Projects

Enhancement of global competitiveness of Pakistani textile export value-chains by capacity building and product diversification (KnowTex)

Principal/Co-Principal Investigator: Yasir Nawab/ Consortium of universities
Sponsoring Agency: HEC/ WORLD BANK (GCF-63)

Novel 3D woven hybrid composites-based bullet protection for vehicles

Principal/Co-Principal Investigator: Muhammad Umair/ Yasir Nawab
Sponsoring Agency: HEC (NRPU-12477)

Decarbonizing the Textile Manufacturing Sector of Pakistan

Principal/Co-Principal Investigator: Yasir Nawab
Sponsoring Agency: WWF-Pakistan

Sizing of Carbon Fiber tows

Principal/Co-Principal Investigator: Yasir Nawab
Sponsoring Agency: NESCOM

Development of Polyurea/ Polyurethane blends

Principal/Co-Principal Investigator: Yasir Nawab
Sponsoring Agency: NESCOM

Development of antibacterial and antiviral hospital textiles and protective suits using nanomaterial

Principal/Co-Principal Investigator: Munir Ashraf/Yasir Nawab
Sponsoring Agency: HEC

Novel Textile Reinforced Composites with Improved Mechanical Properties for Sports and Automotive Applications

Principal/Co-Principal Investigator: A.Jabbar/Yasir Nawab
Sponsoring Agency: HEC/ NRPU-8684

Industrial Profiling for Textile and Leather Sector in Pakistan

Principal/Co-Principal Investigator: Yasir Nawab
Sponsoring Agency: WWF-Pakistan

Indigenous Development of Smart, Safe & Comfortable (S2C) Helmets for Civil and Combat Applications

Principal/Co-Principal Investigator: Yasir Nawab/ Asra Tariq
Sponsoring Agency: HEC (TDF-03-87)

Development of Smart Socks for Measuring Number of Calories Burnt

Principal/Co-Principal Investigator: Talha Hamdani/ Yasir Nawab
Sponsoring Agency: HEC (TDF-03-56)

Development of Durable, Light Weight and Smart Luggage Bags from Composite Materials

Principal/Co-Principal Investigator: Khubab Shaker/ Yasir Nawab
Sponsoring Agency: HEC (TDF -03-106)

Functional, Light Weight, Durable and High Strength Detachable Composite Furniture for Indoor and Outdoor Use

Principal/Co-Principal Investigator: M.Umair/ Yasir Nawab
Sponsoring Agency: HEC (TDF-03-112)

Development of Smart fabrics for energy harvesting

Principal/Co-Principal Investigator: Talha Hamdani/ Yasir Nawab
Sponsoring Agency: HEC

Light weight bullet proof vest made from 3D comingled woven thermoplastic composites and novel auxetic woven fabrics

Principal/Co-Principal Investigator: Yasir Nawab/ Rizwan Hussain
Sponsoring Agency: HEC (TDF-110)

Evaluation and modelling the Residual stresses in thermoset composite to control interlaminar failure

Principal/Co-Principal Investigator: Yasir Nawab/ Naveed Siddiqui
Sponsoring Agency:HEC/NESCOM (University Industry Technology Support Program)

Novel 3D Woven Auxetic Pleated Fabric based Composites for Impact/Shock Absorption

Principal/Co-Principal Investigator: Yasir Nawab/ Ayub Asghar
Sponsoring Agency:HEC

Development, characterization and modeling of low cost sustainable hybrid composite parts with antimicrobial activity

Principal/Co-Principal Investigator: Yasir Nawab/ Munir Ashraf, AbdulBasit
Sponsoring Agency:HEC

Ni-SiO2 embedded PES (Polyether Sulfone) ultrafiltration membrane for reduction in biofouling and organic pollutants

Principal/Co-Principal Investigator: Zulfiqar Ahmad Rehan/ Yasir Nawab
Sponsoring Agency:HEC

Development of Eco-Friendly, Energy Efficient, Indigenous Sizing Machine

Principal/Co-Principal Investigator: Yasir Nawab/Ayub Asghar
Sponsoring Agency:Pakistan Science Foundation

Development of low cost piezo-resistive nonwoven fabric for sensing applications

Principal/Co-Principal Investigator: Talha/Hamdani Yasir Nawab
Sponsoring Agency:HEC

Carbon nano-composite based hockey sticks

Principal/Co-Principal Investigator: Yasir Nawab/ Munir Ashraf
Sponsoring Agency:Anwar Khawaja Composites

Development of handloom for carpets manufacturing

Principal/Co-Principal Investigator: Yasir Nawab
Sponsoring Agency:Carpets Manufacturing Association

Banana Fiber extraction machine

Principal/Co-Principal Investigator: Yasir Nawab
Sponsoring Agency:Interloop Limited

Graphene coated textiles for electronics applications

Principal/Co-Principal Investigator: Yasir Nawab
Sponsoring Agency: i-Textiles, Key & Emms, Nizam Sons