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Professor Yulong Ding is the Founding Chamberlain Chair of Chemical Engineering and Director of the Birmingham Centre for Energy Storage at the University of Birmingham. He holds dual appointments as Founding Co-Director of multiple joint research centers, including the University of Birmingham–SGCC GEIRI Joint Lab for Energy Storage Research and the Birmingham–Baowu Carbon Materials Joint Centre for Corrosion Research. His research focuses on energy storage technologies, including liquid air energy storage (LAES), composite phase change materials (PCMs), and thermal energy systems. He has pioneered innovations like LAES commercialized by Highview Power and developed large-scale thermal storage solutions with over 300MW/1.2GWh deployed globally.
Education: PhD (University of Birmingham, 1997), MSc (USTB, 1988), BEng (USTB, 1985). Awards include the IChemE Clean Energy Medal (2021), Royal Academy of Engineering Fellowship (2020), and Beijing's Distinguished Energy Storage Award (2018). He has authored over 450 peer-reviewed papers (H-index ~71) and holds 70+ patents.
Research Interests: Thermal energy storage materials, energy conversion systems, multiphase transport phenomena, and advanced manufacturing. Key projects include the £20M+ funded Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC) and the EU H2020-funded Electro-Intrusion project.
Awards: Extensive recognition for energy storage innovation, including global industry awards and fellowship distinctions. Grants: Over £20M in funding over the past decade from UK Research Councils, EU, and industry partners.
Labs & Collaborations: Leads the Birmingham Centre for Energy Storage and collaborates with institutions like the Chinese Academy of Sciences, State Grid Corporation of China, and the Royal Academy of Engineering. Serves on advisory boards for national and international energy initiatives, including the UK Royal Society Net Zero Panel and the Global Energy Interconnection Research Institute Europe.
