Dr. Prodip Das, an associate professor (senior lecturer) in hydrogen energy systems, obtained his BSc in mechanical engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET) in 1998, earning top honors, including ranking first, honors, and record marks. Subsequently, he pursued two master's degrees in mechanical engineering, the first from BUET and the second from the University of Alberta, Canada. Following his graduation from BUET, he served as a Lecturer (1998–2001) and later as an Assistant Professor (2001–2007) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at BUET.

In 2010, Dr. Das earned his PhD in mechanical engineering from the University of Waterloo, Canada, focusing on hydrogen fuel cells under the guidance of Prof. Xianguo Li. Subsequently, he conducted research as an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA (2010–2013), exploring water management and dynamics of water transport in PEM fuel cells, and real-time defect detection using infrared thermography.

Dr. Das's research spans various facets of hydrogen energy systems and electric vehicles, with a particular emphasis on the thermofluid aspects of fuel cells, electrolyzers, Li-ion batteries, and sustainable recycling and reuse of EV batteries. He also conducts fundamental studies in nature-inspired thermal transport, convective heat transfer, nanofluids, and electro-thermal characterization. Additionally, he actively investigates the safety, health, and environmental implications of EV batteries, aiming to mitigate potential hazards and safeguard the ecosystem.

His academic contributions include over 120 scientific articles, 7 book chapters, and 4 books, with his work cited over 3800 times and an impressive h-index of 30. He has delivered over 40 invited/keynote speeches at prestigious universities and conferences, chaired/organized over 20 conference tracks and symposiums, served as a member of the organizing/technical committee for over 40 conferences, and contributed as a reviewer for more than 20 leading journals in his field.

Dr. Das currently serves as an associate editor for Frontiers in Energy Research (Frontiers Media), Journal of Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage (ASME), and Frontiers in Chemical Engineering (Frontiers Media). He is also a member of the editorial/advisory boards for several esteemed journals: Energies, Batteries, Renewable and Sustainable Energy, Inventions, and Challenges. Moreover, Dr. Das has served as a special issue editor for Energies (MDPI), Energy and AI (Elsevier), Frontiers in Energy Research (Frontiers Media), and Batteries (MDPI).

Additionally, Dr. Das holds pivotal roles as an expert panel member of the Bangladesh Energy and Power Research Council and as a Full Member of the EPSRC Peer Review College. He actively engages in grant reviewing for EPSRC (UK), Leverhulme Trust (UK), ANR (France), BEPRC (Bangladesh), NSERC (Canada), and Advanced Light Source (USA).

His exceptional contributions to academia and industry have earned him numerous prestigious awards, including the Dr. V.G. Desa Gold Medal from BUET, the Dr. Chandrashekar Memorial Award in Sustainable Energy from the University of Waterloo, and the 2018 Emerging Investigators in Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage award from ASME.

• Hydrogen Energy Systems
• Fuel Cells
• Li-Ion Batteries
• Electric Vehicles
• Battery Fire and Safety
• Recycling and Reuse of EV Batteries
• Nanofluids and Convective Heat Transfer
• Multiphysics Modeling and Simulation

Our expertise and interests span the broad area of hydrogen energy systems and electric vehicles with a focus on the thermofluid aspects of fuel cells, electrolyzers, and Li-ion batteries. We have been working on fundamental understanding, efficient design, novel materials, and the development of high-fidelity modeling and simulation tools for hydrogen energy systems (PEMFCs, AEMFCs, PEMWEs, and AEMWEs), Li-ion batteries, and related energy storage and conversion devices. 

We are also interested in reusing and repurposing retired EV batteries in less power-demanding second-life applications (e.g., grid energy storage, domestic battery storage, e-scooter, bike, etc) as well as working in the areas of “safety, health, and environmental issues of EV batteries” and “nanofluid and convective heat transfer” to aid first responders, reduce the environmental burden of retired EV batteries, harvest more solar energy, and extract more heat from electronic devices.

Thermodynamics 4

Professional Issues for Mechanical Engineers 3

Sustainable Energy Systems Dissertation

Mechanical Engineering Project 4

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