Department of Polymer Engineering had arranged the first meeting of Industrial Advisory Board in the history of NTU, on April 20, 2017 in the I.T. Video Conference Room. Prof. Dr. Tanveer Hussain (Rector) and Dr. Zulfiqar Ali (Director FET) were also invited to enlightenthe importance of Industry/Academia linkages. The board members agreed on various positive changes in the Existing facilities, Future aspects of polymer industry and Linkages with academia along with other possible opportunities for collaboration were discussed. Board members who attended the meeting were:
Dr. Yasir Nawab Chairman, Department of Polymer Engineering, NTU. |
Chairman |
Engr. Abdul Rehman Coordinator, Industrial Liaison & Linkages/Lecturer, DPE, NTU. |
Secretary |
Dr. ZubairKhaliq Coordinator, Department of Polymer Engineering, NTU. |
Member |
Mr. HammadMohsin Assistant Professo, Department of Polymer Engineering, NTU. |
Member |
Mr. MianNaveedShehzad Chief Executive, Adam Jee Pipes/Plastic Industries (Pvt.) Ltd. Faisalabad. |
Member |
Mr. Ameer Khawaja Chief Executive, Anwar Khawaja Industries (Pvt.) Ltd. Sialkot. |
Member |
Mr. M. Zeeshan Zia Chief Executive, Al-Dhanaat Paints (Pvt.) Ltd. Lahore. |
Member |
Mr. M. Hamid Iftikhar Manager Compounding & Development, Panther Tyres Limited, Sheikhupura. |
Member |
Mr. NadeemBajwa Chief Chemist/Head (R & D), Bata Pakistan Limited, Lahore. |
Member |
Mr. AbubakarMarwat Manager (R & D), Midas Safety, Faisalabad. |
Member |
Dr. Zulfiqar Ahmed Rehan Assistant Professor, Department of Polymer Engineering, NTU. |
Invited Guest |
At the end, board members had also visited the polymer engineering labs and research facilities in the NTU.