Abdullah A. Alghafis earned his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering from Qassim University, Saudi Arabia, in 2010. He subsequently received his Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Dayton, USA, in 2014, and his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University, USA, in 2019. Currently, he serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Renewable Energy Engineering at the College of Engineering, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia. His primary research interests include thermal and renewable energy systems, solar energy, desalination, energy and exergy analysis, optimization, and sustainable energy technologies.