Invited speakers

Discover below the invited speakers of ECTP2026.

Invited speakers

Ismail Issa Alkhatib

Research Scientist at Khalifa University, UAE

On the intersection of Thermodynamics and Machine Learning for Designing Sustainable Refrigerant Blends

Ala Bazyleva

Research Chemist at National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA

Thermophysical property data in the AI age

Antonin Chapoy

Professor at Heriot-Watt University, UK

Thermophysical Properties of CCUS Fluids in the Vicinity of the Critical Point and Widom Line

João A. P. Coutinho

Professor at University of Aveiro, Portugal

Using sulfate and sulfonate compounds to show hydrotropy as the missing link between salts and surfactants

Laura Fedele

Research Director at Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Italy

Adapting Smart Materials for Efficient Thermal Energy Storage Systems

Hiroyuki Fukuyama

Professor at Tohoku University, Japan

Solidification Reaction Processes in Molten Stainless Steel Containing Boron Carbide (B₄C)

Bruno Hay

Head of Photonics-Energetics division of LNE –

A technical guide on high temperature thermal diffusivity measurements by the laser flash method

Guillaume Galliero

Professor at Université de Pau, France

From Molecular Insights to Subsurface Energy: How Thermophysical Properties of Fluids Advance Hydrogen and Gas Storage

Tobias Klein

Post-doctoral researcher at the Institute of Advanced Optical Technologies – Thermophysical Properties, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

Definitions and preferred symbols for mass diffusion coefficients in multicomponent fluid mixtures including electrolytes

Riley V. Latcham

Post-doctoral researcher at Imperial College London, U.K.

Speed-of-Sound and Raman Spectroscopy of Hydrogen Spin-Isomer Mixtures

Nicolas Leclercq

PhD candidate at University of Liège, Belgium

An Assumption to Simplify the Modeling of Oil-Refrigerant Mixtures in Thermodynamic Cycles

Othon A. Moultos

Associate Professor at Delft University of Technology, Netherlands

Capturing PFAS with cyclodextrin-based adsorbents

Ilya Polishuk

Professor at Ariel University, Israel

Application of CP-PC-SAFT with universal k12 value for simultaneous prediction of VLE, LLE and critical loci in systems of gases and aliphatic hydrocarbons with substituted aromatic and heterocyclic compounds

Philipp Rehner

Assistant Professor at ETH Zurich, Switzerland

Unlocking molecular equations of state for process design with large-scale parametrization and data-driven extrapolation

Aaron J. Rowane

Mechanical Engineer at National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA

Thermophysical properties for the development of next-generation refrigerants

Sérgio Vilas Boas

Associated Researcher at Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Invited speakers