Dr Neha Mehta

Dr Neha Mehta

School of Chemical Engineering
Assistant Professor in Whole Energy Systems Analysis

Contact details

Address
Y3 Engineering Building
School of Chemical Engineering
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Dr Neha Mehta is an Assistant Professor at the School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham. Neha’s area of expertise and research interests lie in the fields of whole energy systems analysis, environmental sustainability, circular economy, and waste-to-energy pathways. In her research she has used a wide range of research methods, including life cycle analysis, techno-economic assessment, and material flow analysis.

Qualifications

  • PhD in Earth Sciences, University of Turin, 2019
  • MTech in Environmental Engineering and Management, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, 2014
  • BTech in Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology Raipur, 2012

Teaching

MEng and MSc research projects

Other activities

  • Outreach officer, Energy, Resources and the Environment Division, European Geosciences Union, 2022-23
  • Postdoctoral Development Centre representative, Queen’s University Belfast, 2021-22
  • Engineering and Physical Sciences Postdoc Society Committee member, Queen’s University Belfast, 2019-22
  • Research Fellow, Queen’s University Belfast, 2019-22
  • Manager (Environmental Services), Tata Motors Limited, Pantnagar, 2014-15

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Hehar, R, Burges, W, Fender, T, Radcliffe, J & Mehta, N 2025, 'Data-Based Modelling for Quantifying Carbon Dioxide Emissions Reduction Potential by Using Heat Pumps', Energies, vol. 18, no. 3, 738. https://doi.org/10.3390/en18030738

Rendell-Bhatti, F, Appel, M, Inglis, CS, Dilshad, M, Mehta, N, Radcliffe, J, Moya, X, MacLaren, DA & Boldrin, D 2025, 'Direct Observation of Thermal Hysteresis in the Molecular Dynamics of Barocaloric Neopentyl Glycol', ACS Applied Energy Materials, vol. 8, no. 7, pp. 4793-4802. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.5c00495

Moghal, NN, Giannantonio, D, Elliott, MR, Mehta, N, Dove, AP & Brandolese, A 2025, 'On-demand manufacture of circular 3D-printable resins', Faraday Discussions. https://doi.org/10.1039/d5fd00073d

Wills, M, Radcliffe, J & Mehta, N 2025, 'Use of domestic energy performance certificates and spatial mapping to evaluate the variation in heat demand and associated emissions', Next Research, vol. 2, no. 4, 100922. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nexres.2025.100922

Akor, CI, Osman, AI, McCallum, C, Mehta, N, Morgan, K, Walsh, P, Smyth, B, Rooney, DW & Sheldrake, GN 2023, 'Heterogeneous catalytic conversion of solid anaerobic digestate waste to biofuels and value-added chemicals', Materials Advances. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2MA00811D

Halawy, SA, Osman, AI, Mehta, N, Abdelkader, A, Vo, DVN & Rooney, DW 2022, 'Adsorptive removal of some Cl-VOC's as dangerous environmental pollutants using feather-like γ-Al2O3 derived from aluminium waste with life cycle analysis', Chemosphere, vol. 295, 133795, pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133795

Fawzy, S, Osman, AI, Mehta, N, Moran, D, Al-Muhtaseb, AH & Rooney, DW 2022, 'Atmospheric carbon removal via industrial biochar systems: a techno-economic-environmental study', Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 371, 133660. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.133660

Comment/debate

McDonald, LJ, Hernandez Galvan, JL, Emelue, C, Pinto, ASS, Mehta, N, Ibn-Mohammed, T, Fender, T, Radcliffe, J, Choudhary, A & McManus, MC 2024, 'Towards a unified carbon accounting landscape', Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences , vol. 382, no. 2282, 20230260. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2023.0260

Commissioned report

Ling-Chin, J, Roskilly, AP, Badiee, A, Dawood, H, Dawood, N, Patchigolla, K, Sheikh, AA, Elvins, J, Hardalupas, Y, Heeley, A, Marsh, R, Medina, AV, Marr, I, Mehta, N, Radcliffe, J, Zhang, T, Nie, B, Bao, H, Ngwaka, U, Roy, S & Williams, R 2025, Industrial heat and energy efficiency. Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC). <https://idric.org/wp-content/uploads/IDRIC-Frontiers-Report-Industrial-Heat-and-Energy-Efficiency.pdf>

Mehta, N, Ling-Chin, J, Ngwaka, U, Roskilly, A, García, S, Marr, I, Van der Spek, M, Moustafa, N, Radcliffe, J, Michailos, S, Hobbs, M, Dawood, H, Dawood, N & Hanak, D 2025, Systems planning and decision-making tools. Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC). <https://idric.org/wp-content/uploads/IDRIC_FR_SPandDMT_15Aug25.pdf>

Conference contribution

Mehta, N, Burges, W, Hehar, R, Fender, T & Radcliffe, J 2025, Abstract: Evaluating carbon emissions reduction due to the uptake of heat pumps. in EGU General Assembly 2025., EGU25-20257, pp. 1-2, EGU General Assembly 2025, Vienna, Austria, 27/04/25. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu25-20257

Hehar, R, Burges, W, Fender, T, Radcliffe, J & Mehta, N 2024, Evaluating the greenhouse gas emissions reduction potential due to the use of heat pumps. in Proceedings of the 18th UK Heat Transfer Conference., 133, 18th UK Heat Transfer Conference, Birmingham, United Kingdom, 9/09/24. <https://more.bham.ac.uk/ukhtc-2024/wp-content/uploads/sites/80/2024/09/UKHTC-2024_paper_133.pdf>

Paper

Vivekanandan, A, Pinninti, SP, Elangovan, K, Selvam, IM, Mondal, S, Seshadri, S, Sahu, SK & Mehta, N 2025, 'Electric vehicles charging infrastructure placement and prediction in the West Midlands, United Kingdom', Paper presented at Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress 2025, Chicago, United States, 16/06/25 - 19/06/25.

Sahu, P, Kalyanakumar, S, Singh, R, Nimishakavi, M, Parthasarathy, K, Radcliffe, J, Vasudevan, K & Mehta, N 2025, 'Life cycle assessment of recycling of spent li-ion batteries', Paper presented at Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress 2025, Chicago, United States, 16/06/25 - 19/06/25.

Review article

Osman, AI, Farghali, M, Ihara, I, Elgarahy, AM, Ayyad, A, Mehta, N, Ng, KH, Abd El-Monaem, EM, Eltaweil, AS, Hosny, M, Hamed, SM, Fawzy, S, Yap, PS & Rooney, DW 2023, 'Materials, fuels, upgrading, economy, and life cycle assessment of the pyrolysis of algal and lignocellulosic biomass: a review', Environmental Chemistry Letters, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 1419-1476. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-023-01573-7

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