J. Sadhik BashaSadhik Basha J. obtained his Doctorate Degree in Mechanical Engineering at the National Institute of Technology, Trichy, India in the year 2011. He is currently working as a Professor & Head, National University of Science & Technology, IMCO, Sohar, man. Dr. Basha is an experienced educator and researcher for more than two decades. His current research interests include water-diesel/biodiesel emulsions as alternative fuels, thermal desalination, combustion modeling, spray combustion, nano-additive emulsion fuels, thermal sciences, and renewable energy. He has received various research supported & consultancy projects totaling over $1,00,000 in the fields of thermal desalination, waste plastic oil synthesis, alternative fuels, nano-additive fuel catalysts, renewable energy, etc. He is an expert referee, editorial board member, and advisory board member for more than fifty reputed international journals in the fields of energy, combustion, and power engineering. He has published ten patents and eighty research articles, and participated in several national and international conferences. He has been the chief editor for three books in the area of IC Engines, Digital Optimization, etc. Further, the contents of his research work have been cited more than two thousand times in various technical articles, magazines, and international journals. He has more than fifty professional memberships (such as Combustion Institute, USA; IFPASA, etc.). He is a Recipient of “Best Supervisor Award” by MEDRC & GPCA in the year 2021 & 2023 respectively, and “Best Researcher Award” by IMCO in the year 2021. He has won “Best Teaching Cash Awards” several times. He is one of the top 2% of the academically cited researchers as per the global Stanford University Ranking for the past three years (2022, 2023, 2024). Dr. Sadhik is currently working in the area of zero-emission techniques, CCUS, and thermal desalination techniques to produce potable water from waste heat recovery systems. Read More Read Less