Freddie Liswaniso Inambao received his M.Sc. (1981) and Ph.D. (1985) in Mechanical Engineering with a specialization in Thermodynamics and Internal Combustion Engines from Volgograd State Technical University, Russia. He is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. His expertise includes sustainable energy, energy management, alternative energy systems, energy efficiency, fuels, nanomaterials, and biomaterials. His research is quite diverse, focusing on, but not exclusively, the energy efficiency of commercial and industrial buildings, piezoelectric material (PZT) power generation, low-temperature solar thermal energy conversion, combustion of fossil fuels and renewable fuels, and water desalination.