Keynote Speakers

About the Speaker:

Dr Yuying Yan is a Professor of Thermofluids Engineering at Nottingham University, UK. He obtained his PhD in Mechanical Engineering at the City University of London. He has more than 30 years of experience in fluid flow and heat transfer. Prof Yan is a member of EPSRC Peer Review College; Associate Editor of Elsevier Journal - Case Studies of Thermal Engineering, Editorial Board member for International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, Nature Publishing Group's multidisciplinary Journal: Scientific Reports, Journal of Bionic Engineering, Automotive Innovation, and Elsevier Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Progress. He is a fellow of the International Society of Bionic Engineering. He has supervised more than 30 PhD students and authored or co-authored more than 200 academic papers in refereed journals.

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Dr. Twarath Sutabutr is currently a Chief Inspector-General of the Ministry of Energy since October 2018, with a vast experience in a wide range of Energy Policies such as Promotion of Renewable Energy (RE) and Energy Efficiency (EE) whilst mastering in International Energy Cooperation. Notable achievements in his career including the ASEAN Plan of Action in Energy Cooperation (APAEC) 2010-2015, Thailand Integrated Energy Blueprint (TIEB) 2015, Thailand’s Energy 4.0 & Smart Grids Mater Plan and the innovative Local Energy Planning (LEP) initiatives. On the regional front, he has been a full force advocate of the ASEAN Power Grid (APG). In 2015, he was appointed an honorable role as the chairman of the ASEAN Power Grid Consultative Council or APGCC which he directed two significant studies that would lead to a realization of the APG. These studies, partly sponsored by the International Energy Agency (IEA), are “Establishing Multilateral Power Trade in ASEAN” and “ASEAN Renewable Energy Integration Analysis”. Both were endorsed and approved by ASEAN Minister of Energy Meeting in 2019.

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WANG Ruzhu (R. Z. Wang), born in Dec.1964, graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) in 1984, 1987 and 1990 for his bachelor, master and PhD degrees. He was promoted as an associate professor in 1992, full professor in 1994 at SJTU. He has written 10 books and about 600 co-authored international journal papers and more than 100 patents, his ISI h index is 72. He is a leading scientist in heat pumps, CCHPs, solar heating and cooling, and green building energy systems. He has won the Chinese National Research Awards in 2010 and 2014 respectively. Prof. Wang received the J & E Hall International Gold Medal from the Institute of Refrigeration (UK) in 2013, the Asia Refrigeration Academic Award in 2017, the Nukiyama Memorial Award from the Japanese Society of Heat Transfer in 2018, the IIR-Gustav Lorentzen Medal from the International Institute of Refrigeration in 2019, the Peter Ritter von Rittinger International Heat Pump Award from the International Energy Agency (IEA) in 2021. He was honored to be the Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher in 2017 and 2018 respectively. He had been appointed as the director of the Institute of Refrigeration and Cryogenics of SJTU since 1993. Currently, he is also the Director- Engineering Research Center of Solar Energy, MOE China, Vice-dean of SJTU Energy Institute. His research group has awarded as Excellent Innovative Team of Energy Research from MOST China in 2014 and NSFC in 2015.

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Dr Katarina Monkova is a Professor at the Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies, Technical University in Košice, Slovakia. She completed her Masters and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of West Bohemia in Pilsen (Czech Republic) and the Technical University in Košice (Slovakia) respectively. She was a top graduate of her batch with Rector's Award for excellent academic performance (rating 1.00 in all exams). After completing her PhD, Dr Monkova started her academic career at the Faculty of Manufacturing Technologies of the Technical University in Košice with a seat in Prešov and was promoted to full Professor in the field of Production Engineering. Prof Monkova is an active member of international scientific organizations including ESIS, SCIEI, IAENG, WASET, IACSIT, SAISE, etc., member, co-chair and chair of the scientific committees of national and international conferences, as well as a member of evaluation commissions and graduate committees. She is also a member of the Sectoral Verification and Evaluation Panels for Technical Information Sciences and Council for Research, Development and Innovation at the Office of the Government of the Czech Republic. Prof Monkova is the only woman a member of the "Advanced Manufacturing Technologies Research Team (AMTRteam)" - Top Team of Slovakia in the Mechanical Engineering field. She is currently serving as a member of the editorial boards of international journals. Dr Monkova has led and actively participated in a series of national and international collaborative research projects. She has strong publication track record with over 350 publications including monographs, textbooks, books, book chapters, journal articles and peer reviewed conference papers.

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Dr Muhammad Mustafizur Rahman is Professor at Wichita State University since August 2014 as Bloomfield Endowed Chair in Engineering. Before coming to Wichita State University, he was a faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of South Florida (USF) for 21 years. He earned BS in Mechanical Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, MS from University of Manitoba, and PhD from University of California, Berkeley. His research has been funded by NASA, US Department of Energy, US Department of Defense, and several companies in USA and Europe. Dr Rahman served as the Chair of the Advanced Energy Systems Division, Technical Program Chair of Energy Sustainability Conference, and Chair of Strategic Planning Committee of the Technical Communities Operating Board of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). He also served as an Associate Technical Editor for Journal of Solar Energy Engineering and Journal of Energy Resources Technology. He was also a member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Energy Research. Dr Rahman received the ASME Florida West Coast Engineer of the Year in 2004. He is an ASME Fellow since 2007 and received ASME Dedicated Service Award in 2011. He is a Mechanical Engineering program evaluator in the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) and a Peer Corps Member of the Higher Learning Commission for regional accreditation of educational institutions.

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Dr Kaori Nagai is a Professor in the Department of Architecture and Architectural Engineering, College of Industrial Technology at Nihon University in Chiba, Japan. She serves as Vice-President for the Japan Society for Finishing Technology. Prof. Nagai was a research engineer in Taisei Corporation after graduation from the university. After this, she has been teaching and conducting research experience at Nihon University. She organizes the Material Design and Construction Strategy in the university. She was a guest researcher for the Fraunhofer ILT at RWTH Aachen University in Germany from 2017 to 2018.

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Dr. Santanu Bandyopadhyay is currently Praj Industries Chair Professor, Department of Energy Science and Engineering, at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay). He obtained his B.Tech. (Hons.) in Energy Engineering from IIT Kharagpur in 1992, and M.Tech. and Ph.D. in Energy Systems Engineering from IIT Bombay in 1995 and 1999, respectively. Since 1994, Prof. Bandyopadhyay has been associated with and contributed towards various developmental, industrial, and research activities involving different structured approaches to process synthesis, energy integration and conservation as well as renewable energy systems design. Prior to joining IIT Bombay, he worked for M/s Engineers India Limited, New Delhi. He is currently co-Editor-in-Chief for Process Integration and Optimization for Sustainability (Springer Nature) as well as Associate Editor for Journal of Cleaner Production (Elsevier), Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy (Springer Nature), South African Journal of Chemical Engineering (Elsevier), and Transactions of the Indian National Academy of Engineering (Springer Nature). He is a fellow of the Indian National Association of Engineering (INAE).

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Dr Yan-Hui Feng is a professor, doctoral tutor and is currently serving as Vice Director of the School of Energy and Environment Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China. She obtained her PhD degree from the University of Science and Technology Beijing in 2000. She was a senior visiting scholar at Purdue University during 2011-2012. She served as a syndic of Engineering Thermo-physics Professional Committee of Chinese Association of Higher Education, secretary-general of the Energy and Thermal Engineering branch of the Chinese Society for Metals, syndic of the Beijing Institute of Thermo-physics and Energy Engineering. She is also the editor of “Journal of Thermal Science and Technology”, “Fuel & Chemical Processes”, etc. She has won the first prize in the National Science and Technology Progress Award in 2018. Her research area includes micro/nanoscale heat transfer, phase change materials, and energy-saving and pollutant reduction. In the recent five years, she has authorized 3 invention patents and she has published 2 books, more than 110 SCI index papers. She obtained the Young Scholar Award of the Asia International Conference on Thermophysical Properties, Beijing Outstanding Teachers, and the National Natural Science Foundation of China Excellent Youth Fund, and she was selected in the "New Century Excellent Talent Support Program" by the Ministry of Education.

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Dr. Himadri Chattopadhyay is a Professor in Mechanical Engineering of Jadavpur University, India who is actively engaged in multidisciplinary research works. His area of interest includes thermo-fluid science, turbulence modeling, heat transfer augmentation, pulsatile flow, biofluid dynamics, biomechanics, materials processing composites and wind energy. Prof. Chattopadhyay has served Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute as a Scientist and was the Director of the School of Bioengineering, Jadavpur University. He has authored about 250 publications out of which more than 120 papers are in journals. He has been a recipient of the DAAD fellowship. Under his tutelage, sixteen research scholars have graduated so far. He is a reviewer of major international journals in the field and is a member of several academic bodies which include the Indian Science Congress Association, Aeronautical Society of India, Society for Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Power and ASME. He is a fellow of the Institution of Engineers, India and West Bengal Academy of Science and Technology. His name features in the list of the world's top 2% researchers published by Stanford University.

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Professor Yingai Jin was awarded PhD in Power Engineering and Engineering Thermal Physics at Jilin University in 2009. She worked at Jilin Chemical Industry Corporation (Power Station) from 1989 to 1993 and joined Jilin University in 1996. She worked as a senior visiting scholar at the University of Waterloo, Canada in 2018. Her research covers wide areas of energy utilization. She received First prize in national teaching achievement by the National Education Ministry in 2001. Prof Yingai Jin has carried out a UK-China Industry Partnership Programme (Newton Fund Award) from the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK) and has carried out other National projects and enterprise cooperation projects.

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Dr Changheui Jang is a Professor at the Department of Nuclear and Quantum Engineering at KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), South Korea. He received a PhD degree in Nuclear Engineering at MIT in 1995 in Nuclear Materials. He had worked at Korea Electric Power Research Institute (KEPRI), an R&D division of Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), and Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS), a nuclear regulatory body of South Korea before joining KAIST in 2004. He is interested in materials-related issues in view of various nuclear power plant applications. For light water reactors and researches are focused on mechanisms of stress corrosion cracking and environmental fatigue of austenitic alloys in high-temperature water. Also, recently. I developed high strength (YS ~ 1GPa) alumina-forming duplex stainless steels (ADSS) for the accident tolerant fuel cladding materials and radiation-resistant austenitic stainless steels (ARES) for nuclear applications. For generation-IV reactors, the effects of high-temperature environments (helium, steam, hydrogenated steam, supercritical-CO2) on microstructure and mechanical properties are investigated. Metallic materials with high strength and oxidation resistance in those environments are of main interest

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Dr. Mamdud Hossain is a Reader in Thermofluids and is an expert in multiphase flows. His research interests include applying computational modeling techniques to solve some of the most challenging and interesting problems related to the hydrogen fuel cell, tidal, wave and wind energy, and multi-phase flows for the oil and gas industry. He has secured funding to explore complex multiphase flows from Oil and Gas Technology Centre, Scottish Funding Council, Innovate UK and the Carnegie Trust. He has supervised 9 PhD students to completion and two postdoctoral researchers in various aspects of multiphase flows. He has published 28 journal articles, 32 conference articles and 5 book chapters. He is a Science Board member of EPSRC Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Supergen Hub, a member of EPSRC Reviewer College and an Academic Adviser to the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission.

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Dr Daili Feng is an associate professor in the Department of Thermal Science and Energy Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China. She obtained her PhD degree from the University of Science and Technology Beijing in 2015, majored in Power Engineering and Engineering Thermo-physics. She has been working in the field of micro/nano-assembled phase change materials (PCMs), including the design and synthesis of nanopore-based composite PCMs, the molecular simulation for predicting phase-change thermal properties and revealing the underlying mechanism caused by nano-scale size effect and interface effect. She has presided over 6 government-sponsored research, supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the National key research and development program and the Beijing Municipal Natural Science Foundation. She has published 2 books and more than 30 refereed journal papers in journals such as Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews、Applied Energy、Journal of Power Sources、Composite Science and Technology、International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer and so on. She also served as a member of the youth committee in heat and mass transfer of Chinese society of engineering thermo-physics, and a member of the youth committee in Beijing institute of thermal physics and energy engineering.

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Dr Kazuo Matsuura is an Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering in Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan. Dr Matsuura obtained his PhD in 2005 from the University of Tokyo (Japan) in Thermo-fluid flows. He worked at NASA-Ames Research Center (USA) and Stanford University Center for Turbulence Research (USA) as a Postdoctoral Fellow in 2008. His research interest lies in Thermo-Fluid Systems, Energy Conversion, Turbulence Computation such as Large-Eddy Simulation (LES) and Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS), Stability Theory, Hypersonic Flows, Hydrogen Safety and Optimization in Natural and Social Problems. Regarding LES/DNS, he has experience of over 20 years. He has published 20 papers in international refereed journals including Journal of Fluid Mechanics, AIAA Journal and International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, and over 96 scientific papers in conferences at various international/national levels and for reviews. At Ehime University, he has been teaching thermodynamics and computer simulation for the past 9 years.

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Dr Alam Md Mahbub is a professor at Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen), China since 2012. More than 300 technical articles are authored and co-authored, including 145 journal papers. His papers are well-cited, 3200+ (h-index 32) in the ISI database and 5000+ (h-index 40) in the Google database. He has been listed as a highly cited researcher for 2018 (single year) and 2020 (single year) by Web of Science, ranked top 2% in both years. He is the author of two books and 15 chapters in books. He has edited four special issues in ‘Wind and Structures, an International Journal’ and delivered 20 Keynote speeches at international conferences. Prof Alam has received a number of awards: Japan Government Scholarship (monbusho) for Masters and PhD studies; JSPS (Japan Society for Promotion of Science) Postdoctoral fellowship; South Africa National Research Foundation (NRF) rating ‘Promising Young Researcher, Y1’; China 1000-young-talent scholar; Shenzhen High-Level Overseas Talent; and 2015 Shenzhen Outstanding Teacher. He is an editorial board member of ‘Wind and Structures.

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Dr Arnab Roy is a Professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India. He has around 18 years of teaching and research experience. He has around 70 publications including technical report, book chapters, e-book, journals and conference papers to his credit. His research spreads across Computational and Experimental Fluid Dynamics and Aerospace Propulsion. He has collaborated with several German laboratories like Shock Waves Laboratory (SWL)- RWTH Aachen, Institute of Aerospace Thermodynamics (ITLR)- TU Stuttgart, Institute of Aerodynamics and Gas Dynamics (IAG)- TU Stuttgart and Institute for computational modelling in civil engineering (IrMB)- TU Braunschweig. His current research interests are: flapping wing aerodynamics, bluff body flows, high accuracy flow solver development for LES and DNS, free and forced jets, droplet breakup, modal analysis of flows, machine learning applications in fluid dynamics, reaction control system jets for supersonic slender bodies, direct contact condensation and cavitation in semi-cryogenic engines, solid fuels for ducted rockets, clean energy etc. He has worked on various projects funded by agencies like AOARD (Japan)- Asian node for AFOSR (USA), Boeing (USA), AR&DB & DRDO (Ministry of Defence, Govt of India), ISRO (Department of Space, Govt of India), RDSO (Ministry of Railways, Govt of India) etc.