Seyed Amirmostafa Jourabchi
Title: Adjunct Professor
Department: Energy Management
Campus: Vancouver
Area(s) of Expertise: Renewable energy specially biofuel
Education Credentials: BEng (Mechanical), MSc (Energy Management), Ph.D. (Chemical Engineering)
Industry Credentials: CEng MIMechE
Joined New York Tech: 2022
Amir (Seyed Amirmostafa Jourabchi), received his bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2009 from the University of Nottingham. During his undergraduate study, he tested different types of biodiesel on diesel engine test rigs, resulting in his first publication. He received a full scholarship for his Ph.D. to produce bio-oil from waste biomass by designing and developing two pyrolysis rigs. He received his Ph.D. in 2015 from the University of Nottingham but in 2013, he joined INTI International University as a lecturer in the Mechanical Engineering department. He was promoted to associate professor in 2017 and continued his collaboration with the University of Nottingham in the research and supervision of a variety of renewable energy projects. In 2021, he moved to Canada after finalizing his contract with INTI International University and joined New York Institute of Technology as an adjunct professor in January 2022.
Recent Projects and Research
- Solar Panel Design and Development
- EV Battery Cooling Management
- Reduce cost of electricity for first nations
Selected Publications
- Hun Shen Lau, Hoon Kiat Ng, Suyin Gan and Seyed Amirmostafa Jourabchi, 2018. Torrefaction of oil Palm fronds for co-firing in coal power plants. Energy Procedia 144, 75–81.
- S.A. JOURABCHI, S. GAN and H.K. NG., 2016. Comparison of conventional and fast pyrolysis for the production of Jatropha curcas bio-oil. Applied Thermal Engineering 99, 1160–1168.
- S.A. JOURABCHI, S. GAN, H.K. NG and Z.Y Yap. Investigation on the quality of bio-oil produced through fast pyrolysis of biomass-polymer waste mixture. Earth and Environmental Science 36, 012044.
- Seyed Amirmostafa Jourabchi, Hoon Kiat Ng, Suyin Gan and Zhong Jian Tan, 2017. Computational fluid dynamics simulation of laboratory scale reactor of fast pyrolysis fluidised bed. Journal of Physics 822, 012028.
- Seyed Amirmostafa Jourabchi, Hoon Kiat Ng and Suyin Gan, 2016. Heat Transfer Analysis of Laboratory Scale Fast Pyrolysis Fluidised Bed Reactor. American Institute of Physics 1828, 02001-1–02001-6.
- M. S. Z. Gui , S. A. Jourabchi, H. K. Ng and S. Gan. Comparison of the Yield and Properties Of Bio-Oil Produced By Slow and Fast Pyrolysis of Rice Husks and Coconut Shells. Applied Mechanics and Materials 625, 626–629.
- S.A. JOURABCHI, S. GAN and H.K. NG., 2014. Pyrolysis of Jatropha curcas pressed cake for bio-oil production in a fixed-bed system. Energy Conversion and Management. 78, 518–526.
Professional Honors and Awards
- Private Education Excellence Awards, 2017, Teaching innovation Nomination Award.
- INTI International University, 2016, Teaching Innovation Award.
- Intellectual Property Corporation, Malaysia, 2016, Rapid Heating Fast Pyrolysis Reactor, Patent.
- Intellectual Property Corporation, Malaysia, 2016, Sustainable Automated Ventilation System for a Parked Car (VEHICOOLER), both patent and Trademark.
Courses Taught at New York Tech
- ENGY 615 Energy Equipment Assessment
- ENGY 775 Alternative Energy Systems