Summary
Dr. Jing Li obtained his BSc degree in 2006 and his PhD in 2011 from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). Following this, he completed a two-year postdoctoral research position at USTC and subsequently became a researcher (equivalent to an assistant professor). From 2017 to 2019, he worked at the University of Nottingham, supported by the EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Individual Fellowships grant. Since February 2019, he has served as a senior research fellow at the University of Hull.
Dr. Li specializes in renewable energy, energy storage, thermofluids, sustainable heating, and power generation, with a particular focus on advanced heat pump technology, organic Rankine cycle-driven energy conversion, solar photovoltaic and thermal generation, thermal energy storage, and the integration of these technologies into low-carbon energy systems. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) and has teaching experience in courses such as 'Engineering Thermodynamics', 'Sustainable Heating Technologies and Systems', 'Advanced Energy Engineering', and 'Renewable Energy Technologies for Buildings'.
Over his 14 years of professional experience, Dr. Li has led or participated in twelve research projects funded by the EU, BEIS, EPSRC, the Royal Society, Innovate UK, the China Ministry of Science and Technology, and the National Natural Science Foundation of China. He is also the first inventor of ten patents. To date, he has published one monograph, three books, and more than 100 peer-reviewed papers, which have been cited >4200 times, yielding a h-index of 36 and an i10-index of 79. He has delivered keynote and plenary speeches at five international conferences.
His research achievements include: (1) A vapor injection heat pump technology that addresses the challenge of defrosting in winter, successfully demonstrated in residential and public buildings. (2) A novel storage technique that solves the thermal storage problem of direct steam generation solar thermal power systems, with a potential increase in storage capacity of over 400%. (3) An innovative heat battery utilizing cascade thermodynamic cycles. (4) An amorphous silicon cell-based photovoltaic/thermal system that overcomes the technical challenges associated with thermal stress in conventional PV/T systems. (5) A vacuum membrane-based dehumidification and cooling system.