Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Ali is a Chartered Engineer (CEng), a Fellow of Institute of Mechanical Engineers (FIMechE) UK, a Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA) UK and Editor in Chief of Emerging Technologies and Materials in Thermal Engineering (Elsevier). He received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the School of Engineering and Materials Science (SEMS), Queen Mary, University of London, United Kingdom. He was a postdoc at Water and Energy Laboratory of University of California at Merced, United States. Recently, he has been serving as the Associate Professor at Department of Mechanical Engineering, and as Director of Renewable Energy Laboratory at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

• 1. Introduction to Phase change Materials2. Synthesis and Characterization of PCMs3. Thermophysical properties of PCMs4. Advanced materials for PCMs5. Nanoparticles Dispersed with PCMs6. Metal foam based PCMs7. Phase-change material (PCM) thermophysical property improvement by nanoparticles8. Influence of Nanoparticles on Thermophysical Properties of PCMs9. Applications of Thermally enhanced PCMs10. Environmental and Economic impacts of PCMs utilization11. Critical analysis of PCM performance12. Application of Artificial Intelligence for PCMs optimization13. Additive manufacturing-based materials for PCMs14. Challenges and difficulties in developing Advanced materials enhanced PCMs

Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Ali is a Chartered Engineer (CEng), a Fellow of Institute of Mechanical Engineers (FIMechE) UK, a Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA) UK and Editor in Chief of Emerging Technologies and Materials in Thermal Engineering (Elsevier). He received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the School of Engineering and Materials Science (SEMS), Queen Mary, University of London, United Kingdom. He was a postdoc at Water and Energy Laboratory of University of California at Merced, United States. Recently, he has been serving as the Associate Professor at Department of Mechanical Engineering, and as Director of Renewable Energy Laboratory at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

• 1. Introduction to Phase change Materials2. Synthesis and Characterization of PCMs3. Thermophysical properties of PCMs4. Advanced materials for PCMs5. Nanoparticles Dispersed with PCMs6. Metal foam based PCMs7. Phase-change material (PCM) thermophysical property improvement by nanoparticles8. Influence of Nanoparticles on Thermophysical Properties of PCMs9. Applications of Thermally enhanced PCMs10. Environmental and Economic impacts of PCMs utilization11. Critical analysis of PCM performance12. Application of Artificial Intelligence for PCMs optimization13. Additive manufacturing-based materials for PCMs14. Challenges and difficulties in developing Advanced materials enhanced PCMs

Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Ali is a Chartered Engineer (CEng), a Fellow of Institute of Mechanical Engineers (FIMechE) UK, a Fellow of Higher Education Academy (FHEA) UK and Editor in Chief of Emerging Technologies and Materials in Thermal Engineering (Elsevier). He received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the School of Engineering and Materials Science (SEMS), Queen Mary, University of London, United Kingdom. He was a postdoc at Water and Energy Laboratory of University of California at Merced, United States. Recently, he has been serving as the Associate Professor at Department of Mechanical Engineering, and as Director of Renewable Energy Laboratory at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

• 1. Introduction to Phase change Materials2. Synthesis and Characterization of PCMs3. Thermophysical properties of PCMs4. Advanced materials for PCMs5. Nanoparticles Dispersed with PCMs6. Metal foam based PCMs7. Phase-change material (PCM) thermophysical property improvement by nanoparticles8. Influence of Nanoparticles on Thermophysical Properties of PCMs9. Applications of Thermally enhanced PCMs10. Environmental and Economic impacts of PCMs utilization11. Critical analysis of PCM performance12. Application of Artificial Intelligence for PCMs optimization13. Additive manufacturing-based materials for PCMs14. Challenges and difficulties in developing Advanced materials enhanced PCMs