PROF DR.ABUL FAIZ SYED ABDUL AOWAL, DELHI COLLEGE OF ENGG,NEW DELHI

                     DURING HIS GUWAHATI DAYS ( I am also in the Photo)

                 DURING HIS HOD, CIVIL , DCE & DEAN, DU DELHI DAYS

                     HIS 1650 GULABI BAGH DELHI OFFICIAL QUARTER

MY FIRST JOB IN HIS COMPANY NATIONAL ASSOCIATE

LEARNED ABCD OF DESIGN FROM HIM IN HIS OWN HAND WRITTING

PROF DR.ABUL FAIZ SYED ABDUL AOWAL, DELHI COLLEGE OF ENGG,NEW DELHI, (BIRTH, 1938 JORHAT,ASSAM---- DEATH,2004,GUWAHATI,ASSAM), SON OF DR. SYED JAMALUR RAHMAN AND  SYEDA ANWARA BEGUM.

1.       POSTINGS :

(a)    Junior Engineer , Assam State Electricity Board, (1961- 62)

(b)   Lecturer , Civil Engg. Assam  Engg. Collage , Guwahati , Govt. of Assam , (1962-69)

(c)    Asstt. Professor, Civil Engg. Assam Engg. Collage, (1969-71)

(d)   Executive Engineer , Town & Country Planning Deptt. Govt . of Assam , (1971-73)

(e)   Executive Engineer , Public Health Engg. Deptt.., Govt. of Assam , (1973-75).

(f)     Professor in Environmental Engg. Delhi College Of Engg, Delhi Administration, Delhi- 110006,since 1975 –Retired.

2.       CONSULTANCY SERVICES :

    Had done consultancy works  in the field of pollution control as a consultant of the:

(a)    National productivity council

(b)   Delhi productivity council

(c)    Central Board for the prevention and control of pollution (C.P.C.B.)

(d)   Tamil Nadu pollution control Board

(e)   U.P. pollution control Board

(f)     Assam pollution control Board

(g)    Haryana pollution Control Board

(h)   Punjab Pollution Control Board

(i)      Delhi Collage of Engg. Helping as Adviser

(j)     Indian Institute of Ecology & Environment etc.

3.       INVENTIONS:

       The following inventions are made:-

(a)    AOWAL FILTER : Design and construction of an iron eliminator for hand pumps . This design has been adopted by the P.H.E. Dett., Govt. of Assam for which he never got any official recognition from his department, but everyone knows about it..

(b)   Design and Fabrication of portable Effluent Treatment Plant for waste water from Oil Drilling . This has been successfully demonstrated in the field at Duliajan , Assam to Oil India and O.N.G.C. officials.

(c)    Design and febrication of an Electro- flocculation Device for colloidal waste water treatment like pulp and paper mill waste  textile mill waste , tannery waste , distillery waste . This has been patronised by Tamil Nadu pollution control Board and demonstrated at Erode and coimbatore, T.N.

(d)   Design and Febrication of a Dye recovery system from textile mill effluent – project patronised by D.S.I.D.D.C

(e)   S.R.P (Sludge Reagent product ) method of treatment of Drinking water . This reduces cost of conventional treatment of water by half , this method is already patented.

(f)     S.R.P. method of chemical Treatment of Sewage . This mothod is cheaper in capital cost equal in running cost as compared to the biological treatment and is free from odour and insect nuissance .This is also patented.

(g)    A new type of upflow septic tank is designed and installed in a number of places . The biggest one is installed in the market place of Durgapur . About 12 are working for the last 10 years in Okhla, New Delhi . It requires a Soak pit , it has a far better effluent water quality and cost is 40% less than the conventional septic tank

(h)   A cheap method of desalination of sea water by using ultra sound and electro flocculation . very encouraging results are seen in the lab . prototype experimentation with actual sea water is expecteed in collaboration with the Govt. of Tamilnadu.

4. OTHER ACTIVITIES:

(a)    Head of Deptt. of CivilEngg. ., Delhi collage of Engg., Delhi.

(b)   Guiding post Graduate and undergraduate project work . About 50 M.E. projects 2 ph. D. projects are completed .

(c)    Expert of the U.P.S.C.

(d)   Member Faculty of Technology , University of Delhi.

(e)   Member University Court , University of Delhi.

(f)     Ex Member , Academic Council , University of Delhi.

(g)    Chairman , I.S.I. Committee CDC-26

(h)   Ex-Dean, Faculty of technology , University of Delhi

(i)      Member , Engineering courses committee , Jamia Millia Islamia,New Delhi

5. MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL BODIES:

(a)    Life Member , I.W.W.A.

(b)   Member , I.A.P.C.F.

(c)    Member , I.W.P.C.F.

(d)   Member , I.P.H.E.

(e)   Member , Bio. Soc. Ind.

HE WAS ADVISER TO MANY ENTREPRENEURS LIKE ME. 

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2004

Dr.A.F.S.A. Aowal is no more

A VERY SAD NEWS :

Dr.A.F.S.A. Aowal is no more.He passed away this evening at 05-30 at
guwahati,assam.

----- Original Message -----
From: 
To: saleem 
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 10:09 AM
Subject: Re: Dr.A.F.S.A. Aowal is no more.


> Asalaamu Alaikum,
> Ina Lillahi Wa Ina Ilaihi Rajioon !
> We are shocked and distressed to hear of this news.
> My father Haji M Miakhan is quite upset at hearing of this news.
> We have very fond memories of Dr Aowal that cannot be forgotten, ever.
> We pray that the Almighty give him peace and tranquility forever.
> Since my father is not keeping well, kindly convery our heartfelt
condolencences
> to his family.
> Haji M Miakhan
> Khan Md Ashraf