Dr Reihaneh Aghamolaei has joined the judging panel for the Business Energy Achievement Awards 2026. An Assistant Professor in the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at Dublin City University, her research sits at the intersection of energy engineering, digitalisation, sustainability assessment, and techno-economic optimisation, with a focus on data-driven solutions for low-carbon and resource-efficient energy systems.

Her credentials are extensive. Dr Aghamolaei has published more than 40 peer-reviewed outputs, serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Advances in Building Energy Research, and has secured over €1 million in competitive research funding as Principal Investigator. Her project portfolio spans energy recovery, renewable integration, industrial circular economy, and digital energy systems research developed in collaboration with partners including the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland, the ESRI, and several leading Irish universities.

Before joining DCU in 2021, she held lecturing roles at University College Dublin and Griffith College Dublin and worked as a sustainability engineer in Ireland's architecture, engineering, and construction sector, where she contributed to sustainable building design and the assessment of energy performance and carbon emissions across residential and commercial developments.

That combination of applied industry experience and academic depth gives Dr Aghamolaei a grounded perspective on the real-world decarbonisation challenges facing the organisations competing at the awards.

Visit the official awards website to learn more about the judging panel, explore award categories, and submit your entry before the 5 June 2026 deadline.