Summary
Biography
| Date | Role |
|---|---|
| 2016-2021 | Head of Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London |
| 2009-2016 | Director of the Centre for Process Systems Engineering, Imperial College London |
| 2003-2007 | Director of Undergraduate Studies, Imperial College London |
| 2001- | Professor of Process Systems Engineering, Imperial College London |
| 1998-2001 | Senior Lecturer, Chemical Engineering Department, Imperial College London. |
| 1992-1998 | Lecturer, Chemical Engineering Department, Imperial College London. |
| 1997-2002 | ICT/Royal Academy of Engineering Fellowship |
| 1996 | Institution of Chemical Engineers Junior Moulton Medal |
| 1995 | Imperial College London Teaching Excellence Award |
| 1992-1996 | Shell Lecturer Support Award |
| 1988-1992 | PhD in Chemical Engineering, Chemical Engineering Department, Imperial College London, Thesis Title: “Efficient Scheduling Technologies for Multipurpose Plants |
Research interests
Design and analysis of energy and industrial systems:
- Bioenergy systems and technologies.
- Urban Energy Systems.
- Modelling and optimisation of low carbon technologies and systems (e.g. CCS, hydrogen infrastructure etc).
- Industrial decarbonisation
- Synthetic fuels
Supply chain design and optimisation:
- Development of new algorithms for large scale supply chain models.
- Application to sector-specific processes (e.g. pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, bio-based products)
Process synthesis and development for fine chemicals, pharmaceutical and biochemical processes:
- Combination of chemistry with modelling and engineering to improve process designs and to speed up process development.
- Performing rapid economic assessments for different manufacturing routes.
- Developing long-term capacity and investment plans.
- Quality by design
- Vaccines and other biopharmaceuticals
Links
Selected Publications
Journal Articles
Weber C, Shah N, 2011, Optimisation based design of a district energy system for an eco-town in the United Kingdom, Energy, Vol:36, ISSN:0360-5442, Pages:1292-1308
Almansoori A, Shah N, 2009, Design and operation of a future hydrogen supply chain: Multi-period model, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol:34, ISSN:0360-3199, Pages:7883-7897
Zamboni A, Shah N, Bezzo F, 2009, Spatially Explicit Static Model for the Strategic Design of Future Bioethanol Production Systems. 1. Cost Minimization, Energy & Fuels, Vol:23, ISSN:0887-0624, Pages:5121-5133
Hosseini SA, Shah N, 2009, Multiscale modelling of hydrothermal biomass pretreatment for chip size optimization, Bioresource Technology, Vol:100, ISSN:0960-8524, Pages:2621-2628