Dr. Usman Bin Shahid is an Assistant Professor (tenure-track) in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS), Pakistan. His research integrates electrocatalysis, process systems engineering, and sustainability analysis, with a strong emphasis on translating fundamental research into industrially relevant solutions.
He received his Ph.D. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) as a recipient of the Hong Kong Postgraduate Fellowship Award. His doctoral work focused on electrochemical ammonia synthesis and nitrate reduction in highly alkaline molten hydroxide systems, combining catalyst development, reactor design, and techno-economic analysis. He also holds an M.S. in Sustainable Environment from Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar, and a B.Eng. in Chemical Engineering from McGill University, Canada.
At LUMS, Dr. Shahid is actively engaged with industry across multiple sectors, including the brick manufacturing, pharmaceutical, and salt industries. In the brick sector, his work focuses on optimizing kiln firing processes, developing alternative firing configurations beyond conventional zig-zag kilns, and systematic control of firing conditions to improve fuel efficiency, emissions performance, and brick colour consistency. These efforts aim to modernize a traditionally energy-intensive industry through engineering-driven innovation.
In parallel, Dr. Shahid leads research projects on decarbonizing the chemical industry through detailed life cycle assessment (LCA) of industrial processes. His work identifies critical environmental hotspots and informs targeted sustainability interventions at the process and systems levels. His broader research portfolio also includes water harvesting technologies, where waste plastics are upcycled into biomimetic, superhydrophobic/hydrophilic surfaces for atmospheric water capture. Dr. Shahid has published extensively in high-impact journals, including Angewandte Chemie, ACS Catalysis, Nano Energy, and Energy Storage Materials. At LUMS, he teaches core chemical engineering courses, supervises graduate research, and works closely with industry to ensure that research outcomes remain technically rigorous and practically deployable.
| Title | Publication | Author | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed plastics waste valorization to high-added value products via thermally induced phase separation and spin-casting | Green Energy and Environment | Saleem J., Khalid Baig M.Z., Shahid U.B., Luque R., McKay G., | 2024 |
| High-Performance Ammonia Electrosynthesis from Nitrate in a NaOH???KOH???H2O Ternary Electrolyte | Angewandte Chemie International Edition | Shahid U.B., Kwon Y., Yuan Y., Gu S., Shao M., | 2024 |
| Reduced graphene aerogels as energy efficient selective oil sorbents | Energy Reports | Saleem J., Baig M.Z.K., Shahid U.B., Mansour S., McKay G., | 2022 |
| Simultaneous interfacial interaction and built-in electric field regulation of GaZnON@NG for high-performance lithium-ion storage | Nano Energy | Sun C., Chen F., Tang X., Zhang D., Zheng K., Zhu G., Bin Shahid U., Liu Z., Shao M., Wang J., | 2022 |
| Synergistic Enhancement of Electrocatalytic Nitrogen Reduction over Few-Layer MoSe2-Decorated Ti3C2T xMXene | ACS Catalysis | Qian X., Ma C., Shahid U.B., Sun M., Zhang X., Tian J., Shao M., | 2022 |
| Platinum on nitrogen doped graphene and tungsten carbide supports for ammonia electro-oxidation reaction | Frontiers of Chemical Science and Engineering | Siddharth K., Wang Y., Wang J., Xiao F., Nambafu G.S., Shahid U.B., Yang F., Delmo E.P., Shao M., | 2022 |
| Pyromellitic diimide based bipolar molecule for total organic symmetric redox flow battery | Nano Energy | Nambafu G.S., Delmo E.P., Bin Shahid U., Zhang C., Chen Q., Zhao T., Gao P., Amine K., Shao M., | 2022 |
| Electrochemical nitrogen reduction: an intriguing but challenging quest | Trends in Chemistry | Shahid U.B., Chen Y., Gu S., Li W., Shao M., | 2022 |
| Electrifying the nitrogen cycle: An electrochemical endeavor | Current Opinion in Electrochemistry | Shahid U.B., Siddharth K., Shao M., | 2021 |
| A critical review of phase change material composite performance through Figure-of-Merit analysis: Graphene vs Boron Nitride | Energy Storage Materials | Shahid U.B., Abdala A., | 2021 |
| Electrochemical Synthesis of Ammonia from Nitrogen Under Mild Conditions: Current Status and Challenges | Electrochemical Energy Reviews | Yao Y., Wang J., Shahid U.B., Gu M., Wang H., Li H., Shao M., | 2020 |
| Production and applications of activated carbons as adsorbents from olive stones | Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery | Saleem J., Shahid U.B., Hijab M., Mackey H., McKay G., | 2019 |
| Thermodynamic assessment of an integrated renewable energy multigeneration system including ammonia as hydrogen carrier and phase change material energy storage | Energy Conversion and Management | Shahid U.B., Bicer Y., Ahzi S., Abdala A., | 2019 |
| Effect of carbon-based hybrid nano-fillers on the thermal conductivity of PCM composites | Iop Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering | Shahid U., Ahzi S., Abdala A., | 2018 |
| Development of polymeric aerogel using plastic wastes for oil cleanup from wastewater | Lecture Notes in Engineering and Computer Science | Saleem J., Shahid U.B., McKay G., | 2018 |