Summary
Academic Background
PhD
(Structural Engineering) Asian Institute of Technology
August 16, 2011 - October 09, 2017
Honours and Awards
Honors and Awards
1. Represented Pakistan in 46th International Mathematical Olympiad (2005) in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
2. Won Higher Education Commission (HEC) Scholarship for PhD studies at Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand. 4.00/4.00 CGPA.
3. Won NUST Indigenous Scholarship for Masters Degree Program at NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan
4. Selected in top 6 students from all over Pakistan after competing in a series of Camps held in School of Mathematical Sciences (SMS), Government College University (GCU), Lahore, Pakistan
5. Got top position in Design Phase of Humanitarian Shelter Design Contest (HSSDC) organized by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), in 2008
6. Won P.O.F Merit Scholarship twice for Matriculation (2001-2003) and FSc. (2003-2005)
7. Won University Merit Scholarship thrice in BSc. Civil Engineering (2005-2009)
8. Selected first in top 15 Students from all over Pakistan in Aptitude tests of STEM Careers Project held by Higher Education Commission (HEC) and Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)
9. Have the Honor of Attending the 1st meeting of Nobel Laureates with Pakistani Students/Young Scholars in Islamabad (March 27-31, 2006)
Publications
Advancing seismic resilience: Performance-based assessment of mid-rise and high-rise engineered cementitious composite (ECC) Buildings
July 01, 2024
Umair Jalil Malik, Fawad Ahmed Najam , Sikandar Ali Khokhar, Fazal Rehman, Raja Dilawar Riaz ,
Case Studies in Construction Materials - Volume 20, Article Number e02732
ANN-based predictive mimicker for the constitutive model of engineered cementitious composites (ECC)
March 22, 2024
Umair Jalil Malik, Sikandar Ali Khokhar, Muhammad Hammad , Rao Arsalan Khushnood, Fawad Ahmed Najam , Faizan Ali, Muhammad Shahid,
Construction and Building Materials - Volume 420, Article Number: 135530
A novel framework to assess multidimensional disaster resilience of children: From conceptualization to quantification
October 01, 2023
Irfan Ahmad Rana, Ihtisham Ul Haq Khan Niazi, Zainab Khalid, Adnan Nawaz, Fawad Ahmed Najam,
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction - Volume:96, Article Number: 103914
Development of a new base isolation system using the concept of metamaterials
July 01, 2023
Muhammad Nauman Masoom, Qurat ul Ain Karim, Irtaza Badar, Rao Arsalan Khushnood, Fawad Ahmed Najam, Ahmer Naseer,
Engineering Structures - Volume 286, Article Number 116151
Evacuation decision making and risk perception: flooded rural communities in Pakistan
June 13, 2023
Abdul Muqeet, Irfan Ahmad Rana, Rida Hameed Lodhi, Fawad Ahmed Najam, Ather Ali,
Environmental Hazards - Vol:23, No. 1, Pages:54-71
Multidimensional poverty vis-à-vis climate change vulnerability: Empirical evidence from flood-prone rural communities of Charsadda and Nowshera districts in Pakistan
June 01, 2023
Irfan Ahmad Rana, Muhammad Mubashir Khan, Rida Hameed Lodhi, Shahbaz, Adnan Nawaz, Fawad Ahmed Najam,
World Development Sustainability - Volume 2, Article Number 100064
Enhancing Seismic Resilience of Existing Reinforced Concrete Building Using Non-Linear Viscous Dampers: A Comparative Study
April 17, 2023
Raja Dilawar Riaz, Umair Jalil Malik, Mati Ullah Shah, Muhammad Usman, Fawad Ahmed Najam,
Actuators - Volume 12, Issue 4, Article Number 175
Psychological resilience of children in a multi-hazard environment: An index-based approach
December 01, 2022
Ihtisham Ul Haq Khan Niazi, Irfan Ahmad Rana, Hafiz Syed Hamid Arshad, Rida Hameed Lodhi, Fawad Ahmed Najam, Ali Jamshed,
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction - Volume 83, Article Number 103397
Quantifying the role of social capital for enhancing urban resilience against climate crisis: Empirical evidence from formal and informal settlements of Pakistan
November 01, 2022
Maheen Shahid, Irfan Ahmad Rana, Ali Jamshed, Fawad Ahmed Najam, Ather Ali, Ayman Aslam,
Cities - Volume 130, Article Number 103851
A localized index-based approach to assess heatwave vulnerability and climate change adaptation strategies: A case study of formal and informal settlements of Lahore, Pakistan
September 01, 2022
Irfan Ahmad Rana, Laila Sikander, Zainab Khalid, Adnan Nawaz, Fawad Ahmed Najam, Sibghat Ullah Khan, Ayman Aslam,
Environmental Impact Assessment Review - Volume 96, Article Number 106820
Flood risk perception and communication: The role of hazard proximity
August 15, 2022
Asher Ali, Irfan Ahmad Rana, Ather Ali, Fawad Ahmed Najam,
Journal of Environmental Management - Volume 316, Article Number 115309
The impact of risk perception on earthquake preparedness: An empirical study from Rawalakot, Pakistan
June 15, 2022
Usama Bin Naseem Kiani, Fawad Ahmed Najam, Irfan Ahmad Rana,
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction - Volume 76, Article Number 102989
An Updated Earthquake Catalogue and Source Model for Seismic Hazard Analysis of Pakistan
February 26, 2021
Asad ur Rahman, Atif Rasheed, Fawad Ahmed Najam, Saeed Zaman, Irfan Ahmad Rana , Faheem Aslam, Sibghat Ullah Khan,
Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering - Pages 1-23
An updated probabilistic seismic hazard assessment (PSHA) for Pakistan
February 18, 2021
Asad ur Rahman, Fawad Ahmed Najam, Saeed Zaman, Atif Rasheed, Irfan Ahmad Rana ,
Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering - Pages 1-38
Assessing school safety against natural and human-made hazards: A case study of Gilgit city, Pakistan
December 31, 2020
Awais AlI Khan, Irfan Ahmad Rana, Fawad Ahmed Najam,
Journal of Geography and Social Sciences - Volume 2(2), Pages 133-147
New Nonlinear Modal Decomposition Method for Seismic Analysis of Tall RC Core Wall Buildings
March 23, 2020
Tahir Mehmood, Muhammad Irshad Qureshi, Fawad Ahmed Najam, Ahsen Maqsoom, Adnan Nawaz, Hammad Salahuddin, Rana Faisal Tufail,
Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Civil Engineering - Volume 44, Pages 163-177
Significance of Soil Structure Interaction in Seismic Response of Buildings
January 01, 2019
Naveed Anwar, Abinayaa Uthayakumar, Fawad Ahmed Najam,
NED University Journal of Research - Volume 1
Prediction of Nonlinear Seismic Demands of High-rise Rocking Wall Structures using a Simplified Modal Pushover Analysis Procedure
October 25, 2018
Fawad Ahmed Najam, Muhammad Irshad Qureshi, Pennung Warnitchai, Tahir Mehmood,
Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings - Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings Volume: 27 Issue: 15
Simplified Seismic Demand Estimation for Existing Tall Buildings in Thailand
June 22, 2018
Fawad Ahmed Najam, Pennung Warnitchai, Muhammad Irshad Qureshi, Tahir Mehmood,
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A modified response spectrum analysis procedure to determine nonlinear seismic demands of high-rise buildings with shear walls
January 01, 2018
Fawad Ahmed Najam, Pennung Warnitchai,
The Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings - Volume 27, Issue 1, Article Number e1409
Paradigms for Employing Interactive Computing Tools and Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) in Structural Engineering Problems
January 01, 2015
Fawad Ahmed Najam, Rao Arsalan Khushnood, Syed Ali Rizwan ,
IACSIT International Journal of Engineering and Technology - Volume 8, No. 1, Pages 25-315
Conferences
Seismic base isolation of high-rise RC shear wall building using lead core rubber bearings
April 24, 2020 - April 26, 2020
Nirmala Suwal, Pennung Warnitchai, Fawad Ahmed Najam,
New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering Annual Technical Conference