Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ramzan Luhur
Dean
Mechanical Engineering
Dean
The Faculty of Civil and Mechanical Engineering
Biography
Dr. Luhur hails from Jhando Luhur, a village near Juma Agham in Taluka Ratodero, District Larkana. He completed his early education in Ratodero, secured the top position in his matriculation from Pilot Secondary High School, Larkana, and pursued intermediate studies at Government Degree College, Larkana. He earned his B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from QUEST Nawabshah, graduating top in his department. He went on to receive Master’s in Sustainable Energy Engineering from KTH, Sweden, and Ph.D. in Wind Engineering from Carl von Ossietzky University, Oldenburg, Germany (2014). Dr. Luhur began his career at Chemi Group’s Viscofibre Plant in Nawabshah. In 2004, he joined QUEST as a lecturer and later pursued advanced studies abroad under the HEC Faculty Development Program. Dr. Luhur is currently serving as the Dean of the Faculty of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at QUEST Nawabshah. Previously, he held key positions including Director of Postgraduate Studies and Research, and served two terms as Chairman of the Mechanical Engineering Department. A committed researcher in wind engineering, Dr. Luhur has published over 43 research papers in journals of international repute and contributed a book chapter to CompEdu. He has presented his research at various national and international conferences and currently supervises multiple postgraduate scholars. Dr. Luhur is a lifetime member of the Pakistan Engineering Council and an active member of several academic bodies within the university. He is fluent in English, Urdu, Sindhi, and Balochi, and is familiar with several other regional languages.
Research Interests
Memberships
- PEC - Professional Engineer
- QUEST - Member Board of Studies Mechanical Engineering
- QUEST - Member Board of Faculty of Engineering
- QUEST - Member Academic Council
- QUEST - Member Senate
- QUEST - Member DPC Technical Committee
- QUEST - Member Finance Planning Committee
- QUEST - Member Investment Committee
- QUEST - Member University Development Working Party UDwP
- QUEST - Member Admission Committee
- QUEST - Member Syndicate
- QUEST - Member Discipline Action Committee
- QUEST - Member of Advanced Studies and Research Board (AS&RB)
- QUEST - Member HT&SC
- QUEST - Member Sindh HEC Indigenous Scholarship award committee
- ISRA - Member Board of Studies Mechanical Engineering
- MUET - Member Board of Studies Mechanical Engineering
- QUEST - Member Scrutiny committee
Courses Teaching
Contact Info
City: Nawabshah
Phone: 0305-8323618
Email: luhur@quest.edu.pk
CV: View CV
Publication Stats (1996 – 2025)
Qualifications
- PhD (Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Germany., )
- MSc (Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm Sweden., )
- B.E (Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science and Technology (QUEST), Nawabshah,Pakistan, )
- HSC (Government Degree College Larkana/BISE Sukkur, Sindh Pakistan, )
- SSC (Pilot Secondary School Larkana/BISE Sukkur, Sindh Pakistan, )
Experiences
- Dean Faculty of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at QUEST, Nawabshah (2024 - Present)
- Chairman Mechanical Engineering Department at QUEST, Nawabshah (2018 - 2024)
- Director Postgraduate Studies and Research at QUEST, Nawabshah (2018 - 2019)
- Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department at QUEST, Nawabshah (2018 - Present)
- Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department at QUEST, Nawabshah (2016 - 2018)
- Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering Department at QUEST, Nawabshah (2014 - 2016)
- Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering Department at QUEST, Nawabshah (2004 - 2014)
- Assistant Manager Mechanical at Chemi Visco Fibre Plant, Nawabshah (2003 - 2004)
- Trainee Engineer Mechanical at Chemi Visco Fibre Plant, Nawabshah (2002 - 2003)
Publications
Investigation of Quantity, Quality and Energy Content of Indigenous Sugarcane Trash in Naoshehro Feroze District, Sindh
(2018)
Development of a treatment unit for removal of arsenic from groundwater
(2018)
Performance and emission analysis of diesel engine using linseed biodiesel blends
(2018)
Fabrication and characterization of organoclay reinforced polyester based hybrid nanocomposite materials
(2018)
Design and analysis of wind accelerating and guiding rotor house for a vertical axis wind turbine
(2016)
Matlab-based modeling for optimization of day lighting in office building
(2016)
Experimental investigation of the propylene glycol-treated graphene nanoplatelets for the enhancement of closed conduit turbulent convective heat transfer
(2016)
Experimental investigation of heat transfer performance and frictional loss of functionalized GNP-based water coolant in a closed conduit flow
(2016)
A review of the state-of-the-art in aerodynamic performance of horizontal axis wind turbine
(2016)
Analysis of wind flow diverting and accelerating characteristics of porous and non-porous circular obstacles
(2015)
Mechanical characterization of locally developed composite materials using VARTM system
(2015)
Downstream Wind Flow Path Diversion and Its Effects on the Performance of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine
(2015)
A comprehensive review of thermo-physical properties and convective heat transfer to nanofluids
(2015)
Social acceptance of solar energy in Malaysia: users’ perspective
(2015)
Stochastic model for aerodynamic force dynamics on wind turbine blades in unsteady wind inflow
(2015)
Stochastic modeling of lift and drag dynamics under turbulent inflow conditions
(2015)
Study of energy potential from municipal solid waste of Mirpurkhas city
(2014)
Analysis of force dynamics for airfoil in the wake of different grids
(2014)
Vertical ducting and vertical-horizontal coaxial blade combination effects on the performance of vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT)
(2014)
Stochastic modeling of lift and drag dynamics to obtain aerodynamic forces with local dynamics on rotor blade under unsteady wind inflow
(2014)