Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Princeton University, USA

Yiguang Ju received his bachelor's degree in Engineering Thermophysics from Tsinghua University in 1986, and his PhD degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Tohoku University (Japan) in 1994. He is the Robert Porter Patterson Professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and served as the Director of DOE Energy Earthshot Research Center (EERC) for Hydrogen. Prof. Ju’s research interests include combustion, green fuels, and electrified manufacturing in the areas of near-limit and supercritical combustion, chemical kinetics, plasma chemistry, and non-equilibrium manufacturing of hydrogen, ammonia, e-fuels, and energy materials. He has published 300 refereed journal articles. He is a fellow of AIAA and ASME, and a founding fellow of the Combustion Institute. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Combustion Institute and the Institute for Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems. He was the Chair of the US Sections of the Combustion Institute and serves as an Associate Editor of AIAA Journal and Combustion Science and Technology. He has received many awards including four times of the Distinguished Paper Awards from the International Symposium on Combustion (2011, 2015, 2021, 2023), the NASA Director’s Certificate of Appreciation award (2011), the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (2011), the International Prize from Japanese Combustion Society (2018), and the 2021 Propellants & Combustion Award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), the Alfred C. Egerton Gold Medal (2022) from the Combustion Institute, and the 2022 Distinguished Teacher Award from School of Engineering and Applied Science at Princeton University. He is Co-founder of HiTNano Inc, Princeton NuEnergy Inc, Polymer-X Inc, and USPlasma Inc.

Aarhus University, Denmark

Dr. Benjamin K. Sovacool is Professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University in the United States, where he is the Founding Director of the Institute for Global Sustainability. He is also Professor of Energy Policy at the Bennett Institute for Innovation & Policy Acceleration at the University of Sussex Business School. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, and a Fellow in the Academy of Europe (Academia Europaea). He was formerly Director of the Sussex Energy Group at the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) at the University of Sussex Business School in the United Kingdom, and Director of the Center for Energy Technologies and University Distinguished Professor of Business & Social Sciences at Aarhus University in Denmark. Professor Sovacool works as a researcher and consultant on issues pertaining to energy policy, energy justice, energy security, climate change mitigation, and climate change adaptation. More specifically, his research focuses on renewable energy and energy efficiency, the politics of large-scale energy infrastructure, the ethics and morality of energy decisions, designing public policy to improve energy security and access to electricity, and building adaptive capacity to the consequences of climate change. His research has been endorsed by U.S. President Bill Clinton, the Prime Minister of Norway Gro Harlem Brundtland, and the late Nobel Laureate Elinor Ostrom, among others. He was a Lead Author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Sixth Assessment Report (AR6), published in 2022, and he serves on the Board on Environmental Change and Society for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in the United States. He has played a leadership role in winning collaborative research grants and endowments worth more than $48 million in directly managed funds on proposals and projects worth more than $259 million, including those from the Peter Bennett Foundation, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. National Science Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program of Denmark, the Danish Council for Independent Research, the European Commission and the European Research Council. In the United Kingdom, he has served as a Principal Investigator on projects funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, Natural Environment Research Council, and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. He is the recipient of multiple national and international awards and honors, including the “Distinguished Graduate Alumni Achievement Award” from his Alma Mater Virginia Tech, the “Spirit Award” for the embodiment of “kindness, integrity, inclusion, collaboration and courage, within the context of teaching and learning” by the University of Sussex, the 2019 USERN Prize for his work on “Social Justice in an Era of Climate Change and Energy Scarcity,” and the “Dedication to Justice Award” given by the American Bar Association. With much coverage of his work in the international news media, he is one of the most highly cited global researchers on issues bearing on controversies in energy policy and climate change. His research has been ranked in the world’s top 1% of social scientists according to citations of his publications in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.

University of South Florida, USA

Dr. D. Yogi Goswami is a Distinguished University Professor and Director of the Clean Energy Research Center at the University of South Florida. Professor Goswami is the Editor-in-Chief of Solar Compass and the Emeritus Editor-in-Chief of the Solar Energy journal. He has published 23 books and more than 400 refereed technical papers. He also holds 43 patents, some of which have been successfully commercialized. Dr. Goswami has developed successful industrial ventures based on his inventions and other innovations and has served on the boards of many companies. Prof. Goswami has served as President of the International Solar Energy Society (ISES), a Governor and Senior VP of ASME-International, and President of the International Association for Solar Energy Education (IASEE). He is the President of the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida (ASEMFL) and serves on the Board of Pan American Academy of Engineering. Dr. Goswami is a recipient of the highest awards of many professional societies related to solar energy including the Farrington Daniels Award from ISES, Frank Kreith Energy award and medal from ASME, John Yellott Award for Solar Energy from ASME, the Charles Greely Abbott award and Hoyt Clark Hottel award of the ASES and the Karl Boer award and medal from the University of Delaware. Dr. Goswami is a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors and has been inducted in the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame.

University of Lincoln, UK

Dr. Avv. Alessia Vacca started to work at the end of 2020 at the School of Law of the University of Lincoln, before she was working, since 2013, at the School of Law of the University of Sassari, Italy. At the School of Law of the University of Sassari Alessia was working on a research project regarding Transparency in the Energy Law sector and lecturing on Public Law (Energy Law and Local Government Law). She is also a qualified lawyer in Italy. She is a member of the ESD Committee at the University of Lincoln and of the BA ECRN Governance Group. Alessia holds a PhD in Law from the University of Aberdeen, UK, where she also worked tutoring EU Law and Foundations of Private Law at the School of Law. She graduated in Law (Laurea in Giurisprudenza Vecchio Ordinamento, which corresponds to a five-year degree) at the University of Cagliari, Italy, with 110/110 cum laude, presenting a thesis on Administrative Law. She has been a trainee lawyer in Italy but also in London for 6 months (as a winner of the Leonardo da Vinci EU award) and in Barcelona (Spain), and a lawyer in Italy in several law firms. She has also been researcher at the University of Cagliari. In 2009 she was awarded with the CB Davidson Bequest from the University of Aberdeen (CB Davidson Trust). She attended several post-graduate courses in Energy Law, Administrative Law, EU Law, International Law and Human Rights Law in Italy and abroad (e.g. abroad among others: International Public Law at the Hague Academy, the Netherlands, Human Rights in the EU at the University Carlos III Madrid, Spain, Cooperation among Mediterranean Sea Countries, University of Marseille, France). Alessia has been visiting researcher at the University of Sydney, Australia, in Iceland (Reykjavik, Iceland School of Energy), in the United States and in Slovenia where she also lectured at the Faculty of Government and European Studies as visiting professor under the Erasmus+ Teaching Staff Mobility (STT). She has delivered presentations all over the world: at the University of Aberdeen, at the Emory Institute for Human Rights, US, University Paris Nanterre X, France (indeed the conference took place in Florence), the University of London, the University of Tartu, Estonia, the University of Dundee, UK, Direito GV San Paolo, Brazil, and in Nicosia (Cyprus), Athens (Greece), Bangkok (Thailand) and Lisbon (Portugal) during the IAITL Conference series 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014. Other conference presentations include, at the University of Barcelona, LEARNMe, Mercator (2015), at the University of West of England, Bristol the BILETA Conference (2015), the 2015 and 2016 SIBR Conferences in Japan and Malaysia, at Tonji University, Shanghai, China the 2016 WCTR, the 2016 SISC Conference, the SEES Conference at the University of Cambridge, in Berlin and London for the TNCIS Study abroad Program (US), in Lubjana Slovenia, in Kuwait at the KILAW Kuwait City. She attended, in the recent years, the EUSEW Conference hosted by the European Commission in Brussels and other conferences on the energy sector in Italy, in other European countries and in the US (Virginia and Washington D. C.). She has been Visiting Professor at the University of Jaén Spain. In February 2020 she has been Visiting Professor at the Iceland School of Energy under the Erasmus for Staff (University of Sassari). She was a member of the Bar Commission, Court of Appeal of Cagliari, for the Italian Bar examination (year 2014). She is the author of a book and of several publications.

University of Milano, Italy

Maurizio Filippo Acciarri, is associate professor of Physics at UNIMIB. He carries out his teaching activity in the three-year degree courses of Biological Sciences, Optics and Optometry and Physics. His research is mainly addressed to the study of photovoltaic cells and more generally to the physical aspects of energy efficiency and energy storage. In this area, he studied CO2 capture from industrial fumes and use. The research activity is evidenced by more than 250 articles in international journals, by national or international projects in which he participated as unit manager, by 11 patents, and by participation in many international conferences. He is in the Editorial Bord of 7 International Journal related to Renewable Energy and is Editor in Chief of the Renewable and Sustainable Energy journal. Driven by his interest in more general aspects related to energy sustainability, in 2021 he created an international network "SILKWAY - Energy, Connectivity, Environment, People" made up of universities, local and international stakeholders and other external partners from Europe and Asia. The aim is to create a network capable of managing projects, dialoguing with local authorities, and creating multilateral agreements on issues such as energy and sustainability, mobility, environment, and intercultural connections.

The Australian National University, Australia

Professor Macdonald has over 25 years experience in silicon solar cell research, spanning materials, device design and fabrication, and advanced characterisation. He leads a team of 25 PhD students and research staff in the School of Engineering at ANU, has published over 500 papers in the field of photovoltaics, and has led projects valued at over $20m, including multiple large industry-backed projects with leading PV companies. He has held three prestigious Australian Research Council Fellowships, and is a recognised world leader in the development and commercialisation of high efficiency n-type silicon solar cells.

CEO of Iniworld, South Korea

Minwoo Kim is CEO of INIWORLD Co. in South KOREA, and a member of Sungkyunkwan University DEU-Enterprise Partnership Program. My R&D academic background is physical science and I majored in physics at Korea University. My research interests are the pivotless rotating functional mechanism for geometrically multifaceted floating platforms and efficient energy harvesting and design and development high power floating solar systems and floating platform stabilizers for anti-rolling, anti-pitch, anti-yaw on a fluid.

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China

He was a Session Chair for Wind Power Technology and Engineering Session in 8th International Conference on Power and Energy Systems Engineering, Fukuoda, Japan, in 2021, for Power Quality and Premium Power Supply Session in 35th Annual Conference on Power System and Automation of Chinese Universities, Chengdu, China, in 2019, for Emerging Technologies and End-User Systems, Grid Operation and Management, and Power Electronics, Control and Protection Systems for Smart Grids Sessions in the IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Asia (ISGT Asia 2019), Chengdu, China, in 2019, for Microgrid and Distributed Generation Session in the Symposium on Power Electronics and Electrical Drives (SPEED), Xi’an, China, in 2019, for Microgrid Optimization and Scheduling Session in the 2nd International Conference on Power and Renewable Energy, Chengdu, China, in 2017, for Power Quality Mitigation and Application Session in the 5th National Conference on Power Quality, Xi’an, in 2017, and for AC/DC, DC/AC Power Converter Session in the 2016 IPEMC ECCE-Asia, Hefei, China.

Catholic University of Brasília, Brazil

Paulo C. DE MORAIS (H-61), PhD, was full Professor of Physics at the University of Brasilia (UnB) – Brazil up to 2013, Appointed as UnB’s Emeritus Professor (2014), Appointed as Guest Professor of Huazhong University of Science and Technology – China (2011), Visiting Professor at Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) – China (2012-2015), Appointed as Distinguished Professor at Anhui University (AHU) – China (2016-2019), Appointed as Full Professor at Catholic University of Brasília (UCB) – Brazil (2018), Appointed as CNPq-1A Research Fellowship since 2010. 2007 Master Research Prize from UnB, 2008-member of the European ERA NET Nanoscience Committee, Member of the IEEE-Magnetic Society Technical Committee, Senior Member of the IEEE Society, 2012 China’s 1000 Foreign Expert Recipient, and 2012 Academic Excellence Award from Brazilian Professor’s Union. He held two-years (1987-1988) post-doc position with Bell Communications Research – New Jersey, USA and received his Doctoral degree in Solid State Physics (1986) from the Federal University of Minas Gerais – Brazil. He graduated in both Chemistry (1976) and Physics (1977) at UnB. Professor Morais is member of the Brazilian Physical Society and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers – IEEE. He has served as referee for more than 50 technical journals, takes part of the Editorial Board of more than 15 technical journals and has conducted research on nanomaterials for over 40 years. He is known for his research in preparation, characterization and applications of nanosized materials (magnetic fluid, magnetoliposome, magnetic nanoemulsion, magnetic nanocapsule, magnetic nanofilm, magnetic nanocomposite, nanosized semiconductors, polymeric dots, carbon dots, and graphene quantum dots). With more than 500 published papers in peer reviewed journals, more than 14,000 citations, more than 250 international invited talks (35 countries), and 16 filed patents. He has appeared in recent World ranking of top scientists, such as 2020-Stanford, 2022-Research.com, 2023-AD Scientific Index, 2023-Research.com, 2024-Elsevier, 2025-AD Scientific Index, 2025-Research.com, and ONE Research Community.

Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China

Jason Jieshan Qiu, Cheung-Kong Distinguished Professor of Carbon Science and Chemical Engineering, College of Chemcial Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China. His research encompasses both fundamental and applied aspects of carbon materials and science, with a focus on the methodologies of producing carbon materials for energy storage and conversion, catalysis, and environment protection. He has published 980+ papers in peer-reviewed journals, including Nature Mater., Adv. Mater., Adv. Funct. Mater., Adv. Energy Mater., Energy Environ. Sci., PNAS, Nature Commun., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., J. Am. Chem. Soc., Joule, Matter, Chem, etc., with citations 75890+ times and h-index of 136

University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Integrated modeling for meteorological and chemical weather prediction; Megacities, air quality and climate interaction; Boundary layer meteorological processes; Microscale / urban meteorology and climatology; Atmospheric long-range transport and aerosol dynamics modelling; Environmental impact and risk assessments; Indoor climate, ventilation and air pollution modelling. 30 years of experience in developing and using numerical atmospheric dynamics and pollution models at different scales: from local- and meso- to regional and global scales. During last years under A. Baklanov leadership novel and improved integrated modeling tools for prediction of air pollution in megacities were developed, impacts of megacities and large air-pollution hot-spots on local, regional and global air quality were assessed, and feedbacks among megacity air quality, local and regional climate, and global climate change were quantified (within MEGAPOLI). This included both basic and applied research, and bridged spatial and temporal scales connecting local emissions, air quality and weather with global atmospheric chemistry and climate. Initiator and European coordinator of a new actively developing scientific direction of online integrated modelling of atmospheric chemical and physical processes with two-way interactions and feedbacks, considering the atmosphere as one joint interacting system.

Hunan University, China

Dr. Jun Xu is a Full Professor at Hunan University, China. He concurrently serves as a member of the Joint Committee on Structural Safety (JCSS) and a director of the Chinese Society of Vibration Engineering, among other professional affiliations. His research focuses on the reliability analysis of renewable energy structures. He has authored over 80 papers in prestigious journals and serves on the editorial boards of several academic publications. Dr. Xu has been recognized with numerous honors, including the "Three Peaks" Innovation Talent Award, Outstanding Youth of Hunan Province, and the Hunan Provincial Backbone Teacher Award.

University of Hertfordshire, UK

Biography Professor Hongwei Wu (FIMechE, FRAeS, FEI) is a full Professor of Thermofluids & Head of the Energy and Sustainable Manufacturing (ENSM) Research Group in the School of Physics, Engineering and Computer Science (SPECS), and Leader of the Research Group in Monitoring Climate and its Impact (MCI) at the University of Hertfordshire, UK. Professor Wu is a Chartered Engineer (CEng) and has been elected a Fellow of prestigious professional bodies such as the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (FIMechE), the Royal Aeronautical Society (FRAeS), the Energy Institute (FEI), and the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). He is a Royal Academy of Engineering Academic Champion, a visiting professor at East Kazakhstan State Technical University, and a member of the UK Turbulence Consortium. Professor Wu received his BEng and PhD in Thermofluids from Beihang University, with his PhD completed through a Joint PhD Programme with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). He has previously held academic and research positions at Northumbria University, University of the West of Scotland, Birmingham University and Brunel University London in UK, as well as at the University of British Columbia & University of Alberta in Canada. Professor Wu's research spans a broad spectrum of energy and thermal sciences, including Advanced Cooling Technology, Energy Conversion and Storage Technologies, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, Battery Thermal Management System (BTMS), Two Phase and Multiphase Flow, Fluid-Solid Conjugate Heat Transfer, Modelling/Simulation methods (CFD)-DNS, LES, MDS, Optimisation and Process Control, AI-Machine Learning (ML)-Deep Neural Networks (DNNs). He leads various UK and EU-funded research projects supported by Horizon Europe, EPSRC, British Council, Royal Academy of Engineering, Royal Society, Innovate UK, and various industry partners. Professor Wu has authored more than 220 publications, including over 170 peer-reviewed journal articles in leading journals such as Applied Energy, Applied Thermal Engineering, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, and Journal of Power Sources. His commitment to academic excellence extends to serving as a frequent reviewer for top-tier journals and holds editorial positions as an Editor or Editorial Board Member for many international journals. He contributes significantly to the global academic community, frequently serving as General Chair/Co-Chair, Session Chair or Co-Chair, Organising Committee Member (OCM) and Technical Program Committee (TPC) members, as well as presenting as a plenary and keynote speaker at numerous International Conferences. Professor Wu is involved in many high-level naitonal research funding panels, serving as a Panel Member for the EPSRC Engineering Prioritisation, EPSRC Open Fellowships and Open Plus Fellowships, EPSRC New Horizons, UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships (FLF) Sift and Interview Panel, Royal Society, and British Council International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF). He is a Member of the UKRI Talent Peer Review College (PRC), an EPSRC Peer Review Full College Member, and a Royal Society Research Grants Committee Member. He also serves as an External Examiner for PhD Vivas at many national and international universities, as well as a Panel Member/External Examiner for validation of UG and MSc programm at many UK universities.

Sunway University, Malaysia

Professor Ir Dr Ong Hwai Chyuan is a Chartered Engineer (CEng) registered with the Engineering Council, UK. His research interests are energy & fuel, biomass energy, sustainable energy, environmental sustainability, circular economy, solar thermal system, and waste management. He is listed as Highly Cited Researcher (Engineering) by Clarivate Analytics in 2019-2022. He also named as Australia’s top early career researcher in sustainable energy in 2021. Currently, he is Associate Editor of Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, Alexandria Engineering Journal, and e-Prime. Ong is also Core Group Member of APRU Sustainable Waste Management (SWM) program.

Chinese Academy of Sciences , China

Dr Wenye Lin currently is a Professor from Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion (GIEC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). He obtained his MSc in Power Engineering and Engineering Thermophysics from CAS, in 2013, and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from University of Wollongong (UOW), Australia, in 2018. After his graduation from UOW, he jointed Sustainable Buildings Research Centre (SBRC), UOW as an Associate Research Fellow, and has been working extensively on building energy efficiency, renewable energy utilisation in built environment, and optimisation of buildings heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. From 2021 to 2023, he was granted the Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship and carried his research on salt hydrate phase change material slurries in Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Germany, while serving as an Honorary Fellow in SBRC, UOW at the same time. Due to his scientific contributions in the sector of renewable energy, sustainable buildings, and HVAC, he and his team have won a number of international and national awards, including the Overall 2nd Place in Solar Decathlon Middle East 2018, “Innovation Award” granted by the World Society of Sustainable Energy Technologies in 2020/2021, “Excellence in HVAC&R Research Award” granted by the Australian Institute of Refrigeration, air conditioning and heating (AIRAH) in 2019 and 2024 etc.. He has published more than 50 journal papers, with a Google Scholar citation of 1780 and an H-index of 22.

University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic

Rami Ahmad El-Nabulsi holds a PhD in Particle Physics, Mathematical Physics and Modeling from Provence University (currently Aix-Marseille University), France and a diploma of advanced studies in Plasma Physics and Radiation Astrophysics from the same institution. He worked with different worldwide research departments in UK, South Korea, China, Greece, Thailand, India, Europe, etc. He is the author of more than 390 peer-reviewed papers in peer-refereed reputed journals and a reviewer for more than 200 scientific journals. He has been selected as the World's Top 2% Scientists 2021 and 2022 (by Stanford University). His research ranges from applied mathematics to theoretical physics.

National Academy of Agricultural Sciences, India

Prof Dharani Dhar Patra, did PhD from IARI, New Delhi, India, Post-Doctoral research at Rothamsted Experimental, UK and started his career as an Assistant Professor, Soil Science, RAU, India. He shifted to CSIR-CIMAP, Lucknow, India as a Professor, NRM and worked there on Soil Biology and waste recycling. Prof Patra is an accomplished Natural Resource Management Researcher and his researches include recycling of distilled aromatic plants as source of nutrients and biofuel to run steam distillation units for extraction of essential oil. Prof Patra has published more than 200 research papers, 04 books, 08 patents, and 02 technologies. He is a recipient of nearly 20 awards and honour. He has been the Vice Chancellor, BCKV, India.

The Pennsylvania State University, USA

Kenji Uchino, one of the pioneers in piezoelectric actuators, is Academy Professor at Emeritus Academy Institute, Electrical Engineering, was Founding Director of International Center for Actuators and Transducers, Materials Research Institute, and was Professor of EE and MatSE, Distinguished Honors Faculty of Schreyer Honors College at The Pennsylvania State University. He was Associate Director (US Navy Ambassador to Japan) at The US Office of Naval Research – Global Tokyo Office from 2010 till 2014. He was also the Founder and Senior Vice President & CTO of Micromechatronics Inc., State College, PA from 2004 till 2010. After being awarded his Ph. D. degree from Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, he became Research Associate/Assistant Professor (1976) in Physical Electronics Department at this university. Then, he joined Sophia University, Japan as Associate Professor in Physics Department in 1985. He was then recruited from The Penn State University in 1991. He was also involved with Space Shuttle Utilizing Committee in NASDA, Japan during 1986-88, and Vice President of NF Electronic Instruments, USA, during 1992-94. He was the Founding Chair of Smart Actuators/Sensors Committee, Japan Technology Transfer Association sponsored by Ministry of Economics, Trading and Industries, Japan from 1987 to 2014, and a long-term Chair of International Conference on New Actuators, Messe Bremen, Germany during 1997-2022. He is currently Editor-in-Chief of J. Ferroelectrics, Taylor & Francis, J. Actuators, MDPI, J. Current Applied Materials, J. Current Mechanics and Advanced Materials, Bentham Science Pub. Ltd., and J. Insight-Material Science, PiscoMed Publishing LLT. Uchino served as Administrative Committee Member (Elected) of IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control (1998- 2000) and as Secretary of American Ceramic Society, Electronics Division (2002-2003).

FH Muenster – University of Applied Sciences, Germany

I am a retired professor (emeritus) and former Dean of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the FH Münster – University of Applied Sciences in Germany. During my professional career as a physicist and materials scientist at the universities in Bochum and Hagen (Ruhr Universität Bochum, FernUniversität Hagen) and at the FH Münster – University of Applied Sciences, I mainly did research in applied Solid State Physics and Materials Science with the focus on Semiconductor Materials and Technology as well as High-Temperature Superconductors. My actual research interests focused on the impacts of Climate Change, Natural Resources, and Pollution of the Environment. (H-index 23). My main teaching activities comprise Battery Technology, Renewable Energy Systems, Semiconductor Technology, Sensors, Basics of Physics, and others. Below you can find my CV and list of publications.   Curriculum vitae Born in 1958, Moers, Germany Grown up in Duisburg, Germany Married since 1991, no children Nationality: German Education 1988 Diploma in Physics (Dipl.-Phys.), Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, University of Bochum, Germany 1992 Doctorate in Physics (Dr. rer. nat.), Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, University of Bochum, Germany 2002 State Doctorate (postdoctoral lecture qualification, habilitation (habil.)), Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Hagen, Germany Career 1988-1993 Scientist, Physicist, Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, University of Bochum, Germany 1993-2002 Postdoctoral Researcher (1993-1996) and Senior Scientist – Chief Engineer (1996-2002), Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Hagen, Germany 1998 STA Research Fellow, "Kyushu National Industrial Research Institute (KNIRI)", Tosu, Saga Prefecture, Japan (May-July, 1998) 2001 Visiting Scholar, "Agency of Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)", Tosu, Saga Prefecture, Japan (February, 2001) 2002 Visiting Scholar, "Agency of Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)", Tosu, Saga Prefecture, Japan (August-September, 2002) 2002-2005 Assistant Professor ("Privatdozent"), Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Hagen, Germany 2006 Visiting Professor, University of Orléans (IUT Chartres), France (March-May, 2006) 2006-2011 Associate Professor, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Hagen, Germany 2008-2011 Member of the Senate of the University of Hagen, Germany 2011-2025 Full Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, FH Münster – University of Applied Sciences, Germany 2013-2025 Dean of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, FH Münster – University of Applied Sciences, Germany 2016/17 and 2023/24 Speaker of the Board of Deans and Directors of the Technology Campus Steinfurt, FH Münster – University of Applied Sciences, Germany Feb. 2025 Retired Professor, emeritus from FH Münster – University of Applied Sciences

Simon Fraser University, Canada

Dr. Tina Shoa is an Associate Professor in the School of Sustainable Energy Engineering at Simon Fraser University, specializing in battery diagnostics and intelligent battery management systems. She received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of British Columbia in 2010. Dr. Shoa began her research career as a postdoctoral fellow and later as a Research Scientist at Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation, where she focused on electrochemical modeling and advanced characterization techniques. In 2013, she joined Cadex Electronics as Director of Research, leading initiatives in battery modeling and diagnostics that were successfully integrated into commercial battery products. Before joining SFU, Dr. Shoa served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Energy Management at the New York Institute of Technology. She holds multiple patents in battery diagnostics technologies and has authored over 30 peer-reviewed publications, including a book chapter.

Purdue University-Indianapolis, USA

Dr. Razban has over 15 years of industrial experience in the medical devices, electronics and automotive industries. He joined IUPUI in Fall 2010. He was a Director of Bachelor of Science in Energy Engineering Program, and Clinical Associate Professor at Mechanical and Energy Engineering department, prior to transition to Purdue University in 2024. Currently, he is Associate Director, DOE Industrial & Training Assessment Center (ITAC) and Associate Professor of Practice at Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, Indianapolis. He has received multiple grants from DOE (Department of Energy), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and industries. He has over 65 publications in international journals and conferences. He is a registered Professional Engineer (PE), Certified Energy Manager (CEM) and Certified Practitioner in Energy Management System (CP EnMS) for ISO 50001 and Superior Energy Performance (SEP). His research interests are energy management, IIOT, Industry 4.1, energy efficiency improvement, smart manufacturing, robotics, controls, and industrial automation.

University of Southern Denmark, Denmark

Professor Dr. Bo Nørregaard Jørgensen is the founder and head of the Center for Energy Informatics at the University of Southern Denmark, an interdisciplinary research centre established in 2013 to advance the digital transformation of the green energy transition. Under his leadership, the centre has grown to encompass over 30 researchers across computer science, applied physics, electrical engineering, and social sciences, working at the intersection of digital technologies and energy systems. A pioneer in the field, Professor Jørgensen is co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Energy Informatics journal (Springer Open) and co-founder of the Energy Informatics Academy and its associated international conference series. His research focuses on software technologies, multi-agent systems, and AI-driven solutions for the optimization and coordination of distributed energy systems, including renewable energy integration, grid flexibility, and intelligent demand-side management. Over the past 15 years, he has led or co-led major research and innovation initiatives totalling more than DKK 500 million in funding, collaborating extensively with industry, government agencies, and international partners. He is the author of over 300 scientific publications and holds three US patents in software technologies. Professor Jørgensen is a member of the Danish Academy of Technical Sciences and frequently serves as an expert reviewer for national and international funding bodies. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Southern Denmark, and both M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees in Computer System Engineering from Odense University.

China Energy Research Sociey(CERC), China

Dr. Ruomei Li, an expert in electrical engineering and a Senior Member of IEEE. She graduated from Hefei University of Technology in 1982 and earned her Ph.D. from the University of Bath, UK, in 2000. With a long-term career in the power system field, she previously served as the Chief Engineer of CEPRI and the Secretary-General of the Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering. She has been honored with awards including the National First Prize for Scientific and Technological Progress and the IEEE PES Wanda Reder Pioneer Award.

Warsaw University of Technology, Poland

Jaroslaw Milewski works at the Warsaw University of Technology's Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering, specifically in the Institute of Heat Engineering. He serves as the Head of the Power Division at the Institute of Heat Engineering, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Power Technologies, and a Member of the Editorial Board of Applied Energy. He also holds the position of Director of the Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Center at the Institute of Applied Research. His expertise includes fuel cell research (Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells—MCFCs—and Solid Oxide Fuel Cells—SOFCs), as well as other power sources, hybrid systems, advanced power systems (hydrogen-based), and steam/gas turbine power generation systems. He has considerable experience collaborating with the power engineering industry. He has authored and co-authored over 300 publications and 5 or more patents. He teaches courses on turbomachinery, turbomachinery theory, environmental protection, numerical tools in power plant simulations, hybrid systems, and more.

National Institute of Applied Science (INSA), France

Dr. Shadloo is an Associate Professor, since Sept. 2015, at the National Institute of Applied Science (INSA), Rouen and a Researcher at Coria Lab. (CNRS-UMR 6614). Dr. Shadloo is actively engaged in the fields of (i) (aero-) hydrodynamics, turbulence, transitional boundary layers as well as (ii) multiphase, multi-physics fluid flows and heat transfer for the last 10 years. His expertise is mainly in theoretical and computational fluid dynamics (CFD), but has also been active in developing validation strategies and guidelines for CFDist. He aims to develop a new generation high-order coupled algorithm for compressible/incompressible fluid flows with complex physical behaviors, in relation to industrial applications. In this framework, he uses high-performance computing (HPC), high-fidelity direct numerical simulations (DNS) and large-eddy simulations (LES) to decipher complex instabilities and flow behaviors caused mainly by multi-phase and/or turbulent flows, with heat transfer and compressibility effects.

San Jose State University, USA

Jerry Zeyu Gao is a professor at the Department of Computer Engineering at San Jose State University. Now, he is the director of SJSU research center on Smart Technology, Computing, and Complex Systems. He has over 20 years of academic research and teaching experience and over 10 years of industry working and management experience on software engineering and IT development applications. He has published three technical books and over hundreds (340) publications in IEEE/ACM journals, magazines, international conferences and workshops. His Google Scholar citation is over 9.8K+ and his ResearchGate reads is over 370K+. His current research areas include smart cities, sustainable green energy AI and systems, intelligent system test automation, AI and machine learning, cloud computing and mobile clouds, and cyber physical systems. In 2010, Jerry Gao has been recognized by University of Texas at Arlington as a distinguished Alumna for College of Engineering at its 50th anniversary. In 2011, he was awarded as a KSI Fellow in SEKE2011. In 2013, Dr. Gao has received the College of Engineering Faculty Award for Excellence in scholarship, Dr. Gao served as an editorial board member and an associate editor for numerous international journals in software engineering and electronic commerce, smart cities, and machine learning, such as IEEE Software, MDPI Software Journal, Smart Cities, Energies, Agriculture, Journal of AI and Technology, Service Oriented Computing and Applications, and Scientific Publisher's Journal of IJSEKE, etc. Dr. Gao has been included and listed in Marquis American Who's Who 2020-2022. In recent 10 years, Dr. Gao has played as one the leaders in organizing many international conferences and workshops as a conference co-chair, program co-chair, and workshop co-chair. Now, he is the steering board chair for IEEE CISOSE congress and IEEE Future Technology Summit, and the steering board member for IEEE Smart World Congress. IEEE CISOSE congress includes IEEE BigDataService, IEEEAITest, IEEE Intelligent Mobile Cloud, IEEE SOSE, and IEEE DAPPS. In addition, he served as a chair for many other conferences, such as IEEE CAI2025, IEEE AITest2025, IEEE BigDataService*, IEEE MobileCloud*, IEEE Smart World Congress 2017, Smart City Innovation 2017, SEKE06-2016, IEEE SOSE2011-2013, ICYCS'05, TQACBS2005-2006, WMCS2004-2010, IEEE EMOBS07-08, TEST'07, and EECC2006. Recently, Dr. Gao has been invited by many international conferences as a keynote speaker to address topics in Ai Test Automation, Smart Cities, UAV AI cloud, Green Energy Ai Cloud, Smart Agricultures, and Intelligent Wildfire Platforms.

Shanghai Normal University, China

Aitong Li holds a bachelor’s degree from Peking University, a master’s degree from Yale University, and a PhD from the University of Tokyo. She was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at The Chinese University of Hong Kong and was awarded the 2022 Shanghai Leading Talent Award. Her research focuses extensively on solar, wind, and nuclear energy deployment and policy in Asia. She is currently Associate Professor at Shanghai Normal University (SHNU), a Data Policy Consultant at the Paris Office of the Committee on Data (CODATA), and a member of the editorial board of Renewable Energies (SAGE).

Kempten University of Applied Sciences, Germany

National University of Singapore, Singapore

Dr. Deepak L. Waikar has been associated with the premier institutions, polytechnics, colleges, and academies in India and Singapore and British and Australian Universities offering courses in Singapore. He has authored/co-authored books, book chapters, research articles, and policy papers and delivered keynotes & plenary session presentations at international conferences, seminars, and forums. He has served on various committees in professional bodies, such as the Chair of the Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers (IEEE), Power & Energy Society (PES) Chapter, Singapore. He is a recipient of the IEEE-PES Outstanding Power Engineers' Award 2003. He has also been nominated to distinguished educator awards. He has served as Editor and reviewer for conferences and journals and as an external examiner for Doctoral Theses. He is a Senior Member of IEEE USA and a Life Member of the Institution of Engineers, India with Ph.D. from the National University of Singapore, M.S. from the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, respectively

Koszalin University of Technology, Poland

Dariusz Jacek Jakóbczak was born in Koszalin, Poland, on December 30, 1965. He graduated in mathematics (numerical methods and programming) from the University of Gdansk, Poland in 1990. He received the Ph.D. degree in 2007 in computer science from the Polish – Japanese Institute of Information Technology, Warsaw, Poland. From 1991 to 1994 he was a civilian programmer in the High Military School in Koszalin. He was a teacher of mathematics and computer science in the Private Economic School in Koszalin from 1995 to 1999. Since March 1998 he has worked in the Department of Electronics and Computer Science, Koszalin University of Technology, Poland and since October 2007 he has been an Assistant Professor in the Chair of Computer Science and Management in this department. His research interests connect mathematics with computer science and include computer

Purdue University, USA

John W. Sheffield, Professor of Engineering Technology, Purdue University Dr. Sheffield served as a founding associate director of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization - International Centre for Hydrogen Energy Technologies during the first year of operation in 2005. For more than forty years, he has served as an editor of the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. He served as the President of the International Association for Hydrogen Energy from 2019 - 2024, having previously served as the Executive Vice President. He served as a Professor at Xi’an Jiaotong University in Xi'an, China teaching a graduate course on hydrogen energy technologies from 2019 - 2022. He served as a member of the Advisory Board of the "H2 JRP - Hydrogen Joint Research Platform" from 2022-2024.

Ruhr University Bochum, UK

Prof. Dr.-Ing Constantinos Sourkounis (IEEE member) studied mechanical engineering at the TU Clausthal, Germany and received his Dipl.-Ing and his Dr.-Ing degrees from the TU Clausthal in 1989 and 1994 respectively. After he received his Ph. D. at the Institute of Electrical Power Engineering at the TU Clauthal, he occupied the position of the chief engineer. In 2003 he received his habilitation. Since 2003 he is professor at the RuhrUniversity Bochum, heading the Power System Technology Research Institute. Since 2013 he is the Chairman of the Advisory Council of the "Energy Efficiency Center Bochum" and Member of the board of Trustees of the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy and Power Systems Technology (Fraunhofer IWES). In 2017 he was appointed Goup leader of the working group "Flexibilisation of the Energy System" as part of the "Energy Research Network of Power Supply Systems" of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWI).His main research areas are mechatronic drive systems, renewable energy sources, decentralized energy systems supplied by renewable energy sources, energy supply systems for transportation systems and energy storage systems for renewable applications.

University of Adelaide, Australia

Mergen Hajghayesh currently working as a Senior Lecturer in the School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Australia. His research interests include Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering. He completed his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from McGill University, Canada. He is working as a Associate Editor, Board Member for many International Journals. He has published more than 70 journal articles.

Bialystok University of Technology, Poland

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Founder & CEO 3R ZeroWaste Pvt Limited

Shiv Rao Challa is a sustainability leader and project management professional with over 25 years of global experience across Oil & Gas, Power, Mining, and Waste Management sectors. Having successfully delivered large-scale industrial and environmental projects across five continents worth cumulative of 35 Billion USD, he has built a reputation for transforming complex challenges into scalable, impact-driven solutions. As the Founder of 3R Zerowaste Private Limited, Shiv has been pioneering circular economy and climate-tech innovations in India & UK, focusing on e-waste recycling, ESG consulting, and digital citizen engagement through the KarmaCoins app — a platform that rewards sustainable behavior. A passionate advocate for sustainability and social innovation, Shiv combines deep technical expertise with a visionary approach to building partnerships between industry, academia, and government. His mission is to accelerate India’s transition toward a zero-waste, net-zero future through technology, collaboration, and grassroots impact

Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Prof. Hanshen Li received his B.S.E. degree in Electric Power Engineering and Automation from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), Shanghai, China, and the M.E. degree in Information, Production and Systems Engineering from Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, and M.E. degree in Electrical Engineering from SJTU, and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering in North China Electric Power University (NCEPU), Beijing, China. Prof. Li has been a researcher at China Electric Power Planning and Engineering Institute (EPPEI) since 2023. His research interests include planning and operation of active distribution networks, where Li has published 50+ papers with over 200 total citations. He has been an editorial board of Journal of Energy Science and Technology since 2023, and also member of IEEE, IEEJ, CSEE and CES.

University of North Dakota, USA

Dr. Olusegun S. Tomomewo is a leading expert in sustainable energy systems and decarbonization strategies at the University of North Dakota’s College of Engineering & Mines. His pioneering research focuses on integrating renewable energy (solar, wind, biofuels, and geothermal) with emerging technologies like hydrogen energy systems including electrolyzers and fuel cells to accelerate the global transition to net-zero emissions. With a unique multidisciplinary approach, Dr. Tomomewo bridges technical innovation and policy implementation, addressing critical challenges in energy system engineering. His work has advanced hybrid energy system designs, industrial decarbonization, and energy efficiency optimization for residential and commercial applications.

Freie University, Germany

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University of Nottingham. UK

Dr Yaoyao Zheng received her BEng (top first) in Chemical Engineering (2010-2014) from the University of Nottingham (Ningbo China), followed by PhD in Engineering (2014-2018) and postdoctoral research both at the University of Cambridge (2019-2023). During PhD, she introduced non-thermal plasma to conventional chemical looping processes, leading to innovations in fuel processing such as CH4 conversion and hydrogen production. Alongside her academic career, Dr Zheng worked in industry as a Development Engineer (2018-2019) at Gas Recovery & Recycle Limited, contributing to the commercialisation of chemical looping technology for gas purification. She currently holds an independent Anne McLaren Fellowship at the University of Nottingham (UK), leading a group that advances gas-solid interactions for various clean energy applications covering from carbon capture to fuel synthesis and cracking. Her current research primarily focuses on the integration of non-thermal plasma and chemical looping for generating low-carbon fuels like ammonia. Dr Zheng serves as an Early Career Editor for Carbon Capture Science and Technology, and a member of the Combustion Institute (British Section), UKCCSRC, and International Association for Carbon Capture (IACC)

University of Casablanca, Morocco

Professor Mohamed TAHIRI is currently a full professor of Chemistry, water and environment engineering, , Economic Assessment of Environment Impacts, Applied and industrial chemistry, electroplating Technics, Eco efficiency and Eco management, Biomass and Biogas, creativity and innovation, sustainable entrepreneurship, coaching and mentoring ; at Hassan II University of Casablanca He’s an international expert with UNIDO in Bioenergy, wastewater treatment and industrial chemistry

Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

Dr. Pattamawadee Sankheangaew is a senior lecturer and researcher of Buddhapanya Sri Thawarawadee Buddhist College, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, Thailand. She earned a doctoral degree in philosophy with a background in biochemistry and biochemical technology. Her primary subjects taught are English for Communication, Mathematics and Statistics for Research, Philosophy, and Religious Studies. Her major conducts research in Philosophy, Religious Studies, Multidisciplinary Science, and Cross-cultural fields, which are synergistic with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. She is a strong advocate for Human Rights and Social Justice. She produced E-educational media and academic publications to engage holistic educational and social development.

University of Science and Technology of China

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Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA), Nanjing, China

Dr. Aqib Mashood Khan is currently an Associate Professor at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, where he continues to make valuable contributions to academia and industry. He actively participates in domestic and international collaborative projects. His doctoral research focuses on addressing key issues in advancing manufacturing processes to achieve sustainability. He previously served as an Associate Professor at Shandong University, specializing in sustainable green manufacturing. Recently, he received a grant from the National Natural Science Foundation of China, with a funding amount of approximately 1 million RMB. He is currently focusing on additive and subtractive manufacturing of aerospace alloys. His dedication is reflected in his numerous achievements, including the publication of over 50 scientific papers and the editing of an important book. Dr. Khan's academic influence extends far beyond his research findings. He boasts an H-index of 37 and an i-10 index of 77, with his work cited over 5100 times by international scholars. In recognition of his outstanding contributions, Dr. Khan was ranked among the top 2% of scientists globally in 2022/23, a testament to his remarkable achievements at such a young age. As a Research Assistant at Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), Dr. Aqib Mashood Khan is dedicated to cutting-edge research that pushes the boundaries of precision manufacturing. Dr. Khan currently serves as an advisor to Royal Precision Technology Group, dedicated to applying his extensive knowledge to solve real-world industry challenges. As the technical editor of the journal *Science and Technology in Machining* (SCI), Dr. Khan plays a key role in shaping the academic discourse in this field.

Northwest Samar State University, Philippines

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Istanbul Medipol University, Turkey

Prof. Dr. Hasan Dinçer 2004 yılında Marmara Üniversitesi Bankacılık ve Sigortacılık Yüksekokulu Sermaye Piyasaları Bölümü'nden mezun olmuştur. 2006 yılında Maramra Üniversitesi İşletme Yüksek Lisans Programından mezun olmuş, 2010 yılında Bankacılık anabilim dalında doktora eğitimi tamamlamıştır. Medipol Üniversitesi İşletme ve Yönetim Bilimleri fakültesinde Bankacılık ve Sigortacılık bölüm başkanlığı yapmaktadır.

Delta Electronics, USA

Nidhi Haryani is a Member of R&D Staff at Delta Electronics (Americas). She got her PhD from Virginia Tech. in 2019 and has worked in Amazon Prime Air and Onsemi before joining Delta Electronics in 2023. Her focus is on PFC design and control for EV charging and server applications.

Shanghai University of Electric Power, China

Adrian Ioinovici (Fellow, IEEE) received the B.E. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the Technical University of Iasi, Iasi, Romania, in 1974 and 1981, respectively. He is the author of the book Power Electronics and Energy Conversion Systems (Wiley), Computer-Aided Analysis of Active Circuits (M. Dekker Inc., 2013), and of 200 papers about switched-capacitor power electronics and large dc gain converters.,Dr. Ioinovici is an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, and the Past Chairperson of the CAS Technical Committee on Power Electronics and System.(Based on document published on 28 February 2025).

Al-Zahraa University for Women, Iraq

Dr. Hiba Jabbar Aleqabie, Assistant Professor and Head of the Artificial Intelligence Engineering Department at Al-Zahraa University for Women. I have published several research papers in the fields of Computer Science and Information Technology, with particular focus on sustainability and green computing. I have supervised a number of postgraduate students and participated in more than 25 thesis defense committees. I have also attended and presented in many international conferences. Recently, my work has expanded to include articles related to sustainability and eco-friendly software systems.

The Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

I got my Bachelor’s and Master of Engineering degrees from the Federal University of Technology Akure Nigeria. In 2007, I secured the Monbukagakusho (Government of Japan) Scholarship to pursue a Doctoral degree in Mechanical System Engineering at the University of Hiroshima, Japan. After my doctoral studies, I worked as a research associate at the University of Hiroshima on collaborative research with Mazda Motor Corporation in Japan to develop the next-generation Diesel engine combustion system equipped with new piezo­ type injectors. I worked on optimizing the fuel injection system parameters and the piston cavity configuration. After leaving Japan, I did my Postdoctoral Fellowship at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) Saudi Arabia through a project sponsored by Saudi Aramco. At KAUST I developed numerical tools to gain a detailed understanding on the combustion characteristics of future fuels for advanced combustion systems. At the end of my fellowship in KAUST, I joined the City University of London (CUoL) as a research fellow. At CUoL, I worked on a sponsored by Shell Global Solutions, UK where I used optical diagnostics and numerical techniques to investigate the impact of fuel injection equipment on diesel fuel stability. At the end of the Shell project, I became a lecturer and later rose to Senior Lecturer at the Department of Engineering at Manchester Metropolitan University (MAN-MET), UK. As an academic in MAN-MET, apart from teaching both undergraduate and postgraduate students,I have experience as a principal investigator (PI) working on various projects sponsored by research bodies such as the Innovate UK, Royal Academic of Engineering (RAEng), British Council and Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) South Africa and the European Union. To my credit, I have secured over £1M worth of research funding. I am a recipient of the finalist Research Excellence award by MAN-MET. I am a member of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers and a UK Chartered Engineer. I am also a fellow of the higher education academy.