Prof. Dr. Saim Memon
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Biography
Professor Dr Saim Memon is CEO and Industrial Professor of Renewable Energy Engineering at Sanyou London, unifying academic R&D, industrial manufacturing, and global product commercialisation to advance TRL 1–9 vacuum-insulation energy technologies into solutions for buildings, transport, storage, pharmaceuticals, automation, AI data factories, and electric vehicles. He invented the world’s first VIW, VIHC, and VIC, and his leadership earned the Corporate LiveWire Global Awards 2025–2026 and the UK Enterprise Awards 2025. He held senior academic leadership roles including Deputy Head of School of Engineering, Course Director, and Professor and Head of Research, and served as External Examiner, External Assessor, and Visiting Professor. He taught 41 modules across electrical, electronic, mechanical, and renewable energy engineering, and supervised PhD, MSc, MEng, and BEng research projects. Ranked in the top 1% worldwide in Energy by ScholarGPS over the past five years, he has 170+ research publications, 37+ industry articles, 2,400+ citations, an h-index of 28+, and an i10-index of 58+. He serves on Springer Nature’s Scientific Reports editorial board, is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of STVE, has collaborated with 141+ researchers across 31+ countries, and developed the world’s first Digital Twin AI Professor, AISaim, launched on 24 July 2025 as a multilingual, 24/7 educator in Electrical, Mechanical and Energy Engineering.
Affiliations
Birmingham City University
Birmingham, UK
School of Engineering and the Built Environment
Jiangsu Sanyou Dior Energy Saving New Materials Co., Ltd
Changzhou, Jiangsu, China
Research and Development
Sanyou London Pvt Ltd
London, City of London, UK
Industrial R&D in Vacuum Insulation Energy Tech
Honors and Awards
Awarded Chartered Engineer ECUK professional registration through The IET, Dec 2018.
Engineering Council UK
Awarded Fellow of the Higher Education Academy via self-structured experiences route, Dec 2016.
Advance Higher Education UK
Awarded Full Registration for a Qualified Teacher Status from General Teaching Council Scotland, Apr
General Teaching Council Scotland (GTCS)
Awarded Fully Funded EPSRC UK PhD Scholarship
Loughborough University
Experience
Professor of Energy Engineering (Visiting)
Hunan University of Arts and Science, Changde, China
01 Sep 2025 - present
President, CEO or Director
Sanyou London Pvt Ltd
01 Jan 2024 - present
External Examiner in School of Engineering and the Built Environment
Birmingham City University
01 Dec 2022 - present
Senior Scientist or Principal Investigator
Jiangsu Sanyou Dior Energy-saving New Materials Co., Ltd
01 Jun 2022 - present
Editor-in-Chief International Journal of Solar Thermal Vacuum Engineering
Akademia Baru Publishing (M) SDN BHD, Malaysia.
01 Jun 2020 - present
Contributor: Research and Educational Portal/Magazine
Vacuum Science World Magazine
01 Jul 2018 - present
Research Specialist in Vacuum Insulation
LandVac (LandGlass) Vacuum Insulated Glazing (VIG) Science & Technology Co., Ltd
01 Sep 2023 - 01 Nov 2023
Visiting Professor Hokkaido Summer Institute
Hokkaido University
01 Jul 2023 - 01 Aug 2023
PhD Supervisor and External Moderator
The British University Egypt
01 Jun 2018 - 01 Aug 2023
Institute, Department or Faculty Head
Arden University
01 Jul 2022 - 01 Apr 2023
Institute, Department or Faculty Head
University of Huddersfield
01 Dec 2021 - 01 Jul 2022
Head of Solar Thermal Vacuum Engg Research Group, Senior Lecturer & Course Director
London South Bank University, UK
01 Aug 2016 - 01 Dec 2021
Past Honorary Secretary & Committee Member
Vacuum Group Institute of Physics, UK
01 Oct 2013 - 01 Oct 2020
External Examiner of MSc Engineering & Project Management Programmes
Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
01 Jul 2018 - 01 Aug 2018
Lecturer in Electrical Engineering
North East Scotland College of HE & FE, UK
01 Sep 2014 - 01 Aug 2016
Technologist-Research Engineer (Post-Doctoral Research Engineer)
The Technology Research Centre Ltd, UK
01 May 2014 - 01 Aug 2014
Teacher Renewable Energy (Distance Learning Tutor-Part Time)
Loughborough University, UK
01 Oct 2011 - 01 Apr 2014
PhD Researcher (EPSRC Funded-CALEBRE Project-EP/G000387/1)
Loughborough University
01 Oct 2010 - 01 Apr 2013
Executive Officer (Non-Portfolio, Part time)
Staffordshire University, UK
01 Jul 2009 - 01 Jul 2010
Committee Member (Postgrad Taught Students in the UK)
National Union of Students, UK
01 Jun 2009 - 01 Jul 2010
Research Interests
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