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Amit Kumar

ResearcherMechanical EngineeringUniversity of Alberta

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Amit Kumar

Researcher

Mechanical Engineering

Engineering

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
6 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 3 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 15 research grants (14 NSERC, 1 SSHRC), most recently in 2024.

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Research

Renewable energy Techno-economic assessment Conventional energy Greenhouse gas mitigation Bioenergy Life Cycle Assessment Energy systems Energy forecasting and planning

Latest papers

Developing an integrated GIS-based fuzzy AHP and techno-economic assessment framework for agricultural residue-based biorefinery site selection in Canada.
Waste management (New York, N.Y.) · 2026 · senior author
Converting source-separated organics from municipal solid waste into high-quality bio-oil and hydrogen-rich syngas through a hybrid intermediate pyrolysis system.
Waste management (New York, N.Y.) · 2026 · senior author
Assessment of carbon-abatement pricing to maximize the value of electrolytic hydrogen in emissions-intensive power sectors.
Nature communications · 2025 · senior author

All 28 publications

Latest funding

Scale up of Pipeline Transport of Biomass Slurry with Aqueous-based Conversion Process for Production of Clean Fuels
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$71,000
Global Center for Sustainable Bioproducts
NSERC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$272,620
Global Center for Sustainable Bioproducts
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$251,534

All 19 grants and awards

28 publications.

Developing an integrated GIS-based fuzzy AHP and techno-economic assessment framework for agricultural residue-based biorefinery site selection in Canada.

Billal MM, Fakayode OA, Kumar A

Waste management (New York, N.Y.)2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2026.115859 PMID: 42732754

Converting source-separated organics from municipal solid waste into high-quality bio-oil and hydrogen-rich syngas through a hybrid intermediate pyrolysis system.

Castellanos BM, Menon U, Bhattacharjee N, Kumar A

Waste management (New York, N.Y.)2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2026.115397 PMID: 41671638

Assessment of carbon-abatement pricing to maximize the value of electrolytic hydrogen in emissions-intensive power sectors.

Okunlola A, Davis M, Kumar A

Nature communications2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-62952-y PMID: 40877271

From garden to grid: harnessing yard waste into carbon electrode with an insight into life cycle assessment.

Menon U, Mandal D, Anshu S, Mondal A, Bhar R, Chandra A, Kumar A, Dubey BK

The Science of the total environment2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179442 PMID: 40253854

Pilot-scale investigation of conductive carbon cloth amendment for enhancing high-solids anaerobic digestion and mitigating antibiotic resistance.

Mohammad Mirsoleimani Azizi S, Zakaria BS, Haffiez N, Kumar A, Ranjan Dhar B

Bioresource technology2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129411 PMID: 37394042

Carbon cloth amendment for boosting high-solids anaerobic digestion with percolate recirculation: Spatial patterns of microbial communities.

de Albuquerque FP, Dastyar W, Mirsoleimani Azizi SM, Zakaria BS, Kumar A, Dhar BR

Chemosphere2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135606 PMID: 35810875

Enhanced biomethane recovery from fat, oil, and grease through co-digestion with food waste and addition of conductive materials.

Chowdhury B, Lin L, Dhar BR, Islam MN, McCartney D, Kumar A

Chemosphere2019Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.124362 PMID: 31323554

Development of life cycle water footprints for the production of fuels and chemicals from algae biomass.

Nogueira Junior E, Kumar M, Pankratz S, Oyedun AO, Kumar A

Water research2018Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2018.04.046 PMID: 29730563

Optimal siting of solid waste-to-value-added facilities through a GIS-based assessment.

Khan MM, Vaezi M, Kumar A

The Science of the total environment2018Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.08.169 PMID: 28847100

Life cycle water demand coefficients for crude oil production from five North American locations.

Ali B, Kumar A

Water research2017Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.06.076 PMID: 28672213

Scale up of Pipeline Transport of Biomass Slurry with Aqueous-based Conversion Process for Production of Clean Fuels

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kumar, Amit

Keywords: large scale biomass transport; renewable energy; biomass; bioenergy; biofuels; clean fuels; pipeline transport; greenhouse gas mitigation; biomass conversion; forest and agricultural biomass

$71,000

Global Center for Sustainable Bioproducts

Principal investigatorNSERC2024Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Kumar, Amit A

Keywords: agricultural residues; biocomposites; biomass; biopolymers; bioproducts; energy systems analysis; life cycle assessment; municipal solid waste; recycling; techno-economic assessment

$272,620

Global Center for Sustainable Bioproducts

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024National Science Foundation Global Centres

Principal investigators: Kumar, Amit

Keywords: biomass; bioproducts; biocomposites; agricultural residues; municipal solid waste; biopolymers; life cycle assessment; techno-economic assessment; energy systems analysis; recycling

$251,534

Integrated Assessment of Energy Systems

Principal investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Kumar, Amit A

Keywords: bioenergy; conventional energy; cost benefit analysis; energy ratios; energy systems modeling; greenhouse gas credit; integrated assessment; life cycle assessment; renewable energy; techno-economic assessment

$1,588,956

Design of Alberta asphaltenes-derived hard carbons towards the fabrication of low cost Li- and Na-ion batteries

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Chen, Weixing W

Keywords: asphaltenes; hard carbons; life cycle analysis; materials characterization; refinery residues; sodium-ion batteries

$200,000

Assessment of Energy Systems

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Canada Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Kumar, Amit

Keywords: Energy systems; Greenhouse gas mitigation; Renewable energy; Conventional energy; Energy forecasting and planning; Techno-economic assessment; Bioenergy and biofuels; Low-carbon pathways; Cost-benefit analysis; Biomass supply and logistics

$500,000

Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) for healthy and green buildings

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Zhong, Lexuan

$112,852

Autonomous portable larger-scale additive manufacturing technology for recycled plastics and standard thermoplastics (Lava3D)

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Ahmad, Rafiq

$100,000

Integration of Pipeline Hydro-Transport of Forest Biomass with Hydrothermal Conversion Technologies for the Production of Fuel and Power

Principal investigatorNSERC2018Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Kumar, Amit

$234,000

NSERC/Cenovus/Alberta Innovates Associate Industrial Research Chair in Energy and Environmental Systems Engineering

Principal investigatorNSERC2017Industrial Research Chairs

Principal investigators: Kumar, Amit

$899,857

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Renewable energy Dear Professor Kumar, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Developing an integrated GIS-based fuzzy AHP and techno-economic assessment framework for agricultural residue-based biorefinery site selection in Canada." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Scale up of Pipeline Transport of Biomass Slurry with Aqueous-based Conversion Process for Production of Clean Fuels" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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Amit Kumar

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Developing an integrated GIS-based fuzzy AHP and techno-economic assessment framework for agricultural residue-based biorefinery site selection in Canada.

Converting source-separated organics from municipal solid waste into high-quality bio-oil and hydrogen-rich syngas through a hybrid intermediate pyrolysis system.

Assessment of carbon-abatement pricing to maximize the value of electrolytic hydrogen in emissions-intensive power sectors.

From garden to grid: harnessing yard waste into carbon electrode with an insight into life cycle assessment.

Pilot-scale investigation of conductive carbon cloth amendment for enhancing high-solids anaerobic digestion and mitigating antibiotic resistance.

Carbon cloth amendment for boosting high-solids anaerobic digestion with percolate recirculation: Spatial patterns of microbial communities.

Enhanced biomethane recovery from fat, oil, and grease through co-digestion with food waste and addition of conductive materials.

Development of life cycle water footprints for the production of fuels and chemicals from algae biomass.

Optimal siting of solid waste-to-value-added facilities through a GIS-based assessment.

Life cycle water demand coefficients for crude oil production from five North American locations.

Scale up of Pipeline Transport of Biomass Slurry with Aqueous-based Conversion Process for Production of Clean Fuels

Global Center for Sustainable Bioproducts

Global Center for Sustainable Bioproducts

Integrated Assessment of Energy Systems

Design of Alberta asphaltenes-derived hard carbons towards the fabrication of low cost Li- and Na-ion batteries

Assessment of Energy Systems

Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) for healthy and green buildings

Autonomous portable larger-scale additive manufacturing technology for recycled plastics and standard thermoplastics (Lava3D)

Integration of Pipeline Hydro-Transport of Forest Biomass with Hydrothermal Conversion Technologies for the Production of Fuel and Power

NSERC/Cenovus/Alberta Innovates Associate Industrial Research Chair in Energy and Environmental Systems Engineering

Frequent collaborators

Hao Zhang

Hyun-Joong Chung