Muhammed A. Hassan

Muhammed A. Hassan is an associate professor of Mechanical Power Engineering at Cairo University. Following his Ph.D., he has been recognized as a Fulbright visiting scholar, hosted by Texas A&M University, USA, and a research fellow at Laboratoire de Thermique, Energétique et Procédés (LaTEP), Université de Pau et des pays de l'Adour (UPPA), France. Muhammed taught and produced scholarly research at different other universities, including Zewail City of Science and Technology, and The German University in Egypt. Since 2018, he headed the Sustainable Energy Research Group at Cairo University, where he supervised 54+ alumni graduate and undergraduate research assistants. He holds 70+ indexed journal papers, 10+ peer-reviewed papers in international conferences, and one book chapter. Muhammed’s expertise is mainly in the field of renewable energy resource assessment, optical and thermal enhancements of solar thermal concentrators, thermal management using nanofluids, poly-generation solar energy systems, and optimal control of district heating and cooling systems. His research has been funded by many entities, such as the German Aerospace Center, the French National Research and Technology Association, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, the US Department of State, NOBATEK/INEF4, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, and Egypt’s Science and Technology Development Fund. He contributed to research projects and consultancy in renewable energy and energy efficiency worldwide with a special focus on concentrating solar power and high-performance buildings. Muhammed is continuously reviewing and editing for more than 40 journals. He is a member of several international associations, such as the International Solar Energy Society and the World Society of Sustainable Energy Technologies.