Martin Pasqualetti | Renewable Energy | Best Researcher Award

Prof. Dr Martin Pasqualetti |  Renewable Energy |  Best Researcher Award

Professor and Senior Global Futures Scholar at  Arizona State University, United States

Martin J. Pasqualetti is a distinguished scholar specializing in the intersection of energy, land use, and societal impacts. His research focuses on renewable energy transitions, energy landscapes, and environmental sustainability. As a Senior Global Futures Scientist at Arizona State University, he contributes to advancing innovative solutions for a sustainable future.

 

Publication Profile

Academic Background:

  • B.A. – University of California, Berkeley
  • M.A. – Louisiana State University
  • Ph.D. – University of California, Riverside

Professional Roles:

  • Professor, School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning
  • Graduate Faculty, School of Sustainability
  • Senior Global Futures Scientist, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory
  • Faculty, Barrett Honors College & Global Challenges Scholars Program

Awards & Honors:

Dr. Pasqualetti has contributed extensively to global energy and sustainability discourse, earning recognition for his innovative approaches to renewable energy and its societal integration.

Research Focus:

Dr. Pasqualetti’s research addresses the intersections of energy landscapes, sustainability, and societal impacts. Key topics include:

  • Conflicts in energy development
  • Renewable energy adoption on Indigenous lands
  • Visual and societal impacts of wind and solar energy
  • Food-energy-water nexus under drought conditions

📊 Citation Metrics:

  • Total Citations: 4,866
  • Citations Since 2019: 2,355
  • h-index: 30 (23 since 2019)
  • i10-index: 55 (35 since 2019)

Publication Top Note:

  • Policy and Institutional Dimensions of the Water–Energy Nexus
    CA Scott, SA Pierce, MJ Pasqualetti, AL Jones, BE Montz, JH Hoover
    Energy Policy, 39(10), 6622-6630, 2011 (553 citations)
  • Integrating Social Science in Energy Research
    BK Sovacool, SE Ryan, PC Stern, K Janda, G Rochlin, D Spreng, …
    Energy Research & Social Science, 6, 95-99, 2015 (456 citations)
  • Opposing Wind Energy Landscapes: A Search for Common Cause
    MJ Pasqualetti
    Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 101(4), 907-917, 2011 (440 citations)
  • Social Barriers to Renewable Energy Landscapes
    MJ Pasqualetti
    Geographical Review, 101(2), 201-223, 2011 (333 citations)
  • Morality, Space, and the Power of Wind‐Energy Landscapes
    MJ Pasqualetti
    Geographical Review, 90(3), 381-394, 2000 (288 citations)
  • Wind Power in View: Energy Landscapes in a Crowded World
    M Pasqualetti, P Gipe, R Righter
    Academic Press, 2002 (262 citations)
  • Wind Energy Landscapes: Society and Technology in the California Desert
    MJ Pasqualetti
    Society & Natural Resources, 14(8), 689-699, 2001 (178 citations)
  • Dual Use of Agricultural Land: Introducing ‘Agrivoltaics’ in Phoenix Metropolitan Statistical Area, USA
    D Majumdar, MJ Pasqualetti
    Landscape and Urban Planning, 170, 150-168, 2018 (156 citations)
  • The Predominance of Economic Development in the Support for Large-Scale Wind Farms in the US Great Plains
    MC Slattery, BL Johnson, JA Swofford, MJ Pasqualetti
    Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 16(6), 3690-3701, 2012 (149 citations)
  • Mobile Education and Entertainment System, Method, and Device
    R Boscamp, M Pasqualetti, M Housley, D Ly
    US Patent App. 10/163,674, 2003 (123 citations)

 

Mudasir Akbar | Renewable energy | Excellence in Research

Dr Mudasir Akbar |  Renewable energy |  Excellence in Research

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,  India

 

Dr. Mudasir Akbar Shah graduated with a Bachelor of Technology in Chemical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology Srinagar Kashmir, India. He completed his Master of Technology in Chemical Engineering in Computer Aided Process and Plant Design (CAPD) from the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee, India. He completed his PhD in Chemical Engineering (Renewable Energy) from the National Institute of Technology Srinagar, Kashmir, in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee. Dr. Shah then worked as an assistant professor through the United Nations Development Programme for more than 2 years in Ethiopia.

Profile:

Educational Background:

  • B.Tech in Chemical Engineering: National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar, Kashmir, India
  • M.Tech in Chemical Engineering (Computer Aided Process and Plant Design): Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, India
  • PhD in Chemical Engineering (Renewable Energy): NIT Srinagar, in collaboration with IIT Roorkee

Professional Experience:

  • Assistant Professor: United Nations Development Programme, Ethiopia
  • Lecturer, Researcher, and Assistant Professor (Contract): NIT Srinagar, Kashmir
  • Postdoctoral Researcher: Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), Malaysia
  • Senior Lecturer: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Achievements:

  • Established Energy Laboratories at UNITEN, NIT Srinagar, and KIOT
  • President of Civil Society Lolab Ek EHSAS, contributing to education, health, and environmental sectors
  • Associate Editor for Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery
  • Guest Editor for multiple journals

Skills:

  • Extensive laboratory analysis techniques
  • Proven ability to work in diverse international environments

Research Focus:

  • Carbon dioxide production
  • Hydrogen production through electrocatalytic processes
  • Nanotechnology
  • Bio-fuel production by thermochemical conversion technology

Academic Metrics:

  • Citations: 319 (all since 2019)
  • h-index: 5 (all since 2019)
  • i10-index: 4 (all since 2019)

Publication Top Notes:

  • Applications of nanotechnology in smart textile industry: A critical review
    • Authors: AQ Mudasir Akbar Shah, Bilal Masood Pirzada, Gareth Price, Abel L. Shibiru
    • Journal: Journal of Advanced Research
    • Citations: 165 (2022)
  • Biomass residue characterization for their potential application as biofuels
    • Authors: MA Shah, MNS Khan, V Kumar
    • Journal: Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry
    • Citations: 70 (2018)
    • Pages: 2137-2145
  • Bio-Char Characterization Produced from Walnut Shell Biomass through Slow Pyrolysis: Sustainable for Soil Amendment and an Alternate Bio-Fuel
    • Authors: MAAIAA Rami Alfattani, Mudasir Akbar Shah, Md Irfanul Haque Siddiqui
    • Journal: Energies
    • Citations: 42 (2021)
    • Volume: 15 (1)
  • Pyrolysis of walnut shell residues in a fixed bed reactor: Effects of process parameters, chemical and functional properties of bio-oil
    • Authors: MA Shah, NS Khan, V Kumar, A Qurashi
    • Journal: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
    • Citations: 26 (2021)
    • Volume: 9 (4)
    • Article Number: 105564
  • Development of sustainable biomass residues for biofuels applications
    • Authors: R Shah, M.A., Hayder, G., Kumar
    • Journal: Scientific Report
    • Citations: 6 (2023)
    • Volume: 13
    • Article Number: 14248
    • Pages: 1-18
  • Application of nanotechnology in the agricultural and food processing industries: A review
    • Authors: MA Shah, T Shahnaz, JH Masoodi, S Nazir, A Qurashi, GH Ahmed
    • Journal: Sustainable Materials and Technologies
    • Citations: 3 (2023)
    • Article Number: e00809
  • Graphene-based nanoarchitecture as a potent cushioning/filler in polymer composites and their applications
    • Authors: HAA Tasrin Shahnaz, Gasim Hayder, Mudasir A. Shah, Mohd Zakwan Ramli
    • Journal: Journal of Materials Research and Technology
    • Citations: 3 (2023)
  • Carbon dioxide conversion to value-added products and fuels: opportunities and challenges: a critical review
    • Authors: MA Shah, AL Shibiru, V Kumar, VC Srivastava
    • Journal: International Journal of Green Energy
    • Citations: 2 (2023)
    • Pages: 1-20
  • Kinetics of walnut shells through Pyrolysis Assessed as an alternative Bio-fuel
    • Authors: VK Mudasir Akbar Shah, N. S. Khana
    • Journal: International Journal of Engineering and Advanced Technology (IJEAT)
    • Citations: 2 (2020)
    • Volume: 9 (5)
  • Fueling sustainability: Co-pyrolysis of microalgae biomass and waste plastics for renewable energy and waste mitigation
  • VRFT Control for an Alternate Activated Sludge Process with a Coupled Settling Model
    • Authors: N Hernandez Velasquez, E Mojica-Nava, A Vande Wouwer
    • Conference: 2019 IEEE 4th Colombian Conference on Automatic Control
    • Publication Year: 2019
  • Thermogravimetric Analysis of different types of walnut shells in Air and Nitrogen:
    • Authors: MNSK Mudasir Akbar Shah
    • Conference: Two-day National Conference, National Institute of Technology Srinagar
    • Publication Year: 2016
  • Real-time Monitoring of water pollution in fresh water lakes in Kashmir using wireless sensors
    • Authors: SAS Mudasir Akbar Shah
    • Conference: Institution of Engineers from 5th September
    • Publication Year: 2015
  • Synthesis of Monodisperse Anatase Phase aqueous stabilized TiO2 Nano-particles
    • Authors: MNSK Mudasir Akbar Shah, M.A. Rather
    • Conference: Two-day National Conference, National Institute of Technology Srinagar
    • Publication Year: 2015
  • Application of Bioprocesses and Nanotechnology in Chemical Engineering
    • Authors: MNSK Mudasir Akbar Shah
    • Conference: SGGS Institute of Engineering and Technology Nanded Maharastra, 18th-22nd
    • Publication Year: 2014
  • Bioremediation of Dal Lake
    • Authors: MNSK Mudasir Akbar Shah
    • Conference: 101st Indian Science Congress Association (ISC), University of Jammu
    • Publication Year: 2014
  • Oxide Nanostructures and their potential applications in day-to-day life
    • Authors: MA Shah
    • Conference: 67th Annual session, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE), CHEMCON
    • Publication Year: 2014
  • Preparation and Characterization of Activated Carbon using Locally Available Almond Shells
    • Authors: IMM Mudasir Akbar Shah
    • Conference: 54th Annual session, Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers (IIChE), CHEMCON
    • Publication Year: 2011