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. Recently, they have been working on the design of hydrogen production, storage and distribution infrastructure at central and distributed sites for Green Cat Hydrogen.

Teniola Oke

Secretary

Carolina Font Palma

Treasurer

Dr Font Palma 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

Geraint Evans

Committee Member

Geraint is a Chemical Engineer specialising in renewable energy, in particular, biomass, bioenergy, biofuels and CCS.

Paul Fennell

Past Chair

Paul Fennell is Professor of Clean Energy at Imperial College London. He obtained his degree in Chemical Engineering and PhD from the University of Cambridge.

Greg Kelsall

Immediate Past Chair

Greg Kelsall has over 30-years experience in the energy related industry and for the last 5 years has been a Fellow of the IChemE.

Dan Faulkner

Committee member

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

Karen N Finney

Committee Member

Dr Finney is a chartered engineer and currently a senior research fellow within the Energy2050 group at the University of Sheffield.

Katie Chong

Committee Member

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

Ray Sacks

Committee Member

Ray is a Fellow of the institution, Chartered Engineer and a Member of the Institute of Acoustics. He worked in the cryogenic industry for a long time moving to general consultancy and now is at Imperial College researching energy storage.

Michael Douglas Keast

Committee member

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

Yulong Ding

Committee Member

Professor Yulong Ding FREng FIChemE FRSC is the founding Director of University of Birmingham Centre for Energy Storage.

Nor Aishah Saidina Amin

Committee member

Professor Ir. Dr. Nor Aishah Saidina Amin is a Professor of Reaction Engineering, Head of the Chemical Reaction Engineering Group (CREG), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia.

Pranetr Pattu

Committee member

Pranetr is a keen chemical engineer who holds a MEng from the University of Cambridge. Within his role as a Consultant within the Energy Strategy Advisory team at DNV, he is driving sustainable solutions in the energy sector with a focus on Low Carbon Fuels and Technologies, including Hydrogen, Ammonia, Sustainable Aviation Fuel, Bio/E-methanol, Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCUS).

Karthi Arunachalam

Committee member

Karthi is an engineering oriented scientist currently working on modelling and optimisation of electrochemical energy storage devices with SLB. She has previously worked in carbon dioxide sequestration and in oil and gas. She is particularly interested in the application of data and modelling techniques to accelerate clean energy technologies.

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.

Sean McManus

Committee member

Sean McManus is an experienced process engineer and project manager whose focus is on the execution of green energy related projects. He is a chartered chemical engineer with over 10 years' experience in process design, process safety, construction & project management roles in a range of sectors including chemical recycling, biomass, waste to energy and utilities. Sean currently works for Brockwell Energy in the project management team, working with colleagues to develop and deliver renewable energy projects in the UK and EU.

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.

Michael Green

Past Chair

Dr Green maintains an interest and network with those still working in Underground Coal Gasification.

Abby Samson

Committee Member

Abby Samson is a Lecturer in Fuels and Combustion in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Sheffield.

Andy Brown

Committee Member

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

Ben Anthony

Committee Member

Dr Edward “Ben” Anthony is an adjunct professor in the Chemical and Biological Engineering department at the University of Ottawa.

David Lemon

Committee Member

David graduated with a Bachelor of Technology degree in Mechanical Engineering from Brunel University. His career took him to Lucas Industries as Development Group Leader, Ricardo Consulting Engineers as Chief Engineer-Light Duty Diesel and the Energy Saving Trust as Head of Technical Services.

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.