Dr Ahmed is a Senior Lecturer in Energy Engineering at the University of Canterbury, UK, and an internationally recognised scholar in the fields of net-zero materials (biochar), sustainable energy, circular economy, and green building materials. He holds a PhD in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering from Queen’s University Belfast, where he previously served as a Senior Research Fellow and led several high-impact sustainability initiatives. With over 19 years of academic and research experience, Dr Osman is helping shape the future of clean energy and materials innovation through interdisciplinary research and global collaboration.
He has authored more than 190 peer-reviewed journal articles, including over 149 as corresponding author, achieving an h-index of 77 and over 24,507 citations on Scopus. His research focuses on biomass valorisation, hydrogen production, low-carbon materials, and net-zero strategies, with strong integration of life cycle assessment (LCA), techno-economic analysis (TEA), and policy alignment. His widely cited paper on climate change mitigation is among 14 Highly Cited and Hot Papers ranked in the top 1% globally in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. In 2025, Dr Osman was ranked #7 worldwide in Environmental Chemistry by ScholarGPS and recognised among the top 0.05% of all scholars globally.
Dr Osman is the Distinguished Editor of Environmental Chemistry Letters (IF 20.4) and serves on the editorial boards of Molecular Catalysis (Elsevier) and Scientific Reports (Nature Portfolio), having handled over 100 submissions. He has helped in securing major research funding, including a £600,000 EPSRC grant on sustainable hydrogen systems, a £400,000 project with Sultan Qaboos University on methanol-based energy storage, and contributed to the €9.4 million Interreg-funded Bryden Centre for renewable energy in the UK and Ireland.
Dr Osman’s outreach work has received wide media coverage, including in The Times, Nature Portfolio, Daily Mail, and Forbes. He has delivered invited talks at COP-27, the House of Commons in London, and the Arab Forum of Science Media and Communication.
At Canterbury University, Dr Osman plays a leading role in curriculum development and international engagement as International Ambassador for the Middle East and North Africa. His invited talk at the conference reflects his ongoing commitment to research diplomacy, academic networking and knowledge exchange.