Paul Shearing
Department - Department of Engineering Science
Position - Director of The ZERO Institute
Paul Shearing is Professor of Sustainable Energy Engineering at the Department of Engineering Science and the Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in Emerging Battery Technologies.
Radhika Khosla
Department - School of Geography and the Environment
Position - Associate Professor
Dr Radhika Khosla is Associate Professor at the Smith School of Enterprise and Environment and Research Director of the Oxford India Centre for Sustainable Development.
Robert Hoye
Department - Department of Chemistry
Position - Associate Professor of Inorganic Chemistry
Robert Hoye is an Associate Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, and Tutorial Fellow at St. John’s College. He obtained his first ...
Andy Gilchrist
Department - Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division
Position - Research Associate
Andy is responsible for developing links in the energy sector including how we use and generate electricity.
Robert House
Department - Department of Materials
Position - Associate Professor of Materials
Robert House is Associate Professor of Materials and Non-Tutorial Fellow of Keble College. In 2021, he was awarded a Royal Academy of ...
Tina Fawcett
Department - School of Geography and the Environment
Position - Convenor of the Oxford Energy Network / Acting Energy Programme Lead and Associate Professor Energy programme
Tina Fawcett is the Convenor of the Oxford Energy Network, which brings together energy researchers across the university and facilitates knowledge exchange with industry, policy makers and civil society.
Katharina Marquardt
Department - Department of Materials
Position - Associate Professor of Materials
My research interests focus on ceramic and interface research, namely the evolution of microstructure, grain boundary networks and understanding this evolution as a result of changing external condition, from deformation to reactions with the environment.
Robin Morris
Department - Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences Division
Position - Research Associate
Robin Morris is the Research and Business Engagement lead for electrochemical systems with the Henry Royce Institute, based at the Department of Materials, University of Oxford. He was formerly Convenor for Oxford Energy.
Jesus Lizana
Department - Department of Engineering Science
Position - Associate Professor in Engineering Science
Jesus Lizana is Associate Professor in Engineering Science at the University of Oxford, with a unique experience profile in architecture and engineering. At the ZERO Institute, he leads the research on zero-carbon space heating and cooling.
Jack Umenberger
Department - Department of Engineering Science
Position - Senior Research Fellow
My current research interests lie at the intersection of control theory, optimisation, and machine learning, with applications to energy systems, robotics, and automation.
David Wallom
Department - Department of Engineering Science
Position - Professor in Informatics
David Wallom is a Professor in Informatics and Associate Director – Innovation of the Oxford e-Research Centre, where he leads two ...
Robert Weatherup
Department - Department of Materials
Position - Associate Professor of Materials
Robert's research interests lie primarily in the area of interface science – that is understanding the reactions occurring at the interfaces between materials and their environment.
Nick Eyre
Department - Emeritus Professor of Energy and Policy
Position - Advisor
Emeritus Professor Nick Eyre was interim Co-Director of the ZERO Institute and was Director of CREDS and a Professor of Energy and Climate Policy.
Malcolm McCulloch
Department - Department of Engineering Science
Position - Professor in Engineering Science
Malcolm McCulloch is Professor in Engineering Science and Group Leader of the Energy and Power Group at the University of Oxford. He was Interim Co-Director for the initial phase of the ZERO Institute.
Phil Grünewald
Department - Department of Engineering Science
Position - Supernumerary Research Fellow, Oriel College, and Research Director, Energy Demand Observatory and Laboratory
Dr Phil Grünewald (FICE) uses interdisciplinary and data driven approaches to understand and household energy demand and its ...
Chris Morton
Department - Department of Engineering Science
Position - Royal Society Entrepreneur in Residence
Chris is a Royal Society Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Oxford University, working with climate and deep tech startups at the Department of Engineering Science and ZERO Institute.
Motoaki Sumi
Department - Oxford Science Enterprises
Position - Entrepreneur in Residence
Motoaki Sumi works in climate and deeptech at Oxford Science Enterprises. He has particular interest in advancing battery technology and energy storage systems. In previous roles, Motoaki has worked at Arrival, Bloom Energy and Mitsubishi Corporation.
Gian Melloni
Department - Department of Engineering Science
Position - Programme Manager
Gian Melloni is the ZERO Institute Programme Manager, with oversight on operations and management, including planning, governance, financial and contractual, administration and communications.
Marcel Seger
Department - School of Geography and the Environment
Position - Researcher & Co-Founder of The ZERO Founders Network
Marcel Seger is a DPhil student at the Environmental Change Institute, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford. ...
Rohan Agrawal
Department - Department of Engineering Science
Position - Researcher
Rohan is a research associate in the Energy and Environmental Informatics group at the Oxford e-Research Centre. He has a BS Honors in ...
Shikang Feng
Department - Department of Materials
Position - Postdoctoral Researcher
I am a postdoctoral research assistant in liquid metal engineering at the Department of Materials, University of Oxford. My research ...
Shaun Gendall
Department - Department of Engineering Science
Position - Administrative Officer
Shaun Gendall is the ZERO Institute Administrative Officer, responsible for providing operational and administrative support to the ...
Nethmi Jayaratne Kariyawasam
Department - School of Geography and the Environment
Position - DPhil Student
Coming from a background in Architecture, I am deeply passionate about addressing the climatic challenges that intertwine with social ...
Anna Kareer
Department - Department of Materials
Position - Research Fellow
My research is focused on developing novel micromechanical testing techniques, in order to quantify the mechanical properties of ...
Oladipo Okusaga
Department - School of Geography and the Environment
Position - Honorary Research Associate
Oladipo Okusaga is Honorary Research Associate at the School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford.
Laurence Peinturier
Department - Department of Engineering Science
Position - Researcher
Laurence is a DPhil candidate in Engineering Science at the Oxford e-Research Centre. Her research focuses on digital twin modelling ...
Jan Rosenow
Department - Environmental Change Institute
Position - Visitor
Honorary Research Associate at the Environmental Change Institute
Anastasiia Rudkovska
Department - Department of Engineering Science
Position - Energy Systems MSc Student
Anastasiia Rudkovska is a postgraduate in Energy Systems at the University of Oxford Department of Engineering Science, and forms part ...
Weixin Song
Department - Department of Materials
Position - Postdoctoral Researcher
Weixin is a postdoctoral researcher working on SOLBAT (solid state batteries) and CATMAT (lithium-ion cathode materials) projects ...
Amr Suliman
Department - Department of Engineering Science
Position - Research Associate in Building Services Engineering
Dr. Amr Suliman is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Building Services Engineering in the Department of Engineering Sciences, ...
Yang Tu
Department - Department of Engineering Science
Position - DPhil Student
Yang Tu is a DPhil student in Engineering Science, specialising in multi-physics modelling to predict degradation and optimise ...
Qiance Zhan
Department - Department of Engineering Science
Position - Postdoctoral Researcher
Dr Qiance Zhang (Quincy) is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Engineering Science at the University of Oxford, funded by ...
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