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Tarek Rashwan

Assistant Professor in Chemical and Environmental Engineering,

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Biography

I completed my PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering with a specialization in Environment & Sustainability from the University of Western Ontario in London, Canada under the supervision of Dr. Jason Ian Gerhard. I am concurrently an Honorary Lecturer at University College London and Visiting Academic at the Open University and I am a registered professional engineer in Ontario, Canada.

Expertise Summary

My key expertise is in

  • Environmental engineering - primarily in fate and transport of pollutants in the environment
  • Waste management - primarily in thermal treatment processes, with a focus on contaminant destruction alongside energy and resource recovery
  • Heat and mass transfer analyses - including scalability analyses, local thermal non-equilibrium analyses, and analytical and numerical modelling

Research Summary

Alongside students and collaborators, I'm currently researching a range of environmental engineering topics that support a low-carbon, clean, and circular economy - such as assessing hydrogeological… read more

Recent Publications

  • WANG, JIAHAO, ZANONI, MARCO A. B., RASHWAN, TAREK L., TORERO, JOS脡 L. and GERHARD, JASON I., 2026. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 255, 127723
  • XAVIER, ANDR脡 V., RASHWAN, TAREK L., BITTENCOURT, FL脕VIO L. F. and MARTINS, MARCIO FERREIRA, 2026. Experimental thermal and fluid science. 171, 111631
  • KHODAPARASTAN, FATEMEH, BOWEN, JAMES, SWITZER, CHRISTINE, GRANT, GAVIN P., BROWN, JOSHUA K., ZANONI, MARCO A. B. and RASHWAN, TAREK L., 2025. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. 41, 105850
  • KLIPPEL, MIRIAM S., XAVIER, ANDRE V., BITTENCOURT, FL脕VIO L. F., RASHWAN, TAREK L. and MARTINS, MARCIO F., 2025. Chemical Engineering Research and Design. 220, 438-449

My team and I engage frequently in external events.

See an example event below with myself and colleagues alongside OU PhD students and Marc Cochrane. This panel discussion was on hydrogen in the UK and a part of .

This highlights a successful project alongside local leader on electric vehicle component design, Saietta.

This is a photo of team members supporting a local science outreach programme that promotes women leadership in STEM, . My PhD student participated in Soapboxscience 2024. Wonderful event for a terrific initiative!

Current Research

Alongside students and collaborators, I'm currently researching a range of environmental engineering topics that support a low-carbon, clean, and circular economy - such as assessing hydrogeological conditions for safe used nuclear fuel storage, large-scale hydrogen storage and transport systems, and furthering the scientific understanding of a novel thermochemical waste-to-energy technique based on smouldering combustion. These projects primarily focus on understanding mass and energy balance dynamics - often in porous media systems - via experimental, analytical, and numerical methods.

  • WANG, JIAHAO, ZANONI, MARCO A. B., RASHWAN, TAREK L., TORERO, JOS脡 L. and GERHARD, JASON I., 2026. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 255, 127723
  • XAVIER, ANDR脡 V., RASHWAN, TAREK L., BITTENCOURT, FL脕VIO L. F. and MARTINS, MARCIO FERREIRA, 2026. Experimental thermal and fluid science. 171, 111631
  • KHODAPARASTAN, FATEMEH, BOWEN, JAMES, SWITZER, CHRISTINE, GRANT, GAVIN P., BROWN, JOSHUA K., ZANONI, MARCO A. B. and RASHWAN, TAREK L., 2025. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. 41, 105850
  • KLIPPEL, MIRIAM S., XAVIER, ANDRE V., BITTENCOURT, FL脕VIO L. F., RASHWAN, TAREK L. and MARTINS, MARCIO F., 2025. Chemical Engineering Research and Design. 220, 438-449
  • MORALES, RYAN B., RASHWAN, TAREK L., ZANONI, MARCO A. B., DEGROOT, CHRISTOPHER T. and GERHARD, JASON I., 2025. Energy. 338, 138527
  • RASHWAN, TAREK L., FOURNIE, TARYN and SWITZER, CHRISTINE, 2025. . In: TUDOR, TERRY, ed., Resources Management: Global Perspectives and Initiatives 52. Royal Society of Chemistry. 176-219
  • WILLIAMS, HARRI A., HEINEMANN, NIKLAS, MOLNAR, IAN L., DE MESQUITA L VELOSO, FERNANDA, GLADDING, TONI and RASHWAN, TAREK L., 2025. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 102, 1116-1129
  • ASAD, MD ABDULLAH, RASHWAN, TAREK L., MOLNAR, IAN L., BEHAZIN, MEHRAN, KEECH, PETER G. and KROL, MAGDALENA M., 2025. Results in Engineering. 27, 106008
  • ASAD, MD ABDULLAH, RASHWAN, TAREK L., MOLNAR, IAN L., BEHAZIN, MEHRAN, KEECH, PETER G. and KROL, MAGDALENA M., 2024. Results in Engineering. 24, 103486
  • BROWN, JOSHUA K., RASHWAN, TAREK L. and GERHARD, JASON I., 2024. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. 72, 839-849
  • CHOWDHURY, F., RASHWAN, T. L., MONDAL, P., BEHAZIN, M., KEECH, P. G., SHARMA, J. S. and KROL, M., 2024. Journal of Contaminant Hydrology. 264, 104341
  • HOU, FEI, ZHONG, XIAOXING, ZANONI, MARCO A. B., RASHWAN, TAREK L. and TORERO, JOS脡 L., 2024. Energy. 299, 131421
  • HOU, FEI, ZHONG, XIAOXING, ZANONI, MARCO A. B., RASHWAN, TAREK L. and TORERO, JOS脡 L., 2024. 257, 124219
  • MIRY, SEYED ZIAEDIN, ZANONI, MARCO A. B., RASHWAN, TAREK L., KINSMAN, LAURA, TORERO, JOS脡 L. and GERHARD, JASON I., 2024. Combustion and Flame. 270, 113789
  • PAPRY, SIFAT AZAD, RASHWAN, TAREK L., MONDAL, PULIN, BEHAZIN, MEHRAN, KEECH, PETER G. and KROL, MAGDALENA, 2024. At: Cham
  • WANG, JIAHAO, ZANONI, MARCO A. B., RASHWAN, TAREK L., TORERO, JOS脡 L. and GERHARD, JASON I., 2024. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. 40(1), 105448
  • WANG, JIAHAO, ZANONI, MARCO A. B., RASHWAN, TAREK L., TORERO, JOS脡 L. and GERHARD, JASON I., 2024. Proceedings of the Combustion Institute. 40(1), 105234
  • CHOWDHURY, F., RASHWAN, T. L., PAPRY, S. A., BEHAZIN, M., KEECH, P. G., MONDAL, P., SHARMA, J. and KROL, M., 2023. At: Singapore
  • FOURNIE, T., RASHWAN, T. L., SWITZER, C. and GERHARD, J. I., 2023. Waste Management. 164, 219-227
  • MIRY, SEYED ZIAEDIN, ZANONI, MARCO A. B., RASHWAN, TAREK L., TORERO, JOS脡 L. and GERHARD, JASON I., 2023. Fuel Processing Technology. 250, 107849
  • PAPRY, SIFAT AZAD, RASHWAN, TAREK L., MONDAL, PULIN K., BEHAZIN, MEHRAN, KEECH, PETER G. and KROL, MAGDALENA M., 2023. 152, 105626
  • RASHWAN, TAREK L., FOURNIE, TARYN, GREEN, MEGAN, DUCHESNE, ALEXANDRA L., BROWN, JOSHUA K., GRANT, GAVIN P., TORERO, JOS脡 L. and GERHARD, JASON I., 2023. Fuel Processing Technology. 240, 107542
  • RASHWAN, TAREK L., ZANONI, MARCO A. B., WANG, JIAHAO, TORERO, JOS脡 L. and GERHARD, JASON I., 2023. Energy. 273, 127245
  • SONG, ZEYANG, ZANONI, MARCO A. B. and RASHWAN, TAREK L., 2023. Chemical Engineering Journal. 468, 143539
  • ASAD, MD ABDULLAH, RASHWAN, TAREK, MOLNAR, IAN and KROL, MAGDALENA, 2022.
  • FOURNIE, T., RASHWAN, T. L., SWITZER, C. and GERHARD, J. I., 2022. Waste Management. 137, 241-252
  • FOURNIE, T., RASHWAN, T. L., SWITZER, C., GRANT, G. P. and GERHARD, J. I., 2022. Journal of Environmental Management. 317, 115384
  • MIRY, SEYED ZIAEDIN, ZANONI, MARCO A. B., RASHWAN, TAREK L., TORERO, JOS脡 L. and GERHARD, JASON I., 2022. Combustion and Flame. 246, 112385
  • RASHWAN, TAREK L., ASAD, MD ABDULLAH, MOLNAR, IAN L., BEHAZIN, MEHRAN, KEECH, PETER G. and KROL, MAGDALENA M., 2022. Science of the Total Environment. 828, 153944
  • RASHWAN, TAREK L., FOURNIE, TARYN, TORERO, JOS脡 L., GRANT, GAVIN P. and GERHARD, JASON I., 2021. Waste Management. 135, 298-308
  • RASHWAN, TAREK L., TORERO, JOS脡 L. and GERHARD, JASON I., 2021. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 177, 121548
  • RASHWAN, TAREK L., TORERO, JOS脡 L. and GERHARD, JASON I., 2021. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 172, 121150
  • RASHWAN, TAREK L., TORERO, JOS脡 L. and GERHARD, JASON I., 2021. Combustion and Flame. 227, 309-321
  • GRANT, GAVIN, MAJOR, DAVID, SCHOLES, GRANT, GERHARD, JASON, BROWN, JOSHUA, TORERO, JOSE and RASHWAN, TAREK, 2020. 01/01/2020 00:00:00
  • TORERO, JOS脡 L., GERHARD, JASON I., MARTINS, MARCIO F., ZANONI, MARCO A. B., RASHWAN, TAREK L. and BROWN, JOSHUA K., 2020. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science. 81, 100869
  • RASHWAN, TAREK L., GERHARD, JASON I. and GRANT, GAVIN P., 2016. Waste Management. 50, 201-212

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