Muhammad Khalid, Lakehead University

Research

Aerodynamics Bio-Inspired propulsion Computational fluid dynamics Computational techniques Fish schooling Flow-induced acoustics Hydrodynamics Unsteady wake interactions

Latest funding

Quantum-Enabled Computing for Fluid-Structure Interactions based Bio-Inspired & Biological Systems
NSERC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Computational Design of a Bio-Inspired Combined Underwater Propulsive-Energy Harvesting System for Sustainable Locomotion
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Odor-Guided Underwater Propulsion: Towards Bio-Inspired Mechanisms for Sensing, Detection, and Navigation
NSERC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$25,000

All 5 grants and awards

Quantum-Enabled Computing for Fluid-Structure Interactions based Bio-Inspired & Biological Systems

Principal investigatorNSERC2025International - Catalyst - Quantum

Principal investigators: Khalid, Muhammad Saif Ullah

Keywords: Modelling and mathematical simulation of natural processes; Computer software

$25,000

Computational Design of a Bio-Inspired Combined Underwater Propulsive-Energy Harvesting System for Sustainable Locomotion

Principal investigatorNSERC2024International - Catalyst

Principal investigators: Khalid, Muhammad Saif Ullah

Keywords: Modelling and mathematical simulation of natural processes; Computer software

$25,000

Odor-Guided Underwater Propulsion: Towards Bio-Inspired Mechanisms for Sensing, Detection, and Navigation

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Khalid, Muhammad Saif Ullah MSU

Keywords: Fish Swimming; Fluid-Structure-Chemical Interaction; Immersed-Boundary Methods; Multiphysics Computational Modeling; Nature-Inspired Engineering

$25,000

Flow Physics and Vortex-Induced Acoustics in Bio-Inspired Collective Locomotion

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Khalid, Muhammad Saif Ullah

Keywords: bio-inspired propulsion; flow-induced acoustics; fish schooling; computational fluid dynamics; vortex-body interaction; computational techniques; unsteady wake interactions; aerodynamics; hydrodynamics

$75,000

Flow Physics and Vortex-Induced Acoustics in Bio-Inspired Collective Locomotion

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Khalid, Muhammad Saif Ullah

$12,500

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Aerodynamics Dear Professor Khalid, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on aerodynamics connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Quantum-Enabled Computing for Fluid-Structure Interactions based Bio-Inspired & Biological Systems" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]