Dr Hitesh Boghani CEng MIMechE

Hitesh Boghani

Department of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering
Senior Research Associate

Contact details

Email
h.c.boghani@bham.ac.uk
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@hitesh_boghani
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In July 2018, Hitesh moved from Loughborough University to join the Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education at the University of Birmingham as a Senior Research Associate. Hitesh is currently working on a European project S-CODE (Switch and Crossing Optimal Design Evaluation).

Qualifications

  • PhD in Microbial Fuel Cells from University of South Wales, 2014.
  • BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering with Sandwich Placement, 2010.

Biography

Dr Boghani graduated with BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering from University of Glamorgan in 2010 with a sandwich year at Prysmian Cables & Systems Ltd., Wrexham. Having enjoyed the engineering design and control & instrumentation, he went on to do a PhD in Microbial Fuel Cells under Professor Giuliano Premier at University of South Wales which was successfully completed in 2014. Hitesh then went on to work as Research Fellow in Bioelectrochemical Systems until April 2017. In that duration, he mainly worked on projects funded by NERC (Resource recovery from wastewater with bioelectrochemical systems) and EPSRC (Liquid fuel and bioenergy supply from CO2 reduction). In May 2017, Hitesh moved to Loughborough University to take the fantastic opportunity to work as Senior Research Associate on the Horizon 2020 European project S-CODE (Switch and Crossing Optimal Design Evaluation). In July 2018, he joined the Birmingham Centre for Railway Research and Education at the University of Birmingham, where he works in the same role.

Research

  • May 2017 – Present: Senior Research Associate - Horizon 2020 European project “S-CODE (Switch and Crossing Optimal Design Evaluation)”.
  • March 2016 – April 2017: PDRA - “Liquid Fuel and bioEnergy Supply from CO2 Reduction” project funded by the EPSRC.
  • Nov 2014 – April 2017: PDRA - “Resource Recovery from Waste using Bioelectrochemical Systems”, project funded by the NERC.
  • Feb 2016 – Jan 2017: Co-investigator - “Online Microbial Fuel Cell biofilm-based BOD sensor” by BBSRC and Innovate UK.
  • Sept 2010 – Oct 2014: PhD student, worked in “The Supergen Biological Fuel Cells Consortium” funded by EPSRC.
  • I am also interested in research into development of exo-skeletons for rehabilitation, renewable energies and modern transport technologies.

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Shih, JY, Ambur, R, Boghani, H, Dixon, R & Stewart, E 2020, 'A New Switch and Crossing Design: Introducing the Back to Back Bistable Switch', Journal of Civil Engineering and Construction, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 175-186. https://doi.org/10.32732/jcec.2020.9.4.175

Song, YE, Boghani, HC, Kim, HS, Kim, BG, Lee, T, Jeon, BH, Premier, GC & Kim, JR 2017, 'Electricity production by the application of a low voltage DC-DC boost converter to a continuously operating flat-plate microbial fuel cell', Energies, vol. 10, no. 5, 596. https://doi.org/10.3390/en10050596

Boghani, H, Kim, JR, Dinsdale, RM, Guwy, AJ & Premier, GC 2017, 'Reducing the burden of food processing washdown wastewaters using microbial fuel cells', Biochemical Engineering Journal, vol. 117, no. Part A, pp. 210-217. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bej.2016.10.017

Boghani, HC, Dinsdale, RM, Guwy, AJ & Premier, GC 2017, 'Sampled-time control of a microbial fuel cell stack', Journal of Power Sources, vol. 356, pp. 338-347. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2017.03.118

Boghani, HC, Michie, I, Dinsdale, RM, Guwy, AJ & Premier, GC 2016, 'Control of microbial fuel cell voltage using a gain scheduling control strategy', Journal of Power Sources, vol. 322, pp. 106-115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2016.05.017

Song, YE, Boghani, HC, Kim, HS, Kim, BG, Lee, T, Jeon, BH, Premier, GC & Kim, JR 2016, 'Maximum power point tracking to increase the power production and treatment efficiency of a continuously operated flat-plate microbial fuel cell', Energy Technology, vol. 4, no. 11, pp. 1427-1434. https://doi.org/10.1002/ente.201600191

Boghani, HC, Papaharalabos, G, Michie, I, Fradler, KR, Dinsdale, RM, Guwy, AJ, Ieropoulos, I, Greenman, J & Premier, GC 2014, 'Controlling for peak power extraction from microbial fuel cells can increase stack voltage and avoid cell reversal', Journal of Power Sources, vol. 269, pp. 363-369. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2014.06.059

Kaur, A, Boghani, HC, Michie, I, Dinsdale, RM, Guwy, AJ & Premier, GC 2014, 'Inhibition of methane production in microbial fuel cells: Operating strategies which select electrogens over methanogens', Bioresource Technology, vol. 173, pp. 75-81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2014.09.091

Fradler, KR, Kim, JR, Boghani, HC, Dinsdale, RM, Guwy, AJ & Premier, GC 2014, 'The effect of internal capacitance on power quality and energy efficiency in a tubular microbial fuel cell', Process Biochemistry, vol. 49, no. 6, pp. 973-980. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procbio.2014.02.021

Boghani, HC, Kim, JR, Dinsdale, RM, Guwy, AJ & Premier, GC 2013, 'Analysis of the dynamic performance of a microbial fuel cell using a system identification approach', Journal of Power Sources, vol. 238, pp. 218-226. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2013.03.061

Boghani, HC, Kim, JR, Dinsdale, RM, Guwy, AJ & Premier, GC 2013, 'Control of power sourced from a microbial fuel cell reduces its start-up time and increases bioelectrochemical activity', Bioresource Technology, vol. 140, pp. 277-285. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2013.04.087

Kim, JR, Boghani, HC, Amini, N, Aguey-Zinsou, KF, Michie, I, Dinsdale, RM, Guwy, AJ, Guo, ZX & Premier, GC 2012, 'Porous anodes with helical flow pathways in bioelectrochemical systems: The effects of fluid dynamics and operating regimes', Journal of Power Sources, vol. 213, pp. 382-390. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2012.03.040

Chapter

Premier, GC, Michie, IS, Boghani, HC, Fradler, KR & Kim, JR 2015, Reactor Design and Scale-Up. in Microbial Electrochemical and Fuel Cells: Fundamentals and Applications. Elsevier, pp. 215-244. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-1-78242-375-1.00007-1

Abstract

Boghani, H, Ambur Sankaranarayanan, R, Goodall, RM, Ward, CP, Saade, L, Blumenfeld, M, Roberts, C & Dixon, R 2018, 'Selection of novel concepts for railway track switches and crossings'.

Conference contribution

Premier, GC, Kim, JR, Michie, I, Popov, A, Boghani, H, Fradler, K, Dinsdale, RM & Guwy, AJ 2012, Issues of scale in microbial fuel cells and bioelectrochemical systems. in World Renewable Energy Forum, WREF 2012, Including World Renewable Energy Congress XII and Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES) Annual Conference. vol. 6, pp. 4918-4925, World Renewable Energy Forum, WREF 2012, Including World Renewable Energy Congress XII and Colorado Renewable Energy Society (CRES) Annual Conference, Denver, CO, United States, 13/05/12.

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