Alexander von Humboldt Fellow, CRC, Technical University Munich, 2023-24 Visiting Scholar, CCEI, University of Delaware, 2016-17 Postdoctoral Research Associate, NSF-CBiRC, University of Virginia, 2011-2013 M. S. & Ph.D University of Virginia (UVA), 2006-2011 B. Tech. IIT Guwahati, 2006
Prof. Mohammad Ali Haider holds an M.S. and PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Virginia, as well as a B.Tech. from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati. His research interests encompass catalysis for various applications, including energy storage devices, fuel cells, biorenewable energy, climate change, and sustainability. Employing a combined experimental and theoretical approach, he designs catalytic materials aided by machine learning and density functional theory (DFT) simulations. He leads the Renewable Energy and Chemicals group (www.reclab.in) and a CompCatCollab network of scientists in India dedicated to computational and experimental catalysis for energy and environment research.
Prof. Haider serves as an Editorial Advisory Board member for the journal ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. In 2023, he visited the Catalysis Research Center, Technical University Munich, as an Alexander von Humboldt fellow. The Royal Society of Chemistry has recognized his research contributions on various occasions, designating him as the 'Emerging Investigator' in the Reaction Chemistry & Engineering journal, a 'Highly Cited Author' in the Green Chemistry journal, and as part of the 'Editor's Choice Collection' in the Journal of Materials Chemistry A. He was a visiting fellow at the Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation at the University of Delaware, supported by the 'Bioenergy-Award for Cutting Edge Research' sponsored by the Indo-US Science and Technology Forum. Prof. Haider has also received the Erasmus+ Academic Staff Mobility Grant, during which he organized a workshop on 'DFT Simulations and Machine Learning for Computational Catalysis' at the University of Portugal. Furthermore, for his research work in utilizing high-performance computing (HPC), Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Intel have bestowed upon him the 'Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam HPC Award for R&D in HPC Application'. Prof. Haider's work in India has been recognized with prestigious awards, including the 'Amar Dye-Chem Award for Excellence in Basic Research and Development in Chemical Engineering' by the Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers, the 'DAE-BRNS Young Scientist Award', the 'Gandhian Young Technological Innovation Award', and the Institution of Engineers (India) 'Young Engineers Award'. At IIT Delhi, his contributions in teaching and research are noted by the 'Industry Relevant Best PhD Thesis Supervision', the 'Teaching Excellence Award', and the 'Early Career Research Award'. Moreover, he is a member of The National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI) and the Indian National Young Academy of Sciences (INYAS), actively engaging in delivering motivational and popular science lectures on sustainability, climate change, nanoscale catalysis, and renewable energy.
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