- 1003 North Engineering Research Center
- Phone (205) 222-4176
Dr. Shahriar (Sean) Amini
Associate Professor
Contact
- 1003 North Engineering Research Center
- phone (205) 222-4176
Education
- Master in Business Administration (MBA), Strategic Management, Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, United Kingdom, 2014
- Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) & Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Research Organization (CSIRO), Australia, 2005
- M.Sc. Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), Australia, 2002
Dr. Sean Amini joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at University of Alabama in August 2020 as Associate Professor. Dr. Amini´s current research is focused on development of a new generation of Direct Air Capture (DAC) systems, CO2 capture processes from industrial point sources, CO2 utilization for producing chemicals and e-fuels and novel clean hydrogen production processes from natural gas with integrated CO2 capture. He is currently the Director of Alabama Renewable Energy Program (AREP) and Assistant Director of Alabama Industrial Assessment Center (AIAC).
Prior to his work at UA, he was a Research Director and Senior Scientist at SINTEF, Norway (Scandinavia’s largest research organization) and a Adjunct Associate Professor at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). During his work at SINTEF and NTNU, he worked with a wide range of industries in interdisciplinary R&D projects. Prior working at SINTEF, he was a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at University of Manchester, UK.
Dr. Amini has created and managed a portfolio of over $22M external research funding and led large international projects with industrial partners. He has over 120 publications in leading journals on sustainability and clean energy technologies.
Affiliated Areas
Alabama Industrial Training and Assessment Center, Mechanical Engineering
Selected Publications
- Osman M, Zaabout A, Cloete S, Amini S. Experimental demonstration of pressurized chemical looping combustion in an internally circulating reactor for power production with integrated CO2 capture. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2020;401. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2020.125974.
- Dhoke C, Zaabout A, Cloete S, Seo H, Park Y-K, Demoulin L, Amini S. Demonstration of the novel swing adsorption reactor cluster concept in a multistage fluidized bed with heat-transfer surfaces for postcombustion CO2 capture. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research. 2020;59(51):22281-91. doi: 10.1021/acs.iecr.0c05951.
- Cloete S, Khan MN, Nazir SM, Amini S. Cost-effective clean ammonia production using membrane-assisted autothermal reforming. Chemical Engineering Journal. 2021;404:1380-94. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2020.126550.
- Szima S, Arnaiz del Pozo C, Cloete S, Chiesa P, Jimenez Alvaro A, Cormos AM, Amini S. Finding synergy between renewables and coal: flexible power and hydrogen production from advanced IGCC plants with integrated CO2 capture. Energy Conversion and Management. 2021;231:348-59. doi: 10.1016/j.enconman.2021.113866
- Nazir SM, Cloete JH, Cloete S, Amini S. Pathways to low-cost clean hydrogen production with gas switching reforming. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 2021;46(38):20142-58. doi: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2020.01.234.
- Ugwu A, Zaabout A, Donat F, Van Diest G, Albertsen K, Muller C, Amini S. Combined syngas and hydrogen production using gas switching technology. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research. 2021;60(9):3516-31. doi: 10.1021/acs.iecr.0c04335.
- Ugwu A, Osman M, Zaabout A, Amini S. Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage in Methanol Production Using a Dry Reforming-Based Chemical Looping Technology, Energy & Fuels, 2022. doi:10.1021/acs.energyfuels.2c00620.
- Erguvan M, Doroshenko A, Amini S. A Kinetic Study of Microwave-Assisted Desorption of CO2 from Zeolite 13x. Energy Technology. 2024, 2301492. doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ente.202301492.
- Erguvan M, Amini S. Experimental microwave assisted CO2 desorption of a solid sorbent in a fluidized bed reactor. Separation and Purification Technology. 2024;343:127062. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2024.127062.
- Badger N, Boylu R, Erguvan M, Amini S. A cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment of green methanol production using direct air capture. Energy Advances. 2024. doi: 10.1039/D4YA00316K.
Awards and Honors
- Alabama Power Foundation Innovative Technology Prize, University of Alabama (2024)
- Best Teaching Award, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alabama (2022)
Dr. Amini's Impact
UA’s Industrial Assessment Center Selected to Continue Mission
The University of Alabama will continue its role as home to the state’s only Industrial Assessment Center that assists manufacturers in reducing carbon emissions and energy costs, while training the...
Dr. Shahriar Amini has joined UA’s mechanical engineering department
Sustainability is a prevalent topic in today’s climate. The University of Alabama’s College of Engineering has gained an associate professor who focuses on clean energy and improving the sustainability of...