On Jan16^th, Dr. Yulong Ding from UL (University of Leeds) delivered an academic lecture on the topic Energy Storage: science and technological challenges, and then, discussed with Prof Ma Haile and Prof Zou Xiaobo.

Introduction to Prof Yulong Ding

Prof Yulong Ding, founding Director of UL – IPE (Institute of Process Engineering) Joint Institute for Energy Storage Research, and Director of UL’s Institute of Particle Science & Engineering, was first trained as a thermophysicist and then a chemical engineer. He was included in the top list of the Thousand Talents Program in 2009. His research has been multidisciplinary, across chemical engineering, chemistry, energy engineering and bioengineering. His current research interests cover both fundamental and applied aspects, with the fundamental research focusing on multiphase transport phenomena across the length scales, and the applied research concentrating on separation enhanced chemical research processes, new energy storage technologies, and nanostructured materials for heat transfer, energy harvesting and storage applications. He has published more than 300 papers. His work on energy storage has made major contribution to the prestigious 2011 ‘The Engineer’ Energy & Environmental and Grand Prix awards, and 2012 Rushlight Energy Environmental and Power Generation and Transmission awards.