Saidur Rahman

Short Biography

Professor Saidur Rahman is currently working as a Distinguished Research Professor and Head of the Research Centre for Nano-Materials and Energy Technology (RCNMET) at Sunway University. He is also working with Lancaster University as a full Professor. Previously, he worked as a Chair Professor at the Center of Research Excellence in Renewable Energy at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia. Prior to joining KFUPM, Prof. Saidur worked for 18 years at the University of Malaya. He graduated from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) in 1997 from the department of mechanical engineering and completed his both Master and Ph.D. from the University of Malaya, Malaysia. Clarivate Analytics/Thomson Reuters awarded him a highly cited researcher for being among the top 1% of researchers for most cited documents in his research field for the seven consecutive years (2014-2020). In 2019, Prof. Saidur won Vice Chancellor’s Award for achievement in Research, Sunway University. Prof. Saidur published almost 550 journal papers, mostly in top-ranking high-impact journals. He is ranked #1 by Web of Science on “nanofluids” research-related topics. He has more than 43,500 citations with an h-index of 107 according to Google Scholar citation. He has supervised more than 80 postgraduate students so far and has secured and managed more than 25 million ringgit research grants as a PI and member. Prof. Saidur is working in the area of emerging nano-materials (MXenes) and their applications in energy storage, heat transfer, solar energy harvesting, and environmental remediation.