Executive Committee

Giulia Privitera, President

Giulia is a research student working towards the PhD degree in Cambridge University Engineering Department and Wolfson College. She holds a Bachelor in Physics and a MPhys in Condensed Matter Physics from the University of Pisa, Italy. She is working in the Nanomaterials and Spectroscopy Group at the Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics (CAPE), and her research is focused on the development of nanostructured transparent conductors for optoelectronic applications, mainly photovoltaic devices. Besides technological aspects, she is strongly interested in the environmental and social impact of renewable energies and in sustainable development.

Irufan Ahmed, Vice President

Irufan is a PhD student in the Engineering Department, carrying out research in turbulent premixed flames and its application to internal combustion engines. He graduated from Imperial College London with an MEng degree in Aeronautical engineering. Irufan joined CUEN in 2010 and aims to raise awareness in global energy and environmental issues.

Jin Yang Lim, Secretary

Jin Yang is a PhD student in the Combustion Group from the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge. He read Chemical Engineering at Magdalene College, Cambridge and received an MEng and BA in 2010. His current research involves the study of multi-component flows in heterogenous catalysts and its application to reactions such as the Fischer-Tropsch process. Jin Yang joined CUEN in 2010 and has a strong interest in the potential production of sustainable and renewable fuel.

Kian Min Lim, Treasurer

Kian Min is a research student with the CFD laboratory from the department of engineering. He holds a BEng (Hons.) in mechanical engineering from the University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus and a MPhil in engineering with Fitzwilliam College before pursuing his current research on computational combustion. His research investigates the effects of inhomogeneous reactants on premixed flame, providing insights into the clean burning of gas turbines. He believes CUEN acts as a good platform for the discussion on the sustainability and economic viability of different energy resources.

Hatice Tuncer, Content Team

Hatice is a postdoctoral researcher, working on organic photovoltaics at the Centre for Advanced Photonics and Electronics (CAPE), University of Cambridge. After graduating from the Polytechnic of North London with a BSc in Electronics and Communication Engineering, she worked in industry as an RF Design Engineer in Turkey, Finland and the UK. She took post-graduate courses on Digital Signal Processing at Tampere University of Technology and Electromagnetics at Helsinki University of Technology in Finland. She worked for Polytechnic PLC, ASELSAN Inc, Nokia Mobile Phones, Philips Paging and AT&T Laboratories-Cambridge. She gained her PhD on RF MEMS devices from the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge in 2008. Her current interests include wireless design, sensors, photovoltaics and renewable energy solutions, which led her to join CUEN.

Jerome Joaug, Content Team

Jerome is doing a MPhil in Technology Policy in Judge Business School. He is a graduate from the Ecole Polytechnique (French leading "Grandes Ecoles"). He holds a Bachelor in Fundamental Science and did a first year of master in Economics and Energy Technology. He is interested in Smart Grids and more generally speaking, in sustainable technologies (not only renewable) and how to connect them together. In Cambridge, He is more focused on Policy and Economics.

Yaoyu Zhang, Content Team

Yaoyu Zhang is a student in Technology Policy at Judge Business School, University of Cambridge. He previously received a BEng in Chemical Engineering and Oil and Gas Technology from Heriot-Watt University, where he completed a 12 months internship with Shell E&P UK. After graduating in 2009, Yaoyu joined Royal Dutch Shell in the Netherlands working as a process technologist in LNG/Gas Processing group. For the masters, his interest is to understand the synergies of the development of science and technology and innovation policy particularly in the energy sector.

O. Nicoletti, Publicity Manager

Olivia is a PhD student at the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, carrying out research in plasmonics in metal nanoparticles via the use of electron microscopes. She graduated from the University of Milan with an MSc degree in Physics. Olivia joined CUEN in 2011 and aims to raise awareness in global energy and environmental issues by increasing the visibility of the work of CUEN within the University of Cambridge.

Tzu-Ching, Logistics Team

Tzu-Ching is studying for her PhD at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology at Newnham College, University of Cambridge. Her current research investigates second generation biodiesel in the use of algae. This work involves scaling-up and intensifying algal production and downstream harvesting in order to increase the sustainability. She holds a BEng from the National Taiwan University, Taiwan, having graduated in 2008. Tzu-Ching joined CUEN at the end of 2008 because of her interest in renewable energy and environmental biotechnology.

Wenting Hu, Webmaster

Wenting is a research student in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology after his undergraduate studies in the same department. His research focuses on clean coal technology, in particular, Chemical Looping Combustion. He joined CUEN in 2011 and is mainly responsible for updating website information as well as some other publicity issues.

Mahesh Sudhakaran, Student Advisor

Mahesh is studying for an MBA in Strategy from the Judge Business School, University of Cambridge. He is passionate about using technology to make energy-efficient, smart and profitable. Over the past six years, he has set up over US$50m in distribution networks across Industries and utilities, both in conventional and renewable systems. He holds a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (First Class Distinction) from the National Institute of Technology, Karnataka, India. He is also the President of the Energy Special Interest Group at the Judge Business School.

Saquib Sultan, Student Advisor

Saquib is studying for a PhD in Chemical Engineering. His current research involves the utilisation of natural and synthetic calcium sorbents for the removal of carbon dioxide from flue gas streams, in order to produce a pure stream of CO2 for sequestration. He holds an MEng, also in Chemical Engineering, from Imperial College London, having graduated in 2008. Saquib joined CUEN at the end of 2008 in order to help raise awareness of possible energy problems and to foster dialogue in order to reach solutions.

Paul (Wen) Liu, Student Advisor

Paul read Chemical Engineering at Selwyn College, Cambridge and received an MEng and a BA degree in 2009. After graduation, he has become a PhD student in the Combustion Group from Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Cambridge. His research work looks at the use of chemical-looping technique to produce pure hydrogen from coals with inherent CO2 separation. Paul joined CUEN in 2009 and he has a strong interest in renewable and carbon-free energy technologies.

Amit Mulji, Student Advisor

Amit is studying for a PhD in Chemical Engineering at Clare Hall. His research involves researching inkjet rheology and processing. He read Chemistry at Imperial College London and holds a Masters of Science. Amit joined CUEN in 2008 because of his awareness of potential energy production from fuel and solar cells from his undergraduate degree and his desire to broaden his knowledge of practical solutions to the world's energy problems. As a member of CUEN he aims to aid the committee in maintain and developing the website to the societies need.

Parisa Bastani, Student Advisor

Parisa is studying for a PhD in engineering economics. Her current research involves integrated analysis of transport GHG abatement technologies and economic impacts. Parisa graduated from Mechanical Engineering (First Class Hons) from the University of British Columbia, Canada and is pursuing her graduate studies at the University of Cambridge and MIT. Her background is in automotive engineering and racing. Parisa has joined CUEN to raise awareness about global climate change and emissions challenges in the industry, and contribute to finding solutions to industrial emissions abatement.

Hassan Khawaja, Student Advisor

Hassan study engineering at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. He is specializing in the computational fluid dynamics and discrete element modeling of the fluidized beds. His undergraduate degree is in aerospace engineering. Since graduating in 2007, he completed MPhil in Engineering at Cambridge and continuing to PhD. His current work involves validation and improvement of CFD-DEM models for fluidized bed. This work involves building understanding of the behavior of two phase flow which will further help in the designing of effective chemical reactors.

Professor John Young, Senior Treasurer

Prof. Young is the Hopkinson and ICI Professor of Applied Thermodynamics and a Professorial Fellow of King's College. He read Engineering Science at Christ Church, Oxford, from 1966-69 and obtained his Ph.D from Birmingham University in 1973. In 1976 he joined the Cambridge University Engineering Department and worked at the Whittle Turbomachinery Laboratory in West Cambridge until 1999 when he moved to the Hopkinson Laboratory on the main Department of Engineering site,CUED.