Digital Magazine "Semester", QUEST, Nawabshah

Depar tment of Mechanical Engineering Digital Magazine

Engr. Gordhan Valasai

Semester

Chief Editor Facebook: Gordhan.Valasai Twitter: gordhanv

Chairman’s Message Activities QUEST on Development Highway QUEST Canteen Hostel Nights

completes his PhD from Malaysia

Dr. Liaqat Memon

Quaid –e– Awam University of Engineering, Science & Technology, Nawabshah

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Digital Magazine Semester - Fall 2013

Editor’s Desk This is the third in series of the Digital Magazine “Semester” of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. We start to bring out the series of newsletter “Semester” to promote the Department and University level activities held over the specified time.

This time was one of the hardest time to work on the digital magazine due to various reasons. Overall the performance based on the extra-curricular activities, it may be claimed satisfactory.

Newly appointed chairman of the department, Prof. Dr. Altaf Hussain Rajpar has shown keen interest in bringing out this magazine not only digital format but also to be published in hard copy shape as well.

I am very thankful to all of my colleagues at the Department specially the students of 11 Mechanical who tried their best on the assigned projects.

Someone special to be mentioned here is Mr. Ali Akbar Mahar, 10ME94, is to pass out this semester. We will always be missing him. He is one of the hyper active and dedicated component of the extracurricular activities held at the department.

We wish all the best to current students and all new comers of 2014 batch.

Your suggestions and comments will always be welcomed.

Kindly contact at valasai@gmail.com.

Regards,

Engr. Gordhan Valasai Chief Editor http://facebook.com/Gordhan.Valasai

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Chairman’s Message

It gives me great pleasure to that the Department of Mechanical Engineering is bringing is Biannual Digital Magazine "Semester". This is the third issue in series, all due to efforts of our active faculty member, Engr.

Gordhan Valasai.

The University is composed of several activities ranging from academic to extracurricular. The Department of Mechanical Engineering has been rich in

Mechanical. Hopefully, they will play the

organizing of several Department and

crucial part towards to better service of

University level events.

country and the humanity.

I am very much hopeful that these kind of

Best Regards,

activities will continue to held over the time and promote the University image.

Prof. Dr. Altaf Hussain Rajpar

I welcome the 14 Mechanical Batch and

Chairman

also wish all the best to outgoing 10

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Interview

Dr. Liaqat Ali Memon First of all we congratulate you on the behalf of the Mechanical Engineering Department and welcome back to QUEST after completion of your PhD from Malaysia. What is your educational background and research?

Thank you very much for giving me opportunity to share my words with the readers of this digital magazine "Semester". I really appreciate the efforts made by our colleague Engr. Gordhan Valasai for promoting the departmental activities.

I belong to Hala New, some 60 kilometers southwest of Nawabshah. Being a part of an educated family, we are seven brothers, and all are either engineers or doctors. I was always interested in either become an engineer or a doctor. Being good at Mathematics led me to Engineering profession.

I got my primary education at my village, then Intermediate from Hala New. Then I got admission in B.E. Mechanical Engineering at Mehran University, Jamshoro. Got my Bachelor of Engineering in year 1989. I joined QUEST, Nawabshah as a lecturer. Completed my M.E. from University of Malaya in year 2007 and PhD in year 2013.

How you did your PhD in University of Malaya, Malaysia?

Initially; I went to Malaysia for Masters availing

the funding from my University; after the two years university denied further funding due to the budget

Wali Muhammad Memon 11 ME 93 and Sadam Niaz 11 ME 91 conducting interview.

and financial condition. After that I requested for continuation of my study leave and informed that I will try to manage the tuition fees. I requested my supervisor at University of Malaya and he appointed me a Research Assistant; on 200 Ringgit initially to 300 Ringgit) and continued my study and complete my PhD in due time.

What was your research topic for PhD in University of Malaya?

My research topic for PhD was Internal Combustion Engine using Bio-Diesel. As the consumption of petroleum products is increasing and the natural resources of fossil fuels are decreasing very fast, so I selected this project to reduce the burden on the nature and for sustainable development.

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Interview

Dr. Liaqat Ali Memon How you got Scholarship?

facing in Malaysian universities?

I got the scholarship from the Faculty Development Programme of the University (name of scholarship?) which is for the teachers only

In our country there is less concern on research work but in other countries the main purpose of study is to take research on particular field. But our students are less aware about this thing and became confuse how to start research work and that is why many are leaving the universities as they cannot start research work and study properly.

Can you guide us that what are the basic requirements for acquiring foreign scholarships?

When I applied for the study in Malaysia there was no need of the IELTS and GRE results but nowadays it is important to have good score in IELTS and GRE to get admission in any reputed university.

There are two types of admission in Malaysian universities: One is course study in which you have to study only from the books and do related some practical work which is necessary And the other is research study; in which you have to select some research project and work on it towards your degree.

What type of study we should prefer by course or by research?

In my opinion, research study is better because you can earn money by becoming RA and doing research on any project. For research study it is necessary that you have at least 80% in your previous degree What type of problems Pakistani students are

How much expenses are there if anyone wants to study without scholarship?

If anyone interested to study on the self-finance in Malaysian universities there is about 0.8 to 1 million rupees per year for M.E studies.

Any message for the students?

Our many fresh graduates; after getting bachelor degree and don't go for their further education and do the jobs but my suggestion is that you should go for your masters before going elsewhere, it’s very easy for fresh graduates to do their study in proper manner, of course there are financial problems to our students but as I mentioned; there are many opportunities to do your study as well earn some money to become a RA or do part-time job in this you can achieve degree and become confident and you have lot of opportunities for getting job as compared to B.E student.

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Introduction

Fresh Faculty Engr. Muhammad Kashif Abbasi

Engr. Umair Ahmed Rajput

Lecturer

Lecturer

email: mohammadkas@gmail.com

email: engr.umairahmed@yahoo.com

B.E (Mechanical)

B.E (Mechanical)

Engr. Qamar Abbas Kazi

Engr. Rameez Raja Siddique

Lecturer

Lecturer

email: qaziqamarabbas@yahoo.com

email: farhat2020@gmail.com

B.E (Mechanical)

B.E (Mechanical)

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Hostel Nights Kashif Ahmed Soomro - 11ME27 Hostel life is one of the enigmatic period of

chess, ludo paced with shouts of friends.

every student. One can never forget this

Occasionally the musical nights are held.

wonderful experience during whole of his

Musical nights make hostel night more

life. The thing which we are going to talk

beautiful. Famous singers are invited to

about the most amazing part of hostel that

entertain the youth, they get out of control

is Hostel Nights.

and boys start dancing and jumping with

The Hostel Nights are full of enjoyment,

lot of noise and hurrahs……..

experience, entertainment and enriched

Most unique and amazing are the exam

with friends’ share of time. Hostel nights for

nights,

a student are like breezy and shiny day of

enjoyment

spring for a flower when it is in full swing.

Canteens are kept open to late night. Boys

Hostel Nights are well composed of musical

love to take late nights’ tea and paratha.

nights, chit chats with friends, walks, talks

Some of the students who could not

and gaming nights, ranging from playing

prepare for exam they shout in exam night

cards to the throwing water on the sleeping

on

poors!

parrhyaseen”!

One can’t imagine from the public how

As soon as the exams are over, the hostel

entertaining life is there in hostels!!! During

nights return to normal swing and process

nights at hostels the students are always

is repeated throughout.

during

which

bring

terrace

“Array

tension

cheers

Ghorra

and

joins tears!!!

Ghorra,

na

busy in combined chatters and talking freely and luxuriously to each other and their rooms are always full of unstoppable laughter. Hostel Life is bit boring without playing different time taking games like

We wish that our juniors and coming soon students will love to stay at hostel and enjoy the hostel nights. Those who are leaving or left hostels already must be missing the Hostel Nights.

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One the Development Highway

QUEST Quaid-e-Awam University is one of the

The

best university in province of Sindh,

university

providing the high quality education. Two

is on the

years

highway of

back,

due

to

heavy

rain

in

Nawabshah, the university was came

progress,

under flooding situation. The university

both

was in worst condition and was closed for

physically

almost

and

two

months.

However,

the

administration took efforts and worked hard

so

that

semester

should

be

completed on due course of time and we succeed.

Haris Rao - 11 ME 94

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academically

is

equipment for lab work to enhancing the

providing a high quality education, in

skills. Mechanical and Civil lab are well

parallel with extracurricular activities held

equipped that other universities like

at the University; to enhance the skills

Mehran Sindh and etc are came to visit

and abilities of the students.

our

Several short courses towards learning

equipped with latest computers core i7.

different software & skills; ranging from

Now in mechanical department providing

technical to communication; are arranged

Octal PC’s. Due to shortage of labs new

regularly. During month of October 2013,

labs are under construction. University is

Karachi

Dyeing

going to starting new departments from

Company hosted a short course for the

session 2014 i-e Telecom engineering

undergraduates in the field of Mechanical

department and Chemical engineering

Engineering. It was heavily participated

department.

by the 3rd year and final year students. On

department is under construction behind

successful completion of the short course

electronics

the participants were awarded certificates

engineering department behind energy

of participation.

and environment dept. A Modern library

My

as

Tools

University

well.

Machine

is

University

and

providing

latest

university.

Computer

Telecom department

labs

are

engineering and

chemical

is under construction its complete digital

Department of Mechanical Engineering

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there are many parks and huts for

and whole. The Modern library will start

providing sheds and also a new canteen

form session 2015. A multi-purpose hall

is under construction as the quantity of

for

events,

students increasing day by day there is

conferences, convocations and also for

no difficulty for students & that’s all

sports activities in evening. The gym is

about the progress that university has

equipped with latest exercising machines

made in a very short time. I love my

as it’s a multi-purpose hall so, the

university that make a great progress in

university is utilizing it in every measure.

very short time. I promise to everyone

Go-Green project is also in process once

that in future my university takes a good

there was a time there was no greenery in

ranking in overall educational institutes

university but now due to the efforts

of Pakistan.

number

of

activities

Some of the Staff Members at the Department of Mechanical Engineering From L to R: Arif Soomro, Amanullah Magsi, Abdul Rehman Lakho, & Fazal Keerio

Department of Mechanical Engineering

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(11 ME 54)

current Chair of ASME QUEST Chapter. farewells the 10 Mechanical and Welcomes 14 Mechanical.

A view of QUEST Central Library

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QUEST Canteen Muhammad Samiullah Abro 11ME50 Canteen is one of the major component of any

QUEST Administration came up with a new idea of

organization for refreshment of its employees, students

establishing a canteen, to fulfill the need of the

and other customers to make the mind fresh and ready

students. This new canteen has been established at A-

for the range of tasks during office hours.

Sector with the name of QUEST Tuck Shop.

QUEST Canteen is the main canteen of Quaid -e-Awam

This

University of Engineering, Science and Technology,

Nawabshah management, which is itself a very popular

Nawabshah Campus.

restaurant at Nawabshah. This Tuck shop offers

This is first canteen at QUEST is located at Sector C near the Administration Block. The food available at this canteen for the students; consists of multiple types snacks and tea. The snacks include biscuits, chips and spicy chaat; quite famous here in QUEST. Not only the snacks but tea available at this canteen is quiet tasty.

Tuck

Shop

is

run

by

Sukoon

Restaurant,

breakfast which consists of Parathas and Tea and also contains snacks and cold corner. The snacks consists of Biscuits, Potato Chips, Sandwiches, Chicken roll, Spicy chaat etc and also offers lunch which includes Biryani and Chicken Qorma at competitive price as compared with market rates.

Canteen Walla usually keep all types of biscuit brands

The service is better as compared to the main canteen

ranging from Sooper, Rio, Peanuts etc. beside other

and sitting arrangement is also nice because the space

brands of chips, cold drinks and juice.

is available for sitting and standing. The food available

Keeping in mind the increasing number of students,

at this tuck shop is of tasty and better quality.

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Student of the Semester Darpan Kumar 11 Mechanical He is not only good at studies but also a good athlete and very much interested in Cricket. He loves playing, watching, reading, writing and listening cricket.

He is also an active member of ASME, QUEST Nawabshah. He has been organizer to many a events held at the department.

Mr. Darpan Kumar is quite positive about his bright future and appreciates the efforts being made by the honorable Chairman Prof. Dr. Altaf Hussain Rajper towards promoting and motivating the undergraduates of the department.

Mr. Darpan Kumar got his my primary education from Main Primary School Ruk, Ghotki, then his family migrated to Ghotki City, he completed his matriculation from D.A.V Public High Schoolin A-1 grade. Then he joined Government Degree College Ghotki for HSC and passed with grade A. He got admission with 11 Batch in Mechanical Engineering Department at QUEST, Nawasbhah.

He secured victory stand position in each of the semester and is quite happy his success, which he firmly believes in God and family and friends’ prayers.