Research/Professional Interests • Thermodynamics, Energy conversion, conservation and optimization, • Thermal system design, • Combustion and Engines, • Mechatronics and Experimental techniques, • Refrigeration and Air-conditioning (HVAC). Education • B.Sc. Engg. (Mech), Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh (1993). • M.Sc. Engg. (Mech), Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh (1995). • Ph.D. The University of Leeds, Leeds, UK (1998). Current Positions • 2024 - Dean, Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology • 2004 - Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology. • 2010 - Member, Board of Directors, Bangladesh Diesel Plant Ltd. (A Commercial Enterprise of Bangladesh Army). • 2015 - Member, Technical Advisory Committee for Sustainable Finance Dept. (Green Banking Wing), Bangladesh Bank. • 2019 - Member, Energy Management Advisory Committee (EMAC), Sustainable & Renerwable Energy Development Authority (SREDA), Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Bangladesh. • 2021 - Member, Technical Advisory Committee (TAC), Energy Efficiency and Conservation Promotion Financing Project, SREDA, Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Bangladesh. Additional/Past Affiliations • Feb, 2014 - Feb, 2016: Head, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, BUET. • Feb, 2012 - Aug, 2014: Director, Centre for Energy Studies, BUET. • Sep, 2006 - Apr, 2010: Provost, Titumir Hall, BUET. • Nov, 2003 - Nov, 2005: System Analyst, Computer Centre, BUET. • Dec, 2008 - May, 2010: Member, Board of Directors, Rupantarita Prakitik Gas Co. Ltd. (RPGCL). • Mar, 2007 - 2015: Member, Project Management Board, Haripur Gas Turbine Power Station. • Jan, 2012 - Dec, 2015: Chairman, Engg. Div. Committee, Bangladesh Standards & Testing Institution (BSTI) • Oct, 2013 - Member, ISO PC-248/WG-3, International Organization for Standardization (ISO), & Head of Delegation, ISO ISO/PC 248 meetings: 23 Sept - 4 Oct 2013, Stockholm, Sweden, and 14-21 Feb 2014, and 19 - 23 Jan 2015, Berlin, Germany. • 2023 - Conference Chair, Energy Conference 2023: National and Global Issues (EnCON 23). Membership of Associations • Certified Energy Auditor (No. 90208), The Association of Energy Engineers (AEE), Altanta, USA. • Life Fellow (F 7621), The Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB). • Life Fellow (F18002 ME), Bangladesh Society of Mechanical Engineers (BSME). • Life Member, Bangladesh Solar Energy Society (BSES). Participated Specialized Trainings/Workshops/Seminars • Korea (19-27 Nov 2018): Energy Audit Training of Trainer in Korea, KEA-ADB partnership. • Japan (22 - 29 Jul 2015): Energy Efficiency and Conservation (EE&C) in Japan, JICA. • Germany (14-21 Feb 2014): ISO ‘Sustainability Criteria for Bioenergy’ standard pre-seminar and ISO/PC 248 meeting. • Sweden (23 - 29 Sep 2013): ISO ‘Sustainability Criteria for Bioenergy’ standard pre-seminar and ISO/PC 248 WG meeting. • Indonesia (3 - 4 Jun 2013): Increasing Consensus & Stakeholder Engagement, ISO Workshop. • Malaysia (9 - 13 Jul 2012): Advanced Micro-Power System, SERI-UKM. • India (2 - 22 Jul 2006): Unigraphics NX-4 and Team-center, UGS. • Egypt (22 - 26 Jun 2002): Laser Diagnostics of Combustion Processes, Cairo University. • Singapore (26 Nov - 14 Dec 2001): Mechatronics System Technology, Japan-Singapore 3rd Country Program for the 21st Century. • UK (29 Jun - 3 Jul 1998): Engine Emissions Measurements, The University of Leeds.

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