The following is a list of the workshop coordinators and expert mentors.
Mark D. Symes UK Co-organiser University of Glasgow Email: mark.symes@glasgow.ac.uk Mark has expertise across energy conversion, energy storage and
electrochemistry. He is a member of the Royal Society of Edinburgh's Young Academy of
Scotland and is the Chair of the Royal Society of Chemistry Electrochemistry Group. Read more about Mark's research here.
Salman N. Arshad
Pakistan Co-organiser
Lahore University of Management Sciences
Email: salman.arshad@lums.edu.pk
Salman has led the nanofibers research group at
LUMS since 2014, looking at the synthesis,
characterization and applications of these materials, especially in energy
conversion and storage. Read more about Salman's research here.
Jillian Anable UK Mentor University of Leeds Email: J.L.Anable@leeds.ac.uk Jillian has nearly 20 years' experitise in the societal aspects surrounding
the energy transition, including transport, energy and climate change policy. She is currently the co-director of
the UK Energy Research Centre where she leads the Mobility and Energy Theme. Read more about Jillian's research
here.
Serena Corr
UK Mentor
University of Sheffield
Email: s.corr@sheffield.ac.uk
Serena is an expert in the design, synthesis and characterization of functional nanomaterials, especially for applications in energy storage. She is a member of EPSRC's Strategic Advisory Committee, and associate editor of the journals Nanoscale, Nanoscale Adv. and Progress in Energy. Read more about Serena's research here.
Irshad Hussain
Pakistan Mentor
Lahore University of Management Sciences
Email: ihussain@lums.edu.pk
Irshad is one of the foremost experts in nanomaterials for energy applications in Pakistan. He is well-connected with both industry and government, currently leading the National Core Group of Nanotechnology under the Prime Minister of Pakistan's Task Force on Science & Technology. Read more about Irshad's research here.
Mohammad Irfan
Pakistan Mentor
University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar
Email: mairfan@uetpeshawar.edu.pk
Mohammad is the Dean Faculty of Mechanical, Chemical and Industrial Engineering at UET Peshawar with many years of experience in the energy sector. He is a Certified Energy Manager with research interests in the carbon footprint of industries, industrial waste heat recovery and rapid prototyping. He is also an expert in industrial energy audits. Read more about Mohammad's research here.
N. A. Zuberi Senior Advisor and Deputy CEO
Kohala Hydro Power Project,
China Three Gorges South Asia Investment Limited (C-SAIL)
Email: zuberippib@gmail.com
or na_zuberi@ctgsail.com Mr. Zuberi advises and monitors the company on various technical, legal, commercial and financial issues related to development and implementation of 720 MW Karot, 590 MW Mahal, and 50 MW Wind Private Power Projects. As DCO Kohala Project, Mr. Zuberi handles all matters related to 1124 MW Kohala Hydro Power Project. Previously, he served as the Managing Director of Private Power and Infrastructure Board (PPIB), Ministry of Energy, Govt. of Pakistan, where his leadership was instrumental implementing Power Policy 1994 and successfully adding 6000 MW of private power generation to the national grid in just 3-4 years.
Mazhar Bari
SVP Technology & Innovation & Head of MindSphere Application centre, Siemens Ltd, Saudi Arabia
Email: mazhar.bari@siemens.com
Mazhar is the subject matter expert on renewable energy, Circular Carbon Economy (CCE) and Digitalization and responsible for driving business growth. Dr Bari has contributed to the CCE discourse in Saudi Arabia and given several invited lectures on the subject. He was invited to present at the G20 Circular Carbon Economy workshop on ‘Emissions to Value business potential: CO2 reduction for production of higher hydrocarbons & oxygenates’ (1st July 2020). He has contributed to the T20 policy brief titled 'Staying cool sustainably in a warming climate'. He is author of the New Siemens White paper on the Circular Carbon Economy: Critical infrastructure for the new Molecular Economy’ which will be published in August 2021. Read more about Mazhar here.
Najeeb Ullah
Co-founder Cambridge Solar Environmental Solutions (CAMSES)
Founding Project Director US Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy
Project Director of Swat Engineering University
Email: najeeb@nwfpuet.edu.pk
Najeeb has PhD in Materials Science from the University of Cambridge. He is an entrepreneur and co-founder of a start-up, Cambridge Solar Environmental Solutions (CAMSES), at University of Cambridge UK based on his patent from PhD work. He is also awarded an entrepreneurial visa by UK government due to his entrepreneurial ventures. As a founding project Director, established the US Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy (USAID Funded Project of $20 million), 2013-2019. Currently working as Project Director of Swat Engineering University (Project of PKR 8 billion). Worked as consultant with UNDP (10 years energy plan of FATA), Country Expert with Tufts University Boston (Chinese overseas investment in renewable energy projects through the Belt and Road Initiative). Also working as Principal Investigator of the Project “Commercialization of Third Generation (perovskite) solar PV”.
This work was supported by a Researcher Links Climate Challenge Workshop Grant, ID 710884527 and funded by the British Council to implement activities in the run up to COP26 (the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties). For further information, please visit https://www.britishcouncil.org/education/he-science/opportunities/researcher-links-climate-challenge-workshops
