Yasir Nawab

About

Yasir Nawab is a globally acknowledged researcher in the domain of Textiles & Composites Materials and holds the position of Adjunct Professor at North Carolina State University, Wilson College of Textiles. He is a Tenured Professor at the National Textile University in Pakistan, with 18 years of research and industry experience gained through work with various national and international industries covering the complete value chain of textiles and composite materials. His expertise includes understanding the relationships among structure, fabrication processes, and the properties of end products, with research spanning natural fiber composites, 3D woven composites, functional composites, and specialized composites for applications such as ballistic protection and EMI shielding. Dr. Nawab has led the development of several innovative technologies and industrial solutions, which have been successfully licensed and transferred for commercialization. He is currently leading a significant project titled “Enhancement of Global Competitiveness of Pakistani Textile Export Value-chains By Capacity Building and Product Diversification,” funded by the World Bank and Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, involving multiple universities and textile industries. An accomplished academic, he has authored over 150 peer-reviewed journal articles, 9 books, holds 3 patents, and has presented 54 conference communications. Under his supervision, eleven Ph.D. and fifty-five MS engineering…

Research topics

• Composite material
• Materials science
• Chemical engineering
• Chromatography
• Engineering
• Chemistry
• Nanotechnology
• Pulp and paper industry
• Waste management

Selected publications

• Influence of honeycomb structures on fluids transmission and heat retention properties; An initiative towards stretchable weaves

  Journal of Industrial Textiles · 2024-09-13 · 3 citations

  articleOpen access

  The aesthetics and functionality of honeycomb woven assemblies qualifies them for a range of applications expanding across home textiles, fashion, functional apparels, and technical products. Researchers have explored honeycomb assemblies with the focus on shrinkage, sound absorption, thermal conductivity, and heat protection properties analysis via variation in their cell sizes. However, very minimal research is found on analysis of honeycomb woven fabric assemblies’ thermal comfort characteris…

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• Valorizing denim and <scp>Polyethylene</scp> sheet waste to fiber‐reinforced composites

  Polymer Composites · 2025-02-28 · 1 citations

  articleOpen accessSenior authorCorresponding

  Abstract 75% of textile waste ends up in landfills globally due to inappropriate recycling or upcycling infrastructure. One of the possible solutions to bring this waste to life is to convert it into composite materials. In this study, composites were developed using denim fabric waste as reinforcement (woven and nonwoven fabric) and polyethylene sheet waste as a matrix. The developed composites were placed in a controlled environment for 12 weeks for accelerated aging. The drop weight impact be…

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Frequent coauthors

• Khubab Shaker

  National Textile University

  108 shared

• Muhammad Umair

  National Textile University

  79 shared

• Nicolas Boyard

  Laboratoire de Thermique et Energie de Nantes

  61 shared

• Abdelghani Saouab

  Université Le Havre Normandie

  53 shared

• Pascal Casari

  Institut de Recherche en Génie Civil et Mécanique

  47 shared

• Sheraz Ahmad

  National Textile University

  46 shared

• Vincent Sobotka

  Laboratoire de Thermique et Energie de Nantes

  40 shared

• Frédéric Jacquemin

  39 shared

Labs

• ResearchPI

Education

• PhD

  Université de Nantes

  2012

Awards & honors

• HEC Pakistan’s Best University Teacher Award, 2017
• Fellow of the Textile Institute, UK
• Fellow of Pakistan Academy of Engineering
• Fellow of International Society for Development and Sustaina…

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