Rajnish Kaur Calay

Rajnish Kaur Calay is a Professor at the Department of Building, Energy and Material Technology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, based in Narvik. His work spans research and teaching in renewable energy systems, environmental engineering, and sustainable technology development.

• Affiliation: UiT The Arctic University of Norway
• Department: Building, Energy and Material Technology
• Location: Narvik Campus

Research interests include microbial fuel cells (MFCs), phase change materials (PCMs) for cold climates, bioelectrochemical wastewater treatment, AI-driven energy systems, sustainable construction, and computational fluid dynamics. His projects focus on integrating biological processes with energy generation, such as ethanol production from syngas and hydrogen safety innovations.

Recent publications highlight trends in MFC optimization (electrode/membrane modification, substrate analysis), AI applications for infrastructure monitoring (S-BIRD dataset, blockage detection), and sustainable energy solutions for cold regions (PCM windows, photovoltaic systems). He investigates material properties, reactor design, and environmental impacts using experimental and computational methods.

Rajnish contributes to interdisciplinary projects like SPRING, One Health, PEERS, ACE, BRIDGE, and ENFORCE, emphasizing collaboration across energy, environment, and health domains. His work addresses techno-economic models for biomass gasification, hybrid fuel cell systems, and sustainable urban/rural development.