Plenary and Keynote Speakers
12th International Conference on Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow (HTFF 2025)
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Dr. Ali Kosar
Sabanci University, Turkey
Plenary Speaker
Ali Koşar is a Distinguished Research Professor at Sabanci University. He earned his master’s and doctoral degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is focusing on phase change phenomena on functional surfaces and the design and development of new generation micro heat sinks with functional surfaces and microfluidic devices including cavitation on chip devices. He co-authored over 200 research articles in top journals and 100 conference papers in prestigious international conferences. He has also a co-inventor on more than 10 granted patents and 10 pending patent applications. He received numerous national and international honors, including the µFIP Prominent Researcher Award” in the 2021 micro Flow and Interfacial Phenomena (µFIP) Conference, METU (Middle East Technical University) Prof. Mustafa N. Parlar Foundation Science Award (2021). He is currently leading a research group consisting of members from various disciplines, graduate students and engineers and to bridge different disciplines (Energy, Nanotechnology, Applied Physics, Bioengineering, Biochemistry, Mechanical Engineering). He is also a Subject Editor in the Applied Thermal Engineering journal. He is the Co-director of Center of Excellence for Functional Surfaces and Interfaces for Nano diagnostics (EFSUN), a Distinguished Researcher of Sabanci University Nanotechnology and Application Center (SUNUM) and a Member of Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA).
Topic of Keynote: Manipulation of Phase Change Phenomena with Mixed Wettability and External Fields
Plenary Abstract
Dr. Dongsheng Wen
Technical University of Munich, Germany
Plenary Speaker
Prof. Wen is the Chair professor and Head of the Institute of Thermodynamics, Technical University of Munich. Prior to his current position, he was the Chair Professor at the University of Leeds and Beihang University, and had he worked in various academic positions at the Queen Mary University of London. His research is focused on heat: namely, how heat is produced, transported, stored and utilized across different scales via nanomaterials / nano-surfaces with targeted applications in energy and aerospace engineering. He has taken a multiscale approach, both experimentally and numerically from nanoscale to bulk scale, to investigate fundamentals of flow, heat transfer and reactions across scales, and apply these fundamentals cross-disciplinarily into different sectors. Funded by UK, EU, China, German research councils and many industry partners, including two prestigious European Research Council (ERC) grants (Advanced and Consolidator), his research has produced over 20 patents, 400 referred journal publications, with total citation of >25000 and current H-index = 73. He is Member of the Academia of Europaea (MAE), and elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), the Energy Institute (FEI) and the Institute of Nanotechnology (FIoN). He is an Editor-in-Chief of Advance in Aerodynamics, and an Associate Editors of Applied Thermal Engineering.
Topic of Keynote: Supercritical flow and heat transfer of hydrocarbon fuels
Plenary Abstract
Dr. Sasa Kenjeres
Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Saša Kenjereš, Dipl.-Ing. is a Full Professor of Applied Physics and Chemical Engineering at the Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands. He received his Ph.D. in Applied Physics in 1999 at the Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands. From 2001 to 2005 he was a Research Fellow of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences and Arts (KNAW). From 2005 to 2006 he was a Burgers Visiting Associate Professor at the University of Maryland, College Park, USA, Institute of Physical Science and Technology, Computer and Space Science/Earth Systems Science Interdisciplinary Center. He received ERCOFTAC (European Research Community on Flow, Turbulence, and Combustion) and Leonhard Euler Centre Visitor Fellowships at ETH Zurich, Switzerland (2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, and 2014). He was the Marie-Curie Visiting Professor at the AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland (2007-2013).
He is currently (2022-present) also Visiting Professor of the double-degree Energy and Environmental Engineering (E3) MSc program between the Shibura Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, and the AGH University of Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland.
His research interests include:
(i) multiscale transport phenomena in biomedical applications (numerical methods, computer simulations, and experiments);
(ii) advanced fluid dynamics, heat and mass transfer, and turbulence (mathematical modeling, simulations, and experiments);
(iii) coupling fluid mechanics and electromagnetism (magnetohydrodynamics, MHD);
(iv) environmental flows, turbulent dispersion in complex urban areas, atmospheric chemistry and crowd behavior;
(v) high-performance supercomputing (HPC);
Topic of Keynote: Recent Advances in Multi-Modal Experimental and Computational Investigations of Cardiovascular Flows
Keynote Abstract
Dr. Adriano Sciacovelli
The Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Denmark
Keynote Speaker
Professor Adriano Sciacovelli is international leader in Thermal Energy Engineering, with a focus on Sustainable Thermal Energy Processes, Systems & Storage (STEPS); He is Full Professor in Thermo-mechanical energy storage systems at the DTU – The Technical University of Denmark (DK). He previously held Associate Professorial role at the University of Birmingham (UK) and Research Fellow at the Politecnico di Torino (ITA). Underpinned by expertise in Mechanical, Chemical, and Energy Engineering, his research aims to advance thermo-mechanical engineering science to develop innovative STEPS solutions, technologies and methods for decarbonizing thermal energy (heat & cold). A distinctive aspect of his work is the ability to conduct combined computational and experimental research across various scales of STEPS (materials, components, systems). Outputs of Professor Sciacovelli activities encompass fundamental understanding and advancement in STEPS solutions, such as Carnot Batteries (CB), Liquid Air Energy Storage (LAES), and Phase-Change and Thermo-Chemical Energy Storage (PCM, TCM), through fundamental thermal engineering research and technology development. With over 30 research grants for a combined investment of £25m (~€31m) from the EU, EPSRC, the Royal Society, and industrial partners, his research has involved more than 50 national and international collaborations, the pre-commercialization of three STEPS technologies, and resulted in over 140 publications, 30+ invited talks, and international awards. He holds scientific and advisory roles in 10+ institutions/associations, such ASME, ECOS and IEA.
Topic of Keynote: From Thermal Phenomena to Scalable Devices: The Thermo-Mechanical Foundations of Long-Duration Energy Storage for Flexible Heat Keynote Abstract
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- Publication of 1 accepted paper in the proceedings. Publication of each additional paper requires a €250 EUR registration
- Buffet lunch for each day of the conference
- 2 coffee breaks for each day of the conference
- 1 banquet dinner OR cruise tour
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- Access to all the sessions of the conference