ceramics, Saba Gul and Maryam Shah
 Heat-treatment of Ti-6Al-4V to achieve three-phase microstructure, Salma Zainab
 Development of shear thickening fluids for impact resistant applications, Osama
Zulfiqar
2015
 Carbon nanotube based nanocomposite coatings on aluminum plates for satellite
structures, Maria Sibtain
 Fabrication and characterization of fiber metal laminates, Obaid ur Rehman and
Yasir Bilal
 Fabrication and comparative study of aramid based nanocomposites containing
nanoreinforcements, Fatima, Menahil Mahmood and mehwish Yaqoob
 Optimization of thermal, mechanical and morphological profile of novel polymer
clay nanocomposite, Mehran Sadaqat and Awais Ahmad
 Aluminium reinforced silicon carbide particulate composites, Luqman Hashmi and
M.Abdullah
 Development and characterization of aluminium honeycomb core composites,
Shahzaib Khokhar and Tasawaar Hussain
2015 (Continued)
 Carbon nanotube reinforced aluminum matrix composites: manufacturing and
characterization, Ansa Khan, Maham Amjad
 Hybrid composites of aramid fibers in aramid matrix containing carbonaceous
reinforcements, Urooj Zahra, Numrah Sultan, Madiha Nazir
 Sandwich composite structures of magnesium alloy sheets containing
nanoreinforcements, Ahmed Aslam, Irfan Nadeem
 Friction stir processing of carbon nanotube aluminum matrix composites, Taha Aziz,
Abdul Rehman

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 Corrosion behavior of hydroxyapatite coatings on 316L stainless steel, Noman
Zubair, Arslan bin Riaz

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