Dr. Muhammad Saif Ullah Khalid, P.Eng.

Title

Assistant Professor

Campus

Thunder Bay

Office

CB-4051

Phone

(807) 343-8010 ext. 7149

Email

mkhalid7@lakeheadu.ca

Biography

Dr. Muhammad Khalid is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Lakehead University. His areas of research include thermo-fluids, multi-physics computational modeling, bio-inspired engineering, and nonlinear dynamics. He has experience of more than 13 years of teaching and research in different institutions in Canada (University of Alberta), U.S. (University of Virginia), China (Peking University, Beijing Computational Science Research Institute, and Jiangsu University), and Pakistan (National University of Sciences &Technology).

He was a recipient of the prestigious International Exchange Research Fellowship sponsored jointly by China National Natural Science Foundation and Peking University to carry out his research on bio-inspired hydrodynamic mechanisms. Thus far, he has published over 50 journal articles and peer-reviewed conference papers on reputed national and international forums. Dr. Khalid has supervised and mentored over 60 undergraduate and graduate students. He has also received the NSERC Discovery grant in 2022 to work on computational fluid-structure-acoustic interactions for collective bio-inspired locomotion for the next five years.

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Academic Qualifications

National University of Sciences & Technology, Pakistan

PhD in Mechanical Engineering

University of Virginia, USA

Visiting Doctoral Research Scholar

National University of Sciences & Technology, Pakistan

MSc in Mechanical Engineering

National University of Sciences & Technology, Pakistan

BE in Mechanical Engineering

Research Interests

Bio-Inspired Engineering
Thermo-Fluids
Multi-Physics Computational Techniques
Nonlinear Dynamics
Energy Harvesting

Recent Publications

J.M. Kelley, M.S.U. Khalid, Y. Pan, and H. Dong, “Geometric characteristics of flapping foils for enhanced propulsive efficiency”,

Journal of Fluids Engineering, In Press, 2023

M.S.U. Khalid, D.Wood, and A. Hemmati, “Self-starting characteristics and flow-induced rotation of multi-stage co-axial vertical-axis wind turbines”

Energies, 15(24): 9365, 2022.

Z. Zhang, C. Shu, M.S.U. Khalid, Y. Liu, Z. Yuan, Q. Jiang, and W. Liu, “Particle-based modeling and investigation of cold spray additive manufacturing with multi-layer multitrack powders”

Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 84: 565–586, 2022.

A. Gungor, M.S.U. Khalid, and A. Hemmati, “Classifications of vortex patterns of oscillating foils in side-by-side configurations”

Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 951: A37, 2022.

G. Zhu, Y. Zhao, Z. Wang, M.S.U. Khalid, and M.B. Liu, “Semi-resolved CFD-DEM simulation of fine particle migration with heat transfer in heterogeneous porous media”

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 197: 123349, 2022.

Z.L. Zhang, C. Shu, M.S.U. Khalid, Z. Chen, and W. Liu, “Investigations on the hydroelastic slamming of deformable wedges by using the smoothed particle element method”

Journal of Fluids and Structures, 114: 103732, 2022.

H. Farooq, M.S.U. Khalid, I. Akhtar, and A. Hemmati, “Nonlinear response of passively flapping airfoils”

Ocean Engineering, 261: 112071, 2022.

H. Farooq, M. Ghommem, M.S.U. Khalid, I. Akhtar, “Numerical investigation of hydrodynamic performance of flapping foils for energy harvesting”.

Ocean Engineering, 260: 112005, 2022.

M. Temesgen, M.S.U. Khalid, D. Wood, and B.T. Admasu, “Some effects of turbine inertia on the starting performance of vertical-axis hydrokinetic turbine”

Ocean Engineering, 252: 111143, 2022.

T. Asim, I. Sheikh, A. Hemmati, and M.S.U. Khalid, “A review of recent advancements in offshore wind turbines technology”

Energies, 15(2): 579, 2022.

S. Verma, M.S.U. Khalid, and A. Hemmati, “On association of lift generation, wake topology and kinematics of oscillating foils”,

International Journal of Micro Air Vehicles

A. Gungor, M.S.U. Khalid, and A. Hemmati, “How does switching synchronization of pitching parallel foils from out-of-phase to in-phase change their wake dynamics?”

Physics of Fluids, 33: 081901, 2021.

M.S.U. Khalid, J. Wang, I. Akhtar, A. Hemmati, H. Dong, and M.B. Liu, “Larger wavelengths suit the hydrodynamics of carangiform swimmers”

Physical Review Fluids, 6: 073101, 2021 (featured as an Editors’ Suggestion).

Z.L. Zhang, M.S.U. Khalid, T. Long, M.B. Liu, and C. Shu, “Improved element-particle coupling strategy with _-SPH and particle shifting for modeling sloshing with rigid or deformable structures”

Applied Ocean Research, 114: 102774, 2021.

M.S.U. Khalid, J.Wang, I. Akhtar, A. Hemmati, H. Dong, and M.B. Liu, “Why do anguilliform swimmers undulate their bodies with wavelengths shorter than their bodylengths?”

Physics of Fluids, 33(3): 031911, 2021 (featured as the Editor’s Pick).

M.S.U. Khalid, J. Wang, I. Akhtar, H. Dong, and M.B. Liu, “Modal Decompositions of the Kinematics of Crevalle Jack and the Fluid-Caudal Fin Interaction”

Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 16: 016018, 2020.

M.S.U. Khalid, J. Wang, H. Dong, and M.B. Liu, “Flow transitions and mappings for undulatory swimmers”

Physical Review Fluids, 5(6): 063104, 2020.

Awards

2018

International Exchange Research Fellowship, National Natural Science Foundation, China

2017

HEC Approved PhD Supervisor, Higher Education Commission, Pakistan

2014

Visiting Doctoral Research Fellowship, Higher Education Commission, Pakistan

2017

Supervisor for the Runner-up Team, Design, Build & Fly Contest by AIAA Chapter, Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Technology, Pakistan

2017

Pro-Engineer Design Exhibition, 1st All Pakistan Mechanical Engineering Competition

2007

Mega S&T Graduate Scholarship, National University of Sciences & Technology, Pakistan

2005

Academic Merit Scholarship, National University of Sciences & Technology, Pakistan

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Visiting Doctoral Research Scholar

MSc in Mechanical Engineering

BE in Mechanical Engineering

Research Interests

Recent Publications

J.M. Kelley, M.S.U. Khalid, Y. Pan, and H. Dong, “Geometric characteristics of flapping foils for enhanced propulsive efficiency”,

M.S.U. Khalid, D.Wood, and A. Hemmati, “Self-starting characteristics and flow-induced rotation of multi-stage co-axial vertical-axis wind turbines”

Z. Zhang, C. Shu, M.S.U. Khalid, Y. Liu, Z. Yuan, Q. Jiang, and W. Liu, “Particle-based modeling and investigation of cold spray additive manufacturing with multi-layer multitrack powders”

A. Gungor, M.S.U. Khalid, and A. Hemmati, “Classifications of vortex patterns of oscillating foils in side-by-side configurations”

G. Zhu, Y. Zhao, Z. Wang, M.S.U. Khalid, and M.B. Liu, “Semi-resolved CFD-DEM simulation of fine particle migration with heat transfer in heterogeneous porous media”

Z.L. Zhang, C. Shu, M.S.U. Khalid, Z. Chen, and W. Liu, “Investigations on the hydroelastic slamming of deformable wedges by using the smoothed particle element method”

H. Farooq, M.S.U. Khalid, I. Akhtar, and A. Hemmati, “Nonlinear response of passively flapping airfoils”

H. Farooq, M. Ghommem, M.S.U. Khalid, I. Akhtar, “Numerical investigation of hydrodynamic performance of flapping foils for energy harvesting”.

M. Temesgen, M.S.U. Khalid, D. Wood, and B.T. Admasu, “Some effects of turbine inertia on the starting performance of vertical-axis hydrokinetic turbine”

T. Asim, I. Sheikh, A. Hemmati, and M.S.U. Khalid, “A review of recent advancements in offshore wind turbines technology”

S. Verma, M.S.U. Khalid, and A. Hemmati, “On association of lift generation, wake topology and kinematics of oscillating foils”,

A. Gungor, M.S.U. Khalid, and A. Hemmati, “How does switching synchronization of pitching parallel foils from out-of-phase to in-phase change their wake dynamics?”

M.S.U. Khalid, J. Wang, I. Akhtar, A. Hemmati, H. Dong, and M.B. Liu, “Larger wavelengths suit the hydrodynamics of carangiform swimmers”

Z.L. Zhang, M.S.U. Khalid, T. Long, M.B. Liu, and C. Shu, “Improved element-particle coupling strategy with _-SPH and particle shifting for modeling sloshing with rigid or deformable structures”

M.S.U. Khalid, J.Wang, I. Akhtar, A. Hemmati, H. Dong, and M.B. Liu, “Why do anguilliform swimmers undulate their bodies with wavelengths shorter than their bodylengths?”

M.S.U. Khalid, J. Wang, I. Akhtar, H. Dong, and M.B. Liu, “Modal Decompositions of the Kinematics of Crevalle Jack and the Fluid-Caudal Fin Interaction”

M.S.U. Khalid, J. Wang, H. Dong, and M.B. Liu, “Flow transitions and mappings for undulatory swimmers”

Awards

International Exchange Research Fellowship, National Natural Science Foundation, China

HEC Approved PhD Supervisor, Higher Education Commission, Pakistan

Visiting Doctoral Research Fellowship, Higher Education Commission, Pakistan

Supervisor for the Runner-up Team, Design, Build & Fly Contest by AIAA Chapter, Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Technology, Pakistan

Pro-Engineer Design Exhibition, 1st All Pakistan Mechanical Engineering Competition

Mega S&T Graduate Scholarship, National University of Sciences & Technology, Pakistan

Academic Merit Scholarship, National University of Sciences & Technology, Pakistan

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