Sustainable, Scalable and Storable E-Fuels for Decarbonising Transport Sector
暫譯: 可持續、可擴展且可儲存的電子燃料以實現交通部門脫碳

Dr. Nikhil Sharma is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, India. He is Lab In-Charge of I.C. Engine Laboratory and is looking after overall management of I.C. Engine Research group. He received his Ph.D. degree from Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur in 2018. Since 2018, his research has focused on two core areas: emissions from internal combustion engines and optical diagnostics applied to internal combustion engines.

Dr. Camille Hespel is Associate professor at the University of Orleans in PRISME laboratory since September 2009. These main research interests during 15 years are optical diagnostics development, study of spray, droplet vaporization, Diesel and Biofuel combustion, and more particularly the influence of fuel properties on the injection and the impact of air-fuel mixing on the combustion. In this context, she participated in the supervision of five Ph.D. students since 2009 and co-author of 20 publications. She is participating in ADONIS project in EIG CONCERT-Japan (8th Call for Projects in the field of "Sustainable Hydrogen Technology as Affordable and Clean Energy"). She has participated in two national projects: ANR DEVACOL (Diagnostics of vaporization of liquid fuels) and ANR ECN-France (Engine Combustion Network). She was the initiator and holder of regional project (ECOSIF: 200ke) on the behavior of Diesel injector on cold condition.

Dr. Snehasish Panigrahy is Assistant Professor in the Department of Energy Science and Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi. Since the beginning of his research career, he has specialized in combustion science, particularly in chemical kinetic modeling for combustion. His expertise encompasses clean fuel technology, ab initio (quantum chemistry) calculations for combustion kinetics, and applications in fluid and thermal engineering. Dr. Panigrahy has established a state-of-the-art rapid compression machine facility at IIT Delhi, the only one of its kind in India to study the auto-ignition properties of various jet and rocket fuels. He has been extensively involved in developing detailed chemical kinetic models to investigate the pyrolysis, ignition, and oxidation of hydrocarbons, ranging from small molecules to heavier and renewable fuels. In addition, Dr. Panigrahy has focused significant efforts on the application of porous medium technology for cost-effective and environmentally sustainable cooking solutions. At IIT Delhi, his Clean Fuel and Energy Laboratory (CFEL) is engaged in various projects funded by organizations such as SERB, ISRO, and Hamilton India, among others. He has also collaborated with global clients, including Siemens Limited, Ford Motor Company, and Milton, contributing to industrial advancements. Dr. Panigrahy has published 28 high-impact papers in renowned journals such as Combustion and Flame, Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, Energy, etc.

Dr. Paramvir Singh currently holds the position of Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the National Institute of Technology, Agartala. He completed postdoctoral research in Combustion Chemistry Center at the National University of Ireland, Galway, in 2022, followed by another postdoc focusing on fuels and combustion at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay. In 2019, he was a visiting postdoc in the Mechanical Engineering Department of the University of Sheffield, UK. He earned his Master's and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology Hamirpur, India, in 2013 and 2019, respectively. His research interests span a wide range of topics, including renewable energy, fuel, combustion systems, emission control, gasification, and waste-to-energy technologies. He has a prolific publication record, with more than 50 research articles in international journals and conferences, as well as five book chapters and monographs.

Prof. Avinash Kumar Agarwal is Director at IIT Jodhpur. He obtained his Undergraduate Degree in Mechanical Engineering (1994) from Malaviya Regional Engineering College, Jaipur, and his M.Tech. (Energy, 1996) and Ph.D. (Energy, 1999) from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi. After his Post-Doctoral Fellowship (1999-2001) at the ERC, UW, Madison, USA, he returned to India in 2001 and joined IIT Kanpur. Prof. Agarwal has established a state-of-the-art "Engine Research Laboratory" at IIT Kanpur. Prof. Agarwal is interested in researching IC engines, combustion, conventional and alternative fuels, optical diagnostics, laser ignition, HCCI, particulates and emission control, and large bore engines. Prof. Agarwal has published over 550+ peer-reviewed international journal and conference papers, 65 edited books, and 129 book chapters, attracting 18300+ Scopus and 27400+ Google Scholar citations. For his outstanding contributions, Prof. Agarwal is conferred upon Sir J C Bose National Fellowship (2019) by SERB, Prestigious Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize (2016) in Engineering Sciences, Rajib Goyal Prize in Physical Sciences (2015); NASI-Reliance Industries Platinum Jubilee Award (2012); INAE Silver Jubilee Young Engineer Award (2012); INSA Young Scientist Award (2007); UICT Young Scientist Award (2007); INAE Young Engineer Award (2005); Devendra Shukla Research Fellowship (2009-12), Poonam and Prabhu Goyal Endowed Chair Professorship (2013-16), SBI Endowed Chair Professorship (2018-21, 2022-25) at IIT Kanpur. He is an elected Fellow of TWAS, SAE, ASME, INAE, ISEES, RSC, NASI, WSSET, AAAS and Combustion Institute USA.

Dr. Nikhil Sharma 是印度賈瓦普爾馬拉維亞國立技術學院機械工程系的助理教授。他是內燃機實驗室的負責人，負責內燃機研究小組的整體管理。他於2018年在印度理工學院坎普爾的機械工程系獲得博士學位。自2018年以來，他的研究專注於兩個核心領域：內燃機的排放和應用於內燃機的光學診斷。

Dr. Camille Hespel 自2009年9月以來擔任奧爾良大學PRISME實驗室的副教授。在過去15年中，她的主要研究興趣包括光學診斷的開發、噴霧研究、液滴蒸發、柴油和生物燃料的燃燒，特別是燃料性質對噴射的影響以及空氣-燃料混合對燃燒的影響。在這個背景下，自2009年以來，她參與了五名博士生的指導並共同發表了20篇論文。她參與了EIG CONCERT-日本的ADONIS項目（第八次可持續氫技術作為可負擔和清潔能源的項目徵集）。她還參與了兩個國家項目：ANR DEVACOL（液體燃料蒸發的診斷）和ANR ECN-法國（引擎燃燒網絡）。她是區域項目（ECOSIF: 200ke）關於柴油噴油器在冷卻條件下行為的發起人和負責人。

Dr. Snehasish Panigrahy 是印度理工學院（IIT）德里的能源科學與工程系的助理教授。自研究生涯開始以來，他專注於燃燒科學，特別是燃燒的化學動力學建模。他的專業涵蓋清潔燃料技術、燃燒動力學的從頭計算（量子化學）以及在流體和熱工程中的應用。Dr. Panigrahy 在IIT德里建立了一個最先進的快速壓縮機設施，這是印度唯一的一個，用於研究各種噴氣和火箭燃料的自燃特性。他廣泛參與了詳細化學動力學模型的開發，以研究從小分子到較重和可再生燃料的熱解、點火和氧化。此外，Dr. Panigrahy 還專注於多孔介質技術在成本效益和環境可持續烹飪解決方案中的應用。在IIT德里，他的清潔燃料與能源實驗室（CFEL）參與了由SERB、ISRO和Hamilton India等機構資助的各種項目。他還與包括西門子有限公司、福特汽車公司和Milton在內的全球客戶合作，為工業進步做出貢獻。Dr. Panigrahy 在《Combustion and Flame》、《Proceedings of the Combustion Institute》、《Energy》等知名期刊上發表了28篇高影響力的論文。

Dr. Paramvir Singh 目前擔任阿加爾塔拉國立技術學院機械工程系的助理教授。他於2022年在愛爾蘭國立大學戈爾韋的燃燒化學中心完成博士後研究，隨後在印度理工學院（IIT）孟買專注於燃料和燃燒的另一項博士後研究。2019年，他在英國謝菲爾德大學機械工程系擔任訪問博士後。他於2013年和2019年分別在印度哈米爾普爾國立技術學院獲得機械工程碩士和博士學位。他的研究興趣涵蓋廣泛的主題，包括可再生能源、燃料、燃燒系統、排放控制、氣化和廢物轉能源技術。他擁有豐富的出版記錄，在國際期刊和會議上發表了50多篇研究文章，以及五本書章和專著。

Prof. Avinash Kumar Agarwal 是IIT焦特布爾的主任。他於1994年在賈瓦普爾的馬拉維亞區域工程學院獲得機械工程學士學位，並於1996年獲得印度理工學院（IIT）德里的碩士學位（能源），1999年獲得博士學位（能源）。在美國威斯康辛大學麥迪遜的ERC完成博士後研究（1999-2001）後，他於2001年回到印度並加入IIT坎普爾。Prof. Agarwal 在IIT坎普爾建立了一個最先進的「引擎研究實驗室」。Prof. Agarwal 對內燃機、燃燒、傳統和替代燃料、光學診斷、激光點火、HCCI、顆粒物和排放控制以及大口徑引擎的研究感興趣。Prof. Agarwal 已發表超過550篇同行評審的國際期刊和會議論文，編輯了65本書籍，並撰寫了129章書，吸引了超過18300次的Scopus引用和超過27400次的Google Scholar引用。因其卓越貢獻，Prof. Agarwal 獲得了SERB頒發的Sir J C Bose國家獎學金（2019）、工程科學領域的Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar獎（2016）、物理科學的Rajib Goyal獎（2015）、NASI-信實工業白金禧年獎（2012）、INAE銀禧年青年工程師獎（2012）、INSA青年科學家獎（2007）、UICT青年科學家獎（2007）、INAE青年工程師獎（2005）、Devendra Shukla研究獎學金（2009-12）、Poonam和Prabhu Goyal捐贈講座教授（2013-16）、SBI捐贈講座教授（2018-21, 2022-25）等榮譽。他是TWAS、SAE、ASME、INAE、ISEES、RSC、NASI、WSSET、AAAS和美國燃燒學會的當選院士。