H₂ and CO₂ subsurface storage

Salt caverns

Nanocomposites

Drilling fluids

Climate protection

Aftab, A., Ismail, A. R., Ibupoto, Z. H., Akeiber, H., & Malghani, M. G. K. (2017). Nanoparticles based drilling muds a solution to drill elevated temperature wells: A review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 76, 1301-1313.

Aftab, A., Ali, M., Sahito, M. F., Mohanty, U. S., Jha, N. K., Akhondzadeh, H., ... & Iglauer, S. (2020). Environmental friendliness and high performance of multifunctional tween 80/ZnO-nanoparticles-added water-based drilling fluid: an experimental approach. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 8(30), 11224-11243.

Ali, M., Aftab, A., Arain, Z. U. A., Al-Yaseri, A., Roshan, H., Saeedi, A., ... & Sarmadivaleh, M. (2020). Influence of organic acid concentration on wettability alteration of cap-rock: implications for CO2 trapping/storage. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 12(35), 39850-39858.

Panhwar, S., Aftab, A., Keerio, H. A., Sarmadivaleh, M., & Tamer, U. (2021). A Novel Approach for Real-Time Enumeration of Escherichia coli ATCC 47076 in Water through High Multi-Functional Engineered Nano-Dispersible Electrode. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 168(3), 037514.

PhD scholar, Petroleum Engineering, Curtin University, Australia, 2021-Present

MPhil, Petroleum Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 2017

PGD, Petroleum Engineering, Mehran UET, Sindh, Pakistan, 2014

B.E, Petroleum Engineering, Mehran UET, Sindh, Pakistan, 2010

Lecturer: 2013-Present, Petroleum Engineering, Mehran UET, SZAB, Sindh, Pakistan

Lecturer: 2011-2013, Petroleum Engineering, BUITEMS, Balochistan, Pakistan

Society of Petroleum Engineering

Pro-Chancellor Award (2017), Universiti Teknologi, Malaysia 

Best Postgraduate Student Award (2017), Universiti Teknologi, Malaysia

Dean's List (2017), Universiti Teknologi, Malaysia

Faculty Development Award (2014), Mehran UET, SZAB Pakistan

PSE

ANPERC