Chair: Dr. Wenjun Zhao, University of Nottingham, UK

Dr. Zhao Wenjun holds a Master’s degree in Architectural Engineering from the University of Hong Kong and a Ph.D. in Sustainable Energy from the University of Nottingham, UK. Her research focuses on carbon-neutral energy technologies, aiming to enhance energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions through innovations in energy multiphase flow and heat/mass transfer and numerical simulation of energy systems. She has published over 40 SCI papers with more than 700 citations, and has been recognized with awards including a Bronze Medal in the "Internet Plus" Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition and a Third Prize in the China Society of Engineering Thermophysics' Zero-Carbon Future Innovation Competition.
Co-chair: Prof. Hao Lu, Xinjiang University, China
Professor Lu Hao is a doctoral advisor at Xinjiang University, recognized as a high-level overseas talent and recipient of the Xinjiang Outstanding Youth Science Fund. He has been a senior visiting scholar at Harvard and Columbia Universities and ranks among Stanford’s global top 2% highly cited scientists.
He serves as the discipline leader in new energy power generation within the Energy and Power Engineering PhD program and holds key roles including Academic Deputy Dean of the School of Intelligent Science and Technology, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Education’s Northwest Energy Carbon Neutrality Engineering Research Center, Director of the Ruoqiang Energy Industry Research Institute, and leader of the university’s "Energy Carbon Neutrality" innovation team.
Professor Lu has led over 50 research projects, including national key R&D programs, NSFC grants, and international collaborations. He has published more than 240 academic papers, including over 140 SCI papers (90+ in JCR Q1 journals) with 3,000+ citations, and holds 30+ patents. He has also authored two monographs on carbon neutrality and integrated energy systems.