COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Dr. Md Jaynul Abden
Western Sydney University
Dr. Md Jaynul Abden completed his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering in March 2022 from Western Sydney University, along with MPhil in Material Science from Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET), Bangladesh, in 2014. His Ph.D. project focused on the integration of form-stable phase change materials (FSPCM) into building components for regulating the thermal energy of the indoor environment. In August 2022, he took up a postdoctoral research fellow position at Western Sydney University's School of Engineering and Built Environment. Before this, he spent over a year as a research assistant with three industrial partnership projects at Western Sydney University (WSU). From 2010-2017, he worked in different faculty positions (Lecturer and Asst. Professor) at International Islamic University Chittagong (IIUC), Bangladesh. His research typically occurs at the interface between established scientific disciplines, i.e., physics, biomedical, materials science and engineering. Because of this, in his work Dr. Abden adopt's a multi-scale, multi-disciplinary approach in areas that include material physics and engineering, flexible electronics, energy storage devices, and renewable and sustainable energy.
Dr. Zuohao Cao
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Dr. Zuohao Cao is a research scientist working at Environment and Climate Change Canada. He has served on the editorial board of international journals and the organization and program committees of international conferences. Dr. Cao is recognized internationally and nationally for his contributions and achievements in developing novel approaches to analyze complex cyclone-cyclone interactions and identifying reasons for the operational model missed forecast and false alarm of severe precipitation. He has transferred his research to the scientific and operational communities, helping meteorologists successfully deliver timely public snowstorm warnings. He has discovered the east-shifting of the tornado activity centers in a warming climate and disseminated this finding to the public through invited interviews by Scientific American, Insider and WAAY-TV in Huntsville.
Prof. Walid Oueslati
University of Carthage
Dr. Walid Oueslati is a Professor in the Physics Department at the Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, University of Carthage in Tunisia. He specializes in experimental physics, materials science, and mineralogy, with a focus on crystallography and X-ray powder diffraction analysis. His expertise extends to hydrogeology, groundwater science, and sustainable water management. Dr. Oueslati is renowned for his innovative research in nanomaterials, clay nanofillers, and clay/polymer nanocomposites, contributing significantly to sustainable water treatment technologies. His multidisciplinary approach bridges geological research and material science, positioning him as a key researcher in groundwater system investigations.
Dr. Jafar Zanganeh
University of Newcastle
Dr. Zanganeh holds a PhD in fire and explosion safety from the University of Newcastle, where he began his academic career working on renewable energy projects. His expertise spans combustion, fluid mechanics, fire and explosion safety, and project management. He has managed major initiatives, including a $25M Commonwealth-funded project on Ventilation Air Methane Abatement.
Dr. Zanganeh has collaborated extensively with industry leaders such as BHP, Glencore, and South 32, driving innovation from lab-scale research to commercial applications in mining safety, emissions reduction, and energy optimization. He currently works at the Priority Research Centre for Frontier Energy Technologies and Utilisation.
Prof. Amit Sarin
IKG Punjab Technical University
Dr. Amit Sarin is a Professor of Physical Sciences at I.K. Gujral Punjab Technical University (IKG PTU), Kapurthala, and currently serves as the Director of IKG PTU's Amritsar Campus. With over two decades of teaching and research experience, Dr. Sarin holds a Ph.D. in Physics from IKG PTU and an M.Sc. (Hons.) in Physics from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.
His research primarily focuses on biofuels, particularly the storage and oxidative stability of biodiesel. Dr. Sarin has authored more than ten books published by renowned publishers such as the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) and Wiley, and his work has appeared in high-impact journals including those from Elsevier, Springer, and the American Chemical Society (ACS). He has made significant contributions to the field of renewable energy, with one of his research papers ranked among the top 25 in its journal.
Asst. Prof. Ramesh Kumar
Marwadi University
Dr. Ramesh Kumar is an Asst. Prof. at Marwadi University, Rajkot, Gujarat, and a former Research Associate in the Department of Environmental Science at the Central University of Rajasthan. His research expertise spans atmospheric chemistry, environmental chemistry, hydrogeochemistry, and geography. He recently published “Chemometric Approach to Evaluate the Chemical Behavior of Rainwater at High Altitude in Shaune Garang Catchment, Western Himalaya”, highlighting his work in high-altitude environmental monitoring.
Dr. Kumar holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Science with a specialization in hydrochemistry. His doctoral research focused on the fate and transport mechanisms of inorganic contaminants in soil and water systems. Using advanced analytical tools like GC-MS and LC-MS/MS, he investigated complex inorganic compound behavior, building a strong foundation in inorganic chemistry, analytical chemistry, and soil science. His work contributes significantly to understanding contaminant dynamics and informs sustainable environmental and water resource management.
