Dr. Prodip Das, an Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer) in Hydrogen Energy Systems, earned his BSc in Mechanical Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET) in 1998, graduating with top honors, including first place, honors, record marks, and a Gold Medal in Mechanical Engineering. He later pursued two master's degrees in mechanical engineering: the first from BUET and the second from the University of Alberta, Canada. After completing his BSc, Dr. Das 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, specializing in hydrogen fuel cells under the guidance of Prof. Xianguo Li. Following his doctoral studies, he conducted research as an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, USA (2010–2013), where he focused on water management and the dynamics of water transport in PEM fuel cells, as well as real-time defect detection using infrared thermography.

Dr. Das's research encompasses various aspects of hydrogen energy and electric vehicles, with a particular focus on the thermofluid dynamics of fuel cells, electrolyzers, Li-ion batteries, and the 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 investigates EV batteries' safety, health, and environmental impacts, aiming to mitigate potential hazards and protect the ecosystem.

Dr. Das has made significant academic contributions, authoring over 130 scientific articles, 7 book chapters, and 6 books. His work has been cited more than 4,200 times, and he boasts an impressive h-index of 31. He has delivered over 40 invited and keynote speeches at prestigious universities and conferences, chaired and organized more than 20 conference tracks and symposiums, and served on the organizing and technical committees of over 40 conferences. Additionally, he has 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 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

Energy Vectors (IDCORE)

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