Dr Usman Ali is research fellow in Net Zero Industry Innovation Centre (NZIIC), where he works in the fields of Hydrogen production pathways, Hydrogen storage and Net zero targets for the industrial clusters. He previously worked at the Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan as Associate Professor and had a nearly 15 years of teaching experience.

Dr Usman received his PhD from University of Sheffield, United Kingdom, in 2017. His work was on modelling and simulation of CO2 capture system for novel configurations of conventional power generation systems. Previously, he completed his MSc and BSc in chemical engineering from University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan.

His expertise and skills lies in Carbon capture, Process modelling and simulation and Power plant engineering, Hydrogen economy and Thermal conversion techniques.  Over the span of years, he supervised numerous undergraduate and postgraduate students, and his work is published in various reputed international journals. He also participated at several international and national conferences. He was PI of the development of novel catalyst (MOF) for fixation of carbon dioxide for environment sustainability project (NRPU-16189) funded by HEC, Pakistan.