TARIQ IQBAL

PERSONAL DETAILS:

Work address: Energy Biosciences Institute and Department of Agricultural and Biological

Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA

Home address: 2112 South Orchard Street, Apartment # 202, Urbana, Illinois, USA

Phone: Cell: 001-217-***-****, Office: 001-217-***-****

E-mail: gr2lpd@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION DETAILS:

2003- 2008 University College Cork, Ireland

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Process & Chemical Engineering

Research area: Food Process Engineering (Food Packaging-Modified atmosphere packaging).

“Analysis and mathematical modeling of O2 consumption and CO2 production rates of fresh

produce in dynamic conditions”

2000- 2002 University College Cork, Ireland

Master of Engineering Science (MEngSc) in Food Process Engineering

Research area: Food Process Engineering (Food Powders Handling and Processing).

“Flow properties of milk, flour, tea and whey permeate powders: Effect of storage conditions

and application to flow from silo”

1998- 2000 University of Peshawar, Pakistan

Master of Arts (MA) in Economics

Subjects Year 1 (M.A Previous): Advanced Micro Analysis, Advanced Macro Analysis,

Mathematics for Economic, Statistics, Agricultural Economic Analysis

Subjects Year 2 (M.A Final): Econometrics, Monetary Economics, Economy of Pakistan,

Labour Economics, Economic Analysis of Project Planning

1992-1997 N.W.F.P University of Engineering & Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan

Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Agricultural Engineering Honours

Subjects Year 1: Mathematics, Applied Mechanics, Soil & Water Conservation Engineering,

Engineering Materials, Engineering Drawing & Graphics, Computer Programming, Workshop

Practice, Islamiyat & Pakistan Studies, Basic Agricultural Engineering

Subjects Year 2: Soil Physics, Mathematics, Surveying-1, Fluid mechanics-1, Principles &

Practices of water, Management, Strength of Materials, Machine Drawing & Design, Rural

Electrification

Subjects Year 3: Agricultural Process Engineering, Mathematics, Fluid Mechanics-2, Farm

Irrigation System, Surveying-2, Farm Machinery and Earth Moving Equipments, Structural

Engineering, Plain and Re-inforced Concrete, Project Planning & Management and

Engineering Economics

Subjects Year 4 (Final year): Irrigation Engineering, Farm Power, Design of Agricultural Machinery, Ground Water & Wells, Drainage Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Soil Mechanics, Project

1990-1992 University of Peshawar, Pakistan

Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Physics, Mathematics

Subjects: Mathematics A, Mathematics B, Physics, Islamic study, Pakistan study

ACADEMIC DETAILED RECORDS:

Qualifications University / Board Year Marks obtained %

Marks Division

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Process & Chemical Engineering

University College Cork

Ireland 2003-2008 Degree awarded

(by research) 1st 1s class

Master of Engineering Science (MEngSc)

Food Process Engineering

University College Cork

Ireland 2000-2002 Degree awarded

(by research) 75

1st

Master of Arts (MA)

Economics University of Peshawar

Pakistan 199*-****-***/1100 63

1st

Bachelor of Science (BSc)

Agricultural Engineering

Honours N.W.F.P

University of Engineering

and Technology Peshawar

Pakistan 1992-97

Final year: 886/1200

3rd year : 785/1200

2nd year : 845/1200

1st year : 774/1150

73.83

65.41

70.41

67.30

1st class honours

1st

1st

1st

Bachelor of Science (BSc)

Physics &Double Maths University of Peshawar

Pakistan 1990-92 335/550 60.90

1st

FSc Pre-Engineering group

(Equal to Senior Certificate) Education Board Peshawar, Pakistan 1987-90 749/1100 68.09

1st

SSc Matric

(Equal to Junior Certificate) Education Board Peshawar, Pakistan 1985-87 586/850 68.94

1st

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Working presently University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Energy Biosciences Institute – Project: Engineering Solutions for Biomass Feedstock Production

To develop a covered storage facility for biomass that could be used to evaluate the full scale storage properties for miscanthus, switchgrass, energy cane, sweet sorghum and other energy crops

Forced air drying of baled (round and square) and chopped biomass (Miscanthus, Energy sorghum etc)

Develop Shedd’s curves (resistance to airflow) for miscanthus and energy sorghum

Establish Biomass quality descriptors

Field testing of feedstock quality change over time in storage facility

Develop guidelines for biomass storage facilities

Assist in improvement and evaluation of storage systems with EBI (Energy Bioscience Institute) partners in large scale operations

July 2008- June 2009 University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

Postdoctoral Researcher in European Union Project, under EU 7th Framework Programme (ICT-2007.6.3 ICT for Environmental Management and Energy Efficiency)

Research in Renewable Energy Sources (Biomass, Geothermal, Photovoltaic and Wind Energy) for improving Energy Efficiency in Buildings as to reduce EU dependency on imported Energy and to reduce CO2 emissions for improving environmental conditions

Deliverable (D2.1) Work Package 2: Analysis of existing business models for energy (renewable energy) information service provision in intUBE (Intelligent Use of Building Energy Information) project

Lectures to Master class: Course Virtual Enterprises, Module LE_VE_06: Business models for Energy Management (EM) and Module LE_VE_05: Business models for Facility Management (FM)

Presentation on D2.1 work package 2 for intUBE project: General meeting 3, Delft, Netherlands, 3-4th December 2008

Research in Energy Profiling and Simulation for buildings (supervising master student group)

October 2007- May 2008 University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

Research Assistant in Food Packaging Group in Department of Process & Chemical Engineering

November 2000- May 2008 University College Cork, Cork, Ireland

Research Experience

PhD: Analysis and mathematical modeling of O2 consumption and CO2 production rates of fresh produce in dynamic conditions

MEngSc: Flow properties of milk, flour, tea and whey permeate powders: Effect of storage conditions and application to flow from silo

Lab/Teaching Experience

University College Cork Annual Examination (May each year) General Invigilator (2001-2007)

Undergraduate and Master (Process & Chemical Engineering, Food & Nutritional Sciences, Biotechnology, Food Business) practical laboratory demonstration (16 – 24 weeks/academic year) and marking lab reports for the following topic:

o Engineering measurements

o Powder properties (physical)

o Powder flowability (shear)

o Sieve analysis

o Heat conduction

o Radial heat flow

o Plate heat exchanger

o Relationship between temperature and pressure of saturated steam

o The thermal coefficient of linear expansion

o Calibration of pressure gauges

o To verify Boyl’s law

o Filtration

o Friction in pipes and fittings

o Venturi calculations

o Aeration

o Sedimentation studies

o Three term control (P.I.D: proportional, integral, derivative) processes

May 1997- November 1997 Pak-Swiss Agricultural Light Engineering Programme Mardan, Pakistan

Trainee Engineer

Testing and uses of Agricultural Implements

Development and promotion of Agricultural Implements

Workshop and measurement practice

1996- 1997 Salinity Control and Reclamation Project (SCARP), Mardan, Pakistan

Final year research project (BSc Honours Agricultural Engineering)

Evaluation of Hydraulic Conductivity at selected area in Mardan SCARP (Salinity Control and Reclamation Project), Pakistan

JOURNAL REWIEWER:

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Environmental Science & Technology

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

Engineers Ireland

Institution of Chemical Engineers UK

Institution of Food Technologists (IFT) USA

American Society of Agriculture Engineering (ASAE)

Pakistan Engineering Council

COMPUTER SKILLS, LANGUAGES AND INTERESTS:

MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point), Statistica etc

English, Urdu

Scientific Research, Teaching, Travelling, Photography, Sports

PUBLICATIONS:

Scientific Peer-reviewed Papers

T. Iqbal, M.C. Danao, K. C. Ting, and S. Eckhoff. (2012). Airflow Resistance of Chopped Miscanthus. Manuscript submitted publication in Transactions of the ASABE.

Iqbal T., Rodrigues F.A.S., Mahajan P.V., Kerry J.P. (2009). Effect of Time, Temperature and Slicing on Respiration Rate of Mushrooms. Journal of Food Science, 74, 298-303.

Iqbal T., Rodrigues F.A.S., Mahajan P.V., Kerry J.P. (2009). Mathematical Modeling of O2 consumption and CO2 production rates of whole mushrooms accounting for the effect of temperature and gas composition. International Journal of Food Science and Technology, 44, 1408-1414.

Iqbal T., Rodrigues F.A.S., Mahajan P.V., Kerry J.P. (2009). Mathematical Modeling of the Influence of Temperature and Gas Composition on the Respiration Rate of Shredded Carrots. Journal of Food Engineering, 91, 325-332.

Iqbal T., Rodrigues F.A.S., Mahajan P.V., Kerry J.P., Gil L., Manso M.C., and Cunha L.M. (2008). Effect of Minimal Processing Conditions on Respiration Rate of Carrots. Journal of Food Science, 73, 396-402.

Iqbal, T., Oliveira F.A.R., Mahajan, P.V., Gil, L., Manso, M.C. and Cunha, L.M. (2005). Modelling the Influence of Storage Time on the Respiration Rate of Shredded Carrots at Different Temperatures under Ambient Atmosphere. Acta Horticulturae. 674, ISHS, 105-111.

Iqbal T. and Fitzpatrick, J.J. (2006). Effect of storage conditions on the wall friction characteristics of three food powders. Journal of Food Engineering, 72, 273-280.

Fitzpatrick, J.J., Iqbal, T., Delaney, C., Twomey, T. and Keagh M.K. (2004). Effect of powder properties and storage conditions on the flowability of milk powders with different fat contents. Journal of Food Engineering, 64, 435-444.

Fitzpatrick, J.J., Barringer, S.A. and Iqbal, T. (2004). Flow property measurement of food powders and sensitivity of Jenike’s hopper design methodology to the measured values. Journal of Food Engineering, 61, 399-405.

Fitzpatrick, J.J., Barry, K., Cerqueira, P.S.M., Iqbal, T., O’Neill, J. and Roos, Y.H. (2007). Effect of composition and storage conditions on the flowability of dairy powders. International Dairy Journal, 17, 383-392.

International Conferences Papers

Tariq Iqbal, Steven Eckhoff, Mary-Grace Danao, K C Ting. (2011). Aeration of baled and chopped miscanthus in a covered test facility. International Annual Meeting, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), Louisville, Kentucky, USA.

Iqbal, T, Oliveira F.A.R., Mahajan, P.V., Kerry, J. P, Gil, L., Manso, M.C and Cunha, L. M (2005). Analysis of the effect of temperature, storage time and type of cut on the respiration rate of fresh carrots. 7 Encontro de Quimica dos Alimentos, Viseu, Portagal.

Iqbal, T., Oliveira, F.A.R, Quintas, R.M. and Kerry, J.P. (2004). Influence of low O2 and high CO2 on the respiration rate of shredded carrots at different temperatures. International Congress on Engineering and Food (ICEF9), Montpellier, France.

International Conferences (Oral Presentations)

T. Iqbal, M.C. Danao, K. C. Ting, and S. Eckhoff. (2012). Drying and airflow resistance of energy sorghum bagasse. Accepted for presentation in the International Annual Meeting, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), Dallas, Texas, USA.

Tariq Iqbal, Steven Eckhoff, Mary-Grace Danao, K.C. Ting. (2011). Aeration of baled and chopped miscanthus in a covered test facility. International Annual Meeting, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), Louisville, Kentucky, USA.

Iqbal, T., Oliveira, F.A.R, Mahajan, P.V., Gil, L., Manso, M.C. and Cunha, L.M. (2005). Modeling the influence of time on the respiration rate of shredded carrots at different temperatures under ambient atmosphere. Applications of modeling as an innovative technology in the Agri-Food chain. Leuven, Belgium.

Iqbal, T., Oliveira, F.A.R, and Kerry, J. (2004). Effect of temperature and cutting on the respiration rate of mushrooms. Annual Meeting of Institute of Food Technologists. Las Vegas, USA.

Iqbal, T., Oliveira, F.A.R, Mahajan, P.V. and Kerry, J. (2004). Comparison of O2 consumption and CO2 production rates of whole, sliced, baton and shredded carrots at different temperatures under ambient atmosphere. 34th Annual Food Science and Technology Research Conference, September, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.

Delaney, C.B., Fitzpatrick, J.J. and Iqbal, T. (2002). Effect of storage conditions and particle size on the flowability of milk powders. 32nd Annual Food Science and Technology Research Conference, September, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.

International Conferences (Poster Presentations)

T. Iqbal, M.C. Danao, K. C. Ting, and S. Eckhoff. (2012). Airflow Resistance of Chopped Miscanthus. International annual meeting, Institute of Biological Engineers (IBE), Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.

Tariq Iqbal, Pramod Mahajan, Mohsen Esmaiili. (2011). Analysis of respiration rate of sliced cucumber as a function of time stored at ambient conditions. International Annual meeting, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), Louisville Kentucky, USA.

Tariq Iqbal, Pramod Mahajan, Joseph Kerry. (2011). Analysis of the effects of gas composition and storage time on the respiration rate of whole mushrooms at constant low temperature. International Annual meeting, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE), Louisville Kentucky, USA.

Iqbal, T., Oliveira, F.A.R, Mahajan, P.V. and Kerry, J.P. (2005). Effect of gas composition and storage time on the respiration rate of fresh mushrooms. 35th Annual Food Science and Technology Research Conference, September, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.

Iqbal, T, F.A.R, Oliveira, Mahajan, P.V., Kerry, J. P, Gil, L., Manso, M.C and Cunha, L. M. (2005). Analysis of the effect of temperature, storage time and type of cut on the respiration rate of fresh carrots. 7 Encontro de Quimica dos Alimentos, Viseu, Portagal.

Iqbal, T., Oliveira, F.A.R, Quintas, R.M. and Kerry, J.P. (2004). Influence of low O2 and high CO2 on the respiration rate of shredded carrots at different temperatures. International Congress on Engineering and Food. Montpellier, France.

Iqbal, T., Oliveira, F.A.R, Mahajan, P.V. and Kerry, J.P. (2004). Effect of low O2 and high CO2 atmosphere on the respiration rate of mushrooms at low temperature. 34th Annual Food Science and Technology Research Conference, September, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.

Iqbal, T., Oliveira F. A. R., Torrieri, E. and Sousa, M. J. (2003).Mathematical modeling of the influence of temperature on the respiration rate of shredded carrots stored in ambient air. 12th World Congress of Food Science & Technology. Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Iqbal, T., Oliveira, F.A.R, Quintas, R.M., Mahajan, P.V. and Kerry, J.P. (2003).The effect of cutting on the respiration rate of fresh mushrooms. 33rd Annual Food Science and Technology Research Conference, September, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.

Iqbal, T., Barry, K., Cerqueira, P. and Fitzpatrick, J.J. (2003). Effect of fat and lactose content on the cohesiveness of milk powders. 33rd Annual Food Science and Technology Research Conference, September, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.

Practical Publications

Oliveira, F.A.R., Mahajan, P.V., Iqbal, T. and Montanez, J.C. (2004). Development of modified atmosphere packaging system for mushrooms. A report submitted to Walsh Mushrooms, Athlone.

REFRENCES:

Prof. Jorge Oliveira

Head Department of Process & Chemical Engineering

University College Cork, Ireland

Tel: +353-**-*******

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Dr. John Fitzpatrick

Senior Lecturer Department of Process & Chemical Engineering

University College Cork, Ireland

Tel:+353-**-*******

Email: gr2lpd@r.postjobfree.com

Dr. Joseph Kerry

Senior Lecturer Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences

University College Cork, Ireland

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