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Publications & Awards

Refereed Publications/Patents

Journal articles: 80, patents: 18

Books: 6, Book chapters: 22

Conferences: 110

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Citations and indexes

h index: 30, i-10 index: 54

Total citations: 2900+, top 2%

RG score: 38.22, percentile>95%

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Google Scholar

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Researchgate 

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Goole Patents

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Editorial Roles

Research 

  • Elsevier:  Editor: International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer  (ICHMT, Q1)

  • Elsevier:  Editorial board member: Thermal Science and Engineering Progress (TSEP)

  • NATURE:  Editorial board, Applied Science (Earth and Environmental Sciences)

  • IntechOpen: Editor: Green Energy and Environmental Technology Journal

  • Frontier: Associate Editor for Process and Energy Systems Engineering

  • Lidsen: Associate Editor for Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research

  • Topic Editor:

    • Frontier (5 SI),

    • NATURE Applied Science (1 SI),

    • MDPI (3 SI)

  • Academic Editor of Books

    • ISBN 978-1-83969-828-6

    • ISBN 978-1-83969-828-6

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Grant Panel Member & Reviewer

  • The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) grant panel member (2021-now)

  • EPSRC Review College Member (2021-now)

  • The Qatar National Research Fund-QNRF (2022-now)

  • European Research Council grant reviewer (2020-now)

  • Millennium Science Initiative grant reviewer, Chile (2020-now)

  • KFUPM University internal grants reviewer, Saudi Arabia (2019-now)

  • Reviewer of Partnership for Research and Innovation grant in the Mediterranean Area in Spain (PRIMA, part of Horizon 2020, panel member for Management of Water, 2018-now).

Awards

Energy Globe Award 2021

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Global Innovation Award in Water

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MEED Sustainability Medal 2020

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Globe Water Intelligence 2020

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Energy Globe Award 2019

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Golden Globe Tiger Award 2019

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Student Led Teaching Award 2020

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Student Led Teaching Award 2021

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Accolades

  • Contributed toward NU 50th position in the world for sustainability in the 2021 Times Higher Education

  • Among Top 2% researchers around the world as per the list published by Stanford University USA on Oct 19, 2021

  • Northern Accelerator UK Future Leaders award

  • (Northern Accelerator is an exciting collaboration between the North East’s universities, creating real-world impact from world-leading research, commercialising innovation and boosting the region’s economy)

  • Energy Globe Award 2021, 2020 & 2019  

  • (Along with Advantage Austria, the Energy Globe Award is sponsored by the UNIDO, the Global Chamber Platform, Austria’s Federal Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology, Amiblu and the Club of Rome)

  • Global Water Innovation Award 2020

  • The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award, UAE: This prestigious award encourages leading corporations, research centres, institutions, the youth and innovators from across the world to compete in finding sustainable and innovative solutions to the problem of water scarcity.

  • MEED Sustainability Medal 2020

  • (The Middle East Economic Digest projects awards in association with Mashreq has become the leading stamp of quality and achievement for sustainable projects).

  • Global Water Intelligence (GWI) Tech Idol Award 2020 Finalist

  • International Desalination Association Award for Environment and Sustainability 2019

  • Golden Globe Tiger Award for Excellence and Leadership in Water 2019

  • GE-ARAMCO Global Water Challenge Award 2015 (team award)

  • Interviewed by New York Times, Arab News and Saudi Gazette1, Saudi Gazette 2

  • 3 best research paper awards in international conferences

  • Student Led Teaching Award in 2020 & 2021, Northumbria University, UK

  • Graduate of the Year of Pakistan Award-2008 (National Award from Pakistan Engineering Council)

  • Certificate of honor (1st position), University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore Pakistan

  • Two Gold Medals, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore Pakistan

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