Dr. Pouria Ahmadi

Degrees and Credentials

Postdoctoral researcher (2016-2018), Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Environment (iSEE), University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), Urbana, IL, USA
Postdoctoral researcher (2013-2016), Fuel Cell Research Lab (FCReL), Simon Fraser University (SFU) Canada
Ph.D. (2009-2013), Department of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, Ontario Tech University, Canada
 

Short Bio

Dr. Ahmadi holds a Ph.D in mechanical engineering. He has extensive experience in the in the design and optimization of renewable energy technologies, hydrogen and fuel cell technologies, environmental lifecycle assessment of alternative fuels, emission reduction for energy systems and vehicle electrification. He worked as a postdoctoral research associate at the Institute of Sustainability, Energy, and Environment (iSEE) at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), IL, USA from 2016 to 2018 and he studied the optimal design and allocation of vehicle electrification in the United States to approach zero-emission transportation.

This project was partially funded by EPA and iSEE seed funding at UIUC. Prior to joining UIUC, he was a postdoctoral research fellow at the Fuel Cell Research Lab (FCReL) at Simon Fraser University (SFU), BC, Canada working on the experimental investigation of fuel cell degradation and PEM fuel cell degradation prediction model for enhanced durability and life cycle assessment of zero-emission emission vehicles. There, he looked at the effect of the fuel cell manufacturing process on membrane electrode assembly (MEA) structure, properties, and degradation mechanism.

Dr. Ahmadi also works on developing life cycle assessment fleet software for different alternative fuels to characterize the state of technology and prospects for near and long-term development by testing and analyzing battery, hydrogen fuel cell, and natural gas systems, leveraging concurrently researched vehicle technology development. During his Ph.D., he worked on the development and optimization of integrated sustainable energy systems with renewable energies for near-zero energy residential buildings in Toronto, Canada with hydrogen energy storage. He used the combination of TRNSYS software for dynamically simulating the system and used Matlab software for the optimization. He also worked as a process engineer, and he worked on the design, optimization, and installation of supplementary firing units into the inlet duct of an industrial V94.2 gas turbine HRSGs for performance enhancements. He gained a lot of experience in various types of power plants, power plant performance enhancement, gas turbine inlet air cooling methods, waste heat recovery options in power plants, and retrofitting power plants. 

Academic Focus

His primary areas of research include hydrogen and fuel cell technologies, application of artificial intelligence in energy systems, sustainable energy technologies, sustainable transportation and environmental lifecycle assessment of energy systems. 

Research, Accomplishments, and Publications

Books:

1. Ibrahim Dincer, Marc A. Rosen, Pouria Ahmadi. Optimization of Energy Systems. John Wiley and Sons. (https://www.wiley.com/en-us/Optimization+of+Energy+Systems-p-9781118894439).
2. Farshcad Torabi, Pouria Ahmadi. Simulation of Battery Systems: Fundamentals and Applications. (https://www.elsevier.com/books/simulation-of-battery-systems/ahmadi/978-0-12-816212-5).

Book Chapters:

1. Pouria Ahmadi, Ibrahim Dincer, Energy Optimization, Chapter 28, Volume 5, Comprehensive Energy Systems, Elsevier Publisher, 2018. 
2. Pouria Ahmadi, Ibrahim Dincer. Optimization in Energy Management, Chapter 9, Volume 5, Comprehensive Energy Systems, Elsevier Publisher, 2018. 
3. Pouria Ahmadi, Ibrahim Dincer, Marc A. Rosen. Environmental impact assessments of integrated energy systems. Chapter 4 of the book entitled Causes, Impacts and Solutions to Global Warming, Springer, 2013, ISBN 978-1-4614-7588-0.
4. Pouria Ahmadi, Mohammad Hasan Saidi, Ibrahim Dincer Performance Assessment of a Hybrid Solid Oxide Fuel Cell-Gas Turbine Combined Heat and Power System. Chapter 20 of the book titled Progress in Exergy, Energy, and the Environment, Springer, 2014, ISBN 978-3-319-04680-8.
5. Pouria Ahmadi, Ibrahim Dincer, Marc A. Rosen. Performance Evaluation of Integrated Energy Systems for Buildings. Chapter 6 of the book titled Progress in Sustainable Energy Technology, Volume 1, 2014, ISBN 978-3-319-07895-3. 

Editorial Activities:

1. Editor: Engineering Science and Technology, an International Journal, Elsevier, IF: 5.7
2. Managing Editor: Energy Equipment and Systems (EES)
3. Editor: Journal of Thermal Engineering
4. Section Editor: Energies (MDPI)
5. Guest Editor: Developments in Fuel Cell Technologies, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Elsevier, IF:7.31, 2023 
6. Guest Editor: Progress in Hydrogen Production, Storage and Distribution, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Elsevier, 2022.
7. Guest Editor: Challenges and opportunities in Energy-based wastes for environmental remediation towards a sustainable environment, Chemosphere Journal, Elsevier, 2023. 
8. Guest Editor: Artificial Intelligence in Sustainable Energy Systems and Applications, International Journal of Energy Research, John Wiley, 2022.
9. Guest Editor: Thermal analysis-based design of energy conversion systems, Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, Springer, 2022.
10. Guest Editor: Waste Heat Recovery for Sustainable Buildings, Sustainable Energy Technology and Assessment (SETA), Elsevier,2021.
11. Guest Editor: The role of Energy Storage Techniques and Mechanisms for Smart Energy Systems, Sustainable Energy Technology and Assessment (SETA), Elsevier, 2020.
12. Panel Organizer: “Building of the Future”, ASME Energy Sustainability Conference, 2016, San Diego, California, USA.