Mechanical and Production Engineering

Dr. Istiaq Jamil Siddique

Research Interests

• Thermochemical conversion
• Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
• Desalination and Waste Water Treatment
• Microwave processing
• Heat and Mass Transfer
• Biomass/Renewable Energy

Educational Background

• PhD, (Mechanical Engineering), Monash University
• Master of Science (MSc), (Manufacturing Engineering), International Islamic University Malaysia
• Bachelor of Science (BSc), (Mechanical Engineering), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

Honors and Achievements

• Certified SOLIDWORKS CAD Design Associate, Dassault Systèmes, 2024
• Certified SOLIDWORKS Additive Manufacturing Associate, Dassault Systèmes, 2024
• 1st Runner Up at Eco-Biz Dream Project 3, Monash University Malaysia, 2019
• Graduate Research Merit Scholarship, Monash University Malaysia, 2018
• Graduate studies scholarship, King Abdulaziz University, 2018
• Consolation prize winner at Pitch Your Product, International Islamic University Malaysia, 2016
• Technical Scholarship, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, 2009
• 100% Attendance Certificate, Notre Dame College, 2009

Publications

1. Forced convective heat transfer over twisted and perforated forked pin fin heat sink: A numerical study, International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 2025, Elsevier Masson SAS. URL
2. Production of syngas from oil palm shell biomass using microwave gasification, Energy, 2024, Elsevier. URL
3. Unraveling the metallic thermocouple effects during microwave heating of biomass, Energy, 2022, Elsevier. URL
4. Technical challenges in scaling up the microwave technology for biomass processing, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022, Elsevier. URL
5. Performance of combined PTFE hydrophilic and hydrophobic membrane during laundry/detergent wastewater treatment by air gap membrane distillation (AGMD): an experimental study, Desalination and Water Treatment, 2018, Elsevier. URL
6. Development of Economical Overload Detection System for Maritime Vehicles in Bangladesh, Journal of Maritime Research, 2017, Universidad de Cantabria. URL
7. Wastewater treatment by solar air gap multi-stage membrane distillation, European Water, 2017, E.W. Publications. URL

1. Numerical Simulation of Microwave Heating of Cylindrical Shaped Biomass Material, 14th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (ICME 2023), 2024, SSRN. URL
2. Hydro-Thermal and Entropy Generation Effects of Helical Tube Heat Exchanger across Different Dean Numbers with Novel Filleted-Hexagonal Profile using Sio2-Zno/Water Hybrid Nanofluid, 14th International Conference on Mechanical Engineering (ICME 2023), 2024, SSRN. URL