Dr Samuel Gabra
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge
Dr Samuel Gabra
Dr Samuel Gabra
About
Dr Gabra is a postdoctoral research fellow in engineering at the University of Cambridge. He holds a PhD in chemical engineering from the University of Cambridge.
Current research
Gabra is currently working at the Whittle Laboratory on core modelling and fuel technology management for zero emission aviation. He is part of an interdisciplinary team researching aspects related to engineering, business and policy of sustainable future aviation.
Future research vision
Gabra hopes to combine his experimental expertise in chemical engineering together with advanced modelling, which he is currently learning, to research sustainable energy for, and Inform energy policies in, Africa.
Key publications

Gabra, S et al. The Use of Strontium Ferrite Perovskite as an Oxygen Carrier in the Chemical Looping Epoxidation of Ethylene. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2021.

Saghafifar, M, Gabra, S. A Critical Overview of Solar Assisted Carbon Capture Systems: Is Solar Always the Solution? International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, 2020.

Marek, EJ et al. High Selectivity Epoxidation of Ethylene in Chemical Looping Setup. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2020.

Gabra, S et al. Techno-Economic Analysis of Stand-Alone Wind Micro-Grids, Compared with PV and Diesel in Africa. Renewable Energy, 2019.

Key awards

PhD Scholarship, Cambridge Trust.

PhD Scholarship, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).

Rolls-Royce Prize, University of Cambridge.

Elizabeth Mabel Burnett Prize, Hughes Hall (University of Cambridge).

MPhil Scholarship, BP Cambridge Trust.

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