Saeed Harati

Saeed is a doctoral researcher (PhD student) in Energy Engineering at Teesside University. He obtained his BSc and MSc degrees in Hydrocarbon Reservoir Engineering from the Science and Research branch of Tehran, Azad University (SRBIAU), in 2016 and 2019, respectively. His previous research area was centred on nanotechnology and the application of nanomaterials in Petroleum Engineering. Upon graduation, he started working as research assistant in the Chemical Engineering lab at SRBIAU, where he continued his research on nanomaterials and also worked as research advisor for several MSc students. Following this in late 2020, he started a PhD course in Energy Engineering at Teesside University. Working at the interface between engineering and science, Saeed’s research is currently focusing on the bio-geochemical interactions between hydrogen and reservoir’s rocks and fluids during geological hydrogen storage. Enabling large-scale subsurface hydrogen storage is integral to the UK government's targets to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, and here at Teesside University, we aim to reinforce the UK’s climate change agenda via accelerating the development and employment of geological hydrogen storage. Besides research, Saeed is a part-time lecturer and also research advisor for MSc projects at the School of Computing, Engineering, and Digital Technologies at Teesside University.