WESC2022 COMMITTEES


Conference Chair

Prof Yulong Ding, Birmingham Centre for Energy Storage, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.

Chairing Committee

Prof Alfonso Capozzoli, Associate Professor in TEBE Research Group, Politecnico di Torino, Italy- building physics and building energy systems

Prof Haisheng Chen, Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China - thermomechanical storage

Prof Andrew Cruden, Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Southampton, United Kingdom - storage for transport

Prof Xiaoze Du, School of Energy, Power and Mechanical Engineering, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, China - renewable generation with storage

Prof Seamus Garvey, Faculty of Engineering, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom - thermomechanical storage

Prof Deborah Greaves, School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics, University of Plymouth, United Kingdom - renewable generation with storage

Prof Clare Grey, Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom - electrochemical storage

Prof Asegun Henry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US- energy storage

Prof Xianfeng Li, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, China - electrochemical storage

Prof Xiaohong Li, Renewable Energy Group, College of Engineering, University of Exeter, United Kingdom - electrochemical storage

Prof Yongliang Li, Birmingham Centre for Energy Storage, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom - cold storage

Prof Christos Markides, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, United Kingdom - thermomechanical storage

Dr Josh McTigue, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, US - thermal storage, Carnot Batteries 

Dr Haris Patsios, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, School of Engineering, Newcastle University, United Kingdom - AI applications to storage

Dr Jonathan Radcliffe, Birmingham Centre for Energy Storage, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom - energy storage policy

Prof Paul Shearing, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Science, University College London, United Kingdom - electrochemical storage

Prof Wenji Song, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China - cold storage  

Prof Annelies Vandersickel, DLR Institute of Engineering Thermodynamics, University of Stuttgart, Germany - thermomechanical storage 

Prof Sara Walker, Centre of Excellence on Energy research, School of Engineering,  Newcastle University, United Kingdom - base load generation with storage

Prof Jihong Wang, University of Warwick, United Kingdom- medium and long duration storage

Prof Wei Wu, School of Management, Xiamen University, China - techno-economics of storage

Dr Chunping Xie, Grantham Research Institute on Climate, London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom - techno-economics of storage 

Scientific Committee

Prof Majid Bahrami, Alternative energy conversion systems, Simon Fraser University, Canada - cold storage

Prof Peter Bruce, Department of Materials, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom - Solid State Chemistry and Electrochemistry

Prof Frank Bruno, University of South Australia, Australia- thermal energy storage, phase change materials 

Dr Andrea Frazzica, CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy- innovative systems for thermal energy storage applications 

Dr Yaroslav Grosu, CIC energiGUNE, Spain - thermal energy storage for power generation

Dr Fredrik Haglind, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark - power cycles and low-temperature heat sources

Dr Ana Lázaro, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Zaragoza, Spain – thermal energy storage

Dr Rafael Eduardo Guedez Mata, Energy Department, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden - heat and power division

Dr Som Mondal, Department of Sustainable Engineering, TERI School of Advanced Studies, India – solar power and thermal energy storage

Prof Ho Seok Park, Chemical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea - energy storage materials

Dr Anna Laura Pisello, Associate Professor of environmental applied physics, University Perugia, Italy - smart materials for building envelopes and energy saving

Prof Alessandro Romagnoli, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore - cold storage

Prof Phil Taylor, Supergen Energy Networks Hub (director), Newcastle University, United Kingdom - energy systems, electrical distribution networks, smart grids, and energy storage integration and control

Prof Albero Traverso, Energy Systems for Mechanical Engineering, The University of Genoa, Italy - thermochemical power group

Dr Bala Venkatesh, Centre for Urban Energy (academic director), Ryerson University, Canada - electric power systems

Dr Judith Vidal, Building Energy Science, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, United States - thermal storage materials and systems, process and components

Prof Li Wang, Department of Thermal Science and Energy Engineering, School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, University of Science and Technology, Beijing, China - energy storage, conversion and utilization, refrigeration and cryogenics, air separation, Multiphase flow

Prof Yimin Xuan, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China – thermophotovoltaic, thermomagnetic, heat and mass transfer, thermodynamics

Dr Toru Okazaki, Institute of Applied Energy, Japan


Confirmed Plenary and Keynote Speakers

Prof Nigel Brandon, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London, United Kingdom - electrochemical devices for low carbon energy applications

Prof Steve Griffiths, Senior Vice President for Research and Development, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - strategy and policy in energy storage 

Prof Chris Llewellyn Smith, former Director of Energy Research (2011-2017), Oxford University, United Kingdom-large-scale electricity storage, all aspects of energy supply and demand.



Prof André Thess, Institute for Building Energetics, Thermotechnology and Energy Storage, University of Stuttgart, Germany - thermo-mechanical storage (Carnot batteries)

Prof Kai Wang, Zhejiang University, China - cryogenics and sustainable heat-driven cooling

Prof Yingru Zhao, Deputy Dean, Xiamen University, China – techno-economics and feasibility of energy storage systems

Organising Committee (Birmingham Centre for Energy Storage, UK)

Dr Adriano Sciacovelli (Chair)
Dr Antzela Fivga

Prof Yongliang Li

Dr Helena Navarro

Dr Shivangi Sharma

Dr Yi Wang
Dr Tongtong Zhang

Lada Zimina