Engineering Science and Thermophysical Properties Lab (e-STeP Lab)

IGSES, Kyushu University, Japan

Alumni

Doctoral and master's graduates of the lab, their research, and where they are now.

Sannan Salabat Butt

PhD · Graduated Sep 2025 · Pakistan

Thesis: Thermo-Economic and Environmental Investigation of Low and Ultra-Low Temperature Refrigeration Systems using Next-Generation Refrigerants

Now: Senior Research Associate, Institute of Space Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan

Denis Mutebi

PhD · Graduated Sep 2024 · Uganda

Thesis: Eco-friendly Pumice-derived Zeolite — Synthesis and Adsorption Capacity Optimization

Now: Assistant Lecturer, College of Natural Sciences, Makerere University, Uganda

Saren Sagar

PhD · Graduated Sep 2023 · India

Thesis: Multiscale Investigation of Adsorption Phenomena for Adsorption Heat Transformer and Desalination

Now: Designated Assistant Professor, Institute of Innovation for Future Society, Nagoya University, Japan

Uthpala Perera

PhD · Graduated Sep 2022 · Sri Lanka

Thesis: PvT properties of next generation refrigerants at low temperatures: apparatus development, measurement and analysis

Now: Engineer, K.S. Trading Pvt. Ltd., Sri Lanka