My research

I am currently a PhD candidate in the Industrial Process and Energy Systems Engineering (IPESE) group at EPFL. I collaborate with TotalEnergies on the project “Transition to the Refinery of the Future” during my PhD.

As shown in the figure below, my thesis will cover several perspectives:

A better understanding of today’s refinery.
Define the refinery of the future.
Investigate the transition pathway to the future.

The research results have the opportunity to be validated by a real case study provided by the company. Refienry Process

Team

Luckily, I never work alone and I received a lot of supports from my PhD supervisor, my managers at TotalEnergies and my colleagues.

Name: Guilherme Nascimento

Position: Master Semester Project at IPESE

Period: Feb 2022 to Jun 2022

Project: Optimal hydrogen network in an refinery

Current: Internship at Artelys in Paris

Name: Shengyue Lu

Position: Internship at IPESE

Period: Mar 2022 to Sep 2022

Project: Economies of Scale in PEMEC and SOEC Manufacturing Based on a Bottom-up Mode

Current: Master student at École Polytechnique

Opportunities

I always welcome talented bachelor and master students to do an internship, thesis or research project with me at EPFL or TotalEnergies. Available projects are listed on the project website. Any ideas or comments related to my research topic are also highly appreciated.