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Prof Firoz Alam

PhD and M.Sc in Aerospace Engineering
FIEAust CPEng Eng Exec NER APEC Engineer IntPE (Aus)
Email: firoz.alam@rmit.edu.au LinkedIn Profile

Dr Firoz Alam is a professor at the School of Engineering at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. Prof Alam is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia, Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng), and APEC Engineer. Prof Alam has over 20 years of teaching and research experience. He is a leading expert in aircraft, road vehicles, trains, building and sports aerodynamics, conventional and renewable energy, energy policy, energy security, engineering education curriculum design, quality assurance and accreditation. He has accomplished several high-profile research and commercial projects funded by government and private organizations since 2001. He is the co-founder and President of the Australian Society of Energy & Power (ASEP). He has over 250 publications (including books, book chapters, journal articles and peer-reviewed conference papers).

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Dr Harun Chowdhury

PhD and B.Eng Mechanical Engineering
MIEAust, FIEB
Email: harun.chowdhury@abscube.com.au LinkedIn Profile

Dr Harun Chowdhury has over 20 years of high-quality university-level teaching experience, including 12 years of industry experience as an experimental aerodynamicist and a mechanical system design engineer. Dr Chowdhury is a leading expert in aerodynamics (aircraft, road vehicles, wind turbine, train, building and sports), conventional & renewable energy, energy policy, energy security, engineering education & curriculum design, quality assurance and accreditation. He is the co-founder and Vice-President of the Australian Society of Energy & Power (ASEP) and an experienced event organiser with a track record of organising several international conferences. He has supervised many research/project students in several Australian universities. He has over 170 publications, including books, book chapters, journal articles and peer-reviewed conference papers.

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Dr Bavin Loganathan

PhD and B.Eng in Mechanical Engineering
Email: info@abscube.com.au LinkedIn Profile

Dr. Bavin Loganathan has 12 years of experience in the manufacturing, teaching, and research industries. Dr Loganathan is a leading expert in wind turbine design and hybrid power generation systems. He is skilled in the use of state-of-the-art design and analysis tools. He also has strong financial, analytical, and project management skills and experience. He has supervised many research/project students in several Australian universities. He has over 25 publications including book chapters, journal articles, and peer-reviewed conference papers.

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Prof Nakorn Tippayawong

PhD, DIC, & BEng (Mechanical Engineering)
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Dr. Nakorn Tippayawong is a Professor in the Faculty of Engineering at Chiang Mai University, Thailand. He has over 20 years of teaching and research experience, related to mechanical and energy engineering. He is a leading expert in the field of energy efficiency improvement, biomass energy utilization, and particulate emission control. Prof Tippayawong has been actively involved with a number of energy engineering projects in the agricultural industry in Thailand, supported by governmental and private organizations. He has co-authored more than 250 publications (including books, journal articles and peer-reviewed conference papers).

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Engr. Khondkar Saleque

B.Eng in Chemical Engineering
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Mr Khondkar Saleque is an international expert in energy, energy security and energy conservation. He has over 40 years of experience in major oil and gas industries/companies for planning, designing, construction supervision and operation of natural gas utilities (upstream, midstream and downstream) in Australia, Bangladesh, Thailand, Afghanistan. He led a series of Energy Infrastructure Development Projects, Gas Metering & Control, Energy Regulation & Control, Dispute Resolution and Arbitration around the globe. Mr Saleque has delivered professional training in gas production, transmission, marketing, energy regulation and pricing, project management, Occupation, health and safety.

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Dr Sajid Hossain

PhD, M.Eng and B.Eng in Mechanical
MIEAust, MIEB
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Dr Sajid Hossain is a professional Mechanical Engineer with over 12 years of experiences in Research, Engineering, Design, and Project Management. He is always committed to providing and maintaining a safe and secure working environment; effectively combining strong technical, problem-solving and planning capabilities to produce high-quality required outcomes. Having developed excellent interpersonal skills, he enjoys collaboration and open discussion. He has made significant contributions to different public and private engineering, research and development projects.

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Mr Masud Rana

M.Eng (CAD/CAM) and B.Eng (Mechanical)
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Mr Masud Rana has over 12 years of experience as a control system and design engineer. He is an expert in precision position control, servo sizing, servo hydraulic, control system design, CNC machinery design and applications. Masud completed his M. Sc Engg. CAD/CAM from RMIT University Australia and has accomplished several commercial projects under different organizations.

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Mr Ahasan Ahammad

M.Eng and B.Eng in Mechanical
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Mr Ahasan Ahammad has over 10 years of experience in several industrial automation and robotics projects as a professional engineer. He is an expert in Image processing and computer vision, industrial automation, PLCs, HMI devices and SCADA systems, Mechatronics, Hydraulics and Pneumatic systems, CNC machines, CAD/CAM. He is skilled in the use of state-of-the-art design and analysis tools.

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Mr Mohamed Zaid

M.Eng and B.Eng in Mechanical
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Mr Mohamed Zaid has over 2 years of experience as a CFD mechanical engineer, having expertise in all aspects of fluid mechanics and heat transfer applied to projects throughout Australia. He has worked extensively on buildings and structures in Australasia and the US. Mohamed completed his engineering degree at the RMIT University in 2015, followed by a research degree from RMIT University with a focus on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). He has accomplished several commercial projects under different organizations and published over 10 publications.

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Mr Harsha Vardhan

M.Eng and B.Eng in MechanicalLinkedIn Profile

Mr. Harsha Vardhan is a Master's degree Graduate in the field of automotive engineering with extensive experience in the design and analysis of various systems using prevailing software. Worked as a CAE engineer in the RMIT FSAE aerodynamic team by providing the necessary engineering backup in the development of the Vehicle. Also, worked as an R&D engineer in India with TI Diamond chains, implementing benchmark techniques and conducting root cause for design, development and testing of the new auto Ancillary parts. 

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Mr Rezaul Islam

B.Eng in Mechanical 

Mr Rezaul Islam currently works as an Energy Management consultant at Carbonetix and is responsible for developing sustainable energy management techniques for various Victorian city councils. He has a Bachelor’s in mechanical engineering (Honours) and an Associate degree in Aerospace Engineering from RMIT University with extensive experience in advanced manufacturing and 3D designing. He has worked as a design and manufacturing engineer for RMIT Racing team and has developed multiple complex designs in their vehicle development. Mr Islam is a keen researcher and has multiple publications under his belt with a profound understanding of advanced manufacturing and aerodynamic stability.

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Dr Mohammad Nasim

PhD, M.Eng and B.Eng in Mechanical and Manufacturing
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Mr. Nasim is an expert in advanced materials and manufacturing with over 9 years of experience in research and development (R&D), engineering, and project management. He also involved in the erection and commission of a petroleum refinery industry. He has also industrial expertise in polymer fabrication techniques. Currently, he is perusing his PhD degree in Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. His present research focuses on designing and developing ultra-high-strength micro/nano-scale advanced functional materials. He has over 25 publications including book chapters, journal articles and peer-reviewed conference papers.

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Ms Labani Mustafi

Msc and B.Eng in Mechanical and Manufacturing

Ms Labani Mustafi has 6 years of research experience in different materials characterization techniques and specialized in the advanced manufacturing field. Currently, she is perusing her PhD degree in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. Her research focuses on the designing of ultra-strong and ductile metal materials.  Her research outputs have been published in several international journals and conferences. 

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