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Dr Muhammed Rizwan

Assistant Professor

Chemical Engineering
17876392
31-116
mrizwan@uob.edu.bh

Areas of Expertise

  • Process Systems Engineering (PSE)
  • Modeling, Simulation and Optimization of Chemical Processes
  • Superstructure-based Optimization
  • Big Data and Machine Learning with Applications to Chemical Processes
  • Data-Driven Surrogate Modeling and Optimization

Education

Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea (2015)

Biography

"Dr. Muhammad Rizwan is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Bahrain, Isa Town Campus, Bahrain. With a profound expertise in Process Systems Engineering (PSE), Dr. Rizwan's primary research interests lie in the realm of energy systems design, modeling, simulation and optimization as well as the utilization of big data and machine learning techniques to enhance process and enterprise-wide efficiency and profitability Dr. Rizwan has published articles in very renowned journals and also in refereed conference proceedings. He also presented in many national and international conferences. Furthermore, he also serves as a reviewer for reputable international journals in the area of energy systems design and optimization."

Achievements

  • 2019 “Best Track Paper Award” at the 4th North American IEOM Toronto Conference 2019.
  • 2013 “Amcheon Best Paper Award” for the year 2013 at the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea.

Affiliations

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Grants & Contracts Awarded

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Publications & Presentations

  1. Kate Kim, Farzad Hourfar, Abdul Halim bin Abdul Razik, Muhammad Rizwan, Ali Almansoori, Michael Fowler and Ali Elkamel. Importance of microalgae and municipal waste in bioenergy products hierarchy – Integration of biorefineries for microalgae and municipal waste processing: A review. Energies 16 (2023) 6361.
  2. Muhammad Yousaf, Muhammad Zaman, Asif Mahmood, Muhammad Imran, Ali Elkamel, Muhammad Rizwan, Tabbi Wilberforce and Fahid Riaz. Carbon dioxide utilization: A critical review from multiscale perspective. Energy Science and Engineering 10 (2022) 4890-4923.
  3. Muhammad Adnan, Muhammad Zaman, Atta Ullah. Afsin Gungor, Muhammad Rizwan and Salman Raza Naqvi. Thermo-economic analysis of integrated gasification combined cycle co-generation system hybridized with concentrated solar power tower. Renewable Energy 198 (2022) 654-666.
  4. Muhammad Yousaf, Asif Mahmood, Ali Elkamel, Muhammad Rizwan and Muhammad Zaman. Techno-economic analysis of integrated hydrogen and methanol production process by CO2 Hydrogenation. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 115 (2022) 103615.
  5. Luqman Hakeem, Muhammad Rizwan, Ali Elkamel and Muhammad Zaman. A multi-period optimization model for power sector with CO2 emissions considerations. International Journal of Energy Research 46 (2022) 2655-2673.
  6. Muhammad Adnan, Muhammad Zaman, Atta Ullah, Muhammad Rizwan and Neelam Ramzan. Thermo-economic analysis of integrated gasification combined cycle co-generation system with carbon capture and integrated with absorption refrigeration system. Energy Conversion and Management 248 (2021) 114782.
  7. Muhammad Rizwan, Yousef Saif, Ali Almansoori and Ali Elkamel. A multi-objective optimization framework for sustainable design of municipal solid waste processing pathways to energy and materials. International Journal of Energy Research 44 (2020) 771-783.
  8. Adeel Arif, Muhammad Rizwan, Ali Elkamel, Luqman Hakeem and Muhammad Zaman. Optimal selection of integrated electricity generation systems for the power sector with low greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Energies 13 (2020) 4571.
  9. Muhammad Umer Arshad, Muhammad Zaman, Muhammad Rizwan and Ali Elkamel. Economic optimization of parallel and series configurations of the double effect absorption refrigeration systems (ARS). Energy Conversion and Management 210 (2020) 112661.
  10. Yousef Saif, Muhammad Rizwan, Ali Almansoori and Ali Elkamel. MINLP model for reverse osmosis network design under time variant operation constraints. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 58 (2019) 22315-22323.
  11. Mohammed Alkatheri, Muhammad Rizwan, Falah Alhameli, Ali Elkamel, Ali Almansoori and Peter Douglas. Data-driven power generation design and operation under demand uncertainty. IEOM Proceedings (2019) 345-355.
  12. Muhammad Rizwan, Ali Almansoori and Ali Elkamel. An overview on synthesis and design of microalgal biorefinery configurations by employing superstructure based optimization approach. Energy Systems 10 (2019) 941-966.
  13. Muhammad Rizwan, Yousef Saif, Ali Almansoori and Ali Elkamel. Optimal processing route for the utilization and conversion of municipal solid waste into energy and valuable products. Journal of Cleaner Production 174 (2018) 857-867.
  14. Muhammad Rizwan, Jay H. Lee and Rafiqul Gani. Optimal design of microalgae-based biorefinery: Economics, opportunities and challenges. Applied Energy 150 (2015) 69-79.
  15. Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Zaman, Jay H. Lee and Rafiqul Gani. Optimal processing pathway selection for microalgae-based biorefinery under uncertainty. Computers and Chemical Engineering 82 (2015) 362-373.
  16. Muhammad Rizwan, Jay H. Lee and Rafiqul Gani. Optimal processing pathway for the production of biodiesel from microalgal biomass: A superstructure based approach. Computers and Chemical Engineering 58 (2013) 305-314.

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Dr Muhammed Rizwan

Assistant Professor

Chemical Engineering
17876392
31-116
mrizwan@uob.edu.bh

Areas of Expertise

  • Process Systems Engineering (PSE)
  • Modeling, Simulation and Optimization of Chemical Processes
  • Superstructure-based Optimization
  • Big Data and Machine Learning with Applications to Chemical Processes
  • Data-Driven Surrogate Modeling and Optimization

Education

Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea (2015)

Biography

"Dr. Muhammad Rizwan is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Bahrain, Isa Town Campus, Bahrain. With a profound expertise in Process Systems Engineering (PSE), Dr. Rizwan's primary research interests lie in the realm of energy systems design, modeling, simulation and optimization as well as the utilization of big data and machine learning techniques to enhance process and enterprise-wide efficiency and profitability Dr. Rizwan has published articles in very renowned journals and also in refereed conference proceedings. He also presented in many national and international conferences. Furthermore, he also serves as a reviewer for reputable international journals in the area of energy systems design and optimization."

Achievements

  • 2019 “Best Track Paper Award” at the 4th North American IEOM Toronto Conference 2019.
  • 2013 “Amcheon Best Paper Award” for the year 2013 at the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea.

Affiliations

-

Grants & Contracts Awarded

-

Publications & Presentations

  1. Kate Kim, Farzad Hourfar, Abdul Halim bin Abdul Razik, Muhammad Rizwan, Ali Almansoori, Michael Fowler and Ali Elkamel. Importance of microalgae and municipal waste in bioenergy products hierarchy – Integration of biorefineries for microalgae and municipal waste processing: A review. Energies 16 (2023) 6361.
  2. Muhammad Yousaf, Muhammad Zaman, Asif Mahmood, Muhammad Imran, Ali Elkamel, Muhammad Rizwan, Tabbi Wilberforce and Fahid Riaz. Carbon dioxide utilization: A critical review from multiscale perspective. Energy Science and Engineering 10 (2022) 4890-4923.
  3. Muhammad Adnan, Muhammad Zaman, Atta Ullah. Afsin Gungor, Muhammad Rizwan and Salman Raza Naqvi. Thermo-economic analysis of integrated gasification combined cycle co-generation system hybridized with concentrated solar power tower. Renewable Energy 198 (2022) 654-666.
  4. Muhammad Yousaf, Asif Mahmood, Ali Elkamel, Muhammad Rizwan and Muhammad Zaman. Techno-economic analysis of integrated hydrogen and methanol production process by CO2 Hydrogenation. International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control 115 (2022) 103615.
  5. Luqman Hakeem, Muhammad Rizwan, Ali Elkamel and Muhammad Zaman. A multi-period optimization model for power sector with CO2 emissions considerations. International Journal of Energy Research 46 (2022) 2655-2673.
  6. Muhammad Adnan, Muhammad Zaman, Atta Ullah, Muhammad Rizwan and Neelam Ramzan. Thermo-economic analysis of integrated gasification combined cycle co-generation system with carbon capture and integrated with absorption refrigeration system. Energy Conversion and Management 248 (2021) 114782.
  7. Muhammad Rizwan, Yousef Saif, Ali Almansoori and Ali Elkamel. A multi-objective optimization framework for sustainable design of municipal solid waste processing pathways to energy and materials. International Journal of Energy Research 44 (2020) 771-783.
  8. Adeel Arif, Muhammad Rizwan, Ali Elkamel, Luqman Hakeem and Muhammad Zaman. Optimal selection of integrated electricity generation systems for the power sector with low greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Energies 13 (2020) 4571.
  9. Muhammad Umer Arshad, Muhammad Zaman, Muhammad Rizwan and Ali Elkamel. Economic optimization of parallel and series configurations of the double effect absorption refrigeration systems (ARS). Energy Conversion and Management 210 (2020) 112661.
  10. Yousef Saif, Muhammad Rizwan, Ali Almansoori and Ali Elkamel. MINLP model for reverse osmosis network design under time variant operation constraints. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 58 (2019) 22315-22323.
  11. Mohammed Alkatheri, Muhammad Rizwan, Falah Alhameli, Ali Elkamel, Ali Almansoori and Peter Douglas. Data-driven power generation design and operation under demand uncertainty. IEOM Proceedings (2019) 345-355.
  12. Muhammad Rizwan, Ali Almansoori and Ali Elkamel. An overview on synthesis and design of microalgal biorefinery configurations by employing superstructure based optimization approach. Energy Systems 10 (2019) 941-966.
  13. Muhammad Rizwan, Yousef Saif, Ali Almansoori and Ali Elkamel. Optimal processing route for the utilization and conversion of municipal solid waste into energy and valuable products. Journal of Cleaner Production 174 (2018) 857-867.
  14. Muhammad Rizwan, Jay H. Lee and Rafiqul Gani. Optimal design of microalgae-based biorefinery: Economics, opportunities and challenges. Applied Energy 150 (2015) 69-79.
  15. Muhammad Rizwan, Muhammad Zaman, Jay H. Lee and Rafiqul Gani. Optimal processing pathway selection for microalgae-based biorefinery under uncertainty. Computers and Chemical Engineering 82 (2015) 362-373.
  16. Muhammad Rizwan, Jay H. Lee and Rafiqul Gani. Optimal processing pathway for the production of biodiesel from microalgal biomass: A superstructure based approach. Computers and Chemical Engineering 58 (2013) 305-314.

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