Next Generation Renewable Thermal Energy Harvesting, Conversion and Storage Technologies

Dhananjay Yadav is Associate Professor of Mathematics at the University of Nizwa, Oman. Before joining the University of Nizwa, he held research positions at Athabasca University, Canada, Yonsei University, South Korea, and Jeju National University, South Korea. His research interests include carbon dioxide capture, storage and enhanced oil recovery, computational sustainability and environmental analytics, fluid mechanics, numerical analysis, hydrodynamic and hydromagnetic stability, nanofluids, and fluid flow in porous media. He has authored and edited numerous scholarly publications, including books, book chapters, and peer-reviewed journal articles, and has contributed to the advancement of research in porous media and related engineering applications. His work spans both theoretical and applied aspects of mathematical modelling and fluid flow phenomena.

Mukesh Kumar Awasthi is Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, India. His research focuses on the mathematical modelling of fluid flow problems, with particular interests in viscous potential flow, electrohydrodynamics, magnetohydrodynamics, heat and mass transfer, and fluid instability phenomena. He teaches postgraduate courses in fluid mechanics, discrete mathematics, partial differential equations, abstract algebra, mathematical methods, and measure theory. His work encompasses both analytical and numerical approaches to modelling complex flow systems. He has received research funding for projects in nonlinear fluid dynamics and has been recognized with research awards for his contributions to the field. He is the author and editor of numerous scholarly publications, including books, book chapters, journal articles, and conference papers. His research contributes to the advancement of mathematical methods and modelling techniques in fluid mechanics and related disciplines.

Dr. Ashwani Kumar is currently Professor and Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering (Gazetted Officer Group A) at the Technical Education Department Uttar Pradesh Kanpur (under Government of Uttar Pradesh), in India. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering. His research areas include Artificial Intelligence and machine learning in mechanical engineering, thermal energy storage, renewable energy harvesting, sustainability, and renewable energy integration. Dr. Kumar's has authored or co-authored over 275 articles in prestigious journals, book chapters, and conference proceedings. Additionally, he has co-authored or co-edited over 50 books in mechanical engineering, materials science, and renewable energy engineering. With extensive leadership and administrative experience, he has held numerous key positions within the education sector and has served on the editorial board of several international journals.