Tariq Shamim, Ph.D.

Title: Professor and Chair of Department
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Office Location: EB 226A
Office Phone: 815-753-9964
Email: tshamim@niu.edu

Education

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (1997)
M.S.E. in Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
M.A.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Windsor, Canada
B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering, NED University, Karachi, Pakistan

Research Interests

  • Carbon Capture & Storage
  • Combustion and Advanced Energy Systems (In Cylinder Combustion Modeling; Flamelet Modeling; Fuel Cell Modeling; Renewable Energy; Thermal Spray)
  • Thermochemical Energy Storage
  • Emission Control Techniques for Gasoline, Diesel and Alternative Fuel-Powered Vehicles
  • Computational Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow (CFD)

Selected Honors and Awards

  • Included in the Stanford University’s World’s Top 2% Scientists List (2022, 2023)
  • Fellow, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) and International Engineering and Technology Institute (IETI)
  • Associate Editor of Applied Energy and ASME Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Applications

Selected Journal Publications

  • Shahsavar, A., Moradi, M. H., Arici, M., and Shamim, T., 2024, “An In-Depth Study of the Effect of Ultrasonic Field on the Melting Characteristics of Pure and Nano-Enhanced PCMs using Thermal and Digital Imagery,” Journal of Energy Storage, 78: 110054.1- 14.
  • Ogidiama, O. V., and Shamim, T., 2023, “Numerical Analysis of a Solar Assisted Chemical Looping Combustion Combined Power and Sea Water Desalination Plant,” Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 45:102957.1-102957.12.
  • Gao, Y., Luo, J., Fang, F., Xu, M., Mohit, M., Shamim, T., and Sasmito, A. P., 2023, “Effect of Impinging Stream Phase-Change Cycle on the Stability, Thermal Conductivity and Viscosity of Aqueous Al2O3 Nanofluid,” Case Studies in Thermal Engineering, 52:103725.1-103725.13.
  • Gul, E., Baldinelli, G., Bartocci, P., Shamim, T., Domenighini, P., Cotana, F., Wang, J., Fantozzi, F., and Bianchi, F., 2023 “Transition Toward Net Zero Emissions - Integration and Optimization of Renewable Energy Sources: Solar, Hydro, and Biomass with the Local Grid Station in Central Italy,” Renewable Energy, 207C:672-686.
  • Gul, E., Baldinelli, G., Farooqui, A., Bartocci, P., and Shamim, T., 2023 “AEM-Electrolyzer based Hydrogen Integrated Renewable Energy System Optimization Model for Distributed Communities,” Energy Conversion and Management, 285:117025.1-117025.17.
  • Irshad, M. S., Arshad, N., Zhang, J., Song, C., Mushtaq, N., Alomar, M., Shamim, T., Dao, V-D., Wang, H., Wang, X., and Zhang, H., 2023 “Wormlike Perovskite Oxide Coupled with Phase-Change Material for All-Weather Solar Evaporation and Thermal Storage Applications,” Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research, 4:2200158.1-2200158.13. (One of the top 10 Most-Cited Papers published in the journal during 2022-2023).
  • Jeyaseelan, T., Ekambaram, P., Jayagopal, S., and Shamim, T., 2022 “Automotive Fuels, Combustion and Exhaust Systems: A Comprehensive Review on the Current Trends, Challenges and Future Prospects for Sustainable Mobility”, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 157: 112073.1-112073.18.
  • Irshad, M. S., Wang, X., Arshad, N., Javed, M. Q., Shamim, T., Guo, Z., Li, H. R., Wang, J., and Mei, T., 2022 “Bifunctional in-situ Polymerized Nanocomposites for Convective Solar Desalination and Enhanced Photo-Thermoelectric Power Generation,” Environmental Science: Nano, 9:1685-1698.
  • Zhang, C., Shamim, T., Arshad, N., Irshad, M. S., Mushtaq, M. N., Yousaf, M., Alshahrani, L. A., Akbar, M., and Lu, Y., 2022 “In-situ Polymerized Fe2O3@PPy/Chitosan Hydrogels as a Hydratable Skeleton for Solar-Driven Evaporation,” Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 105 (8):5325-5335.
  • Kurnia, J. C., Chaedir, B. A., Sasmito, A. P., and Shamim, T., 2021, “Progress on Open Cathode Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell: Performance, Designs, Challenges and Future Directions,” Applied Energy, 283:116359.1-116359.28.

Work Experience

  • Chair and Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Northern Illinois University (2019 – present)
  • Head of Engineering Programs and Professor, University of Michigan-Flint (2017 – 2019)
  • Khalifa University/Masdar Institute of Science & Technology (in collaboration with MIT), Abu Dhabi, UAE (2010–2017)
    • Professor of Mechanical Engineering (2010–2017)
    • Founding Program Head of Mechanical Engineering (2010–2013)
    • PhD Coordinator/Head (2014 – 2016)
  • University of Michigan-Dearborn (1997 – 2012; leave of absence: 2010-2012)
    • Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
    • Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering

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