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I am a Senior Lecturer of Thermal-Fluid Sciences in Mechanical Engineering, and his mainstream research is in sustainable & Zero-carbon heating and cooling technologies and heat storage. I joined Aston University in November 2017 and have been undertaking research nationally and in collaboration with other countries (e.g., Rwanda, Kenya, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Ghana and Egypt) on these research topics. I am a principal investigator at the Energy and Bioproducts Research Institute (EBRI) and lead the sustainable process research at the Engineering for Sustainable Development Centre. My PhD/DPhil in adsorption cooling systems was awarded in December 2012. I have extensive first-hand research experience in thermal systems modelling and optimisation. I developed several adsorption/desiccant systems modelling approaches, which other researchers have widely adopted. I also worked in Industrial Research with Prof John Allport at the University of Huddersfield concerning 1D engine modelling to study and optimise the electrification of turbochargers, which also included 3D Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) turbine modelling and coupled 1D/3D-FCD modelling.

I am keen to collaborate on industrially-focussed projects as well as academic ones.

Current Team Members:

• Sadri Shadabi, Full Time PhD on geothermal energy storage (Main Supervisor).
• Armin Esmaeilzadeh - Visiting PhD researchcher.
• Simon Mwangi, Full Time PhD on cooling (Associate Supervisor).
• Dr Ainul Nadirah Izaharuddin, KTP Research Associate, Aston University.
• Nathaniel Essilfie, Africa KTP Research Associate in Ghana, Aston University & University of Cape Coast & Global Starch Company Ltd.
• Syed Iqrar, Research Associate on mobile refrigeration.
• Durga Prasad, Project coordinator of REnewable Energy access for Future UK Net-Zero Cooling (Reef-UKC).

Team Alumni:

• Dr Handsome Banda, Full Time PhD on addressing heat and mass transfer limitations in adsorption bed for cooling and water desalination applications. Completed in (Main Supervisor).
• Dr Yohan Engineer, PhD on losses modelling in axial flow turbines for organic Rankine cycle application, Aston University. Completed in (Main Supervisor).
• Dr Mohamed Mito, PhD on Optimising the Operation of Renewable Energy-Driven Reverse Osmosis Desalination. Completed in (Associate Supervisor).
• Mr Mohammed Rahmani - Research Assistant on sustainable cooling transport.
• Dr Chukwuma Azimoh, Full-Time Research Associate, Aston University.
• Rory Fulwell, Full-Time Research Engineer (Project Co-I).
• Dr Ehsan Baniasadi, Full-Time Research Associate, Aston University.
• Dr Marzia Alam, Full-Time Research Associate, Aston University (Project Co-I).
• Ovie Ophori, Africa KTP Research Associate, Aston University & University of Port Harcourt (Project Co-I).
• Dr Ahmed Alammar, Research Associate, Aston University.
• Julia Fernando, Research Associate (Business), Aston University.

2017 - Current: lecturer, Senior lecturer - College of Engineering and Physical Science, Aston University, Birmingham.

2015-2017: Research fellow - School of Computing and Engineering, University of Huddersfield with Prof John Allport.

2014-2015: Assistant Professor - Mechanical Engineering, Alexandria University, Egypt.

2013-2014: Lecturer - Mechanical Engineering, Yanbu Industrial College, Saudi Arabia.

I teach across the breadth of Mechanical Engineering with a main focus on Thermal Fluid sciences.

• Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy (SFHEA).
• Chartered Engineer (CEng).
• Member of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (MI-IMechE).
• Member of the Academic Assessment Committee of IMechE (AAC-IMechE).

• Sustainable and renewable-powered cooling technologies.
• Thermal energy storing and upgrading.
• Heat pump and refrigeration.
• Heat recovery systems design and optimisation.
• I am interested in the emerging quantum cooling technologies.

I am a member of the editorial board for the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Technology (RSET) Journal.

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https://reef-ukc.net/