Haris Ishaq, Adjunct Professor

Haris Ishaq

Adjunct Professor

University of Victoria

Location
Canada - Victoria
Education
Doctorate, Mechanical Engineering
Experience
7 years, 3 Months

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Total years of experience :7 years, 3 Months

Adjunct Professor at University of Victoria
  • Canada
  • My current job since July 2022

Co-supervising Masters and Ph.D. students
Defence chair and committee member on behalf of the faculty of graduate studies
Leading Solid Carbon CCS Research team
Writing grants and proposal to leverage funding
Finding additional partners and collaboration opportunities

Research Associate at University of Victoria
  • Canada - Victoria
  • My current job since January 2022

Key responsibilities: Supervising Graduate Students, Leading CCS Research team, Writing grants and proposals
Research project: Solid Carbon project funding by Pacific Institute of Climate Solutions (PICS) focused on Offshore wind energy-driven direct air capture system and injecting the capture CO2 in deep-sea basalt rocks and also exploring alternative fuel options.
Significant area: Carbon Capture and Storage/Utilization & Sequestration (CCS/CCU/CCUS) and Integrated Energy Systems, Offshore wind energy, Direct Air Capture (DAC), Adsorbents for direct air capture, CO2 injecting, Alternative synfuels, Carbon-free hydrogen and ammonia fuels
Key responsibilities: Conducting research, leading research group, co-supervising graduate students, attending company meetings and writing proposals and grants

Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Victoria
  • Canada - Victoria
  • January 2021 to December 2021

Research project: Solid Carbon project funding by Pacific Institute of Climate Solutions (PICS) focused on Offshore wind energy-driven direct air capture system and injecting the capture CO2 in deep-sea basalt rocks and also exploring alternative fuel options.
Significant area: Carbon Capture and Storage/Utilization & Sequestration (CCS/CCU/CCUS) and Integrated Energy Systems, Offshore wind energy, Direct Air Capture (DAC), Adsorbents for direct air capture, CO2 injecting, Alternative synfuels, Carbon-free hydrogen and ammonia fuels
Key responsibilities: Conducting research, leading research group, co-supervising graduate students, attending company meetings and writing proposals and grants

Teaching Assistant at University of Ontario Institute of Technology
  • Canada - Oshawa
  • May 2017 to December 2020

Courses:
1) ENGR 2640U Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer 2) PHY 1010U Physics I
3) PHY 1020U Physics II 4) ENGR 2320U Thermodynamics
5) ENGR 3930U Heat Transfer 6) MECE3260 Introduction to Energy Systems
7) ENGR 5100G Advanced Energy Systems

Graduate Research Assistant at University of Ontario Institute of Technology
  • Canada - Oshawa
  • May 2017 to December 2020

Research Areas: Energy, Renewable energy, Hydrogen, CuCl cycle, Sustainability, Thermodynamics, solar-assisted methane reforming, ammonia synthesis, sustainable energy systems

Apprentice Engineer at DG Khan Cement Company Limited
  • Pakistan - Chakwal
  • June 2015 to July 2015

Training, line tracing, process, feasibility

Education

Doctorate, Mechanical Engineering
  • at University Of Ontario Institute Of Technology
  • December 2020

Dissertation Title: Investigation of Integrated Systems for Clean Ammonia Synthesis (Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award, 2021)

Master's degree, Mechanical Engineering
  • at University of Ontario Institute of Technology
  • April 2018

Dissertation Title: Thermal management of the thermochemical ‎Cu-Cl cycle linked with industrial processes for hydrogen production (Nominated for Outstanding Thesis Award, 2018)

Bachelor's degree, Chemical Engineering
  • at University Of Engineering And Technology
  • October 2016

Major Courses: Chemical Reaction Engineering, Simultaneous Heat & Mass Transfer, Industrial Stoichiometry, Heat transfer, Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering Plant Design, Energy Engineering

Specialties & Skills

Sustainable Energy
Energy Conversion
Carbon Reduction
Process Design
Renewable Resources
Research
Teaching
Teamwork
Supervision
Mentoring
Technical Writing
Leadership

Languages

English
Expert
Urdu
Native Speaker
Arabic
Beginner

Memberships

ASME
  • Researcher
  • January 2019

Training and Certifications

Workplace Hazardous Material Information System Training Certificate (WHMIS) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2019
Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism Certificate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2019
Mindsight Training Certificate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2020
Sexual Violence Education and Prevention Training Certificate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2020
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2020
Fabrication, Inspection, Examination and Testing of Process Piping for Boilers and Pressure Vessels (Training)
Training Institute:
Technical Standards and Safety Authority
Date Attended:
January 2019
Fabrication, Inspection, Examination and Testing of Power Piping for Boilers and Pressure Vessels Sa (Training)
Training Institute:
Technical Standards and Safety Authority
Date Attended:
January 2019
Certificate in University Teaching (Certificate)
Date Attended:
February 2020

Hobbies

  • Vintage Cars
  • Creative Writing
  • Urban Exploration
  • Cricket
  • Tennis
  • Hiking/backpacking
  • Traveling