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Dr, Senior Lecturer
School of Engineering and Applied Science, Aston University
B4 7ET Birmingham
United Kingdom
Accepting PhD Students
PhD projects
1. Dual Hydrogen Refuelling/Electric Charging Station (DHREC) Fuelled by Biofuels: A Smart Energy System for Net-Zero Targets
2. Electrolysers economic improvement by designing a hybrid hydrogen production system
3. Bio-syngas fueled system for Hydrogen, Heat and Power cogeneration
Dr Amiri is a Senior Lecturer and Senior Fellow of The Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) with a demonstrated background of working in the higher education sector. He has more than 10 years of experience in hydrogen and fuel cells R&D with a specific focus on relevant processes modelling and simulation. He has received a PhD from Curtin University (Australia) where he developed a computational tool for fluidised bed reactor optimisation. His research was in collaboration with Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO, Australia) and awarded John A Brodie Medal by Engineers Australia. During his postdoctoral research, Dr Amiri worked on an Australian Research Council Linkage project that aimed to develop a modular simulator for thermal management and scale-up of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell technology.
He joined Aston University in 2016 as a lecturer in Chemical Engineering to develop the process simulation and computation teaching line at BEng and MEng levels. He has developed a new process computation module (CE3021) and an innovative computer-based assessment method published in the IChemE journal of Education for Chemical Engineers.
Dr Amiri has initiated biofuels and fuel cell system integration research at Aston since 2017 to realise both sectors’ potential in the fast-growing hydrogen economy. To this end, he links Birmingham’s leading universities (Aston and UoB) to add up their biofuel and fuel cell research capabilities. He serves as the representative of the Energy and Bioproducts Research Institute (EBRI) in hydrogen relevant bodies such as the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research Hub (H2FCSupergen) and Energy Research Accelerator (ERA). Dr Amiri is Aston PI for research collaborations in UK’s big hydrogen-based projects including Smart Energy Network Demonstrator (SEND) and HyDEX (https://www.era.ac.uk/hydex).
Before his PhD, Dr Amiri had 4 years experience of working in the natural gas industry as a process engineer. He had supervised 6 PhD students (2 completed).
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PhD projects in hydrogen production and fuel cell area are available. Potential applicants are welcome to contact Dr Amiri via email ([email protected])
Phone number: 0121 204 3169
Email: [email protected]
Room number: MB110C
PG Cert
Award Date: 1 Sept 2018
Honorary Associate Professor, University of Birmingham
1 Apr 2024 → …
Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Curtin University
15 Jan 2017 → 15 Jan 2023
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Published conference output › Chapter
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Published conference output › Conference publication