Conference Speakers

Prof. Siew Hwa CHAN (Keynote Speaker)

Fellow, Academy of Engineering Singapore
Fellow, ASEAN Academy of Engineering and Technology
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

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Biography: Dr Chan stands as a distinguished Fellow of the Academy of Engineering, Singapore, and a Fellow of the ASEAN Academy of Engineering and Technology. Holding both the prestigious President’s Chair in Energy and the esteemed Cheng Tsang Man Chair Professorship in Energy, he earned his PhD from Imperial College London (ICL) and later served as a postdoctoral researcher at the same institution. Currently, he holds the esteemed position of Tenured Professor in the School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), where he spearheads groundbreaking research in hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. Between 2006 and 2008, he was seconded to the Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC) of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star) as Director of SERC Fuel Cells Programme, leading a big research team of more than 100 researchers from 4 A*Star research institutes (SIMTech, IMRE, IHPC, and ICES) to develop MW-level SOFC with Rolls-Royce Fuel Cell Systems. He was involved in a European project SOCTESQA between 2014 and 2017, a project with an objective to serve as an impetus for setting up codes and standards for solid oxide cells (SOC).
      Dr Chan is one of the founding members and a Co-Director of the Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N). He was a Director of Maz Energy Pte Ltd (a Nitroparaffin-based fuel additives company). He spun out Xin Xiang (Guangzhou) Hydrogen Technologies, a tech company with a core business in manufacturing key components for PEMFC. He has been a consultant to Total SA, a member of the Management Board of the Energy Studies Institute (NUS), Advisory Board of Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies, Governing Board of the Centre for Hydrogen Innovation (NUS), Future Energy Technology Watch Group (Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore), National Mirror Committee for IEC Market Strategy Board (Enterprise Singapore), Technology & Technical Advisor to Sydrogen Energy, and Chairman of the Ammonia Handling Technical Advisory Group (A*Star), Independent Representative of Code Modification Panel (Energy Market Authority), among others. Dr Chan also led Foundational Research Capability (FRC) study on Next Generation Energy Systems for National Research Foundation (NRF). FRC study focuses on reviewing the foundational base of science and technology research capabilities in Singapore, with consideration of international developments. The study also identifies future capabilities that may be needed for Singapore to be an advanced nation in science and technology, especially in the Next Generation Energy Systems. He was also the focal point for the ASEAN COSTI (Committee on Science, Technology, and Innovation) Sub-Committee on Sustainable Energy Research.
      Funded by the UK’s Royal Armament R&D Establishment (RARDE) and the Ministry of Defence UK, Dr Chan’s PhD research inclined towards Heavy-Duty Internal Combustion Engines, but he extended his interest to hydrogen and fuel cells since 1997. He was the Organizer/Conference Chair of the 1st World Hydrogen Technologies Convention, Singapore in 2005 and Conference Chair of HYPOTHESIS XIII in 2018. His research has gained him several recognitions, including the George-Stephenson Medal from the UK IMechE in 2000, Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award from the International Association of Hydrogen Energy, USA in 2007, “World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds” award from Thomson Reuters in 2014, Nanyang Award (Research Excellence) in 2014, Nanyang Award (Innovation and Entrepreneurship) in 2017, etc. He has, so far, licensed 12 technologies to industries for application.
      He is an editorial board member of Fuel Cells, Journal of Power Technologies, Energy Conversion and Management, and the International Journal of Energy Research. He has published more than 320 peer-reviewed journal papers with >18,000 citation counts and an h-index of 70 based on the Web of Science database. Notably, his achievements also encompass excellence in teaching, as evidenced by winning the Teacher-of-the-Year (Teaching) award at NTU. Dr Chan’s multifaceted contributions underscore his exceptional ability to disseminate, generate, and apply knowledge for technological advancement and commercialization. He was awarded the National Day Medal twice by the President of Republic of Singapore.

 

 

Prof. Heng Nian (Keynote Speaker)
IEEE Fellow

Zhejiang University, China

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Biography: Professor of School of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University, doctoral supervisor, Director of Institute of Electrical Machinery and Control, winner of National Natural Science Foundation Outstanding Youth Fund, IEEE senior member. He received his bachelor's degree in Motor and Electrical Appliances from Hefei University of Technology in July 1999, his master's degree in Motor and Electrical appliances from Hefei University of Technology in March 2002, and his Doctor's degree in Motor and Electrical appliances from Zhejiang University in March 2005. From April 2005 to September 2007, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher in the Institute of Motor and Control of Zhejiang University. Since October 2007, he has been working at the Institute of Motor and Control, Zhejiang University. From October 2012 to October 2013, he went to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute of the United States for a one-year exchange visit. As the first author or corresponding author, he has published more than 170 SCI and EI papers and authorized 27 national invention patents. He is the author of IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion, IEEE Power Engineering Letters, and Chinese Journal of Electrical Engineering Associate Editor of the journal.