Profile of Alan Joy

History at Harada Research Group
October 2025: Joined the research group as a visiting scholar from the Technical University of Munich to work on a master's thesis.
Topic of the thesis: Experimental and simulation-based study of biomass pyrolysis integrated with molten alkali borates for enhanced bio-oil and CO₂ capture.
Education and Professional Experience
2015–2019: Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering at APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, Kerala, India.
2021–2022: Engineering Trainee at Aptiv Connection Systems India Pvt Ltd, Kerala, India.
2022–2023: Quality Residential Engineer at Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd, Nashik, India.
2023–Present: Master of Science student in Biomass Technology at the Technical University of Munich, Germany.
October 2024-March 2025: Master of Science student in NAWARO program (Material and Energetic Exploitation of Renewable Raw Materials) at the BOKU University, Vienna, Austria.
April 2025–September 2025: Research internship under the supervision of M.Sc. Szymon Herdzik at the Technical University of Munich, focusing on "Modeling absorption of acid gases in Aspen Plus using molten salt".

Hobby
Playing Cricket/Football (Sports in general), Watching movies, Cycling, Cooking, Hanging out with friends.