Yuan Tian

• Renewable Energy
• Thermal Energy Storage
• Phase Change Materials (PCM)
• Thermochemical Materials (TCM)
• Industrial Waste Heat Recovery
• Energy-efficient Buildings
• Metal Foams
• Computational Fluid Mechanics
• Numerical Heat Transfer

Dr Yuan Tian is the Jubilee Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Hertfordshire. Before joining Hertfordshire, he worked as an EPSRC Research Associate at the University of Warwick where he obtained his PhD in Engineering. He has a wide range of research interests in renewable energy, energy storage, energy-efficient buildings, metal foams, phase change materials (PCM), computational fluid dynamics and heat transfer. He regularly serves as a reviewer for over 10 international journals, and is the author/co-author of 20 research papers and 1 book chapter. His research has brought citations of over 700 with a total impact factor of 30. Accredited to Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) in the UK, he is a module leader teaching fluid mechanics and heat transfer.

[Latest News - a fully sponsored PhD opportunity]

Applications are welcome for a PhD studentship in the topic of energy storage. The scholarship is offered to UK/EU students (only) for three years, covering tuition fees at UK/EU level (£4,600 per annum for 2015-2016) and a tax free bursary (£14,057 per annum for 2015-2016). For more information:http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AMJ847/phd-studentship-in-renewable-energy-storage/

• 5ENT1003 - Thermofluid Experimental Engineering
• 6AAD0005 - Thermofluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer
• 5ENT1040 - Thermofluid Mechanics
• 7AAD0034 - Advanced Thermodynamics and Systems
• 7ENT1026 - FEA and Applications