Biography

I am an Eli Lilly Lecturer in Process and Chemical Engineering, University College Cork (UCC) and a Funded Investigator (FI) of the Circular Economy, Energy, and Environmental Systems (CEEES) Research Group, within MaREI, the Taighde Éireann (Research Ireland) research centre for energy, climate and marine. Currently I am leading three nationally funded research projects focusing on microalgal biogas upgrading, advanced applications of biochar and sustainable processing of end-of-life tyres (ELTs). I also serve as the programme director of two masters programmes in UCC, Part-Time MEngSc Pharmaceutical & Biophamraceutical Engineering and Full-Time MEngSc Engineering in Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Systems. 

My current h-index is 13, having published over 20 peer-reviewed academic journal papers in top tier journals such as; Biotechnology Advances, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews and Chemical Engineering Journal. My expertise and research interest lies in: biochemical and bioprocess engineering, biopharmaceuticals, process design and simulation, carbon capture and utilisation, design of experiments, techno-economic (TEA) and life cycle assessments (LCA); circular bioeconomy systems.

My qualifications include PhD in Engineering in 2022 on Photosynthetic Biogas Upgrading, co-funded by Taighde Éireann (Science Foundation Ireland) and Gas Networks Ireland (GNI), a Double Degree Masters in Sustainable Energy Engineering, with a special focus on innovation, entrepreneurship and academic-industry collaborative research and a bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering. In addition, I also have a couple of years of work experience as a construction and commissioning engineer and piping design engineer in a world-leading industrial and medical gas manufacturing establishment.

Research Interests

Currently, I have interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research interests which include:
  • Biochemical and bioprocessing engineering for co-production of advanced pharmaceuticals, chemicals and/or energy 
  • Microalgae biorefinery for the production of advanced biopharmaceuticals, biochemicals and bioenergy 
  • Biorefinery and bioenergy systems 
  • Decarbonisation of industrial processes including the application of Green Chemistry techniques 
  • Circular economy and industrial symbiosis 
  • Product and process development and optimisation, through Design of Experiments 
  • Carbon capture and utilisation from industrial processes 
  • Multi-scale modelling and simulation 
  • Sustainable and low-carbon process development including techno-economic analysis (TEA), life cycle analysis (LCA) and multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) 

Research Grants

  Project Funding
Body 		Start Date End Date Award
Developing cascading biomethane biochemicals and biofertiliser systems for a circular bioeconomy in Ireland (CABBBIE). Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI) 01-MAR-23 31-JAN-27 €616,011.00
Engineered organic carbon-based functional material for energy and water (EMERGE) Science Foundation Ireland 01-JUN-23 30-NOV-24 €206,333.00
"Mapping the Role of End-of-Life Tyres for a Sustainable Circular Economy in Ireland" Environment Protection Agency (EPA) 31-MAR-24 30-JUN-25 €143,071.00

Book Chapters

  Year Publication
(2024) 'Carbon Capture by Photosynthesis of Plants'
Bose A., O'Shea R., De S., Murphy J.D. (2024) 'Carbon Capture by Photosynthesis of Plants' In: Mohammad Reza Rahimpour (eds). Encyclopedia of Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. NA: Elsevier. [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Details]

Peer Reviewed Journals

  Year Publication
(2024) 'Application of biogenic carbon in renewable energy vectors and devices: A step forward to decarbonization'
Paritosh K, Bose A. (2024) 'Application of biogenic carbon in renewable energy vectors and devices: A step forward to decarbonization'. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 197 [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Details]
(2024) 'Multi-criteria-based decision-making assessment for anaerobic digestion of ammonia-rich distillery wastewater: Effect of pyrochar and temperature'
Paritosh K;Bose A; (2024) 'Multi-criteria-based decision-making assessment for anaerobic digestion of ammonia-rich distillery wastewater: Effect of pyrochar and temperature'. Bioresource Technology, 397 [DOI] [Details]
(2022) 'Evaluation of a biomethane, food and biofertiliser polygeneration system in a circular economy system'
Bose, A;O'Shea, R;Lin, R;Long, A;Rajendran, K;Wall, D;De, S;Murphy, JD (2022) 'Evaluation of a biomethane, food and biofertiliser polygeneration system in a circular economy system'. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 170 [DOI] [Details]
(2022) 'The marginal abatement cost of co-producing biomethane, food and biofertiliser in a circular economy system'
Bose, A;O'Shea, R;Lin, RC;Long, A;Rajendran, K;Wall, D;De, S;Murphy, JD (2022) 'The marginal abatement cost of co-producing biomethane, food and biofertiliser in a circular economy system'. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 169 [DOI] [Details]
(2022) 'Optimisation and performance prediction of photosynthetic biogas upgrading using a bubble column'
Bose, Archishman and O'Shea, Richard and Lin, Richen and Murphy, Jerry D. (2022) 'Optimisation and performance prediction of photosynthetic biogas upgrading using a bubble column'. Chemical Engineering Journal, [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Details]
(2021) 'A comparative evaluation of design factors on bubble column operation in photosynthetic biogas upgrading'
Bose, Archishman and O'Shea, Richard and Lin, Richen and Murphy, Jerry D. (2021) 'A comparative evaluation of design factors on bubble column operation in photosynthetic biogas upgrading'. Biofuel Research Journal-Brj, 8 (2) [DOI] [Details]
(2021) 'Design, commissioning and performance assessment of a lab-scale bubble column reactor for photosynthetic biogas upgrading with Spirulina platensis'
Bose, Archishman and O'Shea, Richard and Lin, Richen and Murphy, Jerry D. (2021) 'Design, commissioning and performance assessment of a lab-scale bubble column reactor for photosynthetic biogas upgrading with Spirulina platensis'. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, [DOI] [Details]
(2020) 'A perspective on novel cascading algal biomethane biorefinery systems'
Bose, Archishman and O'Shea, Richard and Lin, Richen and Murphy, Jerry D. (2020) 'A perspective on novel cascading algal biomethane biorefinery systems'. Bioresource Technology, 304 (February) [ Publisher's Version] [DOI] [Details]
(2019) 'How to optimize photosynthetic biogas upgrading: a perspective on system design and microalgae selection'
Bose, Archishman and Lin, Richen and Rajendran, Karthik and Xia, Ao and O'Shea, Richard and Murphy, Jerry D (2019) 'How to optimize photosynthetic biogas upgrading: a perspective on system design and microalgae selection'. Biotechnology Advances, 37 (8) [DOI] [Details]
(2019) 'Improving gaseous biofuel production from seaweed Saccharina latissima: The effect of hydrothermal pretreatment on energy efficiency'
Richen Lin, Chen Deng, Lingkan Ding, Archishman Bose, Jerry D. Murphy (2019) 'Improving gaseous biofuel production from seaweed Saccharina latissima: The effect of hydrothermal pretreatment on energy efficiency'. Energy Conversion and Management, 196 [DOI] [Details]
(2015) 'Co-production of power and urea from coal with CO2 capture: Performance assessment'
Bose, A. and Jana, K. and Mitra, D. and De, S. (2015) 'Co-production of power and urea from coal with CO2 capture: Performance assessment'. Clean Technol. Environ. Policy, 17 (5) [DOI] [Details]

Other Journals

  Year Publication
(2018) 'Techno-economic and exergetic assessment of an oxy-fuel power plant fueled by syngas produced by chemical looping CO2 and H2O dissociation'
Farooqui, Azharuddin and Bose, Archishman and Ferrero, Domenico and Llorca, Jordi and Santarelli, Massimo (2018) 'Techno-economic and exergetic assessment of an oxy-fuel power plant fueled by syngas produced by chemical looping CO2 and H2O dissociation' J. CO2 Util, . [DOI] [Details]

Professional Associations

  Association Function From / To
Engineers Ireland Member 18-SEP-24 /

Committees

  Committee Function From / To
School of Engineering Research Committee General Member /

Employment

  Employer Position From / To
University College Cork Eli Lilly Lecturer (Part-time) 01-NOV-21 / 30-APR-22
University College Cork Eli Lilly Lecturer 01-MAY-22 /

Education

  Year Institution Qualification Subject
2014 Jadavpur University Bachelor of Engineering Mechanical Engineering
2018 KTH Royal Institute of Technology Masters of Science Mechanical Engineering
2022 University College Cork PhD Energy Engineering
2018 Politecnico di Torino Masters of Science Energy and Nuclear Engineering

Journal Activities

  Journal Role To / From
Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews Peer Reviewer -
Sustainable Energy Technologies And Assessments Peer Reviewer -
Energy Peer Reviewer -

Teaching Interests

Since joining as a lecturer in Process and Chemical Engineering, I have worked on continuous development and delivery of the Process Design and Feasibility Analysis (PE3016) and the Advanced Separation Processes (PE6035) modules to BE and ME students. I also coordinate multiple modules taught by industry lectures (PE4016 - Pharmaceutical Process Validation and PE6032 - Pharmaceutical Industry Advances and Developments). Furthermore, I coordinate the Process and Chemical Engineering final year masters thesis research module (PE6050) and act as the year tutor to 5th year students in Process and Chemical Engineering. 

This year, I will be collaborating with a colleague in the School of Engineering and Architecture on developing a new module - PE6057 Sustainability in Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing. I am also in the process of developing a new undergraduate module in Process and Chemical Engineering, PE3012 - Separation Processes, which will provide the students detailed understanding of three key separation processes - distillation, absorption and solvent extraction.  

To date, I have supervised and mentored multiple masters thesis research projects including for PE6050 (11 students); ME6019 (5 students) and NE6009 (2 students) and PE6021 (8 students). I am also co-supervising 5 PhD students (one primary supervision); I am due to begin supervising 3 additional students from July 2025 (one primary supervision). 

My teaching Interests & Abilities include:
  • Advanced biochemical, bioprocesses and bioenergy technologies and processes. 
  • Process separation technologies
  • Product and process optimisation strategies using design of experiments and statistical analyses. 
  • Process design, simulation and optimisation using software such as ASPEN Plus and SuperPro. 
  • Techno-economic and lifecycle assessments of products and processes. 
  • Multi-criteria decision analysis for industrial symbiosis and low-carbon and sustainable industrial ecosystem. 
  • Microalgae cultivation and applications in advanced biorefinery for the production of food/feed, biochemicals, biopharmaceuticals and bioenergy. 
  • Green chemistry and circular economy for sustainable industrial processes and industrial symbiosis. 
  • General bioprocess laboratory techniques such as microalgae cultivation and assessment, anaerobic digestion and fermentation and assessment of gas and lipid compositions using chromatography. 
  • Renewable energy systems and processes
I am currently the programme director for two programmes, a Part-Time MEngSc in Pharmaceutical and Biopharmaceutical Enginerring and a Full-Time MEngSc in Engineering in Pharmacuetical and Biopharmaceutical Systems. 

Internal Collaborators

  Name Institute Country
Prof. Jerry D. Murphy University College Cork IRELAND
Dr David Wall University College Cork IRELAND
Dr Richard O'Shea University College Cork IRELAND
Dr Gillian Collins University College Cork IRELAND
Dr Bernadette Power University College Cork IRELAND
Prof Geraldine Ryan University College Cork IRELAND
Dr Fatemeh Kavousi University College Cork IRELAND