Professor Yunting Ge

I am the Professor of Building Services Engineering in the School of The Built Environment and Architecture. I am also the Director of the Centre for Civil and Building Services Engineering (CCiBSE). Previously, I worked periodically as a lecturer, senior lecturer, reader and professor at Brunel University London and the University of South Wales. I gained my BSc, MSc and PhD degrees from Xi’an Jiaotong University (BSc, MSc) and Tsinghua University (PhD) in the field of Thermofluids, Energy, Hydrogen and Built Environment.

I have accumulated more than 20 years of research and development experience in built environments, energy conservation technologies, hydrogen systems, and thermofluids. I possess specialist expertise in developing high-fidelity models for buildings, energy systems, and their components. Notably, I developed a CO₂ transcritical compressor model that has been integrated into the well-known building simulation platform EnergyPlus. In parallel, I have created multiple heat-exchanger design software tools that have been widely adopted by companies across the UK. I also developed an energy-optimised control system model for supermarket refrigeration and HVAC operations, that has received broad external recognition.

As a Principal Investigator (PI), I have secured over £7.133 million in competitive research funding from EPSRC and Innovate UK, supporting a diverse portfolio of projects. Key awards include: (1) H2-Heat: Thermal energy transport for heating and cooling using innovative hydrogen technologies (EP/T022760/1), an EPSRC award with a total value of £979,291 (2021–2024); and (2) A Safe, Efficient, Low-Cost, High-Pressure Metal Hydride Hydrogen Storage Solution (Project No. 10033836), an Innovate UK Smart Grant with a total project value of £1,029,423 (2022–2024). As a Co-Investigator, I have also contributed to several major funded programmes with combined values exceeding £11.3 million. Enabled by the funded grants and institutional investment from London South Bank University, a state-of-the-art hydrogen research laboratory has been established.

Across my academic career, I have supervised over 13 PhD researchers and multiple postdoctoral fellows. I have authored more than 170 peer-reviewed journal publications and international conference papers, spanning modelling, component design, test-rig development, and experimental investigations in energy and thermal systems.

Externally, I serve as President of IIR Commission E1 within the International Institute of Refrigeration, and I am a Fellow of the Institute of Refrigeration and a member of international scientific conference committees. I also hold editorial roles including Associate Editor for Energy Reports. My full list of publications is available via my Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=m2fi6K4AAAAJ&hl=en

For prospective PhD candidates interested in research opportunities within our group, please contact me by email: [email protected]

Director of the Centre for Civil and Building Services Engineering (CCiBSE)

1) Integrated Building Design 2) Thermal Energy Heating 3) Sustainable Refrigeration