Participants in the sixteenth edition of the International Conference on Hydrogen Production and the International Symposium on Exergy, Energy and Environment will have the opportunity to meet prestigious scientists, researchers and professors.
Key-note speakers have confirmed their presence in Craiova between 14-18 December at ICH2P and IEEES 2025, events organized by the National Institute for Research, Development and Testing for Electrotechnics ICMET and the University of Craiova.
Dr. Ibrahim Dincer, who initiated the two mentioned events together with his colleagues from Ontario Tech University, is a full professor of Mechanical Engineering at the aforementioned University and an associate professor at Yildiz Technical University in Istanbul, Turkey, and will be present in Craiova as a guest of honor. Renowned for his pioneering work in the field of sustainable energy technologies, he is the author of numerous works and is actively involved in the publishing activity of numerous prestigious international journals. Dr. Dincer has chaired numerous national and international conferences, symposia, workshops and technical meetings and has delivered numerous speeches and lectures. He is an active member of various international scientific organizations and societies and currently serves as the President of the Turkish National Hydrogen Association and the Chairman of the Energy Working Group of the Turkish Academy of Sciences. Dr. Dincer is the recipient of many awards for his research, teaching and service.
He is joined as speakers by:
Dr. Faisal Khan, Mike O’Connor II Professor and Head of the Department of Chemical Engineering; Artie McFerrin, who is also the Director of the Mary Kay O’Connor Center for Process Safety at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas and Director of the Ocean Energy Safety Institute (OESI). His research interests include energy safety, offshore safety, extreme event modeling and risk engineering. He has received numerous national and international awards, is a member of AIChE, CSChE and the Canadian Academy of Engineers, authored over 600 research articles in specialized journals and supervised 96 PhD students. He is also the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Process Safety & Environmental Protection and Safety in Harsh Environments.
Dr. Frano Barbir, Professor Emeritus at the Faculty of Electrical, Mechanical and Naval Engineering (FESB), University of Split, Croatia, has an impressive activity as Head of the Laboratory for Hydrogen Technologies and Project Activity Leader within the STIM-REI project with the Center of Excellence for Science and Technology – Mediterranean Region Integration (STIM). Dr. Barbir holds a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida and is the author and/or co-author of over 200 papers on hydrogen and fuel cells published in scientific journals and eight patents for fuel cell system designs. His work, PEM Fuel Cells: Theory and Practice, is used as a textbook in numerous universities around the world.
Dr. Adolfo Iulianelli, PhD in Chemical and Materials Engineering from the University of Calabria (Italy) is currently a Senior Researcher at the National Research Council – Institute for Membrane Technology in Italy and has distinguished himself by coordinating activities focused on the application of membrane engineering in the fields of green chemistry, renewable energy, decarbonized H2 generation, CO2 capture and valorization, and by an impressive publishing activity. Iulianelli is a full professor in “Chemical Plants and Technologies” and “Chemical and Process Engineering Systems, Methods and Technologies” and a member of the “Doctoral Commission in Industrial and Civil Engineering” at the University of Calabria (Italy), where he coordinates several postdoctoral researchers, PhD and Master students.
Dr. Fariborz Haghighat is a Professor in the Department of Civil, Building and Environmental Engineering – Concordia University, Canada. His research aims to achieve sustainability in the built environment and focuses on the fundamentals of heat transport in the built environment and their applications in the design and analysis of energy-efficient buildings and communities. Dr. Haghighat is Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Sustainable Cities and Society, Co-Editor of the International Journal of Energy and the Built Environment. He has also led two International Energy Agency annexes on energy storage, “Application of Energy Storage in Buildings of the Future, Annex 23” and “Integrating Energy Storage with Energy-Efficient Buildings and Districts: Optimization and Automation”.
Dr. Barbara Sturm is a globally recognized leader in systems and technology innovation for the bioeconomy. As Scientific Director and Chair of the Executive Board of the Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB) and Head of the Section for Agricultural Engineering in Bioeconomic Systems at Humboldt University Berlin, she is at the forefront of this field. Her leadership extends to key international organizations, where she has served as President of the European Society of Agricultural Engineers (EurAgEng), Vice President of the Leibniz Association, and founding member of the Circular Bioeconomy Systems Working Group of the International Commission on Agricultural Engineering and Biosystems (CIGR). Ms. Sturm’s work focuses on technological innovations in agri-food and bioeconomy systems, and her research focuses on resource efficiency, energy systems, product quality, and productivity driven by the power of digitalization and process automation. Working at the intersection of science, practice, policy and society, she is uniquely positioned to discuss the crucial role of innovation in achieving a sustainable and circular bioeconomy.
Dr Christos Markides is Professor of Clean Energy Technologies, Head of the Clean Energy Processes Laboratory and Leader of the Experimental Multiphase Flow Laboratory, the largest experimental facility of its kind at Imperial College London. He has authored over 400 journal articles and over 350 conference papers on these topics, and is currently Editor-in-Chief of Applied Thermal Engineering and Founding Editor-in-Chief of the new journal AI Thermal Fluids. He has won numerous awards, including the IMechE Donald J. Groen Award for Outstanding Paper in 2016, the IChemE Global Award for Best Research Project in 2018, the IChemE Clean Energy Medal in 2025, and received the Imperial College President’s Awards for Excellence in Research in 2018 and Excellence in Teaching in 2017.
Dr. Byeong Soo Oh is a board member of the International Hydrogen Energy Association and has served as Vice President of the Korean Hydrogen and New Energy Society. As a researcher, he has published on hydrogen technologies and the hydrogen economy, particularly in the context of South Korea. His publications include contributions to books such as Hydrogen in an International Context and research on practical applications of hybrid and fuel cell energy systems for home energy and energy solutions for remote islands. Byeong Soo Oh is a researcher specializing in hydrogen economics and renewable energy technologies, and is the co-author of the chapter “From Zero to Present, Hydrogen Technologies and Economics in South Korea” in the book Hydrogen in an International Context. His work focuses on modeling and simulation of hybrid renewable energy systems such as PV/wind/battery/PEMFC systems for off-grid applications and on the analysis of hydrogen fuel cells for vehicles and stationary power.
The International Conference on Hydrogen Production (ICH2P) is an international, multidisciplinary, and dedicated event in the field of hydrogen-based energy, focusing on H2 production, technology, and related research, and provides hydrogen researchers with the opportunity to exhibit their work, exchange information, and promote collaboration among research institutes in various countries, thus contributing to the development of the sector through continuous innovation. The International Symposium on Exergy, Energy and Environment – IEEES has become a landmark in the field, encouraging international collaboration and knowledge exchange on topics related to energy, exergy and the environment.