The MED has shifted its focus on industry-based research projects in recent years and has successfully acquired different research and development projects. The department is actively helping industry to solve different research problems and has succeeded to get different research funding as well. Following Table enlists different R&D projects currently under progress or completed in near past and its funding agencies.

Sr. No.

Project Title

Date Awarded

Duration

Principle Investigator

Funding Agency

Amount

(Rs)million

1

Development of Modified Scaled Distance to Control Ground Vibration for Selected Limestone Quarries of Punjab

2019

2 Years

Dr. Shahab Saqib

NRPU-HEC

5.188

2

Optimization of Pillar Size and Stability Evaluation of Selected Rock Salt Mines in the Salt Range Punjab

2019

2 years

Dr. Yasir Majeed

NRPU-HEC

4.9307

3

Occupational Health and Safety Evaluation in Coal Mines, Hazards Minimization, And Accidents Control

2022

2 years

Dr. Muhammad Usman

NRPU-HEC

2.925

4

Extraction of gold and copper from waste printed circuit boards

2022

3 years

Dr. Muhammad Badar Hayat

NRPU-HEC

17

5

Beneficiation of Iron Ore from Chaghi Baluchistan

2022

3 months

Dr. Muhammad Badar Hayat

Haroon Associates

0.3

6

Establishing Coal Preparation Characteristics of Makerwal Coal

2022

3.5 Months

Dr. Muhammad Shazhad

Makerwal Collieries Pvt. Ltd.

1.1