Dr.

Rab Nawaz
Department of Mathematics, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology
Address: G. T. Road, 47040, Wah Cantt. Pakistan · Phone: +92 51 9272614-15
Email: rabnawaz@ciitwah.edu.pk

Research Interests
Wave propagation and scattering, Inverse source problems, Diffraction theory, Fluid Dynamics, Numerical tech-
niques for PDE’s.

Teaching & Employment

Assistant Professor(on tenure track) Since Nov. 2013
Department of Mathematics, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Wah Cantt. Pakistan
- Approved Ph.D. Supervisor by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.
- Courses Taught: Viscous Fluid I & II (M.S. Math), Mathematical Physics (M.S. Math), Ordinary Differential
Equations (B.S. Engineering), Linear Algebra (B.S. Engineering), Calculus & Analytic Geometry (B.S. Engineer-
ing), Numerical Computation (B.S. Engineering), Discrete Structures (B.S. Computer Sciences).

Assistant Professor (adjunct) Spring’2013–48hrs

Virtual Campus, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Islamabad, Pakistan
- Courses Taught: Calculus (for M.Sc. Mathematics).

Doctoral Fellow April. 2009–Oct. 2013

Department of Mathematics, Quaid-i-Azam University. Islamabad, Pakistan
Lecturer Aug. 2011–Feb. 2011
Department of Basic Sciences, HITEC University. Taxila Cantt. Pakistan
Feb. 2011–Oct. 2013
Department of Mathematics, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology. Wah Cantt. Pakistan

Education
Ph.D. Mathematics Apr. 2009–Oct. 2013
Department of Mathematics, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan
– Dissertation: Exact and near zone solutions of some diffraction problems.
– Advisor: Prof. Muhammad Ayub, Chairman, Department of Mathematics, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad,
Pakistan.
– Thesis Review Committee: Professor Guoqian Chen (Reporter), Professor R. A. Cairns(Reporter), Professor
Bkhem Ben-El-Mechaiekh (Reporter), Professor Ozair Ahmad (Examiner), Professor Salahuddin (Examiner).

M.Phil. Mathematics (Diffraction of sound waves by an absorbing finite barrier in a moving fluid)
Sep. 2005–Sep. 2007
Department of Mathematics, Quaid-i-Azam University. Islamabad, Pakistan
– Advisor: Prof. Muhammad Ayub, Chairman, Department of Mathematics, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad,
Pakistan.

M.Sc. Mathematics Sep. 2003–Aug. 2005

Quaid-i-Azam University. Islamabad, Pakistan
B.Sc. Mathematics & Physics Sep. 2001–Aug. 2003
University of the Punjab. Lahore, Pakistan

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 - Secured: First Position and Gold Medal.

Distinctions, Awards & Fellowships

Research Productivity Award 2012 & 2013

From COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad–Pakistan.
Doctoral Fellowship Sep. 2010–Oct. 2013
From Higher Education Commission of Pakistan under Indigenous Scheme Batch VI.
Award under International Research Support Initiative Program Jun. 2012–Dec. 2012
From Higher Education Commission of Pakistan for research activities at Brunel University London-United King-
dom.
First Pre-Service Training Course with A-Grade 2012
From COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Wah Cantt–Pakistan.
Merit Scholarship during M. Phil 2006
From Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad–Pakistan.
Merit Scholarship during M. Sc under Talent Forming Scheme 2005
From Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.
First Position Award 2000-2003
From Govt College Kahuta, Rawalpindi-Pakistan.
Merit Scholarship 2000
From Directorate, BISE Rawalpindi-Pakistan.

Academic Supervision
H. Hanif, Flow Simulations of a Fourth Grade Fluid using Finite Element Methods. June 9, 2014
Referee: Prof. Muhammad Ayub, Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan. M.S. Thesis
S. Fiaz, Analysis of a Non-Fourier Anomalous Biothermomechanical Skin Model. June 13, 2014
Referee: Dr. Masud Ahmed, University of Sargodha, Pakistan. M.S. Thesis

Significant Scientific Contributions

• Provided mode-matched solutions to some structural acoustic problems which are frequently used as HVAC
systems.
• Laid mathematical foundations for some diffraction problems associated with attenuating acoustic and elec-
tromagnetic waves, elastic and viscoelastic waves and attenuating waves thereby compensating for the effects of
attenuation artifacts.
• Developed and analyzed an asymptotic mathematical framework for some diffraction problems using generalized
Gamma functions.

Scientific Publications

Published Articles

1. M. Ayub, R. Nawaz and A. Naeem, Diffraction of sound waves by a finite barriers in a moving fluid,
Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications, 349(1): (2009), pp. 245-258. (ISI-indexed, impact factor:
1.001)
2. M. Ayub, R. Nawaz and A. Naeem, Line source diffraction by a slit in a moving fluid, Canadian Journal
of Physics, 87(11): (2009), pp. 1139-1149. (ISI-indexed, impact factor: 0.857)

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 3. M. Ayub, R. Nawaz and A. Naeem, Diffraction of an impulsive line source with wake, Physica Scripta, 82
(4): (2010), 045402 (10PP). (ISI-indexed, impact factor: 1.204)
4. M. Ayub, A. Naeem and R. Nawaz, Sound due to an impulsive line source, Computer and Mathematics
with Applications, 60(12): (2010), pp. 3123-3129. (ISI-indexed, impact factor: 2.069)
5. R. Nawaz, A note on acoustic diffraction by an absorbing finite strip, Indian Journal of Pure and Applied
Mathematics, 43(6): (2012), pp. 571-589. (ISI-indexed, impact factor: 0.274)
6. R. Nawaz and M. Ayub, An exact and asymptotic analysis of a diffraction problem, Meccanics, 48(3):
(2013), pp. 653-662. (ISI-indexed, impact factor: 1.774)
7. R. Nawaz and J. B. Lawrie, Scattering of a fluid-structure coupled wave at a flanged junction between
two flexible waveguides, Acoustic Society of America, 134(3): (2013), pp. 1939-1949. (ISI-indexed, impact
factor: 1.55)
8. R. Nawaz and M. Ayub, Closed form solution of electromagnetic wave diffraction problem in a ho-
mogeneous bi-isotropic medium, Mathematical Methods in the Applied Science, DOI:10.1002/mma.3065:
(2014). (ISI-indexed, impact factor: 0.741)
9. R. Nawaz, A. Naeem and M. Ayub, Point source diffraction by a slit in a moving fluid, Waves in Random
and Complex Media, DOI: 10.1080/17455030.2014.912769: (2014). (ISI-indexed, impact factor: 0.931)
10. R. Nawaz, M. Ayub and A. Javaid, Plane wave diffraction by a finite plate with impedance boundary
conditions , Plos One, 9(4): (2014), e92566. (ISI-indexed, impact factor: 3.730)
11. R. Nawaz, A. Wahab and A. Rasheed, An intermediate range solution to a diffraction problem with
impedance conditions, Modern Optics, DOI:0.1080/09500340.2014.9314776: (2014). (ISI-indexed, impact fac-
tor: 1.160)
12. R. Nawaz, M. Afzal and M. Ayub, Acoustic propagation in two-dimensional waveguide for membrane
bounded ducts, Communication in Non-Linear Science and Numerical Simulation,
DOI:10.1016/j.cnsns.2014.06.00960(12): (2014). (ISI-indexed, impact factor: 2.770)
13. A. Wahab, A. Rasheed, T. Hayat and R. Nawaz, Electromagnetic time reversal algorithms and source
localization in lossy dielectric media, Communications in Theoretical Physics, In Press, (21 pages). (ISI-
indexed, impact factor: 0.954)
14. M. Afzal, R. Nawaz, M. Ayub and A. Wahab, Acoustic scattering in flexible waveguide involving step
discontinuity, PLoS One, In Press, (15 pages). (ISI-indexed, impact factor: 3.730)
15. M. Afzal, R. Nawaz, M. Ayub and A. Wahab, Cylindrical wave diffraction by an oscillating rigid strip,
World Applied Science Journal, In Press, (19 pages). (ISI-indexed, impact factor: 0.234)

Preprints
16. M. Afzal, R. Nawaz, M. Ayub and A. Wahab, Attenuation of dissipative device involving coupled wave
scattering, Applied Mathematics and Computation, Submitted (May. 2014), (18 pages). (ISI-indexed, impact
factor: 1.349)
17. A. Wahab, A. Rasheed, R. Nawaz and S. Anjum, Electromagnetic source localization with finite set of
frequency measurements, European Physical Journal Plus , Submitted (May 2014), (10 pages). (ISI-indexed,
impact factor: 1.302)
18. A. Wahab and R. Nawaz, A note on noise source localization, Vibration and Control , Submitted (January
2014), (8 pages). (ISI-indexed, impact factor: 1.966)
19. A. Rasheed, R. Nawaz, S. A. Khan, H. Hanif and A. Wahab, Numerical study of a thin film flow of fourth
grade fluid, International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat and Fluid Flow , Submitted (June 2014), (12
pages). (ISI-indexed, impact factor: 1.03)
20. A. Wahab, A. Rasheed, R. Nawaz and S. Fiaz, Analysis of a non-Fourier anomalous biothermomechanical
skin model, PLoS Biology, Submitted (April. 2014), (19 pages). (ISI-indexed, impact factor: 12.69)

Talks in Conferences, Seminars & Workshops

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• Travelling wave solutions for two membrane bounded ducts, (Aug. 2012) Seminar at School of Information
System Computations and Mathematics, Brunel University, Uxbridge, UK.
• Exact solutions to some diffraction problems involving generalized Gamma functions, (Aug. 2011)
Workshop at Pakistan Academy of Sciences Islamabad, Invited talk.
• An improved model for noise reduction in a moving fluid, (Sep. 2006) Seminar of Fluid Mechanics Group,
QAU Islamabad.
• Diffraction by an oscillating absorbing strip in a moving fluid, (May 2007) Seminar series of Department
of Mathematics, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
• Exact and near zone solutions for some problems in diffraction theory, (3-5 Aug. 2010) 4th international
conference on Recent developments in Fluid mechanics, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Selected Synergetic Activities

Referee for
– Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics (since Dec. 2013).
– Physica Scripta (since Nov. 2012).
– Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Application (since Jan. 2013).
– Canadian Journal of Physics (since Dec. 2011).
– University Coordinator, National Academy of Young Scientists (since Nov. 2013).
– Organizer, Weekly Seminar Series on Mathematics & Applications, at the premises of COMSATS Institute
of Information Technology, Pakistan, Wah Campus, (since Jan. 2013).
– Coordinator, 3rd COMSATS Mathematical Olympiad, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology,
Pakistan, Wah Campus, (Mar. 2014).
– Coordinator 2nd COMSATS Mathematical Olympiad, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology,
Pakistan, Wah Campus, (Feb. 2013).
– Coordinator 1st COMSATS Mathematical Olympiad, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pak-
istan, Wah Campus, (Feb. 2013).
– Member, Departmental Thesis Advisory Committee, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Wah
Campus. (since Feb. 2013).
– Member, All Pakistan Mathematical Association, Pakistan.
– Member, Fluid Mechanics Group, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan.
– Member Organizing Committee of, 4th international conference on Recent developments in Fluid me-
chanics (3-5 Aug. 2010) , Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Personalia

Date/Place of Birth: March 01, 1983/ Bhakkar.

Nationality: Pakistani.
Marital Status: Married.
NIC No.: 37402 − 0992158 − 1.

Hobbies
Poetry, Hiking & Cooking.

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