Engr. Muhammad Shakeel Hassan
Brief Bio
Engr. Muhammad Shakeel Hassan is an Assistant Professor at the University of Southern Punjab, Multan with over 18 years of cross-functional experience in industrial operations and academic research. His expertise spans Water Engineering, including fluid mechanics, water resource management, environmental engineering, and eco-hydraulics. Leveraging international research experience from Sweden and Germany, Engr. Hassan is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Hydraulics. His academic mentorship includes supervising over 20 engineering projects and contributing to multidisciplinary research initiatives in collaboration with government bodies such as the Planning and Development Department, the Punjab Irrigation and Drainage Authority, and WASA. His current research addresses critical regional and global challenges in eco-hydraulics, climate change mitigation, and environmental sustainability. Dedicated to academic excellence, he focuses on mentoring the next generation of engineers and enhancing Pakistan’s technical capacity in water resource management.
| Education | ||
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PhD Hydraulics |
UET, Taxila. |
on going |
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Master of Science Water Resource Engineering |
LTH, Sweden |
2010 |
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Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering |
UET, Lahore |
2004 |
| Professional Experience | ||
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Assistant Professor |
University of Southern Punjab, Multan |
2016 – Present |
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Assistant Professor |
The University of Lahore |
2010 – 2015 |
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Regional Engineer |
Punjab Rural Support Program (PRSP) Multan |
2007 – 2008 |
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Assistant Director (RAMS) |
National Highway Authority (NHA), Islamabad |
Feb 2007 – July 2008 |
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Assistant Engineer |
Agriculture Department, Govt. Of Punjab. |
Feb 2005 – Dec 2006 |
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Junior Engineer |
Bahria Town |
July 2004 – Dec 2004 |
Professional associations
Member, Professional Engineers, Pakistan Engineering council.
Member, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Research Interests
- Eco-Hydraulics
- Sustainable Irrigation and urban drainage systems
- Water resource management
- Geoinformatics
Current Projects
- Analysis of vegetated compound channels for flood management
- Investigation of effective Green Infrastructures for Urban resilience.
Research Impact:
- Publications: 03
- h-index:
- Funded Projects: 01 (National)
| Title | Year | Published Link |
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Investigation of best management practices in small urban parking lots. Lund University, Journal of Scientific Research, Sweden. VOL2: September, 2011 0.4 (2011) |
2011 |
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Estimation of Direct Runoff in the Data Scarce Catchments surrounding Nasirabad in Baluchistan by SCS – CN Method. Vol. 1 No. 1 (2024): Special Issue on the Proceedings of International Conference Held on 27th June, 2024 in the Department of Civil Engineering. |
2024 |
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Effect of binders coating to improve the impermeability of Concrete, Vol. 1 No. 1 (2024): Special Issue on the Proceedings of International Conference Held on 27th June, 2024 in the Department of Civil Engineering |
2025 |
Hassan, S. (2024). Effect of binders coating to improve the impermeability of concrete. Southern Journal of Engineering & Technology, 1(1), 53–62. isp.edu.pk
Paper presented at the International Conference in the Department of Civil Engineering, Institute of Southern Punjab, June 27, 2024.
Ehtesham, D., Shahzad, M. K., Hassan, S., Faisal, H. M., Ullah, S., Ashfaq, R., Ramzan, A., & Kakar, A. K. (2024). Estimation of direct runoff in the data scarce catchments surrounding Nasirabad in Baluchistan by SCS – CN method. Southern Journal of Engineering & Technology, 1(1), 108–122. isp.edu.pk
Hassan, S. (2011). Investigation of best management practices in small urban parking lots [Master’s thesis, Lund University]. Lund University Publications. lu.se
Conferences
- “1st International Conference, Emerging Trends in Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICETCE-2024)” University of Southern Punjab, Multan, Department of Civil Engineering and Technology, USP, Multan, 27th June, 2024
- “Role of Physical and Numerical Modelling in water Engineering” National conference on Water issues in Coasts and large reservoirs, conducted by University of Armed forces, (UniBW), Germany, May 2014.
- “Importance of Eco Hydraulics for fish habitat” European Conference on Eco Hydraulics, Technical University Munich (TUM) Germany. August 22-25, 2013.
- Evaluating the Structural Behavior of Concrete containing Plastic Waste as Pelletized Aggregate”, Third International conference on construction in developing countries. July 6, 2012
Teaching & Supervision
Courses:
- Advanced Fluid Mechanics
- Integrated Water resource Management (IWRM)
- Environmental Engineering
- Hydraulics and Irrigation
- Hydropower Engineering
- GIS
Supervision:
- Undergraduate Projects: 20
- MPhil/MS: NA
Teaching Philosophy
Bridge the gap between fluid mechanics and resilient water management by empowering students with physical and computational modeling through hydraulic principles to solve global challenges in water resource management and climate adaptation.
Collaborations and Honors
- Visiting Scientist – University of Oxford
- WHO Collaborative Research Contributor
- Speaker at International Virology Congress (2023, Berlin)
Awards & Recognition
- Coordinator, Trainings and Internships.
- Member, Board of studies (BOS)
- Member, Industrial Advisory Board (IAB)
Collaboration
Actively seeking national and international collaborations to advance research and implementation in WASH systems, Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), sustainable irrigation, and climate change adaptation
Contact
- xxxx-xxxxxxx
- [email protected]