Md Sakib Hossain

Profile

Md Sakib Hossain is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Researcher (UKRI Research Fellow) at the University of Leeds, under the MISSION-CCS Doctoral Network. His research focuses on reducing the environmental and sustainability impacts of chemicals and solvents used in amine-based post-combustion carbon capture and storage (CCS) systems. By integrating techno-economic assessment (TEA), life-cycle assessment (LCA), and process optimization, his work aims to advance next-generation CCS technologies that are both cost-effective and environmentally sustainable.

He holds a Master of Science in Sustainable Systems Engineering from the University of Freiburg, Germany (2022-2024), where he focused on the techno-economic optimization of Power-to-X pathways based on concentrating solar power (CSP) and PV-wind hybrid systems. His Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Islamic University of Technology (IUT), Bangladesh (2017-2021), provided a strong foundation in thermodynamics, energy systems, and process modeling.

Before joining the University of Leeds, he worked on Green Hydrogen supply chain optimization and sustainability assessment of renewable energy systems at Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE), Germany. His broader research interests include carbon capture and storage, sustainable energy systems, and developing sustainability-based novel optimization frameworks for emerging clean technologies.

Sakib has published his research findings in several high impact peer-reviewed journals, presented at numerous international workshops and conferences, and actively volunteers as a reviewer for multiple Elsevier journals. His long-term vision is to contribute to the development of climate-neutral industrial systems through data-driven, transparent, and scalable modeling frameworks that bridge academia and industry.

Research interests

Md Sakib Hossain’s research lies at the intersection of carbon capture and storage process modelling, environmental sustainability, and computational optimization. His work focuses on developing novel sustainability assessment frameworks that integrate techno-economic assessment (TEA), life cycle assessment (LCA), and multi-objective optimization to support the sustainable deployment of post-combustion carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies.

His current doctoral research at the University of Leeds, funded by the UKRI as part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie MISSION-CCS program, aims to reduce the environmental and chemical impacts of amine-based solvents used in CO₂ capture. He is particularly interested in linking process-level modeling with system-level sustainability indicators to create transparent, industry-relevant methodologies for early-stage CCS design.

Beyond CCS, Sakib explores cross-sectoral sustainability themes such as Power-to-X processes, green hydrogen synthesis, concentrating solar power (CSP) systems, and the development of lifecycle cost and environmental models that capture material depletion and market dynamics in emerging clean technologies.

His long-term research vision is to establish robust, data-driven frameworks that bridge engineering design, environmental metrics, and economic foresight to accelerate the transition toward net-zero industrial systems.

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=AoxgyuoAAAAJ&hl=en

Qualifications

• Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Sustainable Systems Engineering (Uni-Freiburg, Germany)
• Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Mechanical Engineering (IUT, Bangladesh)

Research groups and institutes

• Institute of Functional Surfaces