Muhammad Waqas

Biography

Muhammad Waqas joined the Department of Mining and Geological Engineering at University of Arizona in August 2018, and is currently serving as an Assistant Professor of Practice. His research focuses on Discrete Element Modeling, Artificial Intelligence Modeling, Mining Equipment Operations, and Geomechanics.

He completed his PhD in Mining Engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) in December 2018. He completed his MS in Mechanical Engineering and a Graduate certificate in ‘Engineering Mechanics’ from Missouri S&T in May, 2017. He completed his BS and MS in Mining Engineering from ‘University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Lahore in 2009 and 2013, respectively. After completing his BS degree, his passion and profound interest in academia led him to work as a Lecturer in the Department of Mining Engineering at UET Lahore, where he was involved in teaching and research. He was later promoted to the rank of Assistant Professor in December 2013. He joined Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) in August 2013 as a PhD student. He served as a ‘Teaching Fellow’ for Missouri S&T at Saudi Mining Polytechnic (SMP), Arar, Saudi Arabia. He also worked as a Graduate Teaching Assistant in the Department of Mining and Nuclear Engineering at Missouri S&T. He completed the PFC2D/PFC3D course offered by Itasca Consulting Group, Inc. in March 2016. He won the ‘Graduate Teaching Award’ from the Department of Mining and Nuclear Engineering in April 2018.

Degrees

• Ph.D. Mining Engineering
• Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri, United States
• Discrete Element and Artificial Intelligence Modeling of Rock Properties and Formation Failure in Advance of Shovel Excavation
• Graduate Certificate Engineering Mechanics
• Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri, United States
• M.S. Mechanical Engineering
• Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, Missouri, United States
• M.S. Mining Engineering
• University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
• Measuring Performance of Mining Equipment Used in Cement Industry by Using Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
• B.S. Mining Engineering
• University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
• Ore Reserve Estimation by Conventional Methods