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Biography

Dr Julfikar Haider is currently working as a Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at the Department of Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.
He received his bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in 1999. After graduation, he worked as an assistant engineer in Rural Electrification Board, Bangladesh. In 2005, he was awarded PhD from the school of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Dublin City University, Ireland in the area of surface engineering. During PhD and subsequent post-doctoral programme, he has gained knowledge on advanced thin film coating deposition, coating characterisation, coating’s performance evaluation, advanced surface hardening technique (i.e. plasma nitriding), finite element modelling etc.
Between 2006 to 2012, Dr Haider worked as a Research Engineer at the School of Computing, Engineering & Information Sciences, Northumbria University, UK. There he was involved in a collaborative project with SNA Europe [UK] on improving manufacturing precision of bandsaws. He has applied scientific technique in production to enhance product quality, to increase productivity and to evaluate product and tool performances. He was also involved in product development, tool design, process specification etc.
Dr Haider’s main research interests are in composite materials, surface engineering, Tribology, metal casting, metal cutting machining, advance welding, manufacturing systems for Industry 4.0 (e.g., lean manufacturing, Six sigma, mass customisation), artificial intelligence, and finite element modelling. He has been awarded more than One million pound by Innovate UK to conduct Eight Knowledge Transfer Partnership projects with industry. To date he has supervised to completion ten KTP and research associate). He was REF returnable in 2014 and 2021 submissions. He has published 106 peer reviewed journal papers and 22 conference papers and 15 book chapters in the above areas.

Academic and professional qualifications

  • July 2020: MA in Higher Education with Merit, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
  • November 2014: Post Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PGCAP), Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU), UK
  • March 2005: Ph.D., Successful; Surface Engineering, Dublin City University, Ireland
  • September 1999: BSc. Engineering, 1:1; Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh
  • November 2014: Fellow (FHEA), Higher Education Academy (HEA)
  • July 2016: Chartered Engineer (CEng), Engineering Council, UK
  • July 2016: Full Member (MIMechE), Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)

External examiner roles

  • External assessor: Module external examiner in Sheffield Hallam University (2015-Present)
  • External adviser: Course approval in University of Central Lancashire (July 2015)

Expert reviewer

  • External assessor, Examined SEVEN PhD thesis, EIGHT MPhil thesis and ONE MSc research thesis
  • Reviewer, Acting as reviewer for international journals and conferences

Community, charity and NGO links

Committee member and publicity officer, Institutions of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)

Greater Manchester Area (GMA) and Power Indusrties Division North West Centre (PIDNWC) committees

Prizes and awards

  • Silver Medal from AMPT conference series for contributing to the organization as a steering committee member
  • IMechE Young Mechanical Engineer of the Year, 2017
  • Full funded PhD studentship from School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Dublin City University, Ireland, 2000-2004
  • Dean’s award, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh, 1997-1998

Expert reviewer for external funding bodies

Member, EPSRC Peer Review College, UK

Editorial Board membership

Membership of professional associations

  • Chartered Engineer (CEng), Engineering Council, UK
  • Full Member, Institution of Mechanical Engineers (MIMechE)
  • Fellow, Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

Teaching

Postgraduate teaching

My current modules in Postgraduate course include

  • Manufacturing Systems Management (Level 7)
  • MSc project supervision (Level 7)

Supervision

I am currently supervising

  • ONE PhD (Effects of zirconia nano-filler on physico-mechanical properties of high impact heat-cured acrylic resin denture base)
  • ONE MRes student (Innovative and Sustainable Natural Ventilation System Design for Polytunnels)

Potential students interested in studying PhD in the areas of Materials, Surface Engineering and Industry 4.0 Manufacturing, please contact: j.haider@mmu.ac.uk

Research outputs

Research areas

  • Surface Engineering
  • Metal Machining
  • Advanced Welding
  • Polymer Composite Fabrication
  • Lean Six Sigma
  • Design and Modelling

Press and media

Media appearances or involvement

My research and knowledge transfer work has received media coverage in