Professor. Muhammad Shakeel Virk
Professor. Muhammad Shakeel Virk
Prof. Muhammad Virk is currently working at UiT- The Arctic University of Norway, where he is leading the Arctic Technology & Icing Research Group. He holds his master’s and bachelor’s degrees in Aerospace engineering, whereas obtained his PhD degree (Mechanical Engineering/Computational Fluid Dynamics) from United Kingdom. He is an active researcher in the field of atmospheric icing and has established the research activities and infrastructure related to cold climate technology & atmospheric icing. With his experience of mechanical engineering, he is also having good understanding of the aircraft design and aspects related to aerodynamics from his Aerospace engineering background. Professor Virk has established a wide network of icing researchers across the globe. He has successfully managed and participated as principal & co-investigator in 15+ different international research projects about cold climate and atmospheric icing funded by the European Union, Norwegian Research Council, and industry. Presently, he is also leading a large multidisciplinary research project (nICE) related to icing on structures with an aim to establish the foundations of atmospheric icing research center at UiT. He is the author of 150+ peer reviewed scientific publications. He has received various distinguished awards of best project and research papers, an example is the receiving of EU Arctic Award in 2018 from European Union, for one of his research projects focused on wind energy in cold climate.
