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    A world-leading team of engineers and scientists thriving to provide low-carbon solutions and sustainable future.

Director


Professor Mercedes Maroto-Valer
Director|Prof. Mercedes Maroto-Valer

Professor Mercedes Maroto-Valer

Prof Mercedes Maroto-Valer (FRSE, FIChemE, FRSC, FRSA, FEI) is Champion and Director of the UK Industrial Decarbonisation Research and Innovation Centre (IDRIC) that forms part of the UK Industrial Decarbonisation Challenge focused on accelerating the transition to net zero of industrial clusters and establishing the first world net-zero industrial cluster. She is director of the Research Centre for Carbon Solutions (RCCS) at Heriot-Watt University, where she holds the Robert Buchan Chair in Sustainable Energy Engineering. RCCS is a world leading multidisciplinary centre delivering innovation for the wider deployment of low-carbon energy systems required for meeting net-zero targets. Her internationally recognised track record covers energy systems, CCUS, integration of hydrogen technologies and low carbon fuels.
Research Profile M.Maroto-Valer@hw.ac.uk

Team Member


  • Ali Papi

    Ali Papi PhD Student School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process &…

  • Arezoo Azimi

    Arezoo Azimi PhD Student School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process &…

  • Ashween Kaur Virdee

    Ashween Kaur Virdee PhD Student School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process…

  • Dr. Amir Jahanbakhsh

    Dr. Amir Jahanbakhsh Research Associate/Project Manager School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical,…

  • Dr. Enrique Garcia

    Dr. Enrique Garcia Research Associate School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process…

  • Dr. Fariborz Shaahmadi

    Dr. Fariborz Shaahmadi Research Associate School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process…

  • Dr. ir. Mijndert van…

    Dr. ir. Mijndert van der Spek Associate Professor School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Institute…

  • Dr. James Campbell

    Dr. James Campbell Research Associate School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process…

  • Dr. Jeannie Ziang Yie…

    Dr. Jeannie Ziang Yie Tan Research Associate School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Institute of…

  • Dr. Jinyu Wang

    Jinyu Wang Research Associate School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process &…

  • Dr. Kingsley Oluah

    Dr. Kingsley Oluah Research Associate School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process…

  • Dr. Laura Bastianini

    Dr. Laura Bastianini Research Associate School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process…

  • Dr. Laura Herraiz Palomino

    Dr. Laura Herraiz Palomino Research Associate School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical,…

  • Dr. Manuel Ojeda

    Dr. Manuel Ojeda Research Associate School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process…

  • Dr. Mohammad Madankan

    Dr. Mohammad Madankan Research Associate School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process…

  • Dr. Omid Shahrokhi

    Dr. Omid Shahrokhi Research Associate School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process…

  • Dr. Phil Renforth

    Dr. Phil Renforth Associate Professor School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process…

  • Dr. Sean Higgins

    Dr. Sean Higgins Laboratory Manager School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process…

  • Dr. Spyridon Foteinis

    Dr. Spyridon Foteinis Research Associate School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process…

  • Dr. Sudhagar Pitchaimuthu

    Dr. Sudhagar Pitchaimuthu Associate Professor School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process…

  • Elizabeth Trodden

    Elizabeth Trodden PhD Student School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process &…

  • Erdinc Cosgun

    Erdinc Cosgun PhD Student School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process &…

  • Fergus Mcilwaine

    Fergus Mcilwaine PhD Student School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process &…

  • Friday Ochedi

    Friday Ochedi PhD Student School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process &…

  • John Young

    John Young PhD Student School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process &…

  • Johnson A. Jimba

    Johnson A. Jimba PhD Student School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process…

  • Katia Piscina

    Katia Piscina PhD Student School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process &…

  • Kirsty Harrington

    Kirsty Harrington Research Associate School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process &…

  • Li Anne Cheah

    Li Anne Cheah PhD Student School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process…

  • Matthew Garvin

    Matthew Garvin PhD Student School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process &…

  • Michael Walsh

    Michael Walsh PhD Student School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process &…

  • Neda Poudineh

    Neda Poudineh PhD Student School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process &…

  • Nikolaos Diamantakis

    Nikolaos Diamantakis PhD Student School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process &…

  • Olivia Hawrot

    Olivia Hawrot PhD Student School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process &…

  • Prof. John Andresen

    Prof. John Andresen Professor School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process &…

  • Prof. Mercedes Maroto-Valer

    Prof M. Mercedes Maroto-Valer, FRSE, FIChemE, FRSC, FRSA, FEI Director School of Engineering & Physical…

  • Prof. Susana García

    Prof. Susana García, MRSC, AMIChemE Professor School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical,…

  • Puyan Bakhshi

    Puyan Bakhshi PhD Student School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process &…

  • Rachel Millar

    Rachel Millar Research Assistant School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process &…

  • Rumbidzai Nhunduru

    Rumbidzai Nhunduru PhD Student School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process &…

  • Shima Ghanaatian

    PhD Student Research focus: Experimental Study of multiphase flow in porous media, CO2 reactive flow…

  • Stelios Gavrielides

    Stelios Gavrielides PhD Student School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process &…

  • Tipwadee Jumpaengjan

    Tipwadee Jumpaengjan PhD Student School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process &…

  • Veronica Furey

    Veronica Furey PhD Student School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process &…

  • Viktoriia Kulakova

    Viktoriia Kulakova PhD Student School of Engineering & Physical Sciences, Institute of Mechanical, Process &…

Alumni


  • Dr. Nazia Farooqui
  • Luc T Steel (PhD)
  • Dr. Tevfik Aysu
  • Dr. Patricia Córdoba
  • Dr. Qi Liu
  • Dr. Oluwafunmilola Ola
  • Dr. Theodoros Chronopoulos
  • Dr. Ili Ramli
  • Dr. Marco Dri
  • Dr. Xiaolong Wang
  • Dr. Dong Liu
  • Dr. Manuela Rallo
  • Dr. Junru Li
  • Dr. Mahmoud Nazeri
  • Dr. Muhammad Farooq
  • Dr. Graeme Collie
  • Dr. Huizhi Wang
  • Dr. Jin Xuan
  • Adilet Zhakeyev (PhD)
  • Elizabeth Bay (PhD)
  • Dr. Ben Kolosz
  • Warren Thompson (PhD)
  • Montserrat Recasens (PhD)
  • Michael O Ogidi (PhD)
  • Dr. Eva Sanchez Fernandez
  • Dr. Ahmed Saleh
  • Meltiani Belekoukia (PhD)
  • Dr. Callum Rae
  • Dr. Manohara Gudiyor Veerabhadrappa
  • Dr. Krystian Wlodarczyk
  • Dr. Charithea Charalambous
  • Dr. Lukas Küng
  • Dr. Ziming Yang
  • Muhammad Imran Masood (PhD)
  • Mohammed Arshad (PhD)
  • Xiaojiao Luo (PhD)

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