Dr.Khurram Shahzad


 

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Personal Details

Name: Dr.Khurram Shahzad 
Date of Birth: 3-3-1982
Nationality: Pakistani
Religion: Islam
Civil Status: Married
Passport No: CK5142763

Contact Details

Correspondence Address:
Center of Excellence in Environmental Studies,King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, KSA.

Email id:
kramzan@kau.edu.sa, 
shahzadkhu@gmail.com

Permanent address:
Mohallah Jattuwakal G. T. Road Gujrat, Pakistan

Overview of Experience 

  • Generation of renewable energy from high solid content feedstocks

  • Process Designing and eco - economic evaluation of waste to energy and value added product system 

  • Renewable resource utilization technologies,

  • Life Cycle Ecological assessment of processes, services and regions

  • Life cycle and policy analysis of bioproducts and biofuels

  • Comparative analysis of Sustainability Measurement methods 

  • Teaching in chemistry and Sustainability evaluation

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    Education

    Doctor of Technical Sciences (PhD) (2011-2014)                                                                                  

    Subject: Chemical Engineering
    Graz University of Technology, Austria

    Master of Science (MS)  (2006-08) 

    Subject: Energy and Environmental Systems and Technology
    Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden

    Post Graduation (M. Sc.) (2003-04)                       

    Subject: Chemistry 
    University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan

    Graduation (B.Sc.) (2001-02)

    Subjects: Chemistry, Botany, Zoology              

    University of Punjab Lahore, Pakistan

    Research Fields

    Sustainable Development Research

  • Comparative normative analysis of sustainability measurement methods i-e Sustainable Process Index 
  • (SPI), Emergy Accounting, Material Input Per Unit Service (MIPS) (PhD Thesis) 
  • Indicators and assessment related to environment, ecosystem and sustainability.

    • Ecological Evaluation

  • Ecological evaluations of process, products, services, organizations and regions
  • Life cycle and policy analysis of bioproducts and biofuels
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    Regional development

  • Development and optimisation of regional as well as urban technology networks

  • Integration of renewable energy systems

    • Employment 

    • Prof. Assistatnt (26th Jul 2015 till date)
      Working as Assiatant Professor (Research) at Center of Excellence in Environmental Studies (CEES), King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Kindom of Saudi Arabia

    • Professor Assistant (14th Jan 2015 till 31st Jul 2015) 
      Serving as Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Gujrat, Pakistan.

    • Postdoctoral fellow (1st Oct 2014 till 31st Dec 2014)
      Postdoctoral fellow / Research Associate at Department of Computer Science and Systems Technology, University of Pannonia, Veszprem, Hungary.

    • Research Associate (Feb 2011 to Sep 2014) 
      Research Associate at the Institute of Process and Particle Engineering, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria

    • Climate Advocate for Europe (2009/2010) 
      Worked as Climate Advocate for Challenge Europe Project representing the British Council Denmark at 15th Conference of the Parties (COP-15) in Copenhagen.

    • Lecturer (Jan 2005 to Dec 2005) 
      Worked as a Lecturer in Chemistry at Government Zamindar Post Graduate College, Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan.

    • Lecturer (Jan 2006 to Jun 2006)
      Served as a Lecturer in Chemistry at the Swedish Pakistani Institute of Technology, Gujrat, and Punjab, Pakistan.

    International Projects

    • ANIMPOL (Polymers and Fuels from Animal Residues)

      A project financed by European Commission with in 7th framework program (FP7) titled ‘‘Biotechnological conversion of carbon containing wastes for eco-efficient production of high added value products’’. My tasks included:

      • Process designing and development
      • Optimisation of the process through identification of ecological hotspots
      • Ecologic (Life Cycle impact assessment using SPIonWeb) and economic analysis 

    • Syn-Energy II

      Syn-Energy II was financed by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency. The project was carried out to determine the potential for a synergetic expansion of agricultural biogas production using intercrops. My contributions included:

      • Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) for biogas production,  its use as an energy (Electricity and Heat using CHP) source as well as fuel for mobility.
      • Environmental optimisation of farming practice.
      • Effect of use of pesticides, mineral fertilisers and biogas manure on the whole system.

    • Abwasser-Energie II (Energy from waste water)

      The project “Abwasserenergie” was financed by the Austrian Research Promotion Agency and it dealt with the investigation of energy potential from waste water treatment. My research covered:  

      • Optimisation of waste water energy system using Process Network Synthesis (PNS), based on the p-graph method.
      • The ecological evaluation of the scenarios is done by using Sustainable Process Index (SPI) methodology. 

    • Vitikult

      Ecological assessment of bottled wine including raw material production chain, wine production as well as packing for dispatching to the market.

      • Comparative analysis of different farming practices for grapes production.
      • Effect of use of Pesticide and mineral fertilizer.

    • BIOCOMES

      Biological control manufacturers in Europe develop novel biological control products to support the implementation of Integrated Pest Management in agriculture and forestry.

      • Direct feed-back to the project partners (Biological control agents (BCA) process developers) regarding ecological impacts caused by their technological decisions during process development, along the whole life cycle, including supply chain of the resources.
      • Evaluation of the final process for the 11 BCA’s and their comparison with the conventional alternatives.

    • Effect of Climate change on the Aquatic Environment of Lakes in the Mölndal area Sweden

      • Assessed the level of changes occurring in the natural water bodies due to human stresses

      • Analyzed the presence, sources and transportation of heavy metals and nonylphenols by field studies and lab work

    • The ground water contamination of the Wockatz area and its remediation

      • Investigated the site condition through field studies and laboratory analysis

      • Determined the contamination status of the site by developing the hydrograph, concentration maps, water table maps and distribution maps

    • The air quality in Gothenburg – A study on the weather influence

      • Completed an overview of the air quality in the city by conducting analysis at different measurement sites

      • Considered the effects of different parameters like wind direction, snow, rush hours and precipitation on the results

    • Ecological risk assessment plan for the Scandinavian Peregrine falcons

      • Traced the different possible stressors which have decreased the population

      • Carried out the initial steps of ERA for the concerned area

      • Evaluated the adverse effects of human activities



    Affiliation with Scientific Journal

    • Reviewer for Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic, Metal-Organic, and Nano-Metal Chemistry (Taylor & Francis)

    • Reviewer for Energy (Elsevier)

     

    Publications

    Thesis 

    • Khurram Shahzad (2014), Comparative Normative analysis of sustainability measurement methods. PhD thesis. Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria.

    • Khurram Shahzad (2008), Flexible route to the synthesis of Scytonemin and its tailored derivative Compounds. Master Thesis. Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden.

    • Khurram Shahzad (2004), Analysis of blood of sheep for Sulfadiazine after intravenous administration of Tribrissen. Master Thesis. University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Pakistan.

    Publications in peer-reviewed journals

    1. K Shahzad, K-H Kettl, M Titz, M Koller, H Schnitzer, M Narodoslawsky. 2013. Comparison of ecological footprint for biobased PHA production from animal residues utilizing different energy resources. Clean Techn Environ Policy. 15 (3) 525-536. DOI 10.1007/s10098-013-0608-4 (Impact Factor: 1.93)

    2. M Titz, K-H Kettl, K Shahzad, M Koller, H Schnitzer, M Narodoslawsky. 2012. Process Optimization for Efficient Biomediated PHA Production from Animal-Based Waste Streams. Clean Tech Environ Policy. 14 (3) 495–503. DOI 10.1007/s10098-012-0464-7 (Imapact Factor: 1.93)

    3. K-H Kettl, K Shahzad, M Narodoslawsky. 2012. Ecological footprint comparison of biobased PHA production from animal residues. Chemical Engineering Transactions (CET). 29, 439-444. DOI: 10.3303/CET1229074. (ISI Impact Factor: 1.03)

    4. K-H Kettl, M Titz, M Koller,  K Shahzad,  H Schnitzer, M Narodoslawsky. 2011. Process design and evaluation of biobased polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA) production. Chemical engineering transactions (CET). 25, 983-988. (ISI Impact Factor: 1.03)

    5. K Shahzad, R Kollmann, S Maier, M Narodoslawsky. 2014. SPIonWEB – Ecological process evaluation with the Sustainable Process Index (SPI). Computer Aided Chemical Engineering. 33, 487–492. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-63456-6.50082-X

    6. K Shahzad, S Maier, M Narodoslawsky. 2014. Biogas Production from Intercropping (Syn-Energy). Chemical Engineering Transactions (CET). 39, 1753-1758. Doi: 10.3303/CET1439293

    7. R Kollmann, S Maier, K Shahzad, M Narodoslawsky. 2014. Wastewater treatment plants as regional energy cells. Chemical Engineering Transactions (CET). 39, 607-612. Doi: 10.3303/CET1439102. (ISI Impact Factor: 1.03)

    8. M Narodoslawsky, K Shazad, R Kollmann, H Schnitzer. 2015. LCA of PHA production - identifying the ecological potential of bio-plastic. Chem. Biochem. Eng. Q., 29 (2) 299–305. doi: 10.15255/CABEQ.2014.2262 (ISI Impact Factor: 0.91)

    9. M Sagir, IM. Tan, M Mushtaq, M Pervaiz, MS Tahir, K Shahzad. 2015. CO2 mobility control using CO2 philic surfactants for enhanced oil recovery. J Petrol Explor Prod Technol (Online). DOI 10.1007/s13202-015-0192-8.

    10. K Shahzad, M Rehan, IMI Ismail, M Sagir, MS Tahir, B Bertok, AS Nizami. 2015. Comparative life cycle analysis of different lighting devices. Accepted in Chemical Engineering Transactions (CET).  45, 337-342. doi: 10.3303/CET1545057. (ISI Impact Factor: 1.03)

    11. MS Tahir ,K Shahzad, Z Shahid, M Sagir, M Rehan, AS Nizami. 2015. Producing methane enriched biogas using solvent absorption method. Accepted in Chemical EngineeringTransactions, vol. 45, 1309-1314. doi: 10.3303/CET1545219.  (ISI Impact Factor: 1.03)

    12. AS Nizami, M Rehan, OKM Ouda, K Shahzad, Y Sadef, T Iqbal, IMI Ismail. 2015. An argument for developing waste-to-energy technologies in Saudi Arabia. Accepted in Chemical Engineering Transactions (CET).  45, 631-636. doi: 10.3303/CET1545106.  (ISI Impact Factor: 1.03)

    13. M Narodoslawsky, K Shahzad. 2015. What Ecological Indicators Really Measure – the Normative Background of Environmental Evaluation. Chemical Engineering Transactions (CET). 45, 1807-1812. Doi: 10.3303/CET1545302. (ISI Impact Factor: 1.03

    Publications in peer-reviewed Conference 

    1. Stephan Maier, Khurram Shahzad, Manfred Szerencsits, Michael Narodoslawsky. 2014. Environmental evaluation of biogas production from intercropping. Central European Biomass Conference, 15th to 18th Jan. 2014, Graz

    2. S Maier, M Szerencsits, K Shahzad. 2015. Ecological evaluation of biogas from cover crops with Sustainable Process Index (SPI). RAMIRAN 2015 – 16th International Conference. Rural-Urban Symbiosis, 8 - 10 September 2015, Hamburg, Germany.

    3. K Shahzad*, M Narodoslawsky (2013), Economic feasibility of a biorefinery utilizing slaughtering waste as starting material. 9 Mini Symposium Process Technology Montan University (MU) Leoben. Austria. 

    4. K Shahzad, I Ulfat, AS Nizami. The Issues of Sustainable Solid Waste Management System in Developing Countries. International seminar on ‘Societies of Tomorrow’, held in Regina-Saskatchewan, Canada in 12-16 May, 2008.

    Book Chapters

    1. R Miandad, M Rehan, AS Nizami, OKM Ouda, MZ Khan, K Shahzad, IMI Ismail. 2015. Waste to hydrogen energy in Saudi Arabia: possibilities and challenges. In press, expected date, 2015. Springer-Verlag London Ltd. 

    Official Published Reports

    1. Comparison of SPI with other Sustainability Metrics, May 2015, Department of Computer Science and Systems Technology, University of Pannonia.

    2. Comparative Life Cycle Analysis of different light bulbs use in Veszprem lighting network, Feb, 2015, Department of Computer Science and Systems Technology, University of Pannonia.

    Invited Talks

    1. K Shahzad, S Maier, M Szerencsits, M Narodoslawsky. 2014. Ecological Assessment of biogas production from intercropping Biogas Science 2014, International scientific conference on anaerobic digestion. October 26 – 30, 2014 BOKU University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna.

    2. K Shahzad, R Kollmann, S Maier, M Narodoslawsky. 2014. SPIonWEB – Ecological process evaluation with the Sustainable Process Index (SPI). 24th European Symposium on Computer Aided Process Engineering – ESCAPE 24. June 15-18, 2014, Budapest, Hungary.

    3. K Shahzad. (2014). Comparative normative analysis of Life cycle assessment (LCA) based sustainability indices. Sustainable Development Symposium, 4th Annual European Postgraduate Symposium 19-21 Feb 2014, in Bratislava, Slovakia. 

    4. S Maier, R Kollmann, K Shahzad, M Eder, M Narodoslawsky. 2014. Regional energy optimization with regiopt conceptual planner on web. 13. Symposium Energieinnovation, 12-14. February 2014, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria. 

    5. K Shahzad, K-H Kettl, M Eder, M Narodoslawsky. 2012. Ecologic and economic evaluation of process design for biobased PHA production using animal slaughtering waste streams, CAPE Forum 26-28 March 2012 Veszprem, Hungary. 

    6. K-H Kettl, K Shahzad, M Narodoslawsky (2012), Ecological footprint comparison of biobased PHA production from animal residues. 15th Conference on Process Integration, Modelling and Optimisation for Energy Saving and Pollution Reduction 26-29 Aug 2012, Prague, Czech Republic.

    7. K Shahzad, M Titz, M Narodoslawsky (2012), Production and Ecological Assessment of high value added bio polymer PHA using animal slaughtering waste streams as starting material. Future Perspectives of Food Processing Industry in Pakistan 11-12 Dec 2012, Govt. College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan.

    8. K Shahzad, K-H Kettl, M Narodoslawsky (2012), A step towards sustainable production: Biobased PHA production using animal slaughtering waste streams. Sustainable Development Symposium 15-17 Feb 2012, Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria.

    9. K Shahzad, K-H Kettl, M Narodoslawsky (2012), Biobased PHA production ecological and economic analysis using animal slaughtering waste streams as starting material. 8. Minisymposium Verfahrenstechnik 02 May 2012, Johannes Kepler Universität Linz, Austria. 

    Posters and Presentations

    1. K Shahzad, M Narodoslawsky (2013), Economic feasibility of a biorefinery utilizing slaughtering waste as starting material. 9 Mini Symposium Process Technology Montan University (MU) Leoben. Austria. 

    2. M Titz*, K Shahzad* (2011), Mobility in Austria. 4th UPC International Seminar on Sustainable Technology Development. Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain.  

    3. K Shahzad*, AS Nizami (2008), Urban Infrastructures: The Issues of Sustainable Solid Waste Management System in Developing Countries. Student Summit for Sustainability i-e. S3.Regina held in Regina, Canada in May 2008.

    Conference Organized  

    1. Engineering Education in Sustainable Developmet (EESD10) held Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenberg, Sweden, 19th -22nd September 2010.

    Symposium Organized

    1. SDS 2012, Sustainable Development Symposium, 2nd annual post graduate symposium held at  Graz University of Technology, Graz, Austria, 15th to 17th feb 2012.

    2. Seminar on “Emerging Technologies in Process Industry & Entrepreneurship” held on25th May 2015 at University of Gujrat, Pakistan.

    3. Seminar on “Cloud computing and career counselling” University of Gujrat, Pakistan, 6th May 2015.

    Supplementary Education

    1. 4th UPC International Seminar on Sustainable Technology Development, provided the awareness and importance of “Mobility issues on international perspective”, held in Vilanova i la Geltrú, 3 - 10 June, 2011, Spain.

    2. Life Long Learning Intensive course “Process intensification by high pressure technologies – actual strategies for energy and resource conservation”, held from 1st July – 18th July 2012 Maribor, Slovenia and Graz Austria

    3. International School on Emergy Accounting, “provided a detailed insight of the methodology and calculation procedure”, held from 17th – 21st June 2013 at the premises of Ca’ Foscari University, Venezia, Italy.

    4. Advance Analytical Techniques, provided hands on experience on AAS, GC-MS, and HPLC. A literature project related to SPME method development was also prepared and presented, held from Jan – March 2009 in Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden.

    5. A short course on “Organic Synthesis” in March 2007 was held in the Chemische Institute, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg.

    Awards

    1. 2008, Received the Chalmers Vänner stipend for attending the conference held in University of Regina, Canada.

    2. Oct 2008, one of the CSS presenters and won the Leo Janssen award in EESD 2008 held in Graz.

     

    Modeling and Statistical skills

    1. Sustainable Process Index (SPI) Life Cycle Assessment tools SPIonWeb and SPIonExcel

    2. GABI (Life Cycle Assessment LCE/ LCA) software system

    3. Process Network Synthesis (PNS), PNS Studio, RegiOpt – Conceptual Planner 

    4. ELAS (Energetic Long Term Analysis of Settlement Structures) calculator

    5. SciFinder Scholar

    6. NMR spectra elucidation

    7. GIS (Geographical Information Systems) (basic level)

    8. MATLAB (basic level)

    9. SADA (Spatial Analysis and Decision Assistance) (medium level)

    Laboratory Skills 

    1. Monitoring of air, water and soil pollutants

    2. Measurements of COD, BOD, Alkalinity, VFA, pH, Dry matter, Volatile solids, TOC etc.

    3. Total reflection X-ray fluorescence (TXRF)

    4. Organic Synthesis in the field of Natural Products, Organometallics, Polymers etc

    5. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy

    6. Gas Chromatography, Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry

    7. Liquid Chromatography, Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometery

    8. UV-VIS and IR spectrophotometry

    9. Atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS)

    10. Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS)

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    Computing Skills

    1. MS office

    2. Open office

    3. MS Visio

    4. Chem Draw

    5. Adobe flash presenter

    6. Acrobat writer

    7. Adobe Photoshop

     

    Member of Professional bodies 

    1. Member of World Student Community for Sustainable Development since 2008.

    2. 2009-10, British Council Denmark, Worked as Climate Advocate for Challenge Europe

    3. Chalmers Students for Sustainability (CSS) ex board member.

    4. Board of European Students of Technology (BEST)

    5. National Academy of Young Scientists (NAYS)

    References

    1. AO.Univ. Prof. DI Dr. Michael Narodoslawsky  
      Institute of Process and Particle Engineering, 
      Graz University of Technology, Austria
      Petersgasse 116-118,
      8010 Graz, Austria.
      narodoslawsky@tugraz.at 
      +43 316 873 30460

    2. Prof. Assoc. Dr. Heriberto Cabezas
      Associate Professor at University of Panonia, Veszprem, Hungary
      Senior Science Advisor at US Environmental Protection Agency
      26 W. Martin Luther King Drive
      MS 498
      Cincinati, Oh 45268
       United States of America
       cabezas.heriberto@epa.gov
      +001 513-569-7350

    3. Prof. Assoc. Dr. Mahshid Sotoudeh
      Institute of Technology Assessment
      Austrian Academy of Sciences
      Strohgasse 45/5
      1030Vienna, Austria
       msotoud@oeaw.ac.at
      +43 1 51581 6590

    4. Prof. Dr. Sergio Ulgiati 
      Department of Science and Technology - Parthenope University
      Centro Direzionale, Isola
      C4 - 80143 Napoli (Italy)
      sergio.ulgiati@uniparthenope.it
      +39-081-5476666, mobile: +39-338-8053807
      web: http://www.ersd.uniparthenope.it/
    		  
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