Welcome New Vice President of National Science & Technology Park (NSTP)

Dr. Rizwan Riaz assumed the office of Vice President at the National Science & Technology Park (NSTP) in April 2021, bringing with him extensive experience of academics, research and technology management. A graduate in Aeronautical Engineering from the US Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, USA, with distinction in 1990, he obtained Masters in Aerospace Engineering from National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST), Pakistan, in 2004 and PhD in Mechanical Engineering (Computational Fluid Dynamics) from University of Manchester, UK, in 2008.

Dr. Rizwan has over a decade of experience in R&D, project management, organisational R&D policy, and academia-industry linkage measures. He has been part of national level projects which have won him laurels and saved the nation millions in foreign exchange. As VP NSTP, Dr. Rizwan is committed to promoting meaningful R&D, innovation and technology transfer. He aims to strive towards facilitating collaboration among key stakeholders of the innovation ecosystem and for the creation of products & services with positive social and economic impact.

ASPA Secretariat congratulates his inauguration on behalf of all the ASPA members and will look forward to his active participation in the ASPA's upcoming activities!