Professor Yulong Ding FREng, FIChemE, FRSC, CEng, BEng, MSc, PhD

University Education

• November 1994 - June 1997: Postgraduate study (PhD 1997), Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, UK
• September 1985 - July 1988: Postgraduate study (a 3-year Programme mostly by Research, MSc 1988) Thermal Energy Engineering, University of Science & Technology Beijing (USTB), PR China
• September 1981 - July 1985: Undergraduate study (a 4-year programme, BEng 1985) Thermal Energy Engineering, USTB, PR China

Professor Ding was awarded IChemE Clean Energy Medal (2021) and is a receiver of IChemE Global Awards in three categories of Energy, Research Project and Outstanding Achievement Awards in 2019; Distinguished Energy Storage Individual Award (Beijing International Energy Storage and Expo, 2018); Cryogenic Energy Storage Research Chair Award (Royal Academy of Engineering, 2014); Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Progress Award (First Prize, Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage System, 2014); Energy & Environment Award and Technology and Innovation Grand Prix Award (Liquid Air Energy Storage, ‘The Engineer’ Magazine, 2011).

He has published over 450 technical papers with ~350 in peer-reviewed journals (GS H Index of ~ 71) and filed over 70+ patents. He currently serves on UK Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy - Molten Salts Advisory Group, UK Royal Society Net Zero Panel, IChemE Publication Medal Assessment Panel, European Technology, and Innovation Platform Working Group on Smart Networks for Energy Transition (ETIPSNET).

Professor Ding is an associate editor of Energy Storage and Saving (KeAi) and Discovery Energy (Springer), and serves on the editorial boards of Journal of Energy Storage (Wiley), Journal of Thermal Science (Springer), Particuology (Elsevier), and Energies & Applied Science (MDPI).

He has research interests in energy materials and energy processes and currently focusing on developing novel technologies for electrical and thermal energy storage at different scales. He has been a PI or Co-I of research projects with over £20M funding over the past 10 years.

Prior to his appointment at the University of Birmingham in 2013, he was Professor and Director of Institute of Particle Science & Engineering at the University of Leeds. He joined Leeds in June 2001 after previous employments with Imperial College London (1997-1999), University of Birmingham (1999-2001), and University of Science and Technology Beijing (1988-1994). He was the founding director of the joint Institute for Energy Storage Research between University of Leeds and Institute of Process Engineering of Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Current Qualifications 

• October 2013 – Present: Founding Chamberlain Chair of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham

• October 2013 – Present: Founding Director of Birmingham Centre for Energy Storage, University of Birmingham

• January 2016 – Present: Founding Co-Director of University of Birmingham – SGCC GEIRI Joint Lab for Energy Storage Research

• April 2021 – Present: Founding Co-Director of University of Birmingham – Baowu Carbon Materials Joint Centre for Corrosion Research

• April 2019 – Present: Co-Director of University of Birmingham Clean Cooling Centre

• June 2015 – Present: Founding Co-Director of University of Birmingham - University of Science & Technology Beijing Joint Research & Education Centre for Energy & Environment

• October 2016 – Present: Co-Founder & Senior Advisor of Joint Research Centre for Physical Energy Storage Research between University of Birmingham & Institute of Engineering Thermophysics of Chinese Academy of Sciences

• September 2015 – Present: Board member of China Institute, University of Birmingham

• October 2014 – Present: Member of management board, Birmingham Energy Institute, University of Birmingham

Honours, Prizes and Awards

• 2021: Awarded IChemE Clean Energy Medal
• 2020: Elected Fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering
• 2019: IChemE Global Awards in three categories of Outstanding Achievement Award, Global Energy Award and Research Project Award with Jinhe Energy for the development of composite phase change materials – from fundamental, to large scale manufacture and engineering applications
• 2019: IChemE Global Awards – Finalist for Global Energy and Research Project Awards, Highly Commended for Energy Award for passively cooled PCM based container technology with CRRC
• 2019: Prize for the Outstanding Contribution – for serving as the founding editor-in-chief of Energy Storage Science & Technology by The Chemical Industry and Engineering Society of China & Chemical Industrial Press
• 2019: Elected Fellow of IChemE
• 2019: MIChemE & Charted Engineer
• 2018: Figure of the Year 2018 Award – for contribution to bringing fundamental research in thermal and liquid air energy storage to commercial applications by Energy Storage Division of Chinese National Association of Electrochemical and Physical Power Sources
• 2018: Distinguished Individual Award 2018 – for contribution to Energy Storage Innovation at 2018 Beijing International Energy Storage and Expo
• 2017: Finalist of UK Energy Innovation Awards 2017 – Best University Technology, Composite Phase Change Materials.
• 2017: International Energy Storage Innovation Award - Innovative Energy Storage Applications, The 6th Energy Storage International Conference and Expo, Beijing
• 2016: Outstanding Technological Achievements Award, Energy Storage Division of Chinese National Association of Electrochemical and Physical Power Sources
• 2014: Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Achievements Award, First Prize,Key technologies for Advanced Compressed Air Energy Storage
• 2014: Top 1% highly cited researchers in engineering (2002-2012), Thomson Reuters
• 2014: Cryogenic Energy Storage Research Industrial Chair Award, Royal Academy of Engineering & Highview Power
• 2012: Nanqiang Lectureship Award, Energy Storage and Process Intensification, Xiamen University, Xiamen
• 2011: Energy & Environment Award, ‘The Engineer’ magazine, Liquid Air Energy Storage
• 2011: Technology and Innovation Grand Prix Award, ‘The Engineer’ magazine, Liquid Air Energy Storage
• 2009: Functional Materials Scientist Award, International Conference on Advances in Functional Materials – Nanofluids
• 2007: K C Wong Visiting Fellowship Award, Chinese Academy of Sciences
• 1994-1997: ORS Award, UK Higher Education Funding Agent, 1994 – 1997
• 1994: Innovative teaching award – Transport Phenomena, First Prize, Beijing Municipal City, China
• 1993: Outstanding Teaching Award in Transport Phenomena, First Prize, Ministry of Metallurgical Industry, China

Previous Academic Appointments

• April 2014 – April 2019: Royal Academy of Engineering – Highview Industrial Chair of Cryogenic Energy Storage, University of Birmingham
• August 2007 – Sept 2013: Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Leeds (part time during 2011-2013 to allow for time to set up a joint research centre with Institute of Process Engineering of Chinese Academy of Sciences)
• August 2006 – July 2007: Reader in Chemical Engineering, Institute of Particle Science and Engineering;  Chemical Engineering Discipline, University of Leeds
• October 2004 – July 2006: Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering, Institute of Particle Science and Engineering, Chemical Engineering Discipline, University of Leeds
• June 2001 – October 2004: Lecturer in Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Leeds
• June 1999 – May 2001: Research Fellow, School of Chemical Engineering, University of   Birmingham
• July 1997 – June 1999: Research Associate, Department of Chemical Engineering & Chemical Technology, Imperial College London
• June 1993 - October 1994: Associate Professor in Transport Phenomena, Department of Transport Phenomena, USTB
• June 1991- May 1993: Lecturer in Transport Phenomena, Department of Transport Phenomena, USTB
• July 1988 - May 1991: Assistant Lecturer in Transport Phenomena, Department of Transport Phenomena, USTB

Previous Administrative Duties

• 2012 – 2014: Founding Director, Joint Institute for Energy Storage Research, University of Leeds and Institute of Process Engineering of Chinese Academy of Sciences
• 2011 – 2013: Head of Institute, Institute of Particle Science & Engineering, University of Leeds
• 2001– 2012: Member of Senate, University of Leeds
• 2011 – 2013: Member of Executive Board, School of Process, Energy and Materials Engineering, University of Leeds
• 2006-2009: Engineering Board member, Faculty of Engineering, University of Leeds
• 2008 – 2013: Coordinator - Frontier Seminar Series on Particle Science & Engineering, University of Leeds
• 2005-2013: Member of Engineering Ethics Education Committee, University of Leeds
• 2005-2012: Coordinator of Nanomanufacturing theme, University of Leeds
• 2003-2005: IChemE accreditation co-ordinator (Chemical Engineering), University of Leeds
• 2003-2009: Co-ordinator for poster boards allocation, Institute of Particle Science & Engineering, University of Leeds
• 2003-2006: Steering committee member of UII nanomanufacturing, University of Leeds
• 2001-2013: Personal tutor of undergraduate students, University of Leeds
• 2001-2003: Programme manager for the development of MEng/BEng Bioscience Engineering, University of Leeds
• 2002-2003: Academic mentor of ICLP students, Keyworth Institute, University of Leeds
• 2001-2003: Member of Design Project Working Group, Chemical Engineering, University of Leeds
• 2001-2003: 3rd year Director of Study, University of Leeds
• 2001-2004: Library representative, Chemical Engineering, University of Leeds
• 2001-2003: Member of lab working group, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Leeds
• 2001-2003: Chair of departmental history working group, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Leeds
• 2001-2002: Member of departmental learning and teaching committee, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Leeds

• Energy Storage, a module for MSc on Global Energy Systems, University of Birmingham, 2020 – Present, Module lecturer
• Thermal Energy Conversion & Storage, a module for MSc Programme on Global Energy Systems, University of Birmingham, 2018 – Present, Module leader and lecturer
• Summer School on Global Energy Systems, University of Birmingham, 2016 – 2018, Programme co-ordinator and lecturer
• MEng & MSc Research Projects, supervision of a total of 6 students, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, 2017-2018
• MEng & MSc Research Projects, supervision of a total of 15 students, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, 2016-2017
• MEng Research Projects, supervision of 9 students, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, 2015-2016
• MSc Research Projects, supervision of 6 students, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, 2015-2016
• MEng Research Projects, supervision of 6 students, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, 2014-2015
• MSc Research Project, supervision of 2 students, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham, 2014-2015
• Particle Technology for Energy, module leader and the only lecturer, 16-hour lecture series for BEng students, University of Science & Technology Beijing in collaboration with University of Birmingham, July 2015
• Particle Technology for Energy, module leader and the only lecturer, 32-hour lecture series for MSc students, Southeast University (Nanjing) in collaboration with University of Leeds, July 2013
• PEME5340 Advances in Chemical Engineering (30 credits), module leader, delivery of 25% of the module, University of Leeds, 2009 - 2013
• PREN3301 Separation Processes (20 credits), delivery of 50% of the module, University of Leeds, 2005 – 2007.
• PREN3400 Green Chemical Technology (10 credits), delivery of 35% of the module, University of Leeds, 2005 – 2009.
• PREN1095 Environmental Management (10 credits), delivery of 20% of the module, University of Leeds, 2005-2013
• MEng 4^th Year Design Project (30 credits), module leader, supervisor, University of Leeds, 2005-2007.
• CENG2170 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (10 credits): module leader, developed for the first time in Leeds and delivery of the module, University of Leeds, 2002-2005.
• PREN3310 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (10 credits): module leader and delivery of the module, University of Leeds, 2006-2012.
• CENG3190 Engineering Thermodynamics (10 credits): module leader and delivery of the module, University of Leeds, 2001-2006.
• CENG3115 Chemical Engineering Design Project (I -10 credits): module leader, co-ordinator, and supervisor, University of Leeds, 2001-2005
• CENG3120 Chemical Engineering Design Project (II - 20 credits): module leader, co-ordinator, and supervisor, University of Leeds, 2001-2005.
• Supervision of 2 secondary school pupils on 2-week work experience for public engagement
• CENG1030 Mass and Energy Balances II (10 credits): Module leader and delivery of the module, University of Leeds, 2002 - 2003
• CENG2142 Project Engineering (10 credits): delivery of the module, University of Leeds, 2001-2002
• CENG2110 Chemical Engineering Lab: supervision of a group of students for their experiments, University of Leeds, 2001-2006
• HYSIS workshops: delivery of lectures and tutorial (2001-2005), as a part of CENG3115 in 2001, and part of CENG2170 in 2002-2005, University of Leeds
• CENG4110 4^th year Research project: supervision of 2 MEng student on average per year, University of Leeds, 2001 - 2013.
• CENG3000 BSc Design Project: Module leader and co-ordinator, University of Leeds, 2001-2005.
• CENG5120 MSc Design Project: Module leader and co-ordinator, University of Leeds, 2001-2006
• MSc Research Project (Chemical Engineering): Supervision of at least one MSc student per year, University of Leeds, 2001-2013.
• Nano MSc Research Project (SOMS Centre): Supervision of 2 students, University of Leeds, 2003-2004,
• Erasmus student by research: Supervision of a student from Germany for 6 months full time, University of Leeds, 2002-2003
• Transport Phenomena (Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Mass Transfer): Modular leader and the only lecturer for approximately 200 undergraduate students over Year 2 & Year 3 (~200 contact hours over the two years), University of Science & Technology Beijing, 1988 – 1994

Yulong currently supervises 20 PhD students. For a full list please visit our Doctoral Research programme listings

Research Areas 

• Thermal energy storage
  • Composite thermal energy storage materials based on phase change materials for applications across -196^oC ~ + 1500^oC
  • Components and devices based on the composite materials
  • System integration and optimisation
  • Scale up and advanced manufacturing technologies
• Liquid air energy storage
  • Miniaturisation of liquefaction plants
  • Heat and cold storage
  • Integration into centralised and decentralised energy systems
• Process intensification
  • Heat transfer intensification using particles across length scales
  • Sorption enhanced chemical reaction processes
  • Micro- and nano-fluidics
• Heat transfer fluids
  • Nanofluids
  • High temperature heat transfer fluids (e.g. molten salts, VP1 based formulations)
  • Low temperature heat transfer fluids (e.g. liquid air and low melting point fluids at cryogenic region)
  • Heat transfer and fluid flow under supercritical conditions
• Particle technology
  • Dissolution of structured particles
  • Gas fluidisation (bubbling and circulating fluidised beds)
  • Rotating drums / kilns
  • Packed beds
  • Milling and granulation; mixing and segregation
  • Granular flows and heat transfer
  • Manufacturing technologies for nanoparticles and nano-assembly
  • Encapsulation of phase change materials
  • Modelling of multiphase and multiscale systems using CFD, DEM, MD and CCDS

Research Projects and Funding

[Note: (1) Only projects / grants after 2001 are listed; (2) EPSRC means UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council; (3) Unless otherwise stated, the values are in Great Britain Pounds; (4) PI and Co-I denote respectively Principal Investigator and Co-Investigators; (5) Grants are in total unless otherwise indicated].

• EPSRC (EP/V027050/1): £19,903,412 (~£400,000 for Birmingham), Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC), a consortium led by Heriot-Watt University, Birmingham PI, Programme Co-I, July 2021 – June 2024.
• Baowu Carbon Group: £468,711 (all for Birmingham), A new high-temperature carbon-based anticorrosive coating material, PI, May 2021 – April 2023.
• EU H2020 (FETPROACT-EIC-07-2020): €3,651,381 (€708.700 for Birmingham), Electro-Intrusion - Simultaneous transformation of ambient heat and undesired vibrations into electricity via nanotriboelectrification during non-wetting liquid intrusion-extrusion into-from nanopores, program led by CiC Energigune, January 2021 – December 2024, Birmingham PI.
• National Nuclear Laboratory (Lot 3 – WP3.3): £164,874, Salt Science – Physical Properties, PI, August 2020 – June 2021.
• National Nuclear Laboratory (Lot 4 – WP3.4): £239,667, Salt Science – Salt Handling, PI, August 2020 – June 2021.
• EPSRC (EP/T022981/1): £2,004,075 (£280,000 for Birmingham), DEcarbonisation of Low TemperAture Process Heat Industry (DELTA PHI), a consortium led by Loughborough with Birmingham, Durham, Warwick, Ulster and London Southbank as academic partners, Co-I, October 2020 – September 2023.
• EPSRC (EP/T022701/1): £1,204,099 (£741,420 for Birmingham), GREEN-ICEs: Generation of REfrigerated ENergy Integrated with Cold Energy storage, a consortium led by Birmingham with Glasgow and Herriot-Watt as academic partners, Co-I, October 2020 - September 2023.
• EPSRC (EP/T031379/1): £1,970,213 (all for Birmingham), A multi-scale, high resolution, tri-beam facility for fast machining and 3D characterization, project led by Birmingham, Co-I, October 2020 – September 2023.
• British Council (2019-RLWK11-10724): £24,000, UK-China Workshop on Renewable Energy and Latent Heat Storage Integration for Buildings, PI, January 2020 - December 2021.
• EPSRC (EP/S032622/1): £1,012,009, Supergen Storage Network Plus 2019, PI, 1^st September 2019 – August 2023.
• EU H2020 (GA 847097): £210,576 (for Birmingham), So What, Birmingham Co-I, 1 June 2019 – 31 May 2022.
• EU Maria Curia Fellowship: ~£200,000 (for Birmingham, Dr Wenzheng Cui), A new generation high temperature phase change microemulsion for latent thermal energy storage in dual loop solar field, June 2019 – May 2021.
• EPSRC (EP/S016627/1): £36,000,000 (£418,000 on 100%FEC for Birmingham), ABC (Active Building Centre Birmingham, consortium led by Swansea University (with Birmingham, Bath, Cardiff, Newcastle, Nottingham, Loughborough, Sheffield, Imperial College), Birmingham PI, December 2019 – March 2022.
• Global Energy Interconnection Research Institute Europe (GEIRI EU): Joint UoB-GEIRIEU Lab: £1,540,000 for the following projects, PI, January 2015 – Present
  • £208,333, Research on high temperature thermal energy storage device with high effective storage densities for flexible heat supply, PI, August 2020 – January 2023;
  • £260,000, PCM based Thermal management of battery systems, PI, 1 February 2018 – 31 January 2022;
  • £170,000, Cooling of converters for HVDC transmission, PI, 1 November 2017 – 31 December 2022;
  • £220,000, Nano salts for concentrated solar thermal storage applications, PI, Oct 2016 – Sep 2020;
  • £160,000, Thermal energy storage capabilities and experimental platform, PI, Oct 2016 – Sep 2020;
  • £300,000, High temperature heat storage materials and heat exchange devices, PI, Dec 2015 – Nov 2020;
  • £430,000, Key technologies for thermal energy storage for renewables, PI, January 2015 – October 2020.
• JJ Bioenergy Ltd (Innovate UK sub-contractor): £50,000, A system to process and store waste heat in WWTPs and supply to heating networks, PI, 9^th November 2018 – 9^th April 2020.
• EPSRC (EP/P003605/1): £123,194 (100%FEC, all for Birmingham), Flexible funding from the Joint UK-India Clean Energy Centre (JUICE), PI, 1 April 2019 – 30 September 2020.
• BEIS UK-South Korea Smart Energy Innovation Collaboration Call: £2,770,940 (£440,445 for Birmingham), DROPLET (Demand Response using Off-peak Power for Liquefied air Energy storage Technologies), programme led by Doosan Babcock, Birmingham PI, 1 October 2018 – 30 September 2020.
• BEIS Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator Call (administered by Carbon Trust): £642,587 (£109,340 for Birmingham), The PRISMA (Peak Reduction by Integrated Storage and Management of Air) Technology, programme led by PRISMA Ltd, Birmingham PI, 1^st October 2018 – 30 September 2020.
• BEIS The Energy Entrepreneurs Fund: £1,338,584 (£95,011 100%FEC for Birmingham), Optimal Refrigeration and Thermal Energy Storage Integrations for Flexibility Services, project led by Flexible Power Systems with Imperial College and Hubbard Products Ltd, Birmingham PI, 1 March 2019 – 1 September 2020.
• UK FCO: £17,000 for UK-China Workshop and Roadshow on Cold Chain Technologies, 1 April 2018-March 2019.
• British Council: £17,000 for UK-China Workshop on Clean Energy Utilisation & Storage, 1 April 2018 – March 2019.
• Cold storage materials and devices for peaking shaving in beer production plants: EURO160,000, Estrella, Spain, PI, 1^st October 2018 – 30 September 2020.
• Study on Innovation Outlook: Thermal Energy Storage for integration of renewables in energy systems, £33428, International Renewable Energy Association via Carbon Trust, PI, October 2017 – May 2019.
• CaO-CaCO₃ based thermochemical energy storage for concentrated solar power generation – Mechanistic understanding of energy transfer and conversion and control: £356,000, International collaborative programme with Birmingham led by NUAA, National Science Foundation of China, Co-I, October 2018 – September 2021.
• Mercedes Grand Prix Ltd (contract being signed): £40,000, Advanced cooling technologies for racing car engine systems, PI, 1 January 2018 – 31 December 2020.
• EPSRC (EP/R023662/1): £1,832,222 (£396,371 for Birmingham), ISCF Wave 1 - The JUICED Hub: Joint University Industry Consortium for Energy Materials and Devices Hub, consortium led by UCL with Birmingham, Loughborough and Southampton as partners, Co-I, 1 October 2017 – 31 March 2021.
• EPSRC (EP/R024006/1): £754,395 (£492,149 for Birmingham), ICSF Wave 1 - GENESIS: Garnet Electrolytes for New Energy Storage Integrated Solutions, Project led by Birmingham with Imperial College London as a partner, Co-I, 1 October 2017 – 30 September 2020.
• Royal Society Newtown Advanced Fellowship Award for Professor Haisheng Chen: £111,000, Adiabatic Compressed Air Energy Storage, Host, 1 October 2017 – 30 September 2020. 
• FCO Global Partnership Fund: £17,000, UK-China Symposium on Energy Storage Technologies, PI, 1 April 2017 – 31 March 2018.
• CRRC Shijiazhuang: £150,000, Magic cubes for fast-response railway refrigeration transportation: development and demonstration of cold storage materials and devices, PI, 30 July 2017 – 31 December 2018.
• JJ Bioenergy Ltd (Innovate UK sub-contractor): £9,000, A system to process and store waste heat in WWTPs and supply to heating networks, 15^th June – 30 September 2017.
• Energile Ltd: £30,000, Longevity assessment of thermal energy storage materials, 17 May 2017 – 16 May 2019.
• British Council – NSFC (2016-RLWK7-10243): £20,000, UK-China Workshop on Efficient Energy Utilization, PI, February– December 2017.
• British Council: £200,000 (~£30,000 for Birmingham), UK Consortium for the collaboration with Chinese Excellence League (E9) Group of Universities, led by Queens University of Belfast with Birmingham, Warwick, Cardiff, UCL and Nottingham as partners, Programme Co-I & Birmingham PI, January 2017 – December 2017
• EPSRC (EP/P00945X/1): £4,227,886 (£329,042 for Birmingham), Integrated GaN-Diamond Microwave Electronics: From Materials, Transistors to MMICs, led by Bristol University with Birmingham, Cambridge, Cardiff and Glasgow as partners, Programme Co-I & Birmingham PI, December 2016 – November 2021.
• Hubbard Products Ltd: £90,000, Advanced light weight cold storage devices for transport refrigeration applications, PI, 1 November 2016 – 31 October 2019.
• EPSRC (EP/P003605/1): £5,094,437 (£249,998 for Birmingham), Joint UK-India Clean Energy Centre (JUICE), led by Loughborough University with Birmingham, Cardiff, Exeter, Imperial, Manchester, Oxford, Southampton, Swansea and Warwick Universities, Programme Co-I & Birmingham PI, 1 October 2016 – 30 September 2020.
• EPSRC (EP/P004709/1): £1,573,522 (£254,865 for Birmingham), Energy-Use Minimisation via High Performance Heat-Power-Cooling Conversion and Integration: A Holistic Molecules to Technologies to Systems Approach, led by Imperial College London with Birmingham, Cambridge and Brunel as partners, Programme Co-I & Birmingham PI, 15 December 2016 – 14 December 2020.
• EPSRC (EP/P003435/1): £924,591 (£296,847 for Birmingham), nano-Structured PCM Composites for Compact Space Heating: n-CoSH, led by Exeter with Birmingham and Nottingham as partners, Programme Co-I & Birmingham PI, 1 October 2016 – 30 September 2019.
• EPSRC (EP/N032888/1): £4,013,527 (£948,567 for Birmingham), Multi-scale ANalysis for Facilities for Energy STorage (Manifest), led by Birmingham with Aston, Cambridge, Imperial, Loughborough, Manchester, Newcastle, Nottingham, Oxford, Sheffield, Southampton, STFC, UCL, and Warwick as partners, Co-I, October 2016 – September 2020.
• ENEL SPA (GEG000122676): £82,000, Feasibility study for requalification of marginal sites into LAES plant, led by Birmingham with Highview Power Storage as a partner, Co-I, March 2016 – September 2016.
• UK Department of Business, Industry and Skills (BIS): £60,000,000, Energy Research Accelerator (ERA, Phase I), programme led by a Midland consortium consisting of 3 sub-programmes of T-ERA led Birmingham (£20M), G-ERA (£20M) led by Nottingham and I-ERA (£20M) led by Warwick, with Aston, Birmingham, Loughborough, Leicester, Nottingham, Warwick and BGS as academic partners, Co-I, March 2016 – March 2018.
• CRRC (Qingdao Sifang): £470,000, A novel air conditioning system for next generation rail carriages, PI, Oct 2015 – Dec 2017.
• EPSRC (EP/N021746/1): £931,604, Study of Novel Biofuels from Biomass - Methyl-Furans (MF), a programme only involving Birmingham investigators, Co-I, Feb 2016 – Jan 2019.
• EPSRC (EP/N021142/1): £609,488, Adsorption Cooling-energy Conversion with Encapsulated Sorbents (ACCESS), a programme only involving Birmingham investigators, Co-I, March 2016 – Feb 2019.
• EPSRC (EP/N001745/1): £1,136,810 (£379,975 for Birmingham), Consortium for Modelling and Analysis of Decentralised Energy Storage (C-MADEnS), led by Leeds with Birmingham, Loughborough and Warwick as academic partners, Co-I, October 2015 – September 2018.
• EPSRC (EP/N000714/1): £934,275, Cryogenic-temperature Cold Storage using Micro-encapsulated Phase Change Materials in Slurries, a programme only involving Birmingham investigators, Co-I, October 2015 – September 2019.
• EPSRC and P&G: £99,500, Dissolution of structured particles, Industrial Case Award, PI, October 2014 – March 2018.
• Air Products & Chemicals Inc.: £67,000, Flow and heat transfer under supercritical conditions, PI, April 2015- March 2018.
• EPSRC (EP/L019469/1): £3,906,423 (£304,117 for Birmingham), SuperGen Energy Storage Hub, led by Oxford with Bath, Birmingham, Cambridge, Imperial, Southampton and Warwick as academic partners, Co-I, July 2014 – June 2019.
• British Council: £31,680, Collaboration with India - Nanostructured materials for solar thermal applications with distributed systems, PI, May 2014 – April 2016.
• Royal Academy of Engineering & Highview Power Storage System: £600,000, RAEng-Highview Chair Award, PI, April 2014 – March 2019.
• EPSRC (EP/L014211/1): £984,845 (£361,547 for Birmingham), Next Generation Grid Scale Thermal Energy Storage Technologies (NexGen-TEST), led by Birmingham with Nottingham and Warwick as UK academic partners, and BUIT, IET and IPE as Chinese partners, PI, May 2014 – April 2017.
• EPSRC (EP/L017725/1), £12,300,000 (£5,914,440 from EPSRC with ~£5,400,000 for Birmingham, £5,000,000 from industry, and the balance from the University), Birmingham Centre of Cryogenic Energy Storage, Capital grant under the UK eight great technologies scheme, led by Birmingham with Hull as an academic partner, Co-I, December 2013 – December 2023.
• EPSRC (EP/J021199/1): £14,283,000 (with £1,010,000 for Birmingham), Energy Storage for a Low Carbon Grid, led by Imperial College with Birmingham, Cambridge, Cardiff, Newcastle, Oxford, St Andrews, Sheffield and UCL as academic partners, Capital grant under the UK eight great technologies scheme, Co-I, October 2013 – October 2023.
• EPSRC (EP/K002252/1): £5,590,000 (£430,000 for Birmingham), Energy Storage for Low Carbon Grids, led by Imperial College London with Birmingham, Cambridge, Cardiff, Oxford, St Andrews, Sheffield and UCL as academic partners, Co-I, October 2012 – September 2017.
• Joint University of Leeds - Institute of Process Engineering of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Joint Institute - Chinese side): ~£3,500,000 in tota, Energy storage materials and processes (various projects funded by Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ministry of Science & Technology of China, State Key Laboratory of Multiphase Complex Systems, China National Science Foundation, BaoSteel, AnSteel, and a number of other industrial companies), PI, March 2010 – March 2014.
• BaoSteel: £95,000, Oxy-coal pre-combustion for a COREX process, PI, April 2012 – September 2013.
• Abengoa Solar NT: EURO 200,000, Nanofluids for solar thermal power generation applications, PI, January 2012 – December 2014.
• The British Council: £17,300, UK-Turkish Collaboration on nano heat transfer fluids, PI, March 2012 – September 2013.
• EU: ~EURO 330,000 (for University of Leeds only), QNano - A Pan-European Infrastructure for Quality in Nanomaterials Safety Testing, Co-I, February 2011– January 2015.
• EU: ~EURO 400,000 (for University of Leeds only), MARINA, Co-I, April 2012 – March 2017.
• EPSRC: £50,000, Nano solar fluids – formulation, characterisation and applications (Early Career Fellowship Scheme for Dr Sanjeeva Witharana), PI, April 2011 – May 2012.
• EPSRC: £40,000, Structured particles (Knowledge Transfer Secondment Grant for Dan Xu), PI, October 2010 – September 2011.
• EPSRC: £40,000, Nano and micro particulates into formulated products (Knowledge Transfer Secondment Grant for Chris Hodges), PI, January 2012 – August 2012.
• EPSRC: £25,000, Solar nanofluids formulation (Internship Grant for Mr Jack Ottaway), PI, January 2012 – July 2012.
• Abengoa Solar NT: £22,000, Characterisation of Therminol VP1 at elevated temperatures and pressures, PI, August 2011 – January 2012.
• Procter & Gamble: £36,000, Structured particles – modelling and experimental validation, PI, October 2010 – September 2013.
• Abengoa Solar NT: EURO 62,000, Characterisation of molten salts, PI, January 2012 – December 2013.
• EPSRC: £657,000 (with £15,000 for Birmingham), The Solar soldier, a consortium led by Glasgow with Leeds, Loughborough and Brunel as academic partners), Co-I, October 2009 – September 2011.  
• EPSRC (EP/F060955/1): £344,700, BMT-CES - Biofuel Micro-Trigeneration with Cryogenic Energy Storage (part of a £1.2M consortium with Newcastle and Ulster Universities), PI, December 2008 – April 2012.
• EPSRC (EP/F023014/1): £314.600, Understanding and controlling of nanofluids for responsive reacting systems (part of a £1.1M consortium with Glasgow and Bath Universities), PI, July 2008 –June 2011.
• The British Council: £19,500, Relationship between dynamic thermal conductivity and rheological behaviour of Nanofluids - a collaborative grant with Korea University, PI, 1 May 2008 – 31 April 2010.
• EPSRC (EP/F027389/1): £270,000, Converting glycerol to hydrogen using sorption enhanced reaction processes, Co-I, October 2007-April 2009.
• EPSRC (EP/F000464/1): £620,000, Nanofluids structuring in confined geometries, PI, October 2007-September 2010.
• EPSRC (EP/F016727/1‎): £88,000, Adaptive process for natural feedstock, PI, October 2007-September 2009.
• EPSRC/Highview Enterprises Ltd: £90,000, Dorothy Hodgkin PhD Award (for Yongliang Li), PI, December 2007 – June 2011.
• Highview Enterprises Ltd: £240,000, Cryogenic based energy storage system, PI, January 2007 – December 2009.
• EPSRC (EP/E065163/1): £8,300, 1^st UK-China Particle Technology Forum, PI, April-October 2007.
• Procter & Gamble: £20,000, New nanofluids formulations, PI, November 2006 –October 2008.
• Procter & Gamble: £85,000, Wetting and spreading of nanofluids, PI, August 2006- July 2007.
• Dispersia Ltd:  £22,700, Nanofluids – formulation and measurements, PI, March 2007 –December 2007.
• EPSRC (EP/E000665/1): £60,000, A fully scalable interfacial reactor for nanoparticle production, PI, January 2007 - December 2008.
• Procter & Gamble: £50,000, Characterisation of surfactant vesicles, PI, March 2006 – December 2006.
• Highview Enterprises Ltd: £110,000, Flow and phase change behaviour of cryogenic liquids, PI, January 2006 – December 2006.
• AstraZeneca and EPSRC DTA: £100,000, The fundamentals of pharmaceutical particle aggregation in wet granulation, PI, February 2006 – January 2009.
• Particles R&D Ltd: £70,500, Flow and mixing of nanofluids under cryogenic conditions, PI, May 2005 – May 2006.
• Proctor & Gamble: £33,300, Production of concentrated and organic based nanofluids, PI, June 2005 – May 2006.
• EPSRC (EP/D000645/1): £63,000, Molecular Metal Oxides for Process Intensification, PI, July 2005 – June 2007.
• Bioscience Yorkshire Enterprise Fellowship (BYEF): £13,300, Evaluation of biomass based hydrogen production and enzyme processing (fellowship for Chi Kwan), PI, October 2005-June 2006.
• Particles R&D Ltd: £24,300, Nano and submicron particle classification and characterisation, January 2005 – January 2006.
• Procter & Gamble: £73,400, Nanofluids for wetting and spreading applications, PI, October 2004 – January 2006.
• Procter & Gamble & EPSRC DTA: £60,000, The flow behaviour of nanofluids in confined regions, PI, October 2004 – September 2007.
• Procter & Gamble & Leeds Nanomanufacturing Institute: £71,250, Smart nano-composites for antimicrobial applications, PI, October 2004 – September 2007.
• International Fine Particle Research Institute (IPFRI): USD $216,000, Milling of organic solids, PI, September 2004- September 2010.
• Procter & Gamble: £62,800, Nanoparticle engineering of micro-suspensions, PI, October 2003 – November 2007.
• EPSRC (GR/S24985/01): £144,000, Low temperature hydrogen production, PI, July 2003 – June 2006.
• Procter & Gamble and Syngenta: £25,900, Fundamental studies of emulsification / crystallisation process for nanoparticle production, PI, July 2004 – June 2007.
• Procter & Gamble: £11,000, Feasibility study of nanofluids, PI, March 2004 – June 2005.
• Procter & Gamble: £7,500, Modelling of atomisation in spraying tower and granular flow, PI, November 2004-October 2005.
• EPSRC (GR/R90031/01): £64,700, Flow of a gas-solid two phase mixture through a packed structure, PI, March 2002 - October 2004.
• Yorkshire Forward/Nanofactory: £530,000, Nanotechnology equipment funding, Co-I, January - May 2005
• Shell Global Solutions: £58,600, Nanofluids for enhanced heat transfer, Co-I, August 2003 – February 2005
• EPSRC/DTI: £200,000, ACORN Nanoparticles for the future: Production of nano-assemblies, Co-I, June 2002 - September 2005
• EPSRC / P&G / Ffizer / Borax / Hosokawa Micron: £456,000 with £345,000 from EPSRC and the rest from industrial partners, Effect of the scale of high shear mixer granulator on the structure of granules, Co-I, September 2003 - August 2006
• Merck Sharpe & Dohme: £195,400, Tribocharging of pharmaceutical powders, Co-I, December 2002 – May 2006
• EPSRC (GR/S26576/01): £60,000, YAN-CE (network funding), Co-I, April 2003 – July 2006
• BNFL: £201,870, Establishment of relationships between properties and behaviour of single particles and those of the bulk, Co-I, September 2002 - December 2004
• Pfizer: £212,000, Milling of pharmaceutical powders, Co-I, September 2001 – March 2004
• BNFL: £3,000, Development of cohesivimeter for characterisation of cohesive powders, PI,  January 2002 - January 2003
• BNFL: £3,500, Non-invasive temperature measurement of particulate systems, PI, January 2002 - January 2002
• RAEng: £900, Travel grant, PI, 2002
• SRIF2, £100,000, Nanofluids production unit, capital investment, PI, 2004
• SRIF2, £200,000, Supercritical water system, capital investment, Co-I, 2004
• SRIF1, £100,000, Supercritical CO₂ particle formation facility, capital investment, Co-I, 2003

Editorial Activities of Learned Journals

• Discovery Energy (Springer Nature): Associated Editor, 2021 - Present
• Energy Storage & Saving (Elsevier): Associate Editor, 2021 - Present
• Frontiers in Process and Energy Systems Engineering: Associate Editor, 2019 - Present
• Energy Storage Science & Technology: Honorary Editor-In-Chief, 2019 - Present
• Energy Storage (Wily): Editorial board member, 2018 - Present
• Journal of Thermal Science (Springer): Editorial board, 2018 - Present
• Energies (MDPI): Editorial board, 2017 - Present
• Applied Sciences (MDPI): Editorial Board, 2016 - Present
• Energy Storage Science & Technology: Founding Editor-In-Chief, 2012 - 2019
• Journal of Crystallization Physics and Chemistry: Editorial Board, 2008 - Present
• Chinese Journal of Powder Technology: Editorial Board, 2012 - Present
• Particuology (Elsevier): Editorial Board, 2005 – Present
• KMUTNB: IJAST: International Editorial Board, 2015-Present
• Particuology: Editor, special issue on energy storage – materials and process challenges, 2014
• Journal of Nanoparticle Research: Editor, special Issue for the 1^st ECI Conference on Nanofluids, 2007
• Chemical Engineering Journal: Editor, special Issue for the 4^th World Congress on Industrial Process Tomography, 2005
• Powder Technology: Editor, special Issue for the 1^st UK-China Particle Technology Forum, 2007
• Recent Patent on Engineering: Editorial Board, 2006 - 2014
• Recent Patent on Nanotechnology: Editorial Board, 2006 - 2014
• Open Journal of Nanoscience: Editorial Board, 2007 - 2014
• Open Journal of Drug Delivery: Editorial Board, 2007 - 2014
• Particuology: Editor, special Issue for the 1^st UK-China Particle Technology Forum, 2007

Honorary Appointments and Professional Memberships

•  2021 – Present: Official nominator of The VinFuture Prize Foundation
• 2020 – Present: Royal Society Net Zero Panel for advising government, industry and funding councils on the research and development priority challenges of net-zero carbon emissions
• 2020 - Present: Academic Expert Panel Member for harnessing the waste cold of LNG for the World Bank Group
• 2019 – Present: Official nominator of Global Energy Prize
• 2019 – Present: International Energy Agency ECES Annex 36: Carnot Batteries – Subtask C Leader
• 2019 – Present: External examiner - Final Honors, Department of Engineering Science, University of Oxford
• 2019 – Present: Advisory board member, National Transformative Project on Bio-inspired High-Performance Thermal Energy Storage Materials and Process Design, Ministry of Science & Technology, China
• 2019: Energy expert - thermal energy storage, National Technology Trend Prediction, Science & Technology Research Institute, Ministry of Science & Technology, China
• 2019-2021: Rotating chair - International Energy Storage Alliance
• 2019: Steering Group Member - The Royal Society studies on UK long term large-scale energy storage
• 2019 - Present: UK BEIS Molten Salts Advisory Group Member - The use of molten salt in future nuclear reactors
• 2019: External academic recruitment panel member – Engineering Science of University of Oxford, UK
• 2019 – Present: Assessor - British Academy, UK
• 2019: International assessor – Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research
• 2019: International assessor for the establishment of a new DLR Institute of Low-Carbon Industrial Processes, German Helmholtz Association.
• 2019: Panel Member of European Science Foundation (Environmental Panel)
• 2018 – Present: Member of European Science Foundation College of Expert Reviewers
• 2018 – 2021: Senior Technical Expert to Beijing Zhizhong Energy Internet Research Institute (SCER)
• 2018: Assessor of Qiu Shi Scholarships, Hong Kong Qiu Shi Science & Technology Foundation
• 2017 – 2018: Scientific Panel Member (Energy) for German Aerospace Centre of the Helmholtz Association.
• 2017 – Present: Official Expert of European Technology and Innovation Platform – Smart Networks for Energy Transition (ETIP-SNET): Working Group 2: Storage technologies and sector interfaces.
• 2017 – Present: International assessor of French National Funding Agency (ANR) for the establishment of 10-year graduate schools.
• 2017 – Present: International assessor for Swiss National Science Foundation
• 2017 - Present: Panel member for Beijing Metropolitan Science & Technology Department for future leaders in energy area
• 2017 – 2021: Visiting Professor of Chemical Engineering, East China University of Science & Technology, Shanghai
• 2016 – 2018: Advisor to Chinese National Science Association Project on Road Map for Energy Storage Science & Technology Development
• 2016 – 2018: External expert / advisor of Global Energy Interconnection Research Institute Europe of State Grid Corporation of China
• 2016 – 2017: International assessor of Israel Ministry of Science, Technology & Space
• 2016: Assessor of EU ERC programmes
• 2016 - Present: International assessor for Mitacs Accelerate Proposal Applications (Canada)
• 2016 – Present: International assessor for Fulbright (Poland) Senior Fellowships
• 2016 – Present: International science assessor for ANR (France)
• 2015 – Present: Innovate UK (formerly TSB UK) assessor for Energy related programmes
• 2015 – Present: Vice Chairman of Science Board of the Energy Storage Division of Chinese National Association of Electrochemical and Physical Power Sources
• 2015: Assessor for Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 fellowship in science & engineering
• 2014 - 2017: Non-Executive Director, CREG (a Nasdaq listed company).
• 2014 – 2016: International assessor for Competence Centre Energy and Mobility (CCEM-CH), Switzerland
• 2014 – 2015: International assessor for Chinese Academy of Sciences for outstanding science achievement awards (Energy Storage)
• 2014 – Present: Advisory board member of Energy Storage Engineering Committee of Chinese Chemical Engineering and Chemical Technology Society
• 2013 – Present: Initiator and senior advisor to Energy Storage Engineering Division of The Chemical Industry and Engineering Society of China
• 2013 – 2015: International assessor of NPRP of Qatar
• 2013: Overseas panel member of Natural Science Foundation of China (Engineering and Materials)
• 2013 – Present: Visiting Professor of Energy & Environmental Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing
• 2013 – 2020: Visiting Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of Leeds
• 2012 – 2016: (Honorary) Vice Director, Nanjing Chemical Science & Engineering Research Institute
• 2012 – 2013: International assessor of Finnish Academy of Sciences
• 2012 – 2016: Visiting Professor in Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science & Technology, Nanjing
• 2012 – Present: Technical advisory board member, AnSteel Group, Anshan
• 2012 – 2015: External examiner of MSc in Process Engineering, Queens University of Belfast, UK
• 2012 – 2013: Panel member for setting the Helmholtz Institute on Renewable Energy Production (Material- and process-based solutions for a climate-neutral and sustainable energy production at acceptable costs) Helmholtz Association, Germany
• 2011 – Present: Changjiang Chair Professor Screening (overseas) Assessor, Ministry of Education of China
• 2011 – 2015: International assessor of Singapore National Research Council
• 2011 – 2013: Advisory board member, Dearman Engine Ltd, UK
• 2011 – Present: Visiting Professor of Energy Engineering, University of Science & Technology Beijing, Beijing
• 2011 – Present: European Energy Research Alliance (EERA) UK coordinator for Thermal Energy Storage on behalf of UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC)
• 2011 – Present: Member of Chemical Industry and Engineering Society of China
• 2011 – 2016: Vice Chairman of Energy Particles Group of Chinese Particuology Society
• 2010 – 2014: Committee Member of Chinese Society of Particuology
• 2009 – Present: Member of board of assessors for publications medal of UK Institution of Chemical Engineers
• 2008 – Present: Guest Professor, Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing
• 2008 – 2009: Member of Society of Chemical Industry
• 2007 – 2012: Member of US Materials Research Society
• 2006 – 2010: Visiting Professor of Energy & Power Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin
• 2006 – 2014: Visiting Professor of Food Engineering, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin
• 2006 – 2014: Member of UK EPSRC Flow and Engineering Panels
• 2006 – Present: Member of academic steering committee, GuiZhou Clean Energy Research Centre, P.R. China
• 2005 – 2007: Committee member of the Virtual Centre for Industrial Process Tomography (VCIPT)
• 2004 – Present: Member of Advisory Committee of the Chinese Society of Chemical Science and Technology, UK
• 2004-2010: Member of Steering Committee of University of Leeds Nanomanufacturing Initiative
• 2004 – 2006: Coordinator, Nanotechnology Focus Group of YAN-CE (a network supported by UK EPSRC)
• 2003 – Present: Member of UK EPSRC Peer Review College  
• 2002 – 2016: Committee member of Particle Technology Subject Group of the Institution of Chemical Engineers
• 2002 – 2006: Member of managing committee of YAN-CE
• 2001 – 2012: Committee member of Particle Characterisation Interest Group of the Royal Society of Chemistry
• 2001 – 2018: Associate Member of Institution of Chemical Engineers
• 1996 – 1997: Member of Iron & Steel Society
• 1997 – 1999: Member of Institution of Mining and Metallurgy
• 1988 – 1994: Member of Chinese Society of Metals

Patents 

• 2020110891046/2020222668232: An integrated liquid air energy storage – ammonia production system, 2020.
• 2020223926602/2020111466829: A low-pressure high-efficiency liquid air-based energy storage system, 2020.
• 2020113294333/2020227458141: A liquid air-based power generation method and system, 2020.
• 2020106457177/2020213108551: A thermal energy supply and management system for a cold chain transport vehicle, 2020.
• 2020106452703/2020213101016: An integrated thermal energy generation and storage system for indoor temperature regulation, 2020.
• 202011618161: A thermal energy storage based thermal management method and system for telecommunication base stations, 2020.
• GB501801824.2: Vehicle Charging, 2018, now in PCT stage (WO2019/162680)
• GB1802631.0: Energy Generation, 2018, now in PCT stage (WO2019/158948).
• GB1817225.4: Thermal Management, 2018, now in PCT stage.
• 201810924768.6 - A liquid air energy storage-based heat-cold-electrical supply system and method, 2018.
• Rail & road based cold chain transportation patents:
  • 201821041698.1 – A thermally insulated transportation system (Applicants; Y Ding, CRRC), filed in June 2018
  • 201810715428.2 - A thermal insulated transport system, 2018 (Applicants: Y Ding, CRRC), filed in June 2018
  • 201810714437.X – A storage and transportation device (Applicants; CRRC, Y Ding), filed in June 2018
  • 201821040409.6 - A storage and transportation device (Applicants; CRRC, Y Ding), filed in June 2018
  • 201810713459.4 – A mobile cold storage warehouse (Applicants: Y Ding, CRRC), filed in June 2018
  • 201810715266.2 – An energy storage unit (Applicants; CRRC, Y Ding), filed in June 2018
  • 201810713454.1 - A cold chain transportation vehicle, 2018 (Applicants: Y Ding, CRRC), filed in June 2018
  • 201821040142.0 – A cold charge device (Applicants: CRRC, Y Ding), filed in June 2018
  • 201810715372.0 - A cold charge device (Applicants: CRRC, Y Ding), filed in June 2018
  • 201810713628.4 – A control method and a cold charge device for energy storage unit (Applicants: CRRC, Y Ding), filed in June 2018
• 2018215073649: A liquid air based offshore renewable energy storage and transmission method and system, 2018.
• 201710491411.9: A device and method for enhancing round trip efficiency of liquid air energy storage system, 2017
• 201720745596.7: An integrated liquid air energy storage and battery system for black start and frequency regulation of power grids, 2017.
• 201710554410.4: A phase change material-based air conditioning device and system for pure electrical vehicles, 2017.
• WO 2015089941: A lubricating oil and its fabrication method for enhancing surface wear, 2013. 
• CN106318328A: Vermiculite based composite phase change materials and fabrication method, 2017
• CN105838331A: Vermiculite based composite phase change spheres and fabrication methods and applications, 2016.
• CN105018035A: An integrated encapsulation method for high temperature composite phase change material with anti corrosion coating, 2014
• CN104829264A: A resource efficient method for the fabrication of porous ceramic materials, 2014.
• CN205717918 U: A method and device for cascading use of off-peak electricity and curtailed wind power, 2016
• CN201410069073.6: A large scale energy storage-based heat exchanger for medium and high temperature applications, 2014
• CN203758938U: A high throughput smart device for materials screening under cyclic heating-cooling conditions, 2013
• CN201310279616.2: A peak-shaving method for nuclear power plants through integration with cryogenic energy storage, 2013
• CN201310604018.8: A pulverised coal preheating method for blast furnace coal injection, 2013
• CN201320650396.5: An energy storage-based power generation system using intermittent waste heat, 2013
• ZL201010194828.7: Integration of cryogenic energy storage system with gas power generation for peak-shaving, patent filed in 2010, granted in 2013
• CN201310430457.1: A method for making heat storage materials for industrial waste heat recovery, 2013
• CN201210222040.1: A method for making nano-sized core-shell structured thermal energy storage materials, 2012
• CN201210042223.5: A method for wind power utilisation, 2012.
• CN201110020886.2: A method and system for off-peak electricity and waste heat storage and utilisation, 2011
• CN201010285310.4: A mini-freezer based on filled air, 2010
• WO2010038087: Production of nanoemulsions, 2009
• WO2006/082431: Particulate phase chromatography, 2006
• WO 2007/109239: Nano-based cleaning method, 2007
• WO 2007/096656/CN200780013983.0: A method of storing energy and a cryogenic energy storage system, 2007
• WO 2007/080394: Cryogenic engines, 2007
• CN94201968.7: A granular coal combustor with particle separation and cleaning, 1994
• CN94109141.4: An efficient method for the production of concentrated aqueous solutions of nutrients, 1994
• CN94213980.1: A portable water drinking unit with functions of cleaning, mineralization and controlled release of nutrient, 1994
• CN94213981.X: A hanging bag for mineralization, controlled release of nutrient and cleaning of water, 1994
• CN93235829.2: A highly efficient heat exchanger with dust separation, 1993  
• ZL93223772.X: Oxy-coal combustor with multi-jet of oxygen, 1993
• CN93245323.6: A multifunctional hand-held tube for water drinking, 1993
• ZL92205037.6: A novel combustor for BF tuyere pulverised coal injection, 1992
• ZL91224336.8: An oxy-coal combusting device for BF PCI, 1991
• ZL90209441.6: A full hot air oil burner with an automatic air/fuel proportional controller, 1990
• ZL90201755.1: A self-preheating combustor with a recuperator, 1990
• ZL90200974.5: A rapid oil combustor, 1990
• CN89102106.X: A pulverized coal burner and gasification technique, 1989

Conferences and Short Courses Organisation

1. UK Supergen Energy Storage Network - IEA Annex Task 36 Joint Workshop on Carnot Batteries: Industry meets academia, Organizer, on-line, 28-29 Jan 2021.
2. The 3rd China-UK Bilateral Seminar on Renewable Energy and Phase Change Energy Storage Integrated Buildings, Co-Chair, 9-11 December 2020.
3. 12^th Global Chinese Chemical Engineers Symposium (GCCES-2020) (12^th Annual Conference of Global Academy of Chinese Chemical Engineers), Co-Chair, August 16-19, 2020, Hamburg, Germany (postponed to 2021).
4. 2^nd World Energy Storage Conference (WESC 2019), Chair, 2022 with date to be decided, Birmingham, UK.
5. 2019 UK Energy Storage Conference, September 2019, Science board member, Newcastle, UK.
6. 2^nd UK-China Symposium on Clean Energy Utilisation & 2^nd UK-China Forum on Energy Storage, Co-Chair, 7^th – 9^th August 2019, University of Birmingham, UK.
7. 1^st World Energy Storage Conference (WESC 2019), Co-Chair, 18^th – 19^th May 2019, Beijing, China.
8. The 1^st International Conference on Energy and Environment, International Scientific Committee Member and Vice Chair, 19^th – 22^nd September, 2019, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China.
9. 1^st International Conference on Nanofluids / 2^nd European Symposium on Nanofluids, June 2019, Science committee, Castellon, Spain.
10. 7^th UK-China Particle Technology Forum, 28-31 July 2019, organising committee member, Edinburgh, UK.
11. 2019 UK-China Roadshow & Workshops on Cold Chain Technologies, March 2019, UK coordinator and Co-Chair, Nanjing & Guangzhou, China.
12. Diamond Day: Workshop on GaN-Diamond, Scientific Committee Member and Session Chair, 29^th January 2019, Bristol, UK.
13. Royal Society – Chinese Academy of Sciences Policy Dialogue Workshop on Energy Storage, 16-17 January 2019, Dalian, China.
14. Thermal Energy Storage Symposium of Third Energy Future Conferences, 8-10 February 2018, Co-Chair, Sydney, Australia.
15. 1^st UK-China Symposium on Energy Storage & 2017-2018 FCO UK-China Workshop on Energy Storage, 14-15 January 2018, Initiator & Co-Chair, Beijing, China.
16. 1^st European Symposium on Nanofluids, October 2017, Science committee, Lisbon, Portugal.
17. 10^th World Congress on Chemical Engineering, 1-5 October 2017, Vice Chairman of Joint Energy Storage Symposium, Barcelona, Spain.
18. 2017 Asian-Pacific Particle Technology Symposium, 30 July – 3 August 2017, Session Chair and Discussion Panel Member, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
19. 6^th UK-China Particle Technology Forum, 8-11 September 2017, Yangzhou, Co-Chair, Yangzhou, China.
20. 1^st UK-China Workshop on Clean Energy Utilisation, 11-14 August 2017, Co-Chair, Nanjing, China.
21. 2016 UK Energy Storage Conference, 29 November – 1 December 2016, Science board member, and co-organiser, Birmingham, UK.
22. Power & Energy Engineering Conference, 29-30 September 2016, Organising committee member, London.
23. 6^th International Energy Storage Conference & Expo, 24-26 May 2016, Shenzhen, China, Conference co-chair, China Energy Storage Network.
24. The Third UK Energy Storage Conference, November 2016, organising and scientific committee member, University of Birmingham.
25. 2016 UK-China Steel Research Forum, April 2016, scientific committee member, Chongqing, China.
26. Global Chinese Chemical Engineering Conference, 2016, Singapore, conference science committee member.
27. 2016 UK Thermal Energy Storage Workshop, June 2016, initiator and committee member, Imperial College London.
28. 2015 UK Thermal Energy Storage Workshop, June 2015, UK, initiator, organiser and chair, University of Birmingham.
29. First UK-China Thermal Energy Storage Workshop, June 2015, UK, initiator, organiser and chair, University of Birmingham.
30. 13^th UK Particle Technology Forum / 5^th UK-China Particle Technology Forum, July 2015, Leeds, UK, advisory board member, chair of a plenary lecture.
31. 5^th International Energy Storage Conference, May 2015, Shanghai, China, Scientific committee member, China Energy Storage Network.
32. PARTEC, Scientific committee member and session chair, April 2016, Nuremburg, Germany.
33. 2015 UK Energy Storage Conference, November 2015, Birmingham, UK, conference science board member.
34. 2014 UK Energy Storage Conference, 2014, Warwick, UK, conference science committee member.
35. First Chinese National Energy Storage Conference, 2014, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, chair of conference science committee.
36. The 3rd UK-China Steel Research Forum & 15th CMA-UK conference, 2014, Oxford, conference science committee member.
37. Global Chinese Chemical Engineering Conference, 2014, Hong Kong, conference science committee member.
38. 6^th World Congress on Particle Technology, 2014, Beijing, China, conference vice chair.
39. 4^th International Symposium on Micro and Nano Technology (ISMNT4), 2013, Shanghai, China, session chair and advisory committee member.
40. 4^th UK-China Particle Technology Forum, 2013, Shanghai, China, advisory board member and session chair.
41. Congress of Chemical Industry and Engineering Society of China, 2013, Nanjing, China, Energy Storage Symposium Chair.
42. PARTEC, 2013, Nuremburg, Germany, conference executive committee members.
43. The Inaugural International Conference on Energy and Sustainability, 2013, Hangzhou, China, session chair and facilitator.
44. Whiterose Consortium Workshops on Energy Recovery and Storage: A New Approach for the UK and China, 2013, Beijing and Nanjing, facilitator
45. 2^nd Energy Particles Conference of China Particuology Society, 2013, Tsinghua University, China, conference co-chair.
46. 2^nd Mainland China - Taiwan Forum on Green Materials and Manufacturing, 2013, Shanghai University, scientific committee member and session chair.
47. World Resources Forum, 2012, Beijing, China, session chair.
48. Beijing International Energy Storage Conference, 2012 & 2013, conference executive chairman.
49. Annual Conference for Global Chinese Chemical Engineers, 2012 (Birmingham, UK), 2013 (Xian, China), scientific committee member.
50. International Workshop of Process Intensification, 2012, Seoul, South Korea, Scientific / organising committee member.
51. 8^th Chinese Particuology Society Conference, 2012, Hangzhou, China, organising committee member, session chair.
52. 2^nd Sino-British Workshop on the Future of Energy Storage Technologies and Policy, 2011, Beijing, China, chair of organising committee.
53. 1^st Energy Particles Conference of China Particuology Society, 2011, Urumqi, China, conference co-chair.
54. 2^nd ECI Conference on Nanofluids, 2010, Montreal, Canada, co-chair.
55. 13^th Chinese Materials Society UK, 2010, Leicester University, UK, session Chair.
56. UK-China Forum for Steel Research, 2010 (Leicester, UK), 2012 (Wuhan, China), session chair and advisory committee member.
57. Sustainable Thermal Energy Management Conference, 2010, Newcastle, UK, Scientific committee member.
58. 1^st International Symposium on Low Carbon Technology, 2009, Beijing, session chair.
59. International Symposium on Advances in Functional Materials, 2009, Jiu Zhai Gou, China, session chair.
60. PARTEC, 2007, Nuremburg, Germany, session chair.
61. 1^st ECI Conference on Nanofluids, 2007, Colorado, USA, conference co-chair.
62. UK-China Forum for Particle Technology, 2007 (Leeds, UK), forum initiator and chair; 2009 (Guiyang, China), co-chair; 2011 (Birmingham, UK), advisory and organising committee member; 2013 (Shanghai, China)
63. Nanoparticles: academics meet industry, 2007, Derby, UK, RSC PCIG Meeting, meeting co-chair.
64. ECI Conference on Control of Particulate Processes, 2006, Canada, Member of International advisory committee.
65. World Congress on Industrial Process Tomography, 2005, Aizu, Japan, session chair.
66. International Symposium on the Role of Adsorbed Films and Particulate Systems, 2005, Florida, USA, session chair.
67. World Congress on Chemical Engineering, 2005, Glasgow, UK, session chair
68. Micro and Nano Scale Transport Phenomena, 2005, Leeds, UK, IChemE meeting, meeting chair.
69. IFPRI Annual General Meeting, 2005, Harrogate, UK, member of the organising committee.
70. CSCST-UK & SCI-CS Joint Conferences, 2004 (Leeds), 2007 (Birmingham), 2008 (Liverpool), session chair; 2004 – Present, scientific committee member.
71. Particle Systems Analysis, 2003 (Harrogate, UK), session chair; PSA 2005 (Stratford-upon-Avon, UK), PSA 2008 (Stratford-upon-Avon, UK), PSA 2010 (Edinburgh, UK), member of International advisory committee.
72. UK Particle Technology Forum 4, 2002, Leeds, UK, co-ordinator of the IChemE Young Researchers’ Award, member of organising committee.
73. Measurement Techniques for Particulate Systems, 2001 & 2004 (Leeds, UK), IChemE meeting, meeting chair.
74. Characterisation of Physical and Mechanical Properties of Powders, 2003 – 2009, Leeds, UK, annual short course, course director and lecturer.

Invited Plenary and Keynote Lectures / Presentations

2021

1. Y.L. Ding, Thermal Energy Storage Using Composite Phase Change Materials - From Materials and Devices to Systems Integration and Applications, Hunan University (China) Public Lecture on building energy and renewable energy, 13 January 2021, (On-Line).

2020

1. Y.L. Ding, Cleaning Cooling Research - From Cold Production to Storage and Utilisation, China-UK Belt & Road Energy Research Workshop, Beijing, China, 25, November 2020 (On-Line).
2. Y.L. Ding, Energy Storage and Net Zero Carbon Energy Future, SDI & CBBC (UK-China) Webinar - Innovation in Energy Storage for Offshore Wind, 27 October 2020 (On-Line).
3. Y.L. Ding, Energy Storage and Net Zero Carbon Energy Future, 2020 Clean Energy International Forum, Yingchuan, China, 28-29 October 2020 (On-Line).
4. Y.L. Ding, Energy Storage and Net Zero Carbon Energy Future, 12^th Global Chinese Chemical Engineers Symposium (GCCES-12) - Frontier of Chemical Engineering, Nanjing, China, 27-29 October 2020 (On-Line).
5. Y.L. Ding, Cryogenic Energy Storage for a Net Zero Carbon Future, ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY, SCOTTISH CENTRE, 9 October 2020 (On-Line).
6. Y.L. Ding, Thermal Energy Storage for Heating, Cooling, Power & Mobility, University of Birmingham - Khalifa University Joint Workshop on Energy, 7 October 2020.
7. Y.L. Ding, Integrated thermal energy conversion and storage - a next generation disruptive technology: A Carnot Battery System, 2^nd International Workshop on Carnot Batteries, Stuttgart, Germany, 15-16 September 2020 (On-Line).
8. Y.L. Ding, Composite phase change materials for thermal energy storage: From molecular modelling based formulation to innovative manufacture and applications, Summer School on Latent Heat Storage for a Sustainable Future, University of Padova, Italy, 7-11 September 2020 (On-Line).
9. Y.L. Ding, Composite phase change materials for thermal energy storage: From molecular modelling based formulation to innovative manufacture and applications, Shipping, Ocean & New Energy Utilisation 2020 - Shanghai Supper School, 1-10 September 2020 (On-Line).
10. Y.L. Ding, Composite phase change materials for medium to high temperature thermal energy storage, Sino-Japan-UK Frontiers in Phase Change Heat Transfer, X’an Jiaotong University, 27-29 July 2020 (On-Line).
11. Y.L. Ding, Composite phase change materials based thermal energy storage for heating decarbonization, ERA-Siemens R&I Development Workshop on Energy & Digital, 20 July 2020 (On-Line).
12. Y.L. Ding, Composite phase change materials based thermal energy storage for heat decarbonization, ERA Webinar – Decarbonising Heat, 1 July 2020.
13. Y.L. Ding, Energy Storage and Net (Nearly Net) Zero Carbon Energy Systems, ABCP Virtual Seminar – Opening Lecture, 19 June 2020.
14. Y.L. Ding, Cryogenic Energy Storage (CES) - Focusing on Liquid Air Energy Storage (LAES), ETIP SNET Workshop on Energy Storage, 28 May 2020 (On-Line).
15. Y.L. Ding, Energy Storage and Net (Close to Net) Zero Carbon Energy Systems, China Energy Daily public lecture, 20 May 2020.
16. Y.L. Ding, Thermal energy storage for heat, cold, power & mobility, Joint ERA-EDF Workshop, Edgbaston Park Hotel, University of Birmingham, 6 February 2020.
17. Y.L. Ding, Composite phase change materials for thermal energy storage: From molecular modelling based formulation to innovative manufacture and applications, Newcastle University, 30 January 2020.
18. Y.L. Ding, Thermal energy storage for heat, cold, power & mobility, Joint ERA- SIRACH Workshop, Edgbaston Park Hotel, University of Birmingham, 23 January 2020.
19. Y.L. Ding, Thermal energy storage for heat, cold, power & mobility, Joint ERA- Zhejiang Province Science & Technology Department Workshop, Hangzhou, 16 January 2020.
20. Y.L. Ding, Thermal energy storage for heat, cold, power & mobility, Joint ERA- JITRI Workshop, JITRI, Nanjing, 15 January 2020.
21. Y.L. Ding, Thermal energy storage for heat, cold, power & mobility, Joint ERA- USTB Workshop, University of Science & Technology Beijing, Beijing, 13 January 2020.

2019

1. Y.L. Ding, Heat transfer intensification using particles across length scales, China National Heat and Mass Transfer Annual Conference, Qingdao, China, Opening plenary, 18-20 October 2019.
2. Y.L. Ding, Distributed energy systems based on offshore renewables, 2019 UK-China Future Energy System Development Forum, University of Birmingham, 6 June 2019.
3. Y.L. Ding, UK Physical Energy Storage & Policy Implications - Focusing on Thermal, Mechanical and Coupled Thermo-Mechanical Energy Storage, First World Energy Storage Conference & The 8th Energy Storage International Conference & Expo, Beijing, 18-20 May 2019.
4. Y.L. Ding, Composite Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage: Linking Materials Properties to System Level Performance, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, 10 May 2019.
5. Y.L. Ding, Decentralized energy systems based on offshore renewables, Shuangqing Forum of National Natural Science Foundation of China, 3 May 2019.
6. Y.L. Ding, Recent progress in Thermal Energy Storage, from molecular modelling based formulation, to innovative manufacture, and to system integration and applications, Nantong University, 9 May 2019.
7. Y.L. Ding, Energy Storage for Heat, Power and Mobility, ATETA Workshop, Energy Systems Catapult, Birmingham, 22 May 2019.
8. Y.L. Ding, Cryogenic (Liquid Air) Energy Storage, Scottish IChemE AGM, Edinburgh, 18 June 2019.
9. Y.L. Ding, UK Physical Energy Storage, UK (Royal Society) – Italy (National Science Foundation) Bilateral Workshop on Scientific Challenges of New Energy Technologies, Venice, 20-21 June 2019.
10. Y.L. Ding, BCES Energy & Energy Storage Research, Zanotti, Italy, 8 July 2019.
11. Y.L. Ding, UK overview: grid scale storage, EPSRC-NSFC Workshop in Sustainable Power Supply & Grid Scale Storage, London, 3-4 June 2019.
12. Y.L. Ding, Energy Storage for Heat, Power and Mobility - Focusing on UK Thermal, Mechanical and Coupled Thermo-Mechanical (Physical) Energy Storage, 1^st ABCP Annual Conference, University of Surrey, Guildford, 10-12 July 2019.
13. Y.L. Ding, Thermal-Chemical-Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage – A Next Generation Disruptive Technology, The Roundtable Discussion on Fuel Cells - Part of Workshop on Catalytic Reactions with Ion Transfer through Interfaces (ITICAT 2019), 15 August 2019, Aalto University, Finland.
14. Y.L. Ding, Cryogenic Energy Storage (CES) - Focusing on Liquid Air Energy Storage (LAES), 8^th Oxford Energy Day, University of Oxford, 1 October 2019.
15. Y.L. Ding, Composite phase change materials for thermal energy storage: From molecular modelling based formulation to innovative manufacture and applications, ICEE2019, Nanjing, 19-22 September 2019.
16. Y.L. Ding, Passive cooling technologies for smart and integrated road and rail cold chain transportation – from materials to commercialization, Deep Dive Workshop on Access to Cooling, Asian Clean Energy Summit, Singapore, 1 November 2019.
17. Y.L. Ding, Integrated thermal-chemical-electrochemical energy conversion and storage: a potentially highly efficient and flexible process, UK Supergen Storage Hub Meeting, Oxford, 26 November 2019.
18. Y.L. Ding, Thermal Energy Storage for near net zero-carbon energy systems – current status and challenges, Green Steelmaking Workshop, Chinese Society of Metals, Beijing, 3 November 2019.
19. Y.L. Ding, Thermal Energy Storage for near net zero-carbon energy systems – current status and challenges, The Chemical Industry and Engineering Society of China – 2019 Annual Conference: Energy Storage Division Symposium, Qingdao, 18 October 2019.
20. Y.L. Ding, Heat Transfer Intensification Using Particles Across Length Scales, 2019 Annual Heat & Mass Transfer Conference, Chinese Society of Engineering Physics, Qingdao, 18 October 2019.
21. Y.L. Ding, BCES Energy & Energy Storage Research, Flexis Consortium Meeting, Cardiff University, 4 July 2019.
22. Y.L. Ding, UK Physical Energy Storage & Policy Implications - Focusing on Thermal, Mechanical and Coupled Thermo-Mechanical Energy Storage, UK-China Clean Energy Partnership 2019/20 Conference (British Embassy Beijing - National Energy Administration of China), Beijing, 20 March 2019.
23. Y.L. Ding, High temperature phase change materials and applications, 6th Swiss Symposium on Thermal Energy Storage, Lucerne, Switzerland, 25 January 2019.
24. Y.L Ding, Physical energy storage – a UK summary, Royal Society – Chinese Academy of Sciences Policy Dialogue Workshop on Energy Storage, Dalian, China, 16-17 January 2019.

2018

1. Y.L. Ding, Integrated thermal energy conversion and storage - A Carnot Battery System, International Workshop on Carnot Batteries, DLR, Stuttgart, Germany, 9-10 October 2018.
2. Y.L. Ding, Integrated thermal energy conversion and storage - a next generation disruptive technology, 3^rd Japanese-German Workshop on Renewable Energies, Tokyo, Japan, 17-19 October 2018.
3. Y.L. Ding, Liquid Air Energy Storage, Energy Storage Panel Discussion Session, 16^th International Heat Transfer Conference, Beijing, 10-15 August 2018.
4. Y.L. Ding, Composite phase change materials for thermal energy storage: linking materials properties to system level performance, The 1st EU-China Symposium on Sustainable Energy Technologies, University of Hull, 29 July – 1 August 2018.
5. Y.L. Ding, Thermal and liquid air energy storage, Tutorial lectures for The Power Systems Computation Conference (PSCC) - 2018, Dublin, 11-15 June 2018.
6. Y.L. Ding, Integrated thermal-chemical-electrical energy conversion and storage: a next generation disruptive technology, 8^th International Energy Storage Conference & Expo, Shenzhen, 19-21 May 2018.
7. Y.L. Ding (2018) Thermal Energy Storage using phase change materials: Recent Progress in Commercialisation, Beijing Heat & Power Group, 16 May 2018.
8. Y.L. Ding (2018) Liquid air energy storage: recent progress, Shandong Provincial Solar Energy Association, 15 May 2018.
9. Y.L. Ding, Recent progress in R&D and commercialisation of composite phase change materials for thermal energy storage applications, Nippon Paint China Holdings Co Ltd, 11 May 2018.
10. Y.L. Ding, The Energy Dice: exploring thermal energy transformation, transportation, storage and applications, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, 23^rd April 2018.
11. Y.L. Ding, The cooling technologies for 2030, The 1^st world conference on clean cooling, University of Birmingham, 18-19 April 2018.
12. Y.L. Ding, Recent progress in thermal energy storage research,  7^th Beijing International Energy Storage Conference & Expo (ESIE 2018), 2^nd-4^th April 2018.
13. Y.L. Ding, Thermal energy storage & bioenergy integration, JITRI Workshop on conversion of biomass and waste to clean energy, Nanjing, 19^th March 2018.
14. Y.L. Ding, Multiphase Transport Phenomena in Composite phase change materials for thermal energy storage, Invited Seminar, Imperial College London, 21 February 2018. 

2017

1. Y.L. Ding, Thermal energy storage for water desalination, Bilateral Workshop on Water Scarcity – Conservation & Desalination, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Kuwait, 4-5 December 2017.
2. Y.L. Ding, Energy dice – exploring thermal energy conversion, storage and transportation, The Beauty of Physical Sciences Seminar, University of Science & Technology Beijing, 9^th November 2017,
3. Y.L. Ding, Thermal energy storage using composite phase change materials: The role of nanofluids in performance enhancement, 1^st European Symposium on Nanofluids, Lisbon, 8-11 October 2017.
4. Y.L. Ding, Thermal and Liquid Air Energy Storage - from molecular modelling based formulation, to innovative manufacture, system integration, and to applications, CDT Energy Storage Conference, University of Southampton, 14 September 2017.
5. Y.L. Ding, Composite phase change materials for thermal energy storage: from molecular modelling based formulation, to innovative manufacture, and to system integration, UK-China Workshop on Clean Energy Utilisation, Nanjing, 8-11 August 2017.
6. Y.L. Ding, Composite phase change materials for thermal energy storage: from molecular modelling based formulation, to innovative manufacture, and to system integration, Asian Pacific Particle Technology Symposium – APT 2017, Chang Gung University Campus, Taoyuan, Taiwan, 30 July – 3 August 2017
7. Y.L. Ding, Recent Progress in Liquid Air and Thermal Energy Storage Research, AnSteel, Anshan City, 6 August 2017.
8. Y.L. Ding, Multiphase transport phenomena in composite phase change materials for thermal energy storage, 13th International Conference on Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics (HEFAT 2017), Portoroz, Slovenia, 16-19 July 2017.
9. Y.L. Ding, Recent progress in thermal energy storage using composite phase change materials for medium to high temperature applications, Stuttgart, 2nd German-Japan Workshop on Renewable Energy, 5-7 July 2017.
10. Y.L. Ding, Thermal energy storage using composite phase change materials – from materials to system integration, and to innovative manufacture, University of Science & Technology Beijing, Beijing, 19 May 2017.
11. Y.L. Ding, Thermal energy storage using composite phase change materials – from materials to system integration, Southeast University, Nanjing, 16 May 2017.
12. Y.L. Ding, Integration of liquid air energy storage with nuclear power plants, MIT Workshop on Light Water Reactor Heat Storage for Peak Power and Increased Revenue, MIT, USA, June 2017.
13. Y.L. Ding, Progress in thermal and liquid air energy storage, Workshop on identifying research and policy agendas for sustainable cities and energy systems (addressing global challenges), UNESP, Sao Paulo City Campus, Brazil, 12 March 2017.
14. Y.L. Ding, Thermal energy storage - From Materials To System Integration, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 4 February 2017.
15. Y.L. Ding, Thermal Energy Storage – From Materials To System Integration, East China University of Science & Technology, 16 January 2017.

2016

1. Y.L. Ding, Recent Progress in Thermal Energy Storage Research, 3^rd National Conference of Energy Storage Science & Technology, Energy Storage Engineering Division of Chinese Chemical Science & Technology Society, Shenzhen, 22-25 November 2016.
2. Y.L. Ding, Thermal Energy Storage – From Materials To System Integration, China National Physical Energy Storage Engineering Centre (Bijie), Bijie City, 17 October 2016.
3. Y.L. Ding, Thermal Energy Storage – From Materials To System Integration, China University of Geosciences, 9 October 2017.
4. Y.L. Ding, Liquid Air Energy Storage: from concept to commercialisation, Harbin Engineering Technology, 27 September 2016
5. Y.L. Ding, Thermal Energy Storage: from materials to system integration, Schools of Energy & Power and Electrical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, 26-27 September 2016
6. Y.L. Ding, Liquid Air Energy Storage: from concept to commercialisation, School of Energy & Power, Harbin Institute of Technology, 26 September 2016
7. Y.L. Ding, Transport phenomena of confined gas-solid flows, Multiphase Flow Measurement Conference 2016, opening plenary lecture, Beijing, 22-24 September 2016
8. Y.L. Ding, University-Industry Links across UK & China: Some Personal Experiences, RCUK-SIN-UKTI ‘Powering the future’ Event, Shanghai, China, 23 September 2016
9. Y.L. Ding, Thermal energy storage using composite phase change materials from molecular modelling based formulation to innovative manufacture, 23^rd Annual CSCST-SCI Conference, University of Nottingham, 3^rd September 2016
10. Y.L. Ding, The role of particle technology in thermal energy storage, 8th GCCES, NUS, Singapore, 20-22 July 2016
11. Y.L. Ding, Thermal energy storage – from materials to system integration, Energy Future Conference, University of Adelaide, Australia, 7 July 2016.
12. Y.L. Ding, Thermal energy storage – from materials to system integration, Energy Future Conference, Sydney, Australia, 4-6 July 2016.
13. Y.L. Ding, Thermal energy storage using composite phase change materials: from molecular modelling based formulation to innovative manufacture, University of Queensland, Australia, 26 June 2016.
14. Y.L. Ding, Thermal energy storage using phase change materials: understanding the multiscale physics, RGJ-PhD Congress 17, Jomtien Palm Beach Hotel & Resort, Thailand, 8-11 June 2016.
15. Y.L. Ding, Thermal energy storage using composite phase change materials: from materials to system integration, 2^nd UK Thermal Energy Storage Workshop, Imperial College London, UK, 8-9 June 2016.
16. Y.L. Ding, Recent progress in liquid air energy storage, 6^th International Conference & Expo on Energy Storage, Shenzhen, 24-26 June 2016.
17. Y.L. Ding, Liquid air energy storage – from concept to commercialisation, Global Energy Interconnection Conference 2016, Beijing, 30-31 March 2016.
18. Y.L. Ding, Thermal energy storage: from formulation to innovative manufacture, University of Surrey, 16 March 2016.
19. Y.L. Ding, Thermal energy storage, Thermal energy storage: from materials to system integration - a challenge across tens of order of magnitude University of Exeter Penryn Campus, 25 April 2016.
20. Y.L. Ding, Liquid air energy storage – the role of heat and cold storage, Xinjiang Agricultural University, 8 April 2016.

2015

1. Y.L. Ding, Emerging storage technologies and their economical effectiveness – Cryogenic / Liquid Air Energy Storage, Keynote, EU-China Workshop on Global Energy Interconnection, Berlin, 10-11 December 2015.
2. Y.L. Ding, Thermal energy storage: from materials to system integration - a challenge across tens of order of magnitude, Plenary talk, 2015 UK Energy Storage Conference, Birmingham, UK, 25-27 November 2015
3. Y.L. Ding, Energy  storage for renewables, invited plenary, hosted by Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Economic and Information Commission, 11 November 2015
4. Y.L. Ding, Heat and cold storage – from materials to system integration, China National Energy Storage Conference, 17 October 2015.
5. Y.L. Ding, Heat and cryogenic energy storage, China National Energy Storage Public Lectures Series, China Energy Storage Networks & China National Association of Power Sources, 22 September 2015.
6. Y.L. Ding, Liquid energy storage – process and economics, The State Grid Corporation of China, 19 October 2015.
7. Y.L. Ding, Thermal energy storage – a challenge across 10 orders of magnitude, invited keynote, 13^th UK Particle Technology Forum / 5^th UK-China Particle Technology Forum, Leeds, UK, 12-15 July 2015
8. Y.L. Ding, Thermal Energy Storage – A challenge across tens of orders of magnitude, invited plenary, Fifth International Energy Storage Conference, Shanghai, China Energy Storage Network, 13-14 May 2015.
9. Y.L. Ding, Thermal energy storage using composite phase change materials: linking materials properties to device performance, University of Glasgow, 20 April 2015.
10. Y.L. Ding, Thermal energy storage for high-speed rail air-conditioning applications, Sifang of China Southern Rail, Qingdao, 23 April 2015
11. Y.L. Ding, Energy storage and energy saving – the way to innovation, AnSteel Inc, 13-14 April 2015.
12. Y.L. Ding, Cold and Power – from materials to system integration, Nanyang Technological University, 16 March 2015.
13. Y.L. Ding, Thermal energy storage, Tata Steel, Rotherham, 23 February 2015.
14. Y.L. Ding, Energy saving technologies for steelmaking industry, Changsu Burner Factory Ltd, 15 February 2015.
15. Y.L. Ding, A new look at energy saving technologies in ironmaking and steelmaking industry, Handan Iron & Steel Inc, 16-17 January 2015.

2014

1. Y.L. Ding, Challenges in energy storage – thermal and cryogenic energy storage, Nanjing University of Technology, 15 December 2014.
2. Y.L. Ding, Thermal Energy Storage Using Composite Phase Change Materials: Linking Materials Properties to Device Performance, MRS Fall Conference, Boston, November 29 – 4 December 2014.
3. Y.L. Ding, Thermal Energy Storage – Challenges & Recent Progress, Global Conference on Energy Storage, Paris, November 19-21 2014.
4. Y.L. Ding, Thermal energy storage and liquid air energy storage – state of the art development, China State Grid Smart Grid Research Institute, Beijing, China, May 2014.
5. Y.L. Ding, Thermal Energy Storage – Challenges & Recent Progress, First National Energy Storage Conference, Energy Storage Division of Chinese Chemical Science & Engineering Society, 23-25 October 2014, Shanghai.
6. Y.L. Ding, Thermal energy storage for renewable energy and carbon reduction applications, The Russell Group-China Workshop on Sustainable Energy and Carbon Reduction, University of Nottingham Ningbo Campus, 16 October 2014.
7. Y.L. Ding, Enhancing Processes Using Particles Across Length Scales – mainly from an engineering perspective, RAEng Granular and Particle-Laden Flows Workshop, University of Nottingham, 25 July 2014.
8. Y.L. Ding, The status of Energy Storage Technologies, CGNPC Headquarters, Shenzhen, 18 July 2014.
9. Y.L. Ding, Thermal energy storage (TES) using composite materials: linking materials properties to device performance, 2014 Global Chinese Chemical Engineers Conference Hong Kong, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, 16-19 July 2014.
10. Y.L. Ding, ENERGY STORAGE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT IN CHINA, CLCF /Chatham House Workshop: Energy Storage - The Next Disruptive Technology, 17 July 2014.

2013

1. Y.L. Ding, Energy – a battlefield for scientists, engineers, politicians, economists，environmentalists and ordinary citizens, public lecture to China General Nuclear Power Corporation, November 2013.
2. Y.L. Ding, Thermal energy storage – linking materials microstructures to component / device / system level performance, Opening Plenary Lecture of the 4^th UK-China Particle Technology Forum, Shanghai, October 2013.
3. Y.L. Ding, Composite thermal energy storage materials: enhancing performance through microstructures, MRS Fall Conference, Boston, USA, December 2013.
4. Y.L. Ding, Composite thermal energy storage materials: enhancing properties and performance through engineering microstructures, 4^th International Micro and Nano Symposium, Shanghai, China, October 2013.
5. Y.L. Ding, Large scale heat and cryogenic energy storage, 2013 China Chemical Science & Engineering Society Conference - Energy Symposium, Nanjing, China, September 2013.
6. Y.L. Ding, Thermal energy storage materials – enhancing properties using microstructures, 2^nd International Symposium on Low Carbon Clean Energy, Macau, September 2013.
7. Y.L. Ding, Thermal energy storage – present and status and challenges, Symposium on smart gird and distributed energy systems, Beijing, China, August 2013.
8. Y.L. Ding, Integration of Thermal Energy Storage with Power Generation for Efficient and Low-cost Carbon Capture, Peak Shaving and Low Grade Heat Utilisation, CAE-RAEng Joint Workshop on Low Carbon Generation and Society, London, 26-27 November 2013. 
9. Y.L. Ding, Thermal Energy Storage Materials - Performance Enhancement Using Micro and Nano Structures, 2^nd Mainland China – Taiwan Symposium on Advanced Green Manufacturing, Shanghai University, July 2013.
10. Y.L. Ding, Technological challenges of large scale energy storage technologies – Thermal energy storage, Central Research Institute of China Huadian Incorporation, Beijing, China, July 2013.
11. Y.L. Ding, Transport phenomena of confined gas-solid flows, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China, June 2013.
12. Y.L. Ding, Multiphase transport phenomena across length scales, Southeast University and Nanjing Mechanical Engineering Society, Nanjing, China, June 2013.
13. Y.L. Ding, Enhancing properties and performance of thermal energy storage materials using micro and nanostructures, Beijing University of Industrial Technology, Beijing, China, May 2013.
14. Y.L. Ding, R & D of thermal energy storage technologies: from materials & components to systems & integration, UK-Korea interaction meeting - addressing energy storage technology and deployment challenges, Seoul, South Korea, May 2013.
15. Y.L. Ding, Heat and cold storage – physics, materials, components, devices and system, 3^rd Beijing International Energy Storage Conference, May 2013.
16. Y.L. Ding, Liquid air based energy storage: integration with solar thermal power generation, nuclear power plants and peak-shaving plants, Royal Academy of Engineering Liquid Air Event, May 2013.
17. Y.L. Ding, Thermal energy storage materials: performance enhancement using micro and nano structures, Nanjing University of Aerospace and Aeronautics, Nanjing, China, April 2013.
18. Y.L. Ding, A new look at energy saving technologies for steelmaking industry, CREG Corporation, Jinan, China, April 2013.
19. Y.L. Ding, Thermal energy storage materials: performance enhancement using micro and nano structures, UK-US Workshop on Grid Scale Energy Storage, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, US, April 2013.
20. Y.L. Ding, A new look at energy saving technologies in ironmaking and steelmaking industry, BaoSteel Corporation, March 2013.
21. Y.L. Ding, Energy storage research & development in China, IMechE Symposium on Energy Storage for Power Networks, March 2013.
22. Y.L. Ding, Composite materials for thermal energy storage - enhancing performance through microstructures, 2^nd International Symposium on Chemistry for Energy Conversion, Berlin, Germany, January 2013.
23. Y.L. Ding, Energy storage: technological challenges, Jiangsu University, Zhengjiang, China, January 2013.

2012

1. Y.L. Ding, Hydrodynamics and heat transfer of confined gas-solid flows, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, November 2012.
2. Y.L. Ding, Energy storage – scientific and technological challenges, Jilin University, China, November 2012.
3. Y.L. Ding, Intensifying processes using energy particles, 8^th Symposium of China Particuology Society, Hangzhou, China, September 2012.
4. Y.L. Ding, Technological challenges in energy storage, 4th Conference of Global Chinese Chemical Engineers, University of Birmingham, UK, August 2012.
5. Y.L. Ding, Air based energy storage technologies, 2^nd Beijing International Conference on Energy Storage, June 2012.
6. Y.L. Ding, Progress in electrical energy storage technologies, INNOSTOCK, Spain, May 2012.
7. Y.L. Ding, Challenges in energy storage, Nanqiang Lecture, Xiamen University, May 2012.

2011

1. Y.L. Ding, Progress in large scale electrical energy storage, 9th Annual ASPO Conference, Brussels, Belgium, April 2011.
2. Y.L. Ding, Energy storage – current status and perspectives, 1^st Annual Energy Storage Conference, China Energy Storage Network, June 2011.
3. Y.L. Ding, Enhancing processes using particles across length scales, 6^th Asian Pacific Chemical Reaction Engineering Symposium, Beijing, China, September 2011.
4. Y.L. Ding, Structure – property relationship for nanofluids, 3^rd UK-China Particle Technology Forum, Birmingham, UK, July 2011.
5. Y.L. Ding, Electrical energy storage using mechanical and thermal methods and integration with industrial processes, 2^nd UK RAEng – CAS Workshop on Energy Storage Technologies an Policy, Beijing, China, May 2011.
6. Y.L. Ding, Positive use of toxicity of nanoparticulate materials: understanding and control, ISFPN 2011, Hangzhou, China, May 2011.
7. Y.L. Ding, CAES and CES for large scale electrical energy storage, 1^st Energy Storage Symposium, Shanghai, China, December 2011.

2010

1. Y.L. Ding, Solids motion and scale-up of bubbling gas fluidised beds, PanSteel Research Institute, October 2010.
2. Y.L. Ding, Energy storage for a low carbon economy, UK-Korea Partnership Symposium, Seoul, South Korea, October 2010.
3. Y.L. Ding, Energy storage for renewable energy utilization and low carbon economy, CSCST Conference, University of Oxford, October 2010.
4. Y.L. Ding, Energy storage – a key to sustainable energy and low carbon economy, International Symposium on Sustainable Energy, Beijing, February 2010.
5. Y.L. Ding, Enhancing processes using particles across length scales, 18th Process Intensification Network Symposium, Newcastle University, UK, May 2010.
6. Y.L. Ding, Structure – property relationship for nanofluids (a type of nano-composite materials), 13th CMA-UK Conference, UK, July 2010.
7. Y.L. Ding, New energy saving technologies for steelmaking industry, AnGang Group, China, June 2010.
8. Y.L. Ding, Particle science & engineering – opportunities and challenges, Jiangsu University, Zhengjiang, February 2010.
9. Y.L. Ding, A new look at energy saving technologies in ironmaking and steelmaking industry, 1st UK-China Forum for Steel Research, Leicester University, UK, July 2010.
10. Y.L. Ding, Multiphase transport phenomena across length scales, BeHang University, Beijing, January 2010.

2009

1. Y.L. Ding, Nanofluids – how structures affect properties? International Conference on Advanced Functional Materials, June 8-12, Jiuzhaigou, 2009.
2. Y.L. Ding, Nanofluids – Is there anything still exciting? Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA, June 2009.
3. Y.L. Ding, Process Intensification vs. sustainability – Enhancing processes using particles across length scales, Chemistry Department, Oxford University, August 2009.
4. Y.L. Ding, Process enhancement using particles across length scales, Institute of Thermal Energy Engineering, Southeast University, August 2009.
5. Y.L. Ding, A Frontier of low carbon economy – energy storage, 1^st International Symposium on low carbon technologies, Beijing, September 2009. 

2008

1. Y.L. Ding, Nanofluids – a type of nano-composite materials, SCi Conference on Nanoparticles, Bradford, UK, February, 2008.
2. Y.L. Ding, – Process Intensification using particles across length scales, Queen Mary University of London, UK, March 2008.
3. Y.L. Ding, Nanoparticles for process intensification and suspensions stability, IChemE East Pennine Branch Meeting, April 2008.
4. Y.L. Ding, Nanoparticles and nanostructures for process intensification, ISHA 2008, Nottingham, September, 2008
5. Y.L. Ding, Understanding the roles of nanoparticles and nanostructures in enhancing transport properties, stability of microparticle suspensions and nano-bio interactions, Kyoto University, October 14, 2008. 

2007

1. Y.L. Ding, Nanofluids for heat transfer intensifications, Toyota Motors Europe, Brussels, July 2007.
2. Y.L. Ding, Flow and heat transfer of gas-solid two-phase mixtures in confined beds, Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, August 2007
3. Y.L. Ding, Nanofluids – Fundamentals, Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, August 2007
4. Y.L. Ding, Nanofluids – Applications, Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, August 2007
5. Y.L. Ding, Application of nanofluids, ECI Conference on Nanofluids, Copper Mountain, Colorado, USA, September 2007.
6. Y.L. Ding, Nanofluids for advanced applications, PCIG Meeting on Nanoparticles, Derby, UK, Nov 2007.

2006

1. Y.L. Ding, Nanofluids for process intensification, School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials, Newcastle University, January 2006.
2. Y.L. Ding, Measurements and modeling of particulate systems across length scales, Leeds-Hiroshima Symposium, University of Leeds, June 2006.
3. Y.L. Ding, Emerging areas of microfluidics, DTi Global Technology Watch Event on Microfluidics for Development, Production, and Delivery of High Volume Products, Weetwood Hall, Leeds, July 2006.
4. Y.L. Ding, Investigation into particulate flows and heat transfer using multi-scale approaches, Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, August 2006.
5. Y.L. Ding, Hydrogen energy: current status and challenges, UK-China Clean Energy Forum, August 2006.
6.  Y.L. Ding, Engineered nanofluids for a variety of applications, China National Nanotechnology Centre, Beijing, China, August 2006.
7. Y.L. Ding, Nanofluids for a variety of applications, Kyoto University, December 2006.

2005

1. Y.L. Ding, Nanofluids for antimicrobial applications: current status and future research, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Tianjin, September 2005.
2. Y.L. Ding, Stabilization of suspensions with nanoparticles, P&G Beijing Technical Centre, September 2005.
3. Y.L. Ding, Formulation and characterization of nanofluids, Tianjin University, Tianjin, September, 2005.
4. Y.L. Ding, Nanofluids for heat transfer intensification: current status and challenges, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, August 2005.
5. Y.L. Ding, D.S. Wen, R.A. Williams, H. Alias, M. Shen and Y. Jin, Nanofluids for process intensification, International Symposium on adsorbed films and particulate systems, Florida, August, 2005.
6. Y.L. Ding, Gas-Solid Two-Phase Flows Through Packed Beds and Monolith Channels, University of Bath, March, 2005.
7. Y.L. Ding, Nanoparticles for antibacterial applications: fundamentals and challenges, Pira International Conference on the Future of Nanomaterials, London, June, 2005.
8. Y.L. Ding, Nanoparticles for antibacterial applications, Procter & Gamble Beijing Technical Centre, September 2005.
9. Y.L. Ding, The role of structural interactions on the manufacturing of nanostructured materials, Sino-China Symposium on Advanced Materials, Chongqing, China, December 2005.
10. Y.L. Ding, Solids Phase Chromatography - for classification and characterisation of particles, Malvern Instrument, December 2005.
11. Y.L. Ding, From large to small - use of nanoparticles for process intensification, University of Science & Technology Beijing, December 2005.
12. Y.L. Ding, How I was persuaded to collaborate with chemists? EPSRC Chemical Engineering-Chemistry Interface Event, London, November 2005.

2004

1. Y.L. Ding, A novel system for non-periodic adsorption enhanced chemical reaction processes, Joint TCE and Crystal Faraday Seminar on Integrated Reactor Technology for Bulk and Speciality Chemicals, Manchester, September, 2004.
2. Y.L. Ding, Low temperature Hydrogen production using solids circulating technology, Department of Thermal Engineering, Tsinghua University, June 2004.
3. Y.L. Ding, Nanofluids for heat transfer intensification, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Hubei University of Technology, June 2004.
4. Y.L. Ding, Transport properties of suspensions of nanoparticles, IChemE PTSG meeting on Nanoparticles, Jesus College, University of Cambridge, January, 2004.

2003

1. Y.L. Ding, Transport phenomena in nanosized particulate systems, YAN-CE first Annual Conference, University of Sheffield, June, 2003.
2. Y.L. Ding, Recent advances in flows of particulate materials (5-hour lecture), Workshop on Granular matters, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.R. China, February, 2003.
3. Y.L. Ding, Adsorption enhanced chemical reactions and characterisation of CO₂ adsorbents, Green Chemistry Network Symposium, UMIST, April, 2003.

2002

1. Y.L. Ding, Experimental aspects of shearing granular flows, ASME 2002 - New Orleans, November, 2002.
2. Y.L. Ding, An alternative technology for low temperature hydrogen production, Green Chemistry Network Seminar, Leeds, October, 2002.
3. Y.L. Ding, Towards fundamental understanding of the TDN fluidised bed reactor, BNFL, Sellafield, September, 2002.
4. Y.L. Ding, Discrete particle modelling of dense phase particulate systems, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, July, 2002.
5. Y.L. Ding, Adsorption enhanced chemical reaction process for low temperature hydrogen production, Department of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, October, 2000.

1994

1. Y.L. Ding, Design of high efficiency oxy-coal lances for BF pulverised coal injection, Research Institute of Science and Technology (RIST) and POSCO, South Korea, September, 1994.