Dr. Said Zafar
Research Faculty
- Specializing in Renewable Energy, Energy and Exergy Analysis, and Solar Energy, with a focus on Efficiency Improvement and Energy Storage.
- Expertise in Heat Transfer, Nanofluids, Nano-Enhanced PCM, Nanolubricants, and Nanorefrigerants.
- Engaged in Polygeneration, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Optimization in Energy Systems.
I am dedicated to advancing sustainable energy solutions that support global Sustainable Development Goals.
- Past Experience Summary: Associate Professor in Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering at the University of Sharjah, with previous roles including Adjunct Faculty at USPCAS-E NUST Pakistan and Visiting Fellow at Western Sydney University.
- Educational Background: Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, University of Malaya, Malaysia, 2014.
- Notable Awards or Achievements: Ranked among the World’s Top 2% Scientists by Elsevier and Stanford University in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. Recipient of the Sharjah Islamic Bank Award for Distinguished Researchers in 2017-2018, other several awards.
- Editorial Roles or Appointments:
Ø Editor: Cogent Engineering, IF: 1.9, Q2, Taylor & Francis Group.
Ø Section Editor: MethodsX, Elsevier, IF: 1.9,Q2, Data in Brief, Elsevier, IF: 1.2, Q2
Ø Associate Editor: Sustainable Energy Research, Springer
Ø Editorial Board: Energy Sources Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects (IF:2.902, Taylor&Francis), Water-Energy Nexus, Elsevier
Ø Youth Editor: International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing (IJEM), IF: 14.7, Q1, IOP Science.
Ø Associate Editor: Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences, SJR 0.28, Q3
Ø International Advisory Board: The International Journal of Renewable Energy Development, IF:2.5, Q3
- Professional Memberships: Member of Engineers Australia (EA ID: 5394598), the Australasian Fluid & Thermal Engineering Society, and the World Society of Sustainable Energy Technologies (WSSET) Membership no: 2721.
- Additional Noteworthy Exposure or Activities: Involved in significant research projects with over 2 million AED in funding, focusing on heat transfer fluids, energy storage, renewable energy and sustainability.
Selected Publications (Last 5 Years):
- Ali, Hafiz Muhammad, Tauseef-ur Rehman, Müslüm Arıcı, Zafar Said, Benjamin Duraković, Hayder I. Mohammed, Rajan Kumar, Manish K. Rathod, Ozge Buyukdagli, and Mohamed Teggar. “Advances in thermal energy storage: Fundamentals and applications.” Progress in Energy and Combustion Science 100 (2024): 101109. (IF: 29.5)
- Zafar Said et al. “Recent advances on the fundamental physical phenomena behind stability, dynamic motion, thermophysical properties, heat transport, applications, and challenges of nanofluids.” Physics Reports. Volume 946, 2 February 2022, Pages 1-94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physrep.2021.07.002 (IF: 30.150).
- Thakur, Amrit Kumar, Mohammad Shamsuddin Ahmed, Hyokyeong Kang, Rajendran Prabakaran, Zafar Said, Saidur Rahman, Ravishankar Sathyamurthy, Jaekook Kim, and Jang‐Yeon Hwang. “Critical Review on Internal and External Battery Thermal Management Systems for Fast Charging Applications.” Advanced Energy Materials (2022): 2202944. (IF: 29.698).
- Zafar Said*, Ahmed Amine Hachicha, Sadegh Aberoumand, Bashria A. A. Yousef, Enas Taha Sayed, Evangelos Bellos. Nanofluids for low to medium temperature solar collectors: energy, exergy, economic analysis and environmental impact. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science (2021). Volume 84, May 2021, 100898 (IF: 29.5).
- Said, Zafar, Mokhtar Ghodbane, L. Syam Sundar, Arun Kumar Tiwari, Mohsen Sheikholeslami, and Boussad Boumeddane. “Heat transfer, entropy generation, economic and environmental analyses of linear Fresnel reflector using novel rGO-Co3O4 hybrid nanofluids.” Renewable Energy (2020). (IF: 8.0)
Academic Profiles:
- Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=7sJfroUAAAAJ