Dr. Amandeep Singh Oberoi

Associate Professor

Specialization

Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFCs), Unitized Regenerative Fuel Cells (URFCs), Porous mediums for Electrochemical (solid-state) H-storage, Hybrid Energy Systems, Alternate Energy Sources, and Thermal Engineering.

Email

oberoi@thapar.edu

Specialization

Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFCs), Unitized Regenerative Fuel Cells (URFCs), Porous mediums for Electrochemical (solid-state) H-storage, Hybrid Energy Systems, Alternate Energy Sources, and Thermal Engineering.

Email

oberoi@thapar.edu

 

Contact No.

+91-175-239-3086, +91-9988349747

 

Biography

Dr. Oberoi is presently Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Thapar University Patiala, India. He started his technical education with Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from Thapar Polytechnic, Patiala. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering in 2006 and 2011 respectively, from the Punjab Technical University in India. He graduated from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University, Melbourne, Australia in 2016 with PhD. in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering. He has more than 17 years of work experience that includes working in industry, teaching, and research. While at RMIT University, from 2012-2016 he received fee exemption grant under the Commonwealth Government Research Trainee Scheme and PhD top-up scholarship of $20K from Victorian Brown Coal Innovation Australia.

He has published 56 International Journal papers and 22 conference papers. He has supervised 06 Master students and 3 PhD scholars in the area of hydrogen fuel cell. He has received several projects of worth Rs. 9.5 Lakhs from different agencies. His research interests are solid-state hydrogen storage, proton electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), materials for energy storage, heat exchangers, heat pipes, heat sinks, and alternate fuels.

 

 

 

Academic Profile

  • Ph.D. in Fuel Cells and Electrochemical Hydrogen Storage, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University, Australia.
  • M.Tech. in Thermal Engineering, Punjab Technical University, India, First Class (69%).
  • B.Tech. in Mechanical Engineering, Punjab Technical University, India, First Class (76%).
  • 3 Yrs. Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Thapar Polytechnic, Patiala, India, First Class (71.24%).

 

Teaching and Industrial Experience

  • Associate Professor, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, India
    • September 2023 – present
  • Assistant Professor, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, India
    • July 2017 – August 2023
  • Associate Professor, Chitkara University, Punjab, India
    • May 2016 - July 2017
  • Associate Professor, Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Punjab, India
    • July 2015 - May 2016
  • Assistant Professor, Chandigarh Group of Colleges, Gharuan, Punjab, India
    • May 2011 – January 2012
  • Sr. Lecturer, Surya World Institutions of Academic Excellence, Punjab, India
    • February 2010 – May 2011
  • Sr. Engineer, Pressure and Process Engineering, Chandigarh, India
    • May 2009 - January 2010
  • Design Engineer, M/s Cheema Boilers Limited, Mohali, Punjab, India
    • August 2006 - April 2009

Research Interests

  • Clean hydrogen generation
  • Electrochemical hydrogen storage
  • Porous mediums for energy storage
  • Hydrogen fuel cells
  • Alternate fuels
  • Heat Pipes and heat sinks

Research Projects

Year of Funding

Sponsoring Organisation

Title of Project

Amount of Grant (in Lakhs)

Co-Investigators (if any)

2018-2020

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology

Effects of varying catalyst loading on a MEA integrated in a reversible PEMFC on its performance characteristics: a theoretical investigation

4.0

NIL

2018-2021

M/s Priority Solutions, Mohali

A Smart Wearable Device for Cognitive Assessment

5.5

Dr. Parag Nijhawan

 

Publications in Peer Reviewed International Journals (38)

Total Impact Factor (T.I.F.) – 92.172

 

  • Rupinder Singh, Talwinder Singh & Amandeep Singh Oberoi, “Unlocking the impact of ‘cell position’ on solid-state hydrogen storage: Investigations on an activated carbon electrode integrated in a modified reversible PEMFC,” J. Energy Technology, Wiley, 2024, ISSN: 2194-4296, IF - 3.6. https://doi.org/10.1002/ente.202400215

 

  • Manish Kumar Singla, Jyoti Gupta, Murodbek Safaraliev, Parag Nijhawan, Amandeep Singh Oberoi, Amir Abdel Menaem, “Characterization of an activated carbon electrode made from coconut shell precursor for hydrogen storage applications,” Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, Elsevier, 2024, ISSN: 0360-3199, vol. 61, pp: 1417-1428, IF-8.1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.02.341

 

  • Surjeet Singh, Amandeep Singh Oberoi, Perminderjit Singh, “Electrochemical Hydrogen storage in Carbon Nitride Electrode using Modified Reversible Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell,” Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, Elsevier, 2024, ISSN: 0360-3199, vol. 62, pp: 81-90, IF-8.1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.02.378

 

  • Manish Kumar Singla, Jyoti Gupta, Murodbek Safaraliev, Parag Nijhawan, Amandeep Singh Oberoi, “Hydrogen storage in activated carbon for fuel cell-powered vehicles: A cost-effective and sustainable approach,” Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, Elsevier, 2024, ISSN: 0360-3199, vol. 58, pp: 446-458, IF-8.1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.01.117

 

  • Rupinder Singh, Amandeep Singh Oberoi & Talwinder Singh, “Effect of cylindrical heat pipes on electrochemical hydrogen adsorption within a carbon electrode employed in a modified reversible PEM fuel cell,” Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, Elsevier, 2024, ISSN: 0360-3199, vol. 52(Part B), pp: 406-419, IF-8.1 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.09.045

 

  • Manish Kumar Singla, Jyoti Gupta, Parag Nijhawan, Amandeep Singh Oberoi, Mohammed H. Alsharif, and Abu Jahid, “Role of a Unitized Regenerative Fuel Cell in Remote Area Power Supply: A Review”, Energies, MDPI, August 2023, ISSN: 1996-1073, vol. 16, Issue 15:5761, IF-3.252. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16155761

 

  • Rupinder Singh, Amandeep Singh Oberoi & Talwinder Singh, “Heat pipes for PEM fuel cell cooling: State of the art review”, Materials Today Proceedings, online on January 24, 2023, ISSN: 2214-7853, IF-1.46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2023.01.135

 

  • Suraj Yadav, Amandeep Singh Oberoi, and Madhup Kumar Mittal, “Electrochemical hydrogen storage: Achievements, emerging trends, and perspectives” J. Energy Research, Wiley, 2022, ISSN: 1099-114X, vol. 46(12), pp: 16316-16335, IF-4.672. https://doi.org/10.1002/er.8407

 

  • Gurwinder Singh; Amandeep Singh Oberoi; Harmesh K. Kansal; Amrinder Pal Singh, “Performance of a fuel cell-based proton battery with varied designs of micro-flow channel for enhanced hydrogen storage,” J. of Environmental Progress and Sust. Energy, Wiley, 2022, ISSN: 1944-7450, IF-2.824. https://doi.org/10.1002/ep.13959

 

  • Manish Kumar Singla, Parag Nijhawan & Amandeep Singh Oberoi, “Parameter Estimation of Three Diode Solar PV Cell Using Chaotic Dragonfly Algorithm Soft Computing” J. Soft Computing, Springer, 2022, ISSN: 1433-7479, IF-4.1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00500-022-07425-w

 

  • Gurwinder Singh; Amandeep Singh Oberoi; Harmesh K. Kansal; Amrinder Pal Singh, “Effect of flow field variation on hydrogen adsorption in a carbon electrode integrated in a modified reversible polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell,” J. of Energy Engineering, ASCE, online on July 01, 2022, ISSN: 0733-9402, vol. 148(5), IF-2.2. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)EY.1943-7897.0000851

 

  • Manish Kumar Singla, Parag Nijhawan & Amandeep Singh Oberoi, “A Novel Hybrid Particle Swarm Optimization Rat Search Algorithm for Parameter Estimation of Solar PV and Fuel Cell Model,” Int. J. for computation and mathematics in electrical and electronic engineering, COMPEL, 2022, ISSN: 0332-1649, IF-0.7. https://doi.org/10.1108/COMPEL-07-2021-0257

 

  • Rupinder Singh, Amandeep Singh Oberoi & Talwinder Singh, “Factors influencing the performance of PEM fuel cells: A review on performance parameters, water management, and cooling techniques,” J. Energy Research, Wiley, 2021, ISSN: 1099-114X, vol. 46 (4), pp: 3810-3842, IF-4.672. https://doi.org/10.1002/er.7437

 

  • Manish Kumar Singla, Parag Nijhawan & Amandeep Singh Oberoi, “Cost benefit comparison of fuel cell–based and battery-based renewable energy systems,” J. Energy Research, Wiley, 2021, ISSN: 1099-114X, vol. 46 (2), pp: 1736-1755, IF-4.672. http://doi.org/10.1002/er.7291

 

  • Nor Amelia Shafikah Mat Noh, Baljit Singh Bhathal Singh, Muhammad Fairuz Remeli, Amandeep Oberoi, “Internal Combustion Engine Exhaust Waste Heat Recovery Using Thermoelectric Generator Heat Exchanger” J. Adv. Research in Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences, 2021, ISSN: 2289-7879, vol. 82(2), pp 15 -27.

 

  • Manish Kumar Singla, Parag Nijhawan & Amandeep Singh Oberoi, “Parameter estimation of proton exchange membrane fuel cell using a novel meta-heuristic algorithm,” Int. J. Environmental Sci. and Pollution Research, Springer, 2021, ISSN: 1614-7499, vol. 28, pp. 34511–34526, IF-5.8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-13097-0

 

  • Manish Kumar Singla, Parag Nijhawan & Amandeep Singh Oberoi, “Hydrogen fuel and fuel cell technology for cleaner future: a review,” Int. J. Environmental Sci. and Pollution Research, Springer, 2021, ISSN: 1614-7499, vol. 28(13), pp: 15607-15626, IF-5.8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-12231-8

 

  • Himanshu Jindal, Amandeep Singh Oberoi, Inderjeet Singh Sandhu, Mansi Chitkara, and Baljit Singh, “Graphene for hydrogen energy storage - A comparative study on GO and rGO employed in a modified reversible PEM fuel cell,” J. Energy Research, Wiley, 2020, ISSN: 1099-114X, vol. 45(4), pp: 5815-5826, IF-4.672. https://doi.org/10.1002/er.6202

 

  • Nor Amelia Shafikah Mat Noh, Baljit Singh Bhathal Singh, Muhammad Fairuz Remeli, Amandeep Oberoi, “Experimental Study on Waste Heat Recovery from an Internal Combustion Engine Using Thermoelectric Generator” J. Adv. Research in Applied Mechanics, 2020, ISSN: 2289-7895, vol. 72(1), pp: 25-36.

 

  • Aneurin Nanggar Nyandang, Baljit Singh, Muhammad Fairuz Remeli, Raihan Abu Bakar, Amandeep Oberoi, “The Effect of Cooling Method in Parabolic Solar Dish Concentrator,” International J. Engg. and Technology (UAE), 2020, ISSN: 2227-524X, vol. 899, pp: 11-21.

 

  • Himanshu Jindal, Amandeep Singh Oberoi, Inderjeet Singh Sandhu, Mansi Chitkara, “Potential Porous Mediums for Electrochemical Hydrogen Storage: State of Art and Comparative Study” Materials Today: Proceedings, 2020, ISSN: 2214-7853, vol. 21, pp:1888–1898, IF-1.46.

 

  • Amandeep Singh Oberoi and Parag Nijhawan, “A novel stand-alone proton battery-based power supply system for marine ships,” Indian J. Geo Marine Sciences, 2020, ISSN: 0379-5136, vol. 49(3), pp: 436-440, IF-0.553.

 

  • Manish Kumar Singla, Parag Nijhawan, and Amandeep Singh Oberoi, “Solar-PV & Fuel Cell Based Hybrid Power Solution for Remote Locations” International J. Engineering and Adv. Technology, 2019, ISSN: 2249 – 8958, vol. 9(1), pp: 861-867.

 

  • Manish Kumar Singla, Amandeep Singh Oberoi and Parag Nijhawan, “Trends so far in Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology: State of the art,” Int. J. Advanced Trends in Computer Science and Engineering, 2019, ISSN: 2278-3091, vol. (4), pp: 1146-1155.

 

  • Himanshu Jindal, Amandeep Singh Oberoi, Inderjeet Singh Sandhu, Mansi Chitkara, “Solid-State Hydrogen Storage within A Proton Battery and Its Performance Analysis with Different Catalyst Loadings,” Int. J. Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering, 2019, ISSN: 2278-3075, vol. 8 (9), pp: 636-643.

 

  • Manish Kumar Singla, Parag Nijhawan, Amandeep Singh Oberoi & Parminder Singh “Application of Levenberg Marquardt Algorithm for Short Term Load Forecasting: a theoretical investigation,” J. Science and Technology, Pertanika, 2019, ISSN: 0128-7680, vol. 27 (3), pp: 1227-1245.

 

  • Himanshu Jindal, Amandeep Singh Oberoi, Inderjeet Singh Sandhu, and Mansi Chitkara, “Reduced Graphene Oxide Electrode for Solid-State Hydrogen Storage Within a Proton Battery,” Int. J. Mechanical and Production Engineering Research and Development, 2019, ISSN: 2249-8001, vol. 9(4), pp: 659-670.

 

  • Manish Kumar Singla, Jyoti Gupta, Parag Nijhawan, Amandeep Singh Oberoi, “Electrical Load Forecasting Using Machine Learning,” Int. J. Advanced Trends in Computer Science and Engineering, 2019, ISSN: 2278-3091, vol. 8(3), pp: 615-619.

 

  • Diksha Kapoor, Amandeep Singh Oberoi, and Parag Nijhawan, “A Multi-walled Carbon Nanotube Electrode for Renewable Energy Storage: An Experimental Investigation on Cyclic Charging and Discharging,” Int. J. Advanced Trends in Computer Science and Engineering, 2019, ISSN: 2278-3091, vol. 8(3), pp: 513-518.

 

  • Parminder Singh, Amandeep Singh Oberoi, and Parag Nijhawan, “Experimental heat transfer analysis of copper oxide nanofluids through a straight tube,” Int. J. Advanced Trends in Computer Science and Engineering, 2019, ISSN: 2278-3091, vol. 8(3), pp: 495-500.

 

  • Parag Nijhawan and Amandeep Singh Oberoi, “An Innovative Design of a Solar-Wind Hybrid System,” Int. J. Advanced Trends in Computer Science and Engineering, 2019, ISSN: 2278-3091, vol. 8(2), pp: 203-207.

 

  • Diksha Kapoor, Amandeep Singh Oberoi, and Parag Nijhawan, “Hydrogen Production and Subsequent Adsorption/Desorption Process within a Modified Unitized Regenerative Fuel Cell,” Processes, MDPI, 2019, ISSN: 2227-9717, vol. 7(4), 238, pp: 1-19, IF-3.5. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr7040238

 

  • Amandeep Singh Oberoi, Parag Nijhawan, and Parminder Singh, “A Novel Electrochemical Hydrogen Storage-Based Proton Battery for Renewable Energy Storage,” Energies, MDPI, 2019, ISSN: 1996-1073, vol. 12(1), pp: 1-15, IF-3.252. https://doi.org/10.3390/en12010082

 

  • Shahin Heidari, Saeed Seif Mohammadi, Amandeep Singh Oberoi, and John Andrews, “Technical feasibility of a proton battery with an activated carbon electrode,” Int. J. of Hydrogen Energy, Elsevier, 2018, ISSN: 0360-3199, vol. 43(12), pp: 6197 – 6209, IF-7.2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.01.153

 

  • Parag Nijhawan, Amandeep Singh Oberoi, Baljit Singh, “A novel design for a solar PV-wind hybrid system to improvise renewable energy harnessing - a theoretical study on Indian subcontinent,” Int. J. Engineering and Technology, 2018, ISSN: 0975-4024, vol. 10(4), pp: 1112-1118.

 

  • Nurul Najwa Md Nasir, Baljit Singh, Raihan Abu Bakar, Muhammad Fairuz Remeli, Aneurin Nanggar, Amandeep Oberoi, “Performance enhancement of solar photovoltaic cooling using water sprinkler,” Int. J. Engineering and Technology (UAE), 2018, ISSN: 2227-524X, vol. 7(4.18), pp: 32-37.

 

  • Dee, S., Singh, B., Remeli, M. F., Oberoi, A., “Concentrated Solar Thermal Thermoelectric Power Generation under Natural and Forced Convection Cooling,” J. Science and Technology, Pertanika, 2017, ISSN: 0128-7680, vol. 25(S): 123-132.

 

  • Nuraida Aadilia Baharin, Idznie Faidhi Muhaimin Yazit, Baljit Singh, Muhammad Fairuz Remeli, and Amandeep Oberoi, “Construction and operations of first salinity gradient solar pond in Malaysia,” J. Mechanical Engineering, 2017, ISSN: 1823-5514, vol. SI 4(5), pp: 217-235.

 

  • Saeed Seif Mohammadi, Mathew D. Brennan, Amandeep S. Oberoi, Hardik A. Vagh, Michelle J. S. Spencer, TJ Dhilip Kumar, and John Andrews, “Density functional theory and ab initio molecular dynamics investigation of hydronium interactions with graphene,” Energy Procedia, Elsevier, 2017, vol. 110, pp 518-522.

 

  • Baljit Singh, Nuraida 'Aadilia Baharin, Muhammad Fairuz Remeli, Amandeep Oberoi, Abhijit Date and Aliakbar Akbarzadeh, “Experimental Analysis of Thermoelectric Heat Exchanger for Power Generation from Salinity Gradient Solar Pond Using Low-Grade Heat,” J. Electronic Materials, Springer, 2017, ISSN: 0361-5235, vol. 46(5), pp: 2854-2859, IF-2.1.

 

  • Amandeep Singh Oberoi, John Andrews, Alan L. Chaffee, and Lachlan Ciddor, “Hydrogen storage capacity of selected activated carbon electrodes made from brown coal,” Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, Elsevier, 2016, ISSN: 0360-3199, vol. 41(48), pp: 23099 – 23108, IF-7.2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.10.112

 

  • Baljit Singh, Muhammad Fairuz Remeli, Ding Lai Chet, Amandeep Oberoi, Abhijit Date and Aliakbar Akbarzadeh, “Experimental investigation on effect of adhesives on thermoelectric generator performance,” J. Electronic Materials, Springer, 2015, ISSN: 0361-5235, vol. 44(6), pp: 1864-1869, IF-2.1.

 

  • Amandeep Singh Oberoi and John Andrews, “Metal hydride-nafion composite electrode with dual proton and electron conductivity,” Int. J. Smart Grid and Clean Energy, 2014, ISSN: 2315-4462, vol.3(3), pp: 270-274.

 

 

Conference Papers (19)

Gurwinder Singh, Amandeep Singh Oberoi, Harmesh K. Kansal, Amrinder Pal Singh, “Performance of a fuel cell-based proton battery with parallel and serpentine flow fields: an experimental investigation,” 3rd International Conference on Sustainable Energy Solutions for a Better Tomorrow (SESBT 2022), Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Vellore, Chennai, 23 - 24 July 2022.

  • Gurwinder Singh, Amandeep Singh Oberoi, Harmesh K. Kansal, Amrinder Pal Singh, “Electrochemical hydrogen storage within a modified reversible PEM fuel cell and its performance analysis with interdigitated and spiral micro flow channels," 8th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research (ICAER 2022), Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, 07 - 09 July 2022.
  • Himanshu Jindal, Amandeep Singh Oberoi, Inderjeet Singh Sandhu, and Mansi Chitkara, “Nanostructure Materials for Electrochemical Hydrogen Storage: A Review,” 6th International Conference on Wireless Networks & Embedded Systems (WECON), Chitkara University Punjab, 16-17 November 2018.
  • K Julaihie, R Abu Bakar, B Bhathal Singh, M Remeli, and A. Oberoi, “Low Grade Heat Power Generation using Thermoelectric   Generator,” International Conference on Sustainable Energy and Green Technology 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 11-14 December 2018.
  • Himanshu Jindal, Amandeep Singh Oberoi, Inderjeet Singh Sandhu, and Mansi Chitkara, “Potential porous mediums for electrochemical hydrogen storage: state of art and comparative study,” International Symposium on Functional Materials, Chandigarh, 13-15 April 2018.
  • Navdeep Singh, Amandeep Singh Oberoi, and Baljit Singh, “Various efficiencies associated with the performance of a Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cell: A review,” 6th International Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Conference, Hyatt, Pune, 10-12 December 2017.
  • Nuraida Aadilia Baharin, Amir Afiq Arzami, Baljit Singh, Muhammad Fairuz Remeli, Lippong Tan, Amandeep Oberoi, “Passive flow heat exchanger simulation for power generation from solar pond using thermoelectric generators,” International Symposium on Green and Sustainable Technology (ISGST-2017), Universiti Tunku Abdul Rehman, Perak Campus, Malaysia, 10-13 January 2017.
  • Saeed Seif Mohammadi, Mathew D. Brennan, Amandeep S. Oberoi, Hardik A. Vagh, Michelle J. S. Spencer, TJ Dhilip Kumar, and John Andrews, “Density functional theory and ab initio molecular dynamics investigation of hydronium interactions with graphene,” 1st International Conference on Energy and Power (ICEP-2016), RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia, 14-16 December 2016.
  • Baljit Singh, Stephanie Dee, Muhammad Fairuz Remeli, Lippong Tan and Amandeep Oberoi, “Concentrated solar thermal thermo-electric power generation under natural and forced convection cooling,” 3rd International Conference on Science and Social Research, The Everly, Putrajaya, Malaysia, 06-07 December 2016.
  • Amandeep Singh Oberoi, John Andrews, M. Karthik, A. Faik and B.D´Aguanno, “Electrochemical hydrogen storage in activated bimodel porous carbons made from phenolic resin,” WHTC 2015: 6th World Hydrogen Technology Convention, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 11-14 Oct-2015.
  • Amandeep Singh Oberoi, John Andrews, Alan L. Chaffee, and Lachlan Ciddor, “The proton flow battery for storing renewable energy: Hydrogen storage capacity of selected activated carbon electrodes made from brown coal,” ICSREE 2015: International Conference on Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 11-12 May-2015.
  • Sh. Heidari, J. Andrews and A. Oberoi, “The proton flow battery for storing renewable energy: A theoretical model of electrochemical hydrogen storage in an activated carbon electrode,” ICSREE 2015: International Conference on Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineering, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 11-12 May-2015.
  • Amandeep Singh Oberoi and John Andrews, “Electrochemical hydrogen storage in activated carbon electrodes for renewable energy systems,” The Grand Renewable Energy 2014 – International conference and exhibition, Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo, Japan, 27 July to 01 Aug-2014.
  • Baljit Singh, Muhammad Fairuz Remeli, Alex Pedemont, Amandeep Oberoi, Abhijit Date and Aliakbar Akbarzadeh, “Thermal heat storage gain of salinity gradient solar pond using evacuated tube solar collectors,” International Conference on Global Sustainability and Chemical Engineering (ICGSE), Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia, 20-22 Aug-2014.
  • Amandeep Singh Oberoi, John Andrews, and Javad Jazaeri, “Towards composite activated carbon electrodes for electrochemical hydrogen storage,” 52nd Annual Conference - SOLAR-2014 by Australian Solar Energy Society (Australian Solar Council), Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 08-09 May 2014.
  • Baljit Singh, Muhammad Fairuz Remeli, Amandeep Oberoi, Lippong Tan, Abhijit Date, Aliakbar Akbarzadeh, “Electrical Power Generation from Low Grade Heat of Salinity Gradient Solar Pond using Thermoelectric Generators,” 52nd Annual Conference - SOLAR-2014 by Australian Solar Energy Society (Australian Solar Council), Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 08-09 May 2014.
  • Baljit Singh, Jaisatia Varthani, Poong Zui Kok, Amandeep Oberoi, Abhijit Date and Aliakbar Akbarzadeh, “Design and fabrication of a control flow mechanism for flushing fresh water system for RMIT University solar pond,” 2014 IEEE Colloquium on humanities, science and engineering research (CHUSER 2014), Penang, Malaysia, 7-9 Apr-2014.
  • Amandeep Singh Oberoi and John Andrews, “Metal hydride-nafion composite electrode with dual proton and electron conductivity,” 3rd International Conference on Power and Energy Systems, Bangkok, Thailand, 23-24 Nov-2013.
  • Amandeep Singh Oberoi, John Andrews and Baljit Singh, “Effects of humidification on proton and electron conductivity of an activated carbon-nafion composite electrode,” International Conference on Research and Innovations in Mechanical Engineering, Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India, 24-25 Oct-2013.

 

Publication of Book Chapters (2)

  • Book chapter “Activated Carbon: a potential applicant for solid-state hydrogen storage”, by Amandeep Oberoi, Baljit Singh, Muhammad Fairuz Remeli, and Navdeep Singh, in the book “Activated Carbon: synthesis, properties and uses”, 2017, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., New York (ISBN 978-1-53612-348-7), pp. 217-230.

 

  • Book chapter “Thermal heat storage gain of salinity gradient solar pond using evacuated tube solar collectors”, in the book “Material Science Technology and Global Sustainability” by Baljit Singh, Muhammad Fairuz Remeli, Alex Pedemont, Amandeep Oberoi, Abhijit Date and Aliakbar Akbarzadeh, Scientific. Net by Trans Tech Publications Ltd. Switzerland (ISBN 978-3-03835-481-9), pp. 800-805.

 

Courses of Interest

  • Renewable energy systems
  • Fuel cell technology
  • Automobile engineering
  • Applied thermodynamics
  • Refrigeration and air-conditioning
  • Heat and mass transfer

 

PhD Thesis Guided

Sl. No.

Title of the Thesis

Name of the Supervisor(s)

Student Name

Year

Status

1

Electrochemical Hydrogen Storage in Graphene for Fuel Cell Applications

Dr. A. S. Oberoi,

Dr. IPS Sandhu and Dr. Mansi Chitkara

Dr. Himanshu Jindal

2020

Awarded

2

Performance Analysis of a Renewable Hybrid Energy System with Fuel Cell

Dr. A. S. Oberoi and Dr. Parag Nijhawan

Dr. Manish K. Singla

2023

Awarded

3

An Experimental Investigation on a Modified Reversible Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Performance with Varied Designs of Micro Flow Channels

Dr. A. S. Oberoi, Dr. Harmesh k. Kansal, and Dr. Amrinder Pal Singh

Gurwinder Singh

2023

Awarded

4

Cooling of a Modified Reversible PEM Fuel Cell Using Heat Pipe Technology

Dr. A. S. Oberoi and Dr. Talwinder Singh

Rupinder Singh

2024

Submitted

ME Thesis Guided

07 (Seven)

 

Invited Talks

  1. Expert Lecture on “Electrochemical Hydrogen Storage Devices,” Vigyan Utsav Punjab: Future Technologies, organized by DST-GOI under State Science Technology Program, 09 May 2022.
  2. Expert lecture on “Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles: an alternate to battery technology,” in Faculty Development Program under AICTE Training and Learning Academy (ATAL) at Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala from 10-14 September 2021.
  3. Expert Lecture on “Sustainable Development Technology,” at Mahatma Gandhi Govt. Engineering College, Kotla (Jeori) camp, Sundernagar, Himachal Pradesh on 17th  June 2021.
  4. Expert lecture on “Green Energy and Sustainable Systems,” One week FDP on 'Futuristic electronics materials, devices and its applications' under TEQIP-III at U.I.E.T., Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra on 31st August 2019.
  5. Expert lecture on “Graphene for Energy Storage,” in a 2-days Workshop on 'Graphene-based device fabrication and characterisation' under TEQUIP-III at U.I.E.T., Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra on 26th February 2019.

Reviewer

  • International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Elsevier
  • Catalysis Today, Elsevier
  • Composites Part B: Engineering, Elsevier
  • Fuel, Elsevier
  • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier
  • Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, Elsevier
  • Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, Elsevier
  • Journal of Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Springer
  • Energies, MDPI
  • Sustainability, MDPI

Professional Responsibilities

Sl. No.

Work

Duration

Institute/Organization

1.

Placement Coordinator

2017 – till date

TIET, Patiala, Punjab

2.

NSS Program Coordinator

2018 – 2023

TIET, Patiala, Punjab

Foreign Visits

S. No.

Country

University/Organisation

Year

Purpose

1.

Canada

Cipher Neutron Inc.

2024

To attend ‘Electrolysis North America’ Conference.

2.

Russia

ROSATOM – Russian Atomic Energy

2023

To attend International Youth Nuclear Forum as a part of Obninsk Nuclear Energy Week 2023.

3.

South Africa

BRICS V Youth Energy Summit

2023

Planetary Discussion on Green Energy Transition

4.

Russia

BRICS Youth Energy Agency

2022

Keynote Speech on “Innovations for Sustainability: How Technologies Change People's Lives”

5.

Canada

DynaCERT Inc., ON

2022

Hands on training on PEM electrolzer and PEM fuel cells

6.

Russia

BRICS Youth Energy Agency

2019

To attend Youth Energy Summit as a part of Russian Energy Week 2019.

7.

Russia

BRICS Youth Energy Agency

2018

To attend Youth Energy Summit as a part of Russian Energy Week 2018.

8.

Germany

Leuphana University, Luneburg, Germany

2018

To attend 4th Summer School on Sustainable Chemistry for Sustainable Development.

9.

The Netherland

Groningen University, Groningen, The Netherland

2018

To attend 4 weeks course on Entrepreneurship in Engineering Education

10.

Germany

The Elsevier Foundation, Berlin

2017

To present in Green and Sustainable Chemistry Challenge as one of the top-5 finalists.

 

Awards and Honours

  • Travel grant from the Ministry of minerals, resources and energy, Republic of South Africa in 2023.
  • Travel grant from BRICS Youth Energy Agency to visit Russia in 2022.
  • Travel grant from dynaCERT Inc. Canada to visit Canada in 2022.
  • Travel grant from BRICS Youth Energy Agency to visit Russia in 2019.
  • Travel grant from BRICS Youth Energy Agency to visit Russia in 2018.
  • Travel grant from the Elsevier Foundation to visit Germany in 2018.
  • Travel grant from the Thapar Institute to visit The Netherland in 2018.
  • Travel grant from the Elsevier Foundation to visit Germany in 2017.
  • Research Trainee Scheme – Fully funded PhD position by the Commonwealth Government of Australia from 2012 – 2015.
  • Brown Coal Innovation Australia’s PhD Top-up Scholarship of $20000/-
  • Travel Grant from RMIT University Australia of $2000/- in 2013 and 2014
  • First Division in M-Tech. in Thermal Engineering
  • First Division in B-Tech. in Mechanical Engineering
  • First Division in 3 years Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
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