Dr Muhammad Tariq Nazir

Dr. M. Tariq Nazir is currently a Postdoctoral Fellow at the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney. He did his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the School of Electrical Engineering & Telecommunications, University of New South Wales, majoring in high voltage and insulation technology (Energy Systems Research Group). His PhD thesis title is “Study on Degradation of Polymeric Nanocomposite Dielectric Materials Used for High Voltage Outdoor Insulation” (supervisors: B.T. Phung and M. Hoffman). Since 2010, he has been associated with research and teaching in the area of high voltage power lines insulation, power asset failure, condition monitoring and electrical fire hazards. The laboratories he has worked with, in his career include High Voltage Laboratory, UNSW, State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China, State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment & System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China and High Voltage Laboratory, Qassim University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

 Since September 2018, he has been working in fire and safety research under the supervision of Prof. Guan Heng Yeoh who is centre director of ARC Training Centre for Fire Retardant Materials and Safety Technologies at UNSW. He is a part of UNSW researchers' team working on CRC- Projects of Flame Security International (FSI) to develop commercial flame-retardant products for buildings and bushfire prone areas.

Dr. Tariq is a recipient of the UNSW postdoctoral writing fellowship award, Outstanding research performance award of XJTU, Excellent student paper award (ICEMPE,17), Honor graduate student award of Chongqing University (CQU), UNSW-TFS Scholarship, Chinese government scholarship (CSC) award, and several international travel awards including IEEE NSW DEIS Chapter Travel Grant.

Dr. Tariq is also serving as associate editor of "Applied Nanoscience" Springer Nature, "Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials" Springer Nature, Guest Editor "Polymers -MDPI" and "Frontiers in Materials". He is a Professional Engineer member (MIEAust.) of Engineers Australia, Member of Society of Fire Safety (SFS) and Australasian Association for Engineering Education. He is a member of IEEE and Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society (DEIS). Moreover, he is a member of IEEE young professionals and a member of the Pakistan Engineering Council.

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SUBJECT AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS:

• High Voltage Systems - high voltage generation, measurement, and testing, Power System Equipment – condition monitoring and insulation analysis of transmission lines, cables, generators, motors, transformers, and switchgear
• High Voltage Insulation- partial discharge detection, discharge characteristics, insulation breakdown, dielectric failure mechanism, Overhead insulators’ pollution performance, Overhead power lines under catastrophic bushfires and pole top fires, dielectric properties, Finite Element Method (FEM) simulation modelling
• Fire and Safety Engineering - Recyclable thermal conductive flame retardant materials, flame retardant polymers, electrical fires, pole top fires, flame retardant coatings and membranes for building infrastructure, ACP composite panels, bushfire prone timber infrastructure and timber power poles

MY TEACHING @ UNSW:

• ELEC9712-High Voltage Systems (Lecturer, course administration, tutorials, examiner)
• ELEC4611-Power System Equipment (Tutor, lab head demonstrator, tutorials, examiner) 
• ELEC1111- Electrical and Telecommunications Engineering (Lab demonstrator)

SUPERVISION:

• Weitao Tang (Master thesis), Multifactor environmental aging of silicone rubber nanocomposite material, 2015
• Zhijun Wang (Master thesis), Study of electrical insulating materials - silicone rubber micro & nanocomposites, 2016
• Aamir Iqbal (Master thesis), Characterization of service aged high voltage polymeric insulator for deterioration evaluation, 2017
• Mingrui Zhang (Master thesis), Comparative AC tracking and erosion resistance of Nano-silica/SiR and Nano-BN/EPDM composites, 2017
• Faizan Tahir Butt (Master thesis), Polymer insulators for high voltage outdoor applications, 2018
• Reuben Hackett (Master thesis), Testing of overhead polymer insulators in salt fog conditions, 2020

MEMBERSHIPS

• Professional Engineer Member of Engineers Australia (MIEAust)
• Society of Fire Safety Australia (SFS)
• Australasian Association for Engineering Education
• Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• IEEE Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation Society (DEIS)
• IEEE Young Professionals
• Member of Pakistan Engineering Council

My NEWSPAPER, NEWSLETTER ARTICLES & IN MEDIA:

• Sole Author "Opinion: How to reduce pole top fires in Australia" The Educator Higher Education [Key Media]
• Sole Author "Timber power poles caused heartache during bushfires" OPINION: Our national electrical grid needs work [The Land|ACM]
• Work recognition in media "Lick of paint could save homes in the bushfire zones" [The Australian]
• Work recognition in media "How did this house survive an inferno?" [The Australian]

JOURNAL REVIEW & EDITORIAL ROLES:

• Associate Editor for the "Applied Nanoscience" Springer Nature (Impact Factor: 2.880)
• Editorial Board for the "Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials" Springer Nature
• Guest Editor Special Issue “Multi-Functional Smart Dielectric Materials for High Voltage Insulation” for the Polymers — MDPI (Impact Factor: 3.426)
• Guest Editor Special Issue “MOF based Nanomaterials For Energy Storage Applications” for the Frontiers in Materials (Impact Factor: 2.705)

Regular reviewer for journals

IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, IET High Voltage, CSEE Journal of Power and Energy Systems, International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, IEEE Access, Applied Surface Science, Energies — Open Access Journal, Applied Sciences — Open Access Journal, Materials — Open Access Journal, Polymers — Open Access Journal, Nano-Structures & Nano-Objectives, Computers & Electrical Engineering, Science of Advanced Materials, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Journal of Elastomers & Plastics, Composites Part B: Engineering, Composites Science and Technology, Nanomaterials and Nanotechnology

CONFERENCE ORGANISATION & REVIEW:

• Member International Organizing Committee for the “3^rd IEEE International Conference on Electrical Materials and Power Equipment (ICEMPE)” Chongqing, China, April 2021.
• Member of publications & local arrangements committee for the “11^th IEEE International Conference on Properties and Applications of Dielectric Materials (ICPADM)” Sydney Australia, July 2015.
• Member of publications & local arrangements committee for the “14^th International Workshop on Atmospheric Icing of Structures (IWAIS)” Chongqing, China, May 2011.
• Reviewer: ICPADM 2015, ICHVE2016, ICEMPE 2019

INVITED TALKS:

• “Role of thermal conductivity on electrical tracking failure of high voltage outdoor insulation” Presented at Summit On Carbon materials and Nanotechnology (CMAN- 2020|Chapter 2), September 29, 2020
• “Insulating materials with better tracking, erosion and flame-retardant properties” Presented at CIGRE Australian Panel D1 (Materials and Emerging Test Techniques) Meeting, July 09, 2020

NATIONAL COLLABORATIONS:

• Tyree Transformers, Australia
• TorTech, Pty Ltd. Australia
• Flame Security International, Australia
• Fire and Rescue New South Wales
• New South Wales Rural Fire Service
• Victorian Building Authority (VBA)
• Cladding Safety Victoria
• Composite Materials Engineering
• CSR, FSI Europe
• Warringtonfire, Australia

INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS:

• Professor Shengtao Li, State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment (SKLEIPE), Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
• Professor Jiang Xingliang, State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment & System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
• Professor Shahid Hussain, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jiangsu University, China
• Shakeel Akram, GEM-IES, University of Montpellier, France
• Prof. Ayman El-Hag, High Voltage Laboratory, University of Waterloo, Canada
• Professor Muhammad Amin, Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology (GIKI), Pakistan

TRAINING & COURSES:

• I have completed my “UNSW Engineering Course Design Institute (CDI)”. I redesigned my course ELEC 9712, High Voltage Systems. This intensive, five-day summer CDI provides me with the skills, knowledge, and support necessary to foster a learner-centred environment.
• I have completed my course on “Foundations of University Learning and Teaching (FULT)” from UNSW to develop my practice by exploring a range of perspectives, ideas, theories, and practical approaches to learning and teaching in the higher education context.
• I have completed my training to become an ALLY. ALLY@UNSW Network is a lighthouse program that aims to ensure UNSW is a safe and welcoming place for all LGBTIQ+ students and staff. This training session provides an in-depth discussion of diverse gender, sex, and sexuality.
• I have completed two days of “Masterclass Optimal Selection of Insulators for Polluted Environment” presented by Dr. Wallace Vosloo (Corporate Specialist High Voltage Engineering at Eskom) and Dr. Igor Gutman (Expert and Marketing Director of Independent Insulation Group in Sweden), Sydney, August 12-13, 2019
• I have completed my training on “UNSW Engineering - Supervision Skills” presented by Penny Martens Associate Dean (Research & Training), Faculty of Engineering, UNSW, June 19, 2019

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Oct. 2018 – to date:                              

Organization: University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Designation: Postdoctoral Fellow

Duties: Currently, I am working as a research fellow on CRP projects of Flame Security International at the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, UNSW.

July 2018 – Nov. 2018 (Semester 2, 2018):    Sept. 2019 – Nov. 2019 (Term 3, 2019):                                                      

Organization: University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Designation: Adjunct Lecturer

Duties: I have worked as a lecturer for ELEC9712 - High Voltage Systems at the Faculty of Engineering, SEE&T, UNSW twice so far. This is a postgraduate course in Energy Systems for students doing master’s degree-by-coursework (MEng or MEngSc) in the SEE&T, UNSW. I was solely responsible for the course administration, all the lectures, tutorials and assessment over the full course duration. My score for quality of teaching for each term is given below as per individual’s MyExperience report.

May 2018 – July 2018:                              

Organization: University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Designation: Postdoctoral Writing Fellow

Duties: I am the recipient of the highly competitive “Postdoctoral Writing Fellowship” funded by the Faculty of Engineering, SEE&T, UNSW in semester 2, 2018 round. I have worked as a postdoctoral writing fellow for three months with A/Prof. Toan Phung.

March 2015 – June 2018:                              

Organization: University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

Designation: Academic Staff (Casual)

Duties: During my casual academic duties at the SEE&T, UNSW, I have a teaching and mentoring experience of the following courses.

• ELEC4611-Power system equipment (Head lab demonstrator, tutorials, counsellor, maker/assessor)
• ELEC1111 (lab demonstrator, counsellor)

Feb. 2013 – July 2014:            

Organization: College of Engineering, Qassim University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Designation: Lecturer

Duties: I have worked as a lecturer at the College of Engineering, Qassim University, KSA. I instructed the following undergraduate courses during my duties at Qassim University.

• High voltage engineering (Hired to manage High Voltage Laboratory)
• Electrical machines laboratory (Course coordinator, counsellor, course material, teaching, marker/assessor)
• Electrical measurement laboratory (Course coordinator, counsellor, course material, teaching, marker/assessor)
• Electrical power system laboratory (Course coordinator, counsellor, course material, teaching, marker/assessor)

Oct. 2009 – Sept. 2010 & Aug. 2012 – Feb. 2013   

Organization: Comsats University, Islamabad, (Wah Campus) Pakistan

Designation: Lab Engineer & Lecturer

Duties: I have worked as a lab engineer and lecturer at Comsats university and I have experience of teaching and mentoring undergraduate students. I have worked as a counsellor, curriculum/course designer, convener, lab tutor, marker and assessor and counsellor to junior lab engineers.

Sept. 2016 – Nov. 2016 & May 2017 – July 2017

Organization: State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment (SKLEIPE), Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China

Designation: Visiting Research Fellow

Duties: I have worked with Prof. Shengtao Li at the State Key Laboratory of Electrical Insulation and Power Equipment (SKLEIPE), Xi’an Jiaotong University, as a visiting research fellow under its opening project. I had completed the project entitled “Thermal characteristics and erosion resistance analysis high voltage outdoor insulation” funded by its opening project.