FACULTY BIOGRAPHIES
Dr. Tareq Al-Ansari (PhD)
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Biography
Dr. Tareq Al-Ansari acquired a Beng. in Mechanical Engineering from the University College of London, an MPhil. in Engineering for Sustainable Development from the University of Cambridge, and completed his PhD at Imperial College London in Sustainable Development and Environmental Engineering. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor at the College of Science and Engineering at HBKU within the Division of Sustainable Development and the Division of Engineering Management and Decision Sciences, where he is the division head.
Research Interests
- Energy, Water and Food Nexus
- Food Security
- Waste Management and Conversion to Value Added Products
- Systems and Process Engineering
- Life Cycle Assessment
- CO2 Utilization
- Clean Fuels
- Green Supply Chains and Circular Economy
- Multi-generation Systems
- Nano-fluids
Experience
Hamad Bin Khalifa University
2016 - PresentQatar National Food Security Program
June 2013 – October 2013Qatar Research Leadership Program (QRLP)
2010 – 2016
Qatar Petroleum
July 2008 – July 2010
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) - “Development of the Energy, Water and Food Nexus System Model”
Imperial College London
October 2011 – 2016Masters of Philosophy (MPhil.) - Engineering for Sustainable Development
University of Cambridge
October 2010- October 2011
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng.) - Mechanical Engineering
University College London (UCL)
September 2005 - June 2008
Selected Publications
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M. AlHerbawi, G. Mckay, H. Mackey, T. Al-Ansari
Jatropha curcas for Jet Biofuel Production: Current Status and Future Prospects, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.
2021 -
M Alherbawi, A AlNouss, G McKay, T Al-Ansari
Optimum sustainable utilisation of the whole fruit of Jatropha curcas: An energy, water and food nexus approach, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 137, 110605.
2021 -
Al-Ansari, T., Korre, A., Nie, Z., Shah, N.
CO2 utilisation in agricultural greenhouses: A novel ‘plant to plant’ approach driven by bioenergy with carbon capture systems within the energy, water and food Nexus, Energy Conversion and Management 228, 113668.
2021 -
IW. Almanassra, EC. Okonkwo, O. Alhassan, MA. Atieh, V. Kochkodan, T. Al-Ansari
Stability and thermophysical properties test of carbide-derived carbon thermal fluid; a comparison between functionalized and emulsified suspensions, Powder Technology,
2021 -
F. Mahmood, T. Al-Ansari
Design and Thermodynamic Analysis of a Solar Powered Sustainable Greenhouse for Arid Climates, Desalination.
2020 -
M Shahbaz, A AlNouss, P Parthasarathy, AH Abdelaal, H Mackey, G McKay, T Al-Ansari
Investigation of biomass components on the slow pyrolysis products yield using Aspen Plus for techno-economic analysis, Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 1-13.
2020 -
F. Lahlou, H. Mackey, G. McKay, U. Onwusogh, T. Al-Ansari
Water planning framework for alfalfa fields using treated wastewater fertigation in Qatar: An energy-water-food nexus approach, Computer & Chemical Engineering, 106999.
2020 -
M. Luqman, T. Al-Ansari
Thermodynamic analysis of an Energy-Water-Food (Ewf) nexus driven polygeneration system applied to coastal communities, Energy Conversion and Management 205, 112432.
2020 -
S Pradhan, AH Abdelaal, K Mroue, T Al-Ansari, HR Mackey, G McKay
Biochar from vegetable wastes: agro-environmental characterization, Biochar 2 (4), 439-453.
2020 -
M. Luqman, Y. Bicer, T. Al-Ansari
Thermodynamic analysis of an oxy-hydrogen combustor supported solar and wind energy-based sustainable polygeneration system for remote locations, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.
2020 -
A. AlNouss, G. McKay, T. Al-Ansari
Production of syngas via gasification using optimum blends of biomass, Journal of Cleaner Production 242, 118499.
2020 -
A. Al-Yaeeshi, R. Govindan, T. Al-Ansari
Techno-economic-based dynamic network design for optimum large-scale Carbon Dioxide utilisation in process industries, Journal of Cleaner Production, 122974.
2020 -
M. Haji, R. Govindan, T. Al-Ansari
Novel approaches for Geospatial Risk Analytics in the Energy-Water-Food Nexus Using an EWF Nexus Node, 2020, Computers & Chemical Engineering, 106936.
2020 -
A. AlNouss, G. McKay, T. Al-Ansari
Enhancing waste to hydrogen production through biomass feedstock blending: A techno-economic-environmental evaluation, Applied Energy, 266, 114885.
2020 -
S. Namany, R. Govindan, L. Alfagih, G. McKay, T. Al-Ansari
Sustainable food security decision-making: an agent-based modelling approach, Journal of Cleaner Production, 255, 120296.
2020 -
R. Govindan, T. Al-Ansari
Computational decision framework for enhancing resilience of the energy, water and food nexus in risky environments, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 112, 653-668.
2019 -
S. Namany, T. Al-Ansari, R. Govindan
Optimisation of the energy, water, and food nexus for food security scenarios, Computers & Chemical Engineering, 106513.
2019 -
A. AlNouss, G. McKay, T. Al-Ansari
A techno-economic-environmental study evaluating the potential of oxygen-steam biomass gasification for the generation of value-added products. Energy Conversion and Management
2019 -
T. Al-Ansari, A. Korre, Z. Nie, N. Shah
Integration of greenhouse gas control technologies within the energy, water and food nexus to enhance the environmental performance of food production systems. Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal of Cleaner Production 162, 1592-1606.
2017 -
T. Al-Ansari, A. Korre, Z. Nie, N. Shah
Development of a life cycle assessment tool for the assessment of food production systems within the energy, water and food nexus. Sustainable Production and consumption, 2, 52-66.
2015
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