Umer Javed

ujaved@stcloudstate.edu, umerjaved121@gmail.com;
Phone: 1-575-449-9200

EDUCATION
 Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering
New Mexico State University, USA
(January 2015- August 2017)
Advisor: Dr. Abdessatar Abdelkefi, Assistant Professor, NMSU, USA
Title: Nonlinear Aspects and Performance of Hybrid Aeroelastic Energy Harvesters

 Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering

National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan
(September 2011-October 2014)
Advisors: Dr. Imran Akhtar, Assistant Professor, NUST Islamabad, Pakistan
Dr. Abdessatar Abdelkefi, Assistant Professor, NMSU, USA
Title: Electro-aeroelastic Analysis and Stability of Galloping-based Triangular Harvester
 Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering
National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan
(September 2006-October 2010)
WORK EXPERIENCE
 Teaching Experience, (8/2017-5/2018)
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical &Manufacturing Engineering, Saint Cloud
State University, Saint Cloud, MN, USA
Courses Taught
• Measurements, Instrumentation and Sequential Controllers (MME 352 with Lab)
• Statics and Dynamics (MME 243)
• Manufacturing Processes (MME 333 Lab Instructor)
• Advanced Solid Mechanics (MME 440)
• Advanced Dynamics (MME 442)
Teaching Assistant, (1/2015-5/2017) NMSU, NM, USA
TA of Courses
 Mechanical Vibrations (ME 332 and ME 512)
 Experimental Methods I (ME 345)
 Thermodynamics (ME 240)
 HVAC (ME 401)

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  Industry Experience
• Production Engineer, Sazgar Engineering Works Limited, Raiwind road Lahore,
Pakistan (February 2014 to December 2014). Used to manage smooth flow of
assembly line of a 3 wheeler Auto-Rickshaw (vehicle)
• Design Engineer, Public Sector Organization, Pakistan, (September 2010-September
2011). Use of Pro-Engineer for assembly drawings of shafts, turbines and solid
propellant rocket motor
PUBLICATIONS
Journal publications
1- U. Javed and A. Abdelkefi, Viability of inclined cross section square cylinders for hybrid
energy harvesting, 2017, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures. (under
preparation)
2- U. Javed and A. Abdelkefi, Gust effects on the effectiveness of energy harvesting systems
by galloping oscillations, 2017, Nonlinear Dynamics. (under preparation)
3- U. Javed and A. Abdelkefi, Piezoelectric-electromagnetic hybrid energy harvesters from
vortex-induced vibrations: analysis and comparative studies, 2017, Journal of Fluid and
Structures. (under review)
4- U. Javed and A. Abdelkefi, Impacts of the aerodynamic force representation on the stability
and performance of galloping energy harvesters, 2016, Journal of Sound and Vibration.
(under review)
5- U. Javed, A. Abdelkefi, I. Akhtar, An improved stability characterization for aeroelastic
energy harvesting applications, 2016, Communications in Nonlinear Science and
Numerical Simulation, Vol. 36, pp. 2522-265.
6- U. Javed, A. Abdelkefi, H. Dai, Nonlinear dynamics and comparative analysis of hybrid
piezoelectric-inductive energy harvesters subjected to galloping vibrations, 2015, European
Physical Journal - Special Topics, Vol. 224, pp. 2929-2948.
7- H. Dai, A. Abdelkefi, U. Javed, L. Wang, Modeling and performance of electromagnetic
energy harvesting from galloping oscillations, 2015, Smart Materials and Structures, Vol.
24, pp. 045012.
Conference publications
1. U. Javed, H. Abdelmoula, A. Abdelkefi, On the nonlinear dynamics and performance of
hybrid piezoelectric-inductive energy harvesters subjected to vortex-induced vibrations, In
Proceeding of the 58thAIAA/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and
Materials, SciTech 2017, Grapevine, January 2017.
2. U. Javed, and A. Abdelkefi, Necessity of accurate estimation of the galloping force for
efficient design of energy harvesters, In Proceeding of the 58th AIAA/ASCE/AHS/ASC
Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials, SciTech 2017, Grapevine, January 2017.
3. U. Javed, and A. Abdelkefi, Hybrid energy harvesting by galloping oscillations, University
of New Mexico, Albuquerque, October 2016.
4. U. Javed, A. Abdelkefi, I. Akhtar, Enhanced stability identification and global response
prediction of galloping energy harvesters, In Proceeding of the 57th
AIAA/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference 2016.
5. U. Javed, H. Dai, A. Abdelkefi, Representation and comparative study of electromagnetic-
piezoelectric galloping energy harvesters, In Proceeding of the 57th
AIAA/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference 2016
(p. 0208).

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PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS
Certified IRCA ISO 9001 lead auditor, Pakistan, (2013)
Internship Packages Ltd. Pakistan: 4 weeks, (2009)
Internship Ittehad Chemicals Ltd. Pakistan: 4 weeks, (2008)

ENGINEERING SOFTWARE
Engineering Equation Solver (EES)
Matlab, NX, Pro-Engineer

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