Dr Omid Doustdar PhD, MEng, CEng, SFHEA, MIMechE, MTI

Dr Omid Doustdar

Department of Mechanical Engineering
Assistant Professor

Contact details

Telephone
+44 (0) 121 414 4249
Email
o.doustdar@bham.ac.uk
Twitter
@OmidDoustdar
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Address
Department of Mechanical Engineering
School of Engineering
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

Dr Omid Doustdar is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, and Deputy Head of the SMaRT Research Group.

 

He has more than 10 years of teaching, research, and industrial experience in environmental pollutant control and decarbonisation technologies, working as a research fellow and teaching fellow at the University of Birmingham, and as a seconded researcher in world-leading industries, collaborating with them on power solutions, marine, and transportation. Additionally, he has extensive industrial experience in textile processing, including its impact on air quality, waste, and the market, enabling him to identify challenges.

His research focuses on net-zero solutions with potential benefits for the manufacturing and textile industry and energy security. His research areas are Nature-Inspired Design, Tribology, Upcycling and Recycling, Air Quality, Environmental Pollutant Control in Textiles, Additive Manufacturing, and Advanced Propulsion Systems.

Dr Doustdar's reserach group at University of Birmingham is: TERMEH (Textile – Engineering – Recycling – Materials – Environment – Health).

Qualifications

  • Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), UK, 2025
  • Chartered Engineer in IMechE, UK, 2025
  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), UK, 2024
  • PhD in Mechanical Engineering, University of Birmingham, UK, 2019
  • MEng in Mechanical Engineering, University of Birmingham, UK, 2012
  • Diploma and Pre-University, National Organisation for Development of Exceptional Talents (NODET), Sampad, Tabriz, IRAN, 2007

Awards and Membership in Professional Bodies

  • · Royal Academy of Engineering’s Endorsement as Global Talent, UK, 2021
  • · Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (MIMechE)
  • · Member of the Textile Institute (MTI)
  • · Member of the Polish Scientific Society of Engineers (MPSSCE)
  • · Member of the Society of Automotive Engineers International (MSAE)
  • · Member of IMechE Automobile Division, Birmingham Centre, UK
  • · PhD Scholarship, University of Birmingham, UK, 2015
  • · IMechE Award for Best Project, IMechE, University of Birmingham, UK, 2012
  • · MEng Scholarship, University of Birmingham, UK, 2010

Teaching

  • Level 3: Mechanical Design B
  • Level 2 and 3: Integrated Design Project
  • Level 3 and 4 and MSc: Final Year Research Project
  • Level 4: Synoptic Mechanical Engineering

Postgraduate supervision

If you are interested in working in the area of tribology, and decarbonisation technologies in the transportation, manufacturing and textile industries, please get in touch. For more details, please contact o.doustdar@bham.ac.uk

PhD and MSc by Research applicants and visiting researchers are welcome in the following areas:
Tribology, Design, Indoor Air Quality, Environmental Pollutants Control in Textiles, Additive Manufacturing (3D Printer) and transportation (Low/Zero-carbon Fuels and Advanced Propulsion Systems)

Research

  • Environmental Pollutants and Indoor Air Quality
  • Additive Manufacturing – 3D Printing
  • Tribology (Application in Transportation and Textile/3D Printing Industry)
  • Textile Processing and Recycling
  • Waste to Energy/Bio-product Technologies
  • Clean Energy and Low/Zero-carbon Fuels
  • Advanced Propulsion Systems
  • Energy Recovery and Thermal Management
  • Emission Control Technologies and Catalytic Convertors

Other activities

School and college administration and student enrichment

  • Deputy Head of SMaRT Research Group
  • Director of Year 4 for Mechanical Engineering - Edgbaston
  • Lead for Student Experience, National Student Survey (NSS) Activities
  • University of Birmingham adviser for Undergraduate and Postgraduate applicants
  • Personal tutor in the School of Engineering
  • Supporting Admission Team, Open day and Offer Holders Visit Day and supervising Year 12 summer work experience in Mechanical Engineering
  • Supporting Daughters of Invention Project’s Team as an Outreach Activity

External roles

Publications

Recent publications

Article

Harris, CW, Doustdar, O, Tabrizi, AT, Al-Qahtani, AM, Hajiyavand, AM & Dearn, KD 2025, 'Hydrodynamic lubrication effects in textured PEEK surfaces for friction reduction', Discover Mechanical Engineering, vol. 4, no. 1, 41. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44245-025-00130-6

Mardani, M, Singh, J, Doustdar, O, Zeraati Rezaei, S, Herreros, M, Millington, P, Pignon, J & Tsolakis, A 2025, 'Investigating butanol–gasoline blend reforming process towards sustainable CO2 reduction', Fuel, vol. 381, no. Part C, 133526. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2024.133526

Leishman, C, Garcia_Vazquez, M, Bekris, L, Alvarez Ruiz, DT, Doustdar, O, Zeraati Rezaei, S, Herreros, M, Tsolakis, A, Papaioannou, E, Li, K & Garcia-Garcia, F 2024, 'Non-PGM hollow fibre-based after-treatment for emission control under real diesel engine exhaust gas conditions', Materials Today Sustainability, vol. 27, 100870. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtsust.2024.100870

Abrishami, S, Shirali, A, Sharples, N, Kartal, GE, Macintyre, L & Doustdar, O 2024, 'Textile Recycling and Recovery: An Eco-friendly Perspective on Textile and Garment Industries Challenges', Textile Research Journal, pp. 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1177/00405175241247806

Doustdar, O, Zeraati-Rezaei, S, Herreros, JM, Martos, FJ, Tsolakis, A & Wyszynski, ML 2024, 'The significance of low carbon bio-alcohols and bio-ketones fuels for clean propulsion systems', Fuel, vol. 361, 130641. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2023.130641

Yavuz, M, Brinklow, G, Cova Bonillo, A, Herreros, M, Wu, D, Doustdar, O, Zeraati Rezaei, S, Tsolakis, A, Millington, P & Alcove Clave, S 2024, 'The Suitability of the Three-way Catalyst for Hydrogen Fuelled Engines', Johnson Matthey Technology Review, vol. 68, no. 3. https://doi.org/10.1595/205651324X17054113843942

Khoei, JK, Bafqi, MSS, Dericiler, K, Doustdar, O, Okan, BS, Koşar, A & Sadaghiani, A 2024, 'Upcycled graphene nanoplatelets integrated fiber-based Janus membranes for enhanced solar-driven interfacial steam generation †', RSC Applied Interfaces. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4lf00082j

Wahbi, A, Tsolakis, A, Herreros, M, Zeraati Rezaei, S, Doustdar, O, Millington, PJ & Raj, A 2023, 'Advanced Catalytic Technologies for Compressed Natural Gas–Gasoline Fuelled Engines: Challenges in methane abatement', Johnson Matthey Technology Review, vol. 67, no. 2, pp. 171–185. https://doi.org/10.1595/205651323X16669674224875

Martos, FJ, Doustdar, O, Zeraati-Rezaei, S, Herreros, JM & Tsolakis, A 2023, 'Impact of alcohol–diesel fuel blends on soot primary particle size in a compression ignition engine', Fuel, vol. 333, 126346. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2022.126346

Brinklow, G, Herreros, M, Zeraati Rezaei, S, Doustdar, O, Tsolakis, A, Millington, P & Kolpin, A 2023, 'Impact of Cylinder Deactivation Strategies on Three-way Catalyst Performance in High Efficiency Low Emissions Engines', Chemical Engineering Journal Advances, vol. 14, 100481. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ceja.2023.100481

Brinklow, G, Herreros, JM, Zeraati rezaei, S, Doustdar, O, Tsolakis, A, Kolpin, A & Millington, P 2023, 'Non-carbon greenhouse gas emissions for hybrid electric vehicles: three-way catalyst nitrous oxide and ammonia trade-off', International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-023-04848-2

Tanwar, MD, Torres, FA, Alqahtani, AM, Tanwar, PK, Bhand, Y & Doustdar, O 2023, 'Promising bioalcohols for low-emission vehicles', Energies, vol. 16, no. 2, 597. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16020597

Kova¿ev, N, Doustdar, O, Li, S, Tsolakis, A, Herreros, M & Essa, K 2023, 'The synergy between substrate architecture of 3D-printed catalytic converters and hydrogen for low-temperature aftertreatment systems', Chemical Engineering Science, vol. 269, 118490. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2023.118490

Torres, FA, Doustdar, O, Herreros, JM, Li, R, Poku, R, Tsolakis, A, Martins, J & Melo, SABVD 2021, 'A comparative study of biofuels and fischer–tropsch diesel blends on the engine combustion performance for reducing exhaust gaseous and particulate emissions', Energies, vol. 14, no. 6, 1538. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14061538

Review article

Sharples, N, Doustdar, O, Carmona‐Cabello, M, Abrishami, S, Herreros, JM, Sadaghiani, A & Dearn, KD 2025, 'Sustainable textiles through electrospinning: addressing environmental challenges', Journal of the Textile Institute. https://doi.org/10.1080/00405000.2025.2542934

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