Professor Manosh Paul
- Professor of Thermofluids (Systems Power & Energy)
telephone:
01413308466
email:
Manosh.Paul@glasgow.ac.uk
R510 Level 5, Systems Power and Energy, James Watt Building South, Glasgow G12 8QQ
Biography
I am a Professor of Thermofluids at Mechanical Engineering and member of the Energy and Sustainability Group within the Systems, Power & Energy (SPE) Research Division of the James Watt School of Engineering. Most recently, I held a prestigious RAEng/Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowship. I joined the University of Glasgow in August 2003 as a Lecturer, and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2013, Reader in 2017, and Professor in 2020. Prior to Glasgow, I was a PDRA at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Imperial College London. I gained my PhD in Thermofluids in 2002 from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath. I have first class degrees, with distinctions and gold medals, in both MSc (Applied Mathematics) and BSc honours (Mathematics) obtained from the University of Dhaka in 1999 and 1997 respectively.
I am a Chartered Engineer (CEng), Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), and member of the Engineering Professors’ Council, Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), UK Combustion Institute, and International Association of Engineers (IAENG). I serve as an Editorial Board member of several International Journals.
I was Deputy Head of Mechanical Engineering (01/2016 – 08/2018), Convenor of JW School of Engineering IT Committee (08/2013 – 08/2018) and Member of the IT Strategy Committee of College of Science and Engineering.
Research interests
My research is broadly focused on advanced thermofluids and thermal energy engineering, with my particular interest in the fundamental investigation and understanding of problems that are often associated with the complex interactions of thermo-fluid dynamics, thermochemical processes, and heat and mass transports in energy systems. Area of application of my research is interdisciplinary, but the topics are predominantly focused on:
- Hydrogen and Hydrogen-blend biosyngas/fuels production and utilisation/combustion for decarbonisation of energy end uses including heating and transport.
- Gasification (Bioenergy), Combustion, Pyrolysis, Waste-to-energy, CO2 utilisation in gasification and net-negative emission (e.g., BECCUS). Combustion & Gasification Engineering — CombGEN.
- Solar thermal and hybrid/integrated renewable/sustainable energy systems with emphasis on efficient thermal energy storage by nanofluids & phase change materials.
- Multiphase reacting and non-reacting thermofluids with heat and mass transfer, development and application of advanced computational fluid dynamics (CFD), EV battery thermal management.
- Development and demonstration of innovative, affordable, reliable and sustainable energy systems, addressing the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) for ODA Nations (e.g., SSA/SA countries).
- Physiological blood flow numerical simulation & modelling in cardiovascular diseases.
Examples of research topics and projects can be found at the ‘Grants’ tab with specific details by reading through my publications (Research publications tabs below).
Expertise
- Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
- Hydrogen and Hydrogen-blend Syngas and Fuel
- Combustion & Gasification (Bioenergy)
- Fluid Flow, Heat & Mass Transfer
- Solar & Hybrid Renewable Energy
- Battery Thermal Management
- Thermochemical Process Optimisation
- Physiological Blood Flow Modelling
Publications
Selected publications
Salem, A. M. and Paul, M. C. (2018) An integrated kinetic model for downdraft gasifier based on a novel approach that optimises the reduction zone of gasifier. Biomass and Bioenergy, 109, pp. 172-181. (doi: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2017.12.030)
Sepe, A. M., Li, J. and Paul, M. (2016) Assessing biomass steam gasification technologies using a multi-purpose model. Energy Conversion and Management, 129, pp. 216-226. (doi: 10.1016/j.enconman.2016.10.018)
Li, J., Paul, M. , Younger, P. L. , Watson, I. , Hossain, M. and Welch, S. (2016) Prediction of high-temperature rapid combustion behaviour of woody biomass particles. Fuel, 165, pp. 205-214. (doi: 10.1016/j.fuel.2015.10.061)
Paul, S.C., Paul, M.C. and Jones, W.P. (2010) Large eddy simulation of a turbulent non-premixed propane-air reacting flame in a cylindrical combustor. Computers and Fluids, 39(10), pp. 1832-1847. (doi: 10.1016/j.compfluid.2010.06.013)
Li, W. et al. (2017) A scaling law for monocrystalline PV/T modules with CCPC and comparison with triple junction PV cells. Applied Energy, 202, pp. 755-771. (doi: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.05.182)
Li, W. et al. (2017) A coupled optical-thermal-electrical model to predict the performance of hybrid PV/T-CCPC roof-top systems. Renewable Energy, 112, pp. 166-186. (doi: 10.1016/j.renene.2017.05.012)
Wilson, M.J. and Paul, M.C. (2011) Effect of mounting geometry on convection occurring under a photovoltaic panel and the corresponding efficiency using CFD. Solar Energy, 85(10), pp. 2540-2550. (doi: 10.1016/j.solener.2011.07.013)
Saha, G. and Paul, M. C. (2014) Numerical analysis of the heat transfer behaviour of water based Al2O3 and TiO2 nanofluids in a circular pipe under the turbulent flow condition. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 56, pp. 96-108. (doi: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2014.06.008)
Alzwayi, A. S., Paul, M. C. and Navarro-Martinez, S. (2014) Large eddy simulation of transition of free convection flow over an inclined upward facing heated plate. International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, 57, pp. 330-340. (doi: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2014.08.009)
Sakellariou, S., Li, W., Paul, M. C. and Roditi, G. (2016) Rôle of contrast media viscosity in altering vessel wall shear stress and relation to the risk of contrast extravasations. Medical Engineering and Physics, 38(12), pp. 1426-1433. (doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2016.09.016) (PMID:27729199)
Paul, M.C. , Molla, M.M. and Roditi, G. (2009) Large-Eddy simulation of pulsatile blood flow. Medical Engineering and Physics, 31(1), pp. 153-159. (doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2008.04.014)
Paul, M.C. and Larman, A. (2009) Investigation of spiral blood flow in a model of arterial stenosis. Medical Engineering and Physics, 31(9), pp. 1195-1203. (doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2009.07.008)
All publications
Grants
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- 2022 – 2024: SUPER-BIO-PCM: Superior Form-Stable Biochar Encapsulated PCMs for Direct Solar Absorption. PI of Grant: £225k. Funding body: EU MSCA Fellowship (101063361), EPSRC (EP/X027783/1). Investigators: Manosh Paul (PI), Dudul Das (Fellow).
- 2022 – 2024: EV Battery Novel Thermal Management and Cooling. PI of Grant: £117k (FEC)/£50k. Funding body: Daphne Jackson Trust (EPSRC sponsored). Investigators: A. S. Alzwayi (Fellow), Manosh Paul (PI), A. Busse.
- 2021 – 2024: Syndet Characterisation and Process Modelling. Co-I of Grant: £240k. Funding body: KTP/Innovate UK (UIN1875). Investigators: Manlio Tassieri (PI), Manosh Paul with Soapworks Ltd
- 2020 – 2024:GREEN-ICEs: Generation of REfrigerated ENergy Integrated with Cold Energy storage. Co-I of Grant: £1.2M. Funding body: EPSRC Decarbonising Heating and Cooling; EP/T022701/1. Investigators: Yongliang Li (Birmingham, PI) et al, Zhibin Yu & Manosh Paul (Glasgow).
- 2021 – 2022: Network-H2 Flex Transport grant – EPSRC/Durham (NH2-006). Co-PI of Grant: £50k. Investigators: E. A. Tingas (PI, Napier), Manosh Paul (Co-PI)
- 2018 – 2023: Negative CO2 Emissions CHP Technology. Funding body: University LKAS PhD Studentship (~£100k) Investigators: M. C. Paul (PI), S. Jackson, J. Hargreaves (Chemistry) & S. Datta (Business).
- 2016 – 2021: Fractional flow reserve derived through CFD: a non-invasive diagnostic measure to assess the importance of various arterial stenotic diseases PI of Grant: £135k. Funding body: Medical Research Scotland (MRS) with Toshiba LtdInvestigators: M. C. Paul (PI), A. Radjenovic & P. Mark (Medical); G. Roditi & W. Stuart (NHS).
- 2021: Panta Rhei: Syndet Characterisation and Process Modelling. Co-I of Grant: £56k. EPSRC IAA (EP/R511705/1) +GUKE+ Soapworks Ltd. Manlio Tassieri (PI), Manosh Paul with Soapworks Ltd
- 2021: Kitchen Life: Towards Clean Cooking in Bangladesh and Malawi. Co-I of Grant: £75k. SFC GCRF funded, with School of Education.
- 2019 – 2021: Sustainable and clean bioenergised cooking facility to boost resilience to climate change in Malawi. Co-I of Grant: £123k. Funding body: Scottish Government Climate Justice Fund (Int-19/670). Investigators: N. Karimi (PI), M. C. Paul with Abundance Worldwide, FAB Engineering Malawi, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (Malawi).
- Development of a portable trigeneration energy system for domestic use in Kenya. PI of Grant: £100k Funding body: British Council Newton Institutional Links Project (332409407) Investigators: M. C. Paul (PI) with Technical University of Kenya.
- 2019 – 2020: Development of a hydrogen burner for industrial applications. PI of Grant: £23k. Funding body: Energy Technology Partnership - ETP (PR008-HE). Investigators: Manosh Paul (PI), N. Karimi, with Energy Technology Centre Ltd.
- 2019: Development Cost Step Change using Two Concentric Flow Stream Wells. Co-I of Grant: £70k. Funding body: Oil and Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC). Investigators: A. Cammarano (PI), N. Karimi, M. C. Paul, G. Falcone, Oilfield Innovations.
- 2016 – 2019: Thermally Driven Heat Pump Based on an Integrated Thermodynamic Cycle for Low Carbon Domestic Heating (Therma-Pump) Co-I (WP3 Leader) of Grant: £716k Funding body: EPSRC Thermal Energy challenge: EP/N020472/1 Investigators: Z. Yu (PI), M. C. Paul, N. Karimi, P. Younger; J. Rose, H. Wang (Queen Mary)
- 2018 – 2019: Next Generation Advanced Gasification Technology. Funding body: RAEng/Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowship, LTSRF1718%. Investigator: M. C. Paul (PI)
- 2017 – 2019: Developing and testing a new Energy from Waste Gasification Feedstock. PI of Grant: £125k (Total: £639k). Funding body: Innovate UK-Energy Catalyst 4 (TS/P006914/1, 103493). Investigators: M. C. Paul (PI), I. Watson, N. Karimi, Z. Yu, with Paperback Ltd and Refgas Ltd
- 2018 – 2019: Mathematical Modelling of Downhole Tubing Disposal for Rig-less Well Plug and Abandonment. Co-I of Grant: £115k Funding body: Oil and Gas Innovation Centre (OGIC). Investigators: N. Karimi (PI), A. Cammarano & M. C. Paul, Oilfield Innovations.
- 2017 – 2018: Bio-GaTe – Advanced Biomass Gasification Technologies PI of Grant: £100k (Total: £200k) Funding body: Innovate UK- Energy Catalyst (132362, TS/N011686/1)Investigators: M. C. Paul (PI) with CMCL
- 2015 – 2018: Real time control of gasifiers to increase tolerance to biomass variety and reduce emissions Co-I (WP1 Leader) of Grant: £1M Funding body: EPSRC SUPERGEN Bioenergy: EP/M01343X/1 Investigators: I. Watson (PI), M. C. Paul, J. Sharp, N. Karimi, Z. Yu, P. Younger, P. Hastie (Glasgow); A. Bridgwater, Y. Makkawi (Aston); I. Donnison (Aberystwyth); P. Gilbert (Manchester)
- 2017 – 2018: Co-generation of energy from agricultural waste Co-I of Grant: £35k Funding body: SFC GCRF (SFC/AN/12/2017)Investigators: N. Karimi (PI), M. C. Paul, Z. Yu, N. Burnside & S. Johnston. Moi University in Kenya and Mbaula Network in Malawi.
- 2016 – 2017: Farm Waste Utilisation: Robust Thermal Engineering Approach for Generating Energy from Wastes PI of Grant: £80k (Total: £140k) Funding body: Interface Food & Drink & Glasgow KE Fund. Investigators: M. C. Paul (PI), with 5 Industries and Strathclyde, Robert Gordon & UWS.
- 2013 – 2017: Scalable Solar Thermoelectrics and Photovoltaics (SUNTRAP). Co-I (WP1 Leader) of Grant: £2.5MFunding body: EPSRC SUPERGEN Solar Challenge, EP/K022156/1Investigators: A.Knox1 (PI), D.Gregory1, D.Paul1, M. Paul1, A.Subramanian1, T.Mallick2, B.Richards3, G.Min4 and R.Freer5Universities of 1Glasgow, 2Exeter, 3Heriot-Watt, 4Cardiff and 5Manchester
- 2012 – 2016: Subsurface Engineering for Underground Coal Gasification and Subsequent Carbon Capture & Storage Co-I of Grant: £100k Funding bodies: Five-Quarter Energy Ltd & School DTG. Investigators: Paul L Younger (PI) and M. C. Paul
- 2012 – 2016: Renewable heat networks: modelling for robust design Co-I of Grant: £75k Funding bodies: Scottish Funding Council (ETP) & Cluff Geothermal Ltd. Investigators: Paul L Younger (PI), M. C. Paul and Dr Stephens (St Andrews)
- 2014: Multi-condition robust biomass gasifier for power generation. PI of Grant: £200k (Total £450k). Funding body: Innovate UK (TSB): UK-India GITA (TS/M004279/1). Investigators: M. C. Paul (PI), Geocapita Ltd (UK) & CHOGEN POWERS Ltd (India)
- 2014 – 2015: Combustion & Gasification Engineering (CombGEN) PI of Grant: £60k (Total: £150k)Funding bodies: Carnegie Trust & EPSRC Impact Acceleration AwardInvestigators: M. C. Paul (PI), Paul Younger, Ian Watson, Mamdud Hossain (Robert Gordon), Stephen Welch (Edinburgh)
- 2014 – 2015: Biomass Co-gasification with Carbon Capture and Storage Co-I of Grant: £73k Funding bodies: Energy Technology Partnership (ETP) studentship & Linkschina InvestmentInvestigators: Jia Li (PI, Edinburgh) and M. C. Paul
- 2014: CFD Models and Optimisation of Low NOx Burner PI of Grant: £45k Funding body: Scottish Power Ltd at Longannet
- 2012: Viscous effects of MRI/CT contrasts on vein extravasation PI of Grant: £5kFunding body: Bayer Public Ltd. Investigators: M. C. Paul (PI), S. Sakellariou and G. Roditi (NHS)
- 2010 – 2011: Several FSA/Scottish Enterprise/Industry Funded Projects PI of Grant: £15k. Funding bodies: Centeo Biosciences*, Partrac, Sciencesoft Ltd. Investigators: M. C. Paul (PI), Sergio Campobasso and Phillip Dobson (PI*)
- 2010: Pump Cavitation Modelling* & Hydraulic Hammer PI of Grant: £20k. Funding body: Weir Oil and Gas Ltd* & Clansman Dynamics Ltd
- 2007 – 2013: Several Funding for Conference Participations PI of Grant: £5k. Funding bodies: IMechE, Combustion Inst., EUROMECH, EPSRC, Royal Society
- 2005 – 2009: Two-stage Fan Aerodynamic Efficiency PI of Grant: £75k. Funding bodies: EPSRC-CASE & Howden Group TechnologyInvestigators: M. C. Paul (PI), Dr Ron Mulholland (Howden)
Supervision
I am keen to supervise research students wishing to undertake high quality PhD research in my specialised areas. Please see the Research interests section above for further details on the research topics/areas covered within my group. If you would also like to discuss about opportuinity in these areas and/or have your own project ideas, please feel free to contact me via my email address (Manosh.Paul@glasgow.ac.uk).
PhD research projects are offered in the following areas/topics:
- Hydrogen and Hydrogen-blend biosyngas/fuels production and utilisation/combustion for decarbonisation of energy end uses including heating and transport.
- Gasification (Bioenergy), Combustion, Pyrolysis, Waste-to-energy, CO2 utilisation in gasification and net-negative emission (e.g., BECCUS). Combustion & Gasification Engineering — CombGEN.
- Solar thermal and hybrid/integrated renewable/sustainable energy systems with emphasis on efficient thermal energy storage by nanofluids & phase change materials.
- Multiphase reacting and non-reacting thermofluids with heat and mass transfer, development and application of advanced computational fluid dynamics (CFD), EV battery thermal management.
- Development and demonstration of innovative, affordable, reliable and sustainable energy systems, addressing the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) for ODA Nations (e.g., SSA/SA countries).
- Physiological blood flow numerical simulation & modelling in cardiovascular diseases.
Examples of specific research topics and projects can also be found at the ‘Grants’ tab. Please also check the Publication list for better understanding of the current research works and impacts. Given below some exmaples of recently compeleted / ongoing PhD projects:
PhD Students (Current)
- 2022: Owain Fergusson, joining in Oct. Lead Supervisor
- 2022: Ahmed Radwan, joining in Oct. Lead Supervisor
- 2022: Akshay Bagde, Gasification, hydrogen BECCUS. Lead Supervisor with S. You
- 2021: Nur Alam Mondal, Ultra-low NOx H2 Combustion. Lead Supervisor with D. Jackson and N. Karimi
- 2021: Andrea Ortolani (Lancaster), Novel Hybrid Combustion System, Co-Supervisor with S. Campobasso
- 2020: Meng Wang, Nanofluids for Micro heat sink. Lead Supervisor with P. Dobson
- 2020: Bader Alqahtani, Hybrid renewable energy. Lead Supervisor with J. Yang & X. Liu
- 2019: Oguzhan Kazaz, Nanofluids for Efficient Thermal Energy Storage. Lead Supervisor with Karimi, G. Falcone & S. Kumar
- 2019: Ali Saeed, Thermo-cooling of Batteries, Co-Supervisor with N. Karimi
- 2019: Amir Khfagi, Heat Transfer Enhancement, Co-Supervisor with N. Karimi
- 2018: Abdulhadi Odeh, Syngas/H2 blend Combustion. Lead Supervisor with Y. Lu
- 2018: Michael Greencorn, Negative CO2 Emissions CHP Technology, Lead Supervisor with D. Jackson and J. Hargreaves (Chemistry), and S. Datta (Economics)
- 2018: Stephan Schäfer, Multiphase flow, Co-Supervisor with G. Falcone
- 2018: Jade Lui, Waste to hydrogen, Co-Supervisor with S. You
PhD Students (Completed)
- Ainul Nadhira (submitted), Energy from Food Wastes. Lead Supervisor with S. You
- 2021: Dr Simeon Skopalik, Fractional flow reserve derived through CFD, Lead Supervisor with A. Radjenovic & P. Mark (Medical School), G. Roditi (NHS)
- 2020: Dr Ahmed Salem, Investigation of biomass gasification processes for the production of high quality syngas, Lead Supervisor
- 2019: Dr Tananop Piemsinlapakunchon, Impact of diversity in syngas/producer gas composition on stable and unstable laminar diffusion flames. Lead Supervisor
- 2019: Dr Tata Sutardi, The development of coal particle gasification model with application leading to underground coal gasification, Lead Supervisor with N. Karimi
- 2019: Dr Loizos Christodoulou, Entropy wave transition, Co-Supervisor with N. Karimi
- 2018: Dr Linwei Wang, Biomass co-combustion, Co-Supervisor with N. Karimi
- 2017: Dr Ali Hameed Al-kayiem, Thermoacoustic Systems, Co-Supervisor with Z. Yu
- 2017: Dr Fernando Martinez, Multi-physics Simulation for Geothermal Model, Co-Supervisor with P L Younger
- 2016: Dr Goutam Saha, Heat Transfer Performance Investigation of Nanofluids Flow in Pipe. Lead Supervisor
- 2016: Dr Blaid Sasi Abozeid, Numerical investigation of the combustion processes of various combustion regimes, Lead Supervisor with I. Watson
- 2016: Dr Sotirios Kyriakis, Renewable heat networks: modelling for robust design, Co-Supervisor with P. L. Younger
- 2015: Dr Ahmed Al-Waaly, The effect of heat transfer on temperature measurement and it’s applications to study microchannel heat sinks. Lead Supervisor with P. Dobson
- 2015: Dr Taiwo Oni, Numerical investigation of heat transfer and fluid flow in tubes induced with twisted tape inserts. Lead Supervisor
- 2013: Dr Ali Saad Alzwayi, Transition of Free Convection Boundary Layer Flow. Lead Supervisor
- 2012: Dr Md Abdul Hye, Simulation of Transient Blood Flow in Models of Arterial Stenosis and Aneurysm. Lead Supervisor
- 2011: Dr Murray Whyte, Micro-thermal Arrays. Co-Supervisor with P. Dobson
- 2009: Dr Md Mamun Molla, LES of Physiological flow in the Models of Arterial Stenosis and Aneurysm. Lead Supervisor
- 2008: Dr Richard Lennox, Two-stage Fan Aerodynamic Efficiency. Lead Supervisor
- 2008: Dr Sreebash Paul, LES of Fuel Rich Turbulent Non-premixed Combustion with Radiative Heat Transfer. Lead Supervisor
- Bagde, Akshay
Waste to Energy: Hydrogen production from biomass & municipal solid waste (MSW) - Greencorn, Michael
Advanced Gasification Applications of Direct Carbon Dioxide Utilisation in Integrated Biomass Energy Cycles - Kazaz, Oguzhan
NANOFLUIDS AND PCM FOR EFFICIENT THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE - Khfagi, Amir Mohamed Ibrahim
Investigation of entropy generation and thermohydraulics of forced and mixed convection in a parabolic trough receiver tube - Mondal, Md Nur Alam
Combustion of carbon-neutral and low-carbon fuels for sustainable energy generation - Wang, Meng
Investigation on the nanoparticle deposition characteristics for nanofluids flowing in the microchannel heat sinks
Teaching
I am currently Convener and Lead teaching of the following courses.
I also lead the planning and curriculm development of Thermo-fluids Teaching Thread at Mechanical Engineering Division, James Watt School of Engineering.
- Thermodynamics 1: http://www.gla.ac.uk/coursecatalogue/course/?code=ENG1066
- Fluid Mechanics 3: http://www.gla.ac.uk/coursecatalogue/course/?code=ENG3030
- Thermal Engineering 4: http://www.gla.ac.uk/coursecatalogue/course/?code=ENG4179
Research datasets
Additional information
Esteem
Research Degree Examnination Committee:
- PhD External Examiner (23); Internal Examiner (10), Exam Committee Converner (11).
Editorial Board Member:
- 2022 – : Discover Energy (Springer Nature)
- 2022 – : Royal Society of Chemistry Advances Journal (SI Editor “Advances on sustainable hydrogen energy systems”)
- 2021 – : Frontiers in Thermal Engineering (Associate Editor “Thermal Science and Energy Systems”)
- 2019 – : Sustainability (Editor: Energy Sustainability)
- 2018 – : IET Renewable Power Generation (Associate Editor: Bioenergy)
- 2011 – : Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science (Part C of IMechE)
- 2021 – 2022: Applied Energy & Advances in Applied Energy (Guest Editor “Renewable Energy from High-value Utilization of Biomass")
- 2020 – 2021: Energies (Guest Co-Editor "Research on Hybrid Solar PVT")
- 2011 – 2021: Open Journal of Physical Chemistry (OJPC)
- 2011 – 2021: Journal of Fluids and Thermal Sciences
- 2011 – 2021: Journal of Applied Mechanical Engineering
- 2012 – 2018: Journal of Electronics Cooling and Thermal Control (JECTC)
- 2012 – 2015: JP Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer
- 2012: Book – Soot: Sources, Formation and Health Effects (ISBN: 978-1-61942-941-3)
External Committee & Professional Services:
- 2022 – : Hydrogen Theme Steering Committee, Energy Technology Partnership (ETP)
- 2022 – : Heat Theme Leadership Group Member, ETP
- 2021 – : Access Mentor, Royal Academy of Engineering
- 2019 – : University’s Deputy on the Directorate of Scottish Carbon Capture Storage
- 2022 – : EPSRC College Member & Proposal Reviewer for UKRI
- 2020 – : Co-Leader of Turbulent Heat Transfer Group of EPSRC UK Fluids Network
- 2022 – : Proposal Evaluator/Rapporteur/Panel – Horizon Europe
- 2022 – : Proposal Evaluator – École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
- 2021 – : Proposal Evaluator/Rapporteur – Research & Innovation Foundation, Cyprus
- 2019 – : Proposal Evaluator/Rapporteur – Latvian Central Finance & Contract Agency
- 2021 - : Research Proposal Reviewer, University of Sharjah
- 2015 – : Committee of annual International Conference of Mechanical Engineering, World Congress on Engineering
- External Referee for promotion applications in UK and overseas Universities
- 2016 – 2021: Member of Heat and Bio Energy Working Groups, ETP
- 2020 – 2022: EPSRC Full College Member & Proposal Reviewer for UKRI
- 2010 – 2020: Member of EPSRC Associate College & Proposal Reviewer for UKRI
- 2019: Session Chair. 11th Con. on Applied Energy (ICAE2019), Aug 12-15, Sweden
- 2019: Session Chair. World Congress on Engineering, London, 3-5 July
- 2018: Scientific Advisory Committee, International Conference on Renewable Energy Technologies (ICRET-2018) at CSIR-CMERI, January 19 – 20, Durgapur, India
- 2018: Scientific Committee, International Conference on Advance of Sustainable Engineering and its Application (ICASEA), 14-15 March 2018, University of Wasit, Iraq
- 2017: Poster Award Panel, 30th Scottish Fluid Mechanics Meeting, Strathclyde
- 2017: Lead Organiser, Innovation in Gasification & CHP Technology (I-GATE) Event
- 2016: Technical Programme Committee, International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics (HEFAT)
- 2014: Session Chair, International Conference on Advances in Civil, Structure and Mechanical Engineering (CSM 2014), 16-17 Nov, 2014, University of Birmingham
- 2014: Session Chair, Mini-symposium on Low Carbon Energy Technology, 6th BSME International Conference on Thermal Engineering, Dhaka, 19-21 December 2014
- 2014: Session chair and publication committee, 12th International Conference on Combustion and Energy Utilisation, 29 Sep-3 Oct 2014, Lancaster
- 2014: Organising Committee, International Conference and Exhibition on Solar Systems and Power Generation Technologies (Solar-2014), Hyderabad, India
- 2013: Scientific Advisory Body, International Conference on Energy Resources & Technologies for Sustainable Development (ICERTSD), 9-11 Feb 2013, Shibpur, India
- 2010: Ambassador and helped Glasgow Convention Bureau to bring ASME Gas Turbo Expo 2010 to Glasgow
- 2008: Chair of a Technical Session (XIV), 4th BSME-ASME International Conference on Thermal Engineering, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 27-29 December 2008
- 2008: Scientific Advisory Committee, International Conference on Heat Transfer 2008, Maribor, Slovenia, 9-11 July 2008
- Reviewer of a significant number of International Journals, Conferences and book publishers.
Invited Research Talks & Seminars:
- 2022: Invited Talk – 3rd Int. Webinar on Modeling Thermo-Fluids, October, VIT, Chennai
- 2022: Keynote Speech, World Congress on Engineering, July, Imperial College London
- 2022: Invited Talk at “Azaadi ka Amrit Mahotsav on Sustainable Energy Technologies” at Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, 11th March
- 2021: National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) Sustainability Forum, 16th December
- 2021: Research Seminar, Lancaster University, 10 December 2021
- 2021: Invited Panel Talk on Biomass Energy in ICAE 2021 Nov. 29 - Dec. 2
- 2021: Keynote Talk at 28th SCI-CSCST Conference, Uni. of Strathclyde, September
- 2019: Keynote Talk at World Congress on Engineering, July, Imperial College London
- 2018: Invited Talk at the Workshop on Agricultural Biomass Waste, University of Strathclyde, 11 May 2018
- 2018: Invited to give a keynote speech in Int. Conf. on Sustainable Energy and Environmental Challenges (SEEC), 31 Dec 2017 – 3 January 2018, IIT, Bangalore
- 2017: Invited to give a keynote speech in the 20th Mathematics Conference, 8-10 December 2017, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
- 2017: CO2 Neutral/Negative Energy Technology, Gaitherin Chamber of Commerce
- 2017: Innovation in Gasification & CHP Technology Event, Glasgow
- 2016: Simulation of Biomass/Coal Gasification, IHI Workshop, Glasgow
- 2016: Invited Talk. SCOTTISH ENERGY ASSOCIATION, Glasgow
- 2016: Seminar. Department of Mathematics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
- 2016: Chief guest & Invited Talk at the International Workshop on Aspects of Fluidized Bed Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
- 2016: Seminar. Department of Mathematics, Visva-Bharati (a central university), India
- 2015: Invited Talk, Gasification Challenges and Opportunity, 9 July, Glasgow
- 2015: Invited Talk, World Congress on Engineering, 1-3 July, Imperial College London
- 2014: Keynote speech, International Conference on Advances in Civil, Structure and Mechanical Engineering (CSM 2014), 16-17 Nov, 2014, University of Birmingham
- 2014: European Bioenergy Research Institute (EBRI), Aston University
- 2014: Doosan Babcock, R&D Centre, Renfrew.
- 2013: Scottish Power Longannet
- 2013: Vascular Surgeon Seminar, Western Infirmary Glasgow
- 2011: Energy Research, December 2011, CeeD Initiative
- 2011: Department of Mathematics, University of Birmingham
- 2010: Cutting Edge Research, November 2010, CeeD Initiative
- 2009: Keynote speech, 16th Mathematics Conference in Dhaka, 17-19 December 2009
- 2008: Invited to give a talk at 10th Conf. on Heat Transfer, Maribor, Slovenia, 9 July
- 2008: Sustainability Research Network, 10 April 2008, University of Glasgow
- 2005: Applied Mathematics-Engineering Seminar Series, University of Glasgow
- 2003: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Glasgow
- 2002: Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London
Awards, Distiction and Scholarship:
- 2022: Nominated for the University of Glasgow’s “People Make Research”.
- 2022: Second Place winner, “British Renewable Energy Awards - REA”, PhD student Akshay Bagde. 9 June 2022, Birmingham.
- 2022: Poster Award, “Supergen Bioenergy SHARE Event, Prifysgol Aberystwyth University”, PhD student Akshay Bagde. 30 March 2022.
- 2018-2019: The Royal Academy of Engineering/Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowship.
- 2019: Conference Paper Award, 3rd International Conference of Energy Harvesting, Storage, and Transfer (EHST'19), Ottawa, Canada – June 18-19, 2019
- 2019: Conference Best Paper Award, World Congress on Engineering and Computer Science 2018, San Francisco, USA
- 2017: Conference Merit Award, World Congress on Engineering, 5-7 July 2017, London
- 2015: Elsevier certificate of sciencedirect top 25 most downloaded articles
- 2014: Best Conference Paper Award (Saha & Paul, 10.15224/ 978-1-63248-054-5-59)
- 2009: Eminent Reviewer of Journal of Petroleum Science and Engineering
- 2008: EU Scholarship for the 7th EUROMECH Fluid Mechanics Conference, UK
- 1999-2002: Overseas Research Scholarship (ORS) at the University of Bath, UK
- 1999-2002: Studentship for studying PhD at the University of Bath, UK
- 1999: Travel Award from the Education Ministry of Bangladesh to study in the UK
- 2000: Ashalota Sen Gold Medal from Dhaka Uni for obtaining the highest mark in MSc
- 1999: Ranked 1st in MSc examination
- 1997: Ranked 1st in BSc (H) examination
- 1998: Gold Medal award from M. R. Foundation, Dhaka, for excellence in Mathematics
- 1998: Award of 10k Taka from M. R. Foundation, Dhaka, for excellence in Mathematics
- 1998: University Grant Commission scholarship for obtaining the highest mark in BSc
- 1998: Gold Medal from Jagannath Residential Hall, University of Dhaka, for achieving the first position in BSc
- 1998: Faculty of Science, University of Dhaka, scholarship for obtaining the highest mark in BSc exam comparing with all the other Departments at the Science Faculty
Professional bodies & Affiliations:
- Member of Engineering Professors’ Council, UK
- Chartered Engineer (CEng), Engineering Council, UK
- Member of Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), UK
- Fellow of Higher Education Academy, UK
- Member of UK Combustion Institute
- Member of International Association of Engineers (IAENG)
- Associate Member of BritGeothermal consortium
- Member of Scottish Institute for Solar Energy Research (SISER)
- Member of European Mechanics Society (EROMECH, 2009-2014)