Tiancun Xiao
University of Oxford, UK
Brief Introduction: Dr Tiancun Xiao is a Royal Society BP-Amoco Fellow and Senior Research Fellow in Chemistry at the University of Oxford. He received his PhD from the Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and previously served as Associate Professor and Vice Dean at Shandong University. A former President of the Chinese Chemical Society in the UK, he has published over 400 academic papers, applied for more than 50 international patents, and had four catalysts successfully industrialised. He is also Founder/CTO of Oxford Catalysts and co-founder/CTO of OXCCU Tech. His research focuses on heterogeneous catalysis, CO₂ conversion and utilisation, sustainable aviation fuel synthesis, clean energy, and environmental catalysis, with expertise in catalyst design, reaction engineering, and industrial-scale applications.
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Shujuan Wang
Tsinghua University, China
Brief Introduction: Dr Shujuan Wang is a Professor and Doctoral Supervisor in the Department of Energy and Power Engineering at Tsinghua University, where she also serves as Deputy Dean. She received her PhD from Tsinghua University’s Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology in 2000. She is a member of the Expert Group on Carbon Capture and Storage under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and Executive Deputy Director of Tsinghua’s Research Center for Ecological Restoration and Carbon Fixation of Saline-Alkali Land. She has published over 100 research papers, authored the monograph Research and Application of Flue Gas Desulfurization Gypsum for Saline-Alkali Soil Improvement, and holds more than 50 patents. Her research focuses on carbon capture and storage (CCS), clean coal combustion and pollutant control, saline-alkali land ecological restoration, renewable energy, and energy system analysis.
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Hai Yu
CSIRO, Australia
Brief Introduction: Dr Hai Yu is a Principal Research Scientist and Project Leader at CSIRO Energy, Australia. He received his PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Newcastle, Australia, in 2004. He has published more than 200 journal papers, four book chapters and over 20 technical reports, with about 8,000 citations and an H-index of 49. He led the pilot plant trial of aqueous ammonia-based CO2 capture at Munmorah Power Station and has led multiple projects supported by the Australia-China Joint Coordination Group on Clean Coal Technology and the Australian National Low Emissions Coal R&D program. His research focuses on carbon capture and utilisation, post-combustion CO2 capture, greenhouse gas conversion, and industrial decarbonisation for hard-to-abate sectors such as cement and lime.
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Kangkang Li
Peking University, China
Brief Introduction: Dr Kangkang Li is a Distinguished Research Fellow and Doctoral Supervisor in the Department of Energy and Resources Engineering at Peking University. He received his PhD in Chemical Engineering from Curtin University, Australia, in 2016, and was previously a Research Scientist at CSIRO Energy. He was awarded Peking University’s Young Boya Scholar and the Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad. He has published over 40 SCI papers and applied for 2 PCT patents. His research focuses on low-energy, low-cost CO2 capture and utilisation, including chemical absorption, direct air capture, electrochemical CO2 conversion, and integrated CCUS for hard-to-abate sectors.
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Fengwang Li
The University of Sydney, Australia
Brief Introduction: Dr Fengwang Li is an Associate Professor, ARC Future Fellow, and Associate Head of School (Research) in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, where he leads the Electrochemical Engineering Laboratory and serves as a Flagship Program Lead at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Green Electrochemical Transformation of Carbon Dioxide (GETCO2). His research mission is to use renewable electricity from solar and wind to convert abundant resources such as air, water, and biomass into green fuels and essential chemicals, supporting a circular economy and driving innovation in green hydrogen, ammonia, and sustainable fuels for Australia's clean energy transition.
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