Long Seng To

Dr Long Seng To is a Visiting Professor in Sustainable Development at Loughborough University, UK, affiliated with the Department of Geography & Environment and the School of Social Sciences & Humanities. She previously served as Joint Director of the Centre for Sustainable Transitions: Energy, Environment & Resilience (STEER) and Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Development. Her research focuses on energy access, community resilience, and climate policy in developing regions, particularly sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, and the Pacific Islands.

• Education: PhD in Photovoltaic Engineering/Humanities & Languages (University of New South Wales, Australia), BEng/BA in Photovoltaic Engineering/History & Philosophy of Science.
• Affiliations: Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow, UN Expert Group on Resource Management.
• Grants: Including £588,000 Engineering for Development Fellowship, £78,000 PhD studentship on sustainable housing.

Her work emphasizes community-driven solutions to energy challenges, integrating renewable energy systems with resilience against climate change, disasters, and geopolitical conflicts. She leads projects like the CESET initiative in Ethiopia, Malawi, and Mozambique, and chairs UN standards for solar energy classification.

Key Contributions:

• Developed frameworks for energy resilience in Nepal and Malawi.
• Coordinated global workshops on Pacific energy resilience post-COVID-19.
• Authored over 50 peer-reviewed articles and policy reports.

Awards: Vice-Chancellor’s Annual Award (2022), Early Career Researcher Excellence Award (2022), and multiple scholarships recognizing her research impact.

Dr To supervises PhD students in energy resilience and teaches courses on sustainable development, energy policy, and climate governance.