Editorial Board

Professor Sohaib Z. Khan is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Lead ABET Coordinator at the Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi Arabia. He holds a PhD in Materials from the University of Manchester, UK, and brings more than two decades of academic, research, and mentorship experience. His research profile spans 100+ peer-reviewed publications across advanced materials, renewable energy, computational modelling, additive manufacturing, auxetic structures, biohydrogen, and biogas. His recent work reflects a strong commitment to sustainability, from improving biohydrogen and biogas production to developing advanced materials and optimization strategies for modern engineering challenges. He played a pivotal role in founding SEMS (the Society for Energy, Materials, and Sustainability) and, with the founding editorial team, established JENMAS to support timely, high-quality scholarly publishing.

Professor Ts. Dr. Juhana Jaafar is a Professor at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) and Director of the Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), a Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICOE). Her research focuses on membrane technology, fuel cells, hydrogen energy, and water reclamation, with over 500 WoS-indexed publications, an h-index of 68, and more than 17,000 citations. She has been recognized among the World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University since 2019, and named Top Research Scientist Malaysia 2023 and Tokoh Penyelidik UTM 2024. She has led numerous international collaborations, including EU-funded and SATREPS projects, and has supervised 62 postgraduate graduates since 2012.

Dr. Asad A. Zaidi holds a PhD in Power Engineering and Engineering Thermophysics and has more than 15 years of experience teaching and supervising students in mechanical and energy engineering. His research focuses on renewable energy technologies, particularly biomass utilization, waste-to-energy, biohydrogen, and biogas production. He has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed publications with over 2,800 citations worldwide and currently serves as a Professor at the Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi Arabia.

Professor Shi Yue holds a PhD in Environmental Engineering and is a Professor at Harbin Engineering University, China. With more than 20 years of teaching and supervision experience in Power Engineering and Engineering Thermophysics, her research focuses on the utilization and development of biomass energy — including biohydrogen, biogas, and biodiesel from straw and algae. She has led multiple renewable-energy and environmental-protection projects, including five funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and has published over 50 papers while serving as a reviewer for several renowned journals.

Dr. Muhammad Yasin is Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Chemical Engineering at COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, with over 18 years of experience in teaching, research, and academic leadership. He holds a PhD in Environmental Science and Engineering from the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), South Korea. His research interests include membrane-based separations, biofuel and solvent recovery, carbon capture, bioprocess engineering, and sustainable process design. He leads the Membrane Systems Research Group (MSRG) and has successfully led funded research projects with extensive publications in leading journals.

Professor Asim Laeeq Khan is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at the Islamic University of Madinah, Saudi Arabia. He holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering and has extensive experience in research, teaching, and scientific publishing, with more than 150 peer-reviewed publications and over 6,000 citations worldwide. He is a Fellow of the International Association for Carbon Capture (IACC). His research encompasses membrane technology, adsorption, advanced functional materials, wastewater treatment, carbon capture, and sustainable separation processes, with a focus on innovative solutions to environmental and energy challenges and on fostering international scientific collaboration.

Dr. Lu Zheng earned his PhD in Power Engineering and Engineering Thermophysics from Harbin Engineering University, where he is now a Senior Engineer and Master’s supervisor at the Qingdao Innovation and Development Base. His research spans biomass energy development, ship and marine pollution prevention, and photocatalytic technology. He has authored more than 50 peer-reviewed publications, two monographs, and four granted national invention patents, and has submitted four proposals to the International Maritime Organization (IMO). His work has earned Science and Technology Progress Awards from several Chinese professional societies.

Dr. Ghazanfar Mehdi is a Researcher at Aalto University, Finland, specializing in combustion, plasma-assisted combustion, and hydrogen–ammonia fuel systems. He earned an Industrial PhD in Engineering of Complex Systems from the University of Salento, Italy, in collaboration with industry and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, and completed his master’s degree at Harbin Engineering University, China, where he received an Outstanding Graduate Award. His research focuses on clean combustion technologies, emission control, numerical modelling, and plasma-enhanced ignition and flame stabilization.

Muhammad Nihal Naseer is a PhD researcher at CIC energiGUNE, with expertise in battery materials, electrochemical energy storage, computational materials modelling, and advanced characterization. His work focuses on computationally guided materials selection, electrode-level design, and functional materials for next-generation batteries. He holds an Erasmus Mundus master’s degree in Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion (MESC+). His previous research includes DFT-based modelling of MXenes, thermodynamic modelling of energy conversion systems, and bibliometric mapping of emerging research directions in energy.

Dr. Nitasha Habib is a Chemical Engineer with a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Koç University. Her work focuses on developing advanced materials and processes for gas adsorption and separation. She has led projects spanning membrane technology, adsorption, and catalyst development, with a strong emphasis on translating scientific concepts into practical solutions. Her work has been published in leading journals and presented at international conferences. She brings extensive hands-on laboratory experience, including experimental design, method development, instrument operation, and data analysis.

Dr. Muhammad Asif is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering with expertise in advanced manufacturing, additive manufacturing, composite materials, and structural mechanics. He holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering and has authored more than 40 peer-reviewed publications. His research focuses on the design, fabrication, and mechanical characterization of 3D-printed structures, polymer composites, nanocomposites, and lightweight lattice architectures. He serves as a reviewer for several leading engineering journals and works on multifunctional materials and sustainable manufacturing technologies.

Dr. Prashant Kumar is a Research Scientist at the Next-Generation Magnet Development Collaboration Unit, Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, RIKEN, Yokohama, Japan. He completed a joint cotutelle PhD in Applied Physics / Materials through AcSIR, India, and RMIT University, Australia. With more than eight years of research experience, his current work focuses on high-temperature superconducting magnets for next-generation NMR and MRI applications. He has authored more than 30 high-impact publications and serves on the editorial boards of several international journals, having reviewed more than 200 research articles.

Dr. Hassan Raza is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), with over 10 years of academic experience. His research focuses on high-performance next-generation batteries, high-entropy materials, and nanocomposites, resulting in over 35 publications, more than 2,800 citations, and an h-index of 21. He has been ranked among the World’s Top 5% of Scientists by SciRank (2025) and received a Gold Medal at the Geneva Inventions (2024), along with multiple ‘Excellent Paper’ and ‘Top Cited Paper’ awards.

Dr. Syed Wahaaj Ali Rizvi obtained his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from NUST, Pakistan, and a master’s from Chung-Ang University, Korea, where he developed composites for orthopaedic implants. He completed his PhD in Materials Science and Engineering under the Marie Curie Programme (BioImplant ITN) at IMDEA Materials Institute, Spain, and MEOTEC GmbH, Germany, focusing on bioabsorbable polymers, metals, coatings, and composites for medical devices. He is currently a postdoctoral researcher at CÚRAM, collaborating with Stryker to assess electrosurgical-instrument-induced thermal damage in biological tissues.

Dr. Mian Umer Shafiq is an Assistant Professor at the School of Mining and Geosciences, Nazarbayev University, Kazakhstan, holding a Professional Engineer title in Reservoir Engineering. He completed his PhD in Petroleum Engineering from Curtin University, Australia, in 2019, and has more than 15 years of industrial and academic experience across several countries. He has won research funding in acidizing and cementing, authored more than 50 publications including 8 book chapters, supervised Master’s and PhD students, and holds a Google Scholar h-index of 16.

Dr. Sonia Umair is an Assistant Professor of Management at Dhofar University, Oman, and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), UK. She holds a PhD in Management from Universiti Putra Malaysia and has extensive experience in higher education, research, and academic service. Her academic profile includes numerous publications in international peer-reviewed journals, with recent work addressing contemporary organizational and societal challenges and contributing to the advancement of management knowledge and sustainable development.

Dr. Behnam Ghalei is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and Director of the Reactive and Adaptive Membrane Processes Lab. He previously served as Principal Scientist and R&D Manager at Vandstrom Inc. (USA), developing biomimetic membranes for low-energy desalination, and as an Assistant/Associate Professor at Kyoto University’s iCeMS (2017–2023). He earned his PhD in Chemical Engineering from Tarbiat Modares University and completed postdoctoral research at the University of Cambridge and Kyoto University. He has authored over 50 publications, patents, and book chapters, and served as an Early Career Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Membrane Science (2021–2025).

Dr. Zulfiqar Ahmad Rehan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman. He specializes in polymeric and nanocomposite membranes, membrane-based water treatment and desalination, conducting polymers, and functional coatings. He has authored over 90 peer-reviewed publications with approximately 3,000 citations, bridging fundamental polymer chemistry with applied membrane engineering for environmental and industrial applications.

Dr. Kashif Mairaj Deen is a Scientific Engineer in the Department of Materials Engineering at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada. His research spans hydrometallurgy, applied electrochemistry, corrosion science, energy storage, electrocatalysis, and sustainable materials processing. He has authored more than 140 scientific publications with over 3,000 citations, integrating fundamental electrochemical principles with practical engineering solutions for challenges in energy, environment, and materials, and advancing circular economy strategies.