Professor Mohamed Pourkashanian OBE
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Head of the Energy Innovation Centre


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School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Ella Armitage Building
40 Leavygreave Road
葫芦影业
S3 7RD
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Professor Mohamed Pourkashanian OBE is Professor of Energy Engineering at the University of 葫芦影业, the Head of the Energy Innovation Centre, leads the University of 葫芦影业鈥檚 Energy2050 initiative, holds a chair in Energy Engineering and is the General Secretary of International Flame Research Foundation (IFRF).
He has completed numerous major research projects on clean energy technology, receiving substantial grants from the EPSRC, EU, and NATO. During his career at the Universities of 葫芦影业 and Leeds, Professor Pourkashanian has successfully managed over 100 research contracts and grants, with a total value of in excess of 拢73 million 鈥搘ith active research grants for 2019 in excess of 拢19M and relating to clean energy projects. His research is in the field of future clean and sustainable energy technology with a focus on multi-scale energy processes, zero carbon fuels, and computational and CFD modelling. He and his students have authored over 492 publications in refereed journals and conference proceedings and have co-authored a several books on solid fuels and biomass combustion. Professor Pourkashanian has graduated over 87 Ph.D. candidates and supervised over 40 postdoctoral scholars and research associates. He is currently supervising 28 Ph.D. graduate students and 13 research associates/fellows, as well as being Chair of International CCS Test Centre Network (), a member of the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund (ISCF): Industrial Decarbonisation Advisory Group responsible for Hydrogen theme, and a Fellow of the Energy Institute and a Chartered Engineer.
In 2023, Professor Pourkashanian received an Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to Net Zero Research and Innovation.
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Books
Journal articles
x emissions with a central air-staged burner for the process industry. Journal of the Energy Institute, 77(510), 2-6.
Studying NOx formation and reduction mechanisms in combustion systems, with particular reference to coal. Journal of the Institute of Energy, 70(484), 102-113.
A review of NOx emissions from high-temperature air-preheat burners with air-staging. Journal of the Institute of Energy, 69(478), 23-30.
Controlling NOx domestic water-heating appliances. Journal of the Institute of Energy, 67(472), 101-108.
Low-NO
Chapters
Conference proceedings papers
2 capture: A comprehensive technology assessment. 15th Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies Conference 2021, GHGT 2021
Selective Exhaust Gas Recycling in Gas Turbines with CO2 recirculation on a micro gas turbine. GHGT 2018 - 14th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies
Experimental investigation of the impacts of selective CO2 /N2 oxidation(B) (pp 23)
Experimental and theoretical investigation of premixed kerosene/Ox oxy-fuel flames for uniform heat transfer. Light Metals: Proceedings of Sessions, TMS Annual Meeting (Warrendale, Pennsylvania) (pp 655-660)
Low-No x abatement strategy for oxygen enriched turbulent diffusion flames. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Environmental Control Division Publication, EC, Vol. 1 (pp 259-269)
Fuel preheat as NO
Reports
Preprints