Dr. Kalam Azad is a Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering at the School of Engineering and Technology, Central Queensland University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. His field of expertise is renewable energy technologies, energy conversion, thermofluids engineering, and their relevant industrial applications. His research focused on clean energy production, conversion, and storage (FOR code 401703) to mitigate environmental pollution. He has had a strong publication track record throughout his career. So far, he has published about eighty scientific articles, including edited refereed books, book chapters, journal articles, and conference papers. He is also working as a reviewer of different renowned international journals and books. He received the “Deans’ Award – Early Career Research” in 2020, “On-campus Educator of the Year”, and “Student Voice Commendation Award” in 2019, and the “Publication Recognition Award” in 2017 at CQUniversity, Australia. Currently, he is a member of different professional bodies around the world.