Materials Sciences – GIKI Alumni Association https://gikialumni.org Home of the excellent Thu, 18 Jun 2026 03:47:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.10 https://gikialumni.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-GIKI-Flavicon-32x32.png Materials Sciences – GIKI Alumni Association https://gikialumni.org 32 32 Shajee Rehman https://gikialumni.org/giki-alumni/shajee-rehman/ Thu, 18 Jun 2026 03:47:33 +0000 https://gikialumni.org/?post_type=giki-alumni&p=6240

Shajee Rehman is a supply chain innovator and operations leader with a proven track record across manufacturing, logistics, and procurement. An MBA candidate at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, he leverages a first-class honors materials engineering degree from GIKI.

Shajee previously optimized massive fast-moving consumer goods value chains, earning a P&G CEO Award for elite material utilization and managing high-stakes marketing procurement and national distribution networks at Nestlé.

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Muneebah Moazam https://gikialumni.org/giki-alumni/muneebah-moazam/ Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:06:23 +0000 https://gikialumni.org/?post_type=giki-alumni&p=6129 Fusing industrial mastery with a relentless drive for sustainability, Muneebah Moazam is a vanguard of modern supply chains. Now a Team Leader at Nestlé, she has slashed GHG emissions and optimized logistics for global giants. From leading GIKI’s Women Engineer Society to pioneering zero-waste at BAT, her journey is a masterclass in turning materials engineering into a greener, more inclusive future.

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Muhammad Waseem Khan https://gikialumni.org/giki-alumni/muhammad-waseem-khan/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 05:46:36 +0000 https://gikialumni.org/?post_type=giki-alumni&p=6117 Harnessing the high-pressure world of energy production, Muhammad Waseem Khan is an emerging force in Process Engineering. From the rigorous labs of GIKI to the management trenches of MOL Pakistan, he has mastered the intricate dance of oil and gas operations and plant safety. A masterclass in technical analysis, he is transforming chemical engineering theory into the industrial fuel of Pakistan’s future.

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Hina Fatima https://gikialumni.org/giki-alumni/hina-fatima/ Wed, 01 Apr 2026 05:27:15 +0000 https://gikialumni.org/?post_type=giki-alumni&p=6115 Weaving a thread from high-level national policy to the intricate hardware of global fleets, Hina Fatima is a master of technical agility. At Motive, she steers premier support for giants like FedEx and Maersk, while her background includes shaping Pakistan’s Electric Vehicle Policy. A GIKIan journey of transforming Materials Engineering into a global career of enterprise-grade precision.

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Kamran Shahzad https://gikialumni.org/giki-alumni/kamran-shahzad/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 06:29:37 +0000 https://gikialumni.org/?post_type=giki-alumni&p=6033

For Dr. Imran Afgan, the rigorous engineering foundations at GIKI were just the starting point for a distinguished career in fluid dynamics and computational modeling. Transitioning from the halls of Topi to leading research at the University of Manchester and now as an Associate Professor at Khalifa University, Dr. Afgan has spent over a decade advancing how we understand complex physical systems. His work bridges the gap between theoretical physics and real-world industrial application, proving that GIKIan discipline is key to solving the world’s most complex engineering puzzles.

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Faisal Saleem https://gikialumni.org/giki-alumni/faisal-saleem/ Sat, 03 Jan 2026 06:51:34 +0000 https://gikialumni.org/?post_type=giki-alumni&p=5841 In the labs of GIKI, I learned that the smallest changes at the atomic level could redefine the strength of an entire structure. As a Materials Science student, my days were spent peering into the microscopic world, trying to understand how elements bond and behave under pressure. GIKI doesn’t just give you a degree in engineering; it gives you a lens to see the world as a series of complex, interconnected systems. Whether we were testing the durability of alloys or debating the future of nanotechnology, the quiet intensity of Topi provided the perfect environment to cultivate a researcher’s patience. We learned early on that innovation isn’t always about a sudden breakthrough—it’s about the meticulous, day-to-day refinement of a process.

My journey took that foundational curiosity from the Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering to some of the world’s leading research institutions. From pursuing a PhD at Tsinghua University to conducting advanced research in Singapore and Hong Kong, the ‘GIKI grit’ was my constant companion. Today, as a Professor at the Institute of Advanced Materials in Nanjing, I spend my time pushing the boundaries of nanomaterials and electrocatalysis. The scale of my work has moved to the ‘ultra-thin’—developing nanosheets and nanocones that could power the future—but the principles remain those I first practiced in Topi. I went from a student curious about the properties of matter to a scientist engineering its very potential. GIKI didn’t just teach me about materials; it taught me how to be the architect of the invisible.

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