Rhodri Hawkins

Chair

Rhodri is a process design engineer, specialising in the design of gas systems, with experience in pilot plant design, process intensification, R&D and EPC work.

Carolina Font Palma

Treasurer

Carolina is lecturer in mechanical engineering at the University of Hull, where she works on process simulation, process integration of energy systems and cryogenic carbon capture.

Salvador Eslava

Meeting Secretary

Salvador joined the Department of Chemical Engineering at Imperial College London in November 2019, as a senior lecturer, after five years as a lecturer in chemical engineering at University of Bath, UK.

Greg Kelsall

Immediate Past Chair

Greg has over 30 years of experience in the energy related industry and for the last five years has been a Fellow of the IChemE.

Paul Fennell

Past Chair

Paul is professor of clean energy at Imperial College London. He obtained his degree in chemical engineering and PhD from the University of Cambridge.

Michael Green

Past Chair

Michael maintains an interest and network with those still working in underground coal gasification.

Ben Anthony

Committee Member

Ben is an adjunct professor in the Chemical and Biological Engineering Department at the University of Ottawa.

Nor Aishah Saidina Amin

Committee Member

Nor Aishah Saidina Amin is a professor of reaction engineering, Head of the Chemical Reaction Engineering Group (CREG), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.

Karthi Arunachalam

Committee Member

Karthi is an engineering oriented scientist currently working on modelling and optimisation of electrochemical energy storage devices with SLB.

Andy Brown

Committee Member

Andy worked for the CEGB on power stations for 20 years covering coal, gas turbine and nuclear.

Katie Chong

Committee Member

Katie is a lecturer in chemical engineering with significant industrial experience within the paper industry and as a bioenergy consultant.

Yulong Ding

Committee Member

Yulong is the founding director of University of Birmingham Centre for Energy Storage.

Simran Effricia

Committee Member

Simran holds an MSc in chemical process engineering from University College London (UCL). She currently works as a Process Engineer at ENI, UK.

Leonel Eito

Committee Member

Leonel is a Chartered Chemical Engineer specialising in the design and commissioning of Dairy factories in New Zealand and overseas.

Geraint Evans

Committee Member

Geraint is a chemical engineer specialising in renewable energy, in particular, biomass, bioenergy, biofuels and CCS.

Dan Faulkner

Committee Member

Dan is a graduate chemical engineer from Newcastle University, working within Group Environment at Tata Steel Europe.

Karen Finney

Committee Member

Karen is a Chartered Engineer and currently a senior research fellow within the Energy2050 group at the University of Sheffield.

Reece Finney

Committee Member

An accomplished energy professional with nearly a decade of industrial experience, Reece is a Chartered Chemical Engineer and is an accredited ESOS Lead Energy Assessor via the IChemE.

Olaniyi Ilesanmi

Committee Member

Olaniyi holds an MSc in chemical engineering from University of Leeds. He currently works for Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company.

Michael Douglas Keast

Committee Member

Mike works as an independent consultant, scaling up sustainable solutions.

David Lemon

Committee Member

David graduated with a Bachelor of Technology degree in Mechanical Engineering from Brunel University.

Sean McManus

Committee Member

Sean is an experienced process engineer and project manager whose focus is on the execution of green energy related projects.

Pranetr Pattu

Committee Member

Pranetr is a keen chemical engineer who holds a MEng from the University of Cambridge.

Ray Sacks

Committee Member

Ray is a Fellow of the institution, Chartered Engineer and a Member of the Institute of Acoustics.

Abby Samson

Committee Member

Abby is a lecturer in fuels and combustion in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Sheffield.