Vehicle Thermal Management Systems Conference and Exhibition - VTMS 15

Billy Wu: Senior Lecturer, Electrochemical Engineering, Imperial College London

Dr. Billy Wu is a Senior Lecturer in the Dyson School of Design Engineering at Imperial College London where he co-leads the Electrochemical Science and Engineering group. He manages a multi-million pound research portfolio of projects which focus at the interface between fundamental science and engineering application of electrochemical energy devices such: batteries, fuel cells and supercapacitors. Cross-cutting activities include: energy materials, device modelling, thermal management, diagnostics and control. He sits on the editorial board of: Energy & AI, Scientific Reports. HardwareX and the Journal of Power and Energy.

Jeremie Dautriche: Product Lead – Electric Vehicles, Reaction Engines Ltd

Jeremie did his Master of Engineering in Power and Propulsion at the National Institute of Applied Sciences of Rouen in France and his y last year in Cranfield Thermal Power MSc and graduated in 2011. He then worked at Rolls-Royce in fleet contract service support for one year before joining the Thermal Systems team in 2013 on the Trent XWB. He got chartered status with the IMechE in 2018 and in 2019 joined Reaction Engines as Project Lead on the SABRE turbomachinery before becoming Product Lead in charge of the development and strategy for Reaction Engines’ EV products.

Lothar Löchte: Head of Product-Engineering, Erbslöh Aluminium GmbH

1988 – 1994: Study of materials science at the University of Technology RWTH Aachen
1994-1999: scientific assistent at Institute for Physical Metallurgy, RWTH Aachen, finished as PhD, Thesis on computer simulation of precipitation kinetics
1999-2007: VAW aluminium AG and Hydro Aluminium, R&D center in Bonn, project and program manager for various projects in automotive, packaging, heat exchanger, simulation and recycling 
2007 – today: Head of Product Engineering at Erbslöh Aluminium GmbH (WKW.extrusion), responsible for product (from the cradle to the grave …) and process development

Sylvain Cailliez: PhD student - Modelling and energy management of propulsion batteries, Ecole Centrale de Nantes

Sylvain CAILLIEZ was born in France in 1995. He received the Master's degree in energy and propulsion engineering from Ecole Centrale de Nantes, France, in 2019. He joined LHEEA Lab. (Ecole Centrale de Nantes), France, in 2019 as a Ph.D. student. His research interests include propulsion battery, energy management, modeling, and simulation.

Christian Rathberger: Senior Manager VTM & KULI Software, Engineering Center Steyr, Magna Powertrain

1994 – 2002: Studies of Technical Mathematics at Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria

2002 – 2011: Software developer (thermal management software KULI) and thermal management simulation engineer at Engineering Center Steyr, Magna Powertrain

2011 – 2021: Senior manager for “VTM & KULI Software” at Magna
2022 - …     : Additional responsibilities for Automotive IoT topics as Senior manager for “VTM Software & IoT” at Magna

Strong focus on e-mobility related thermal management topics.

Jorge Martinez Lopez: Lead Engineer – Thermal Simulation, Williams Advanced Engineering

PhD in Transport Propulsion Systems, MSc in Reciprocating Internal Combustion engines and graduate in Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Engineering from Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain. Jorge has held several roles since joining Williams Advanced Engineering in 2015 and is currently working as Lead Engineer – Thermal Simulation, focused on vehicle thermal management and leading the battery cooling simulation activities for high performance vehicles and electric motorsport series. Prior to joining Williams, Jorge worked for Koenigsegg, a Swedish sports car manufacturer, where he was responsible for all the CFD and aerodynamic development of the company.

Gary Guangxu Yu: Senior CFD Engineer, Product Engineering, DENSO Marston

Simon Borg: Senior Project Leader, Research & Innovation, Gränges Finspång AB

Simon Borg holds a degree of Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from Uppsala University. In 2010 he joined Gränges (at the time Sapa Heat Transfer) and has since then been working with development of flat rolled products for automotive heat exchanger applications. Today lower carbon footprint, recyclability rate and circularity are key criteria in new developments. His presentation will focus on Gränges approach and how Gränges can help you reach your target.

Dig Vijay: Technical Consultant - Thermal Management, Gamma

Dr. Dig Vijay earned his master’s degree from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India and his Ph.D. from Technical University Freiberg, Germany in mechanical engineering. Since 2017 he works as an application engineer at Gamma Technologies in Germany and in his current role, his primary focus is on the thermal management of conventional and electrified vehicles.

Timothy Bingham: Systems Engineering Lead, Electroflight

Timothy leads the systems and simulation engineering team at Electroflight, which develop Energy Storage Systems and powertrains for aerospace. He was fortunate enough to have been a part of the ACCEL project, involved in many areas, such as design, testing, assembly and overseeing the powertrain operations. He has experience working in the electric automotive market and moved over to Electroflight at the beginning of the ACCEL project to utilise his broad engineering experience. Timothy graduated with a first-class honours masters degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Surrey, then continued to obtain a PhD on hybrid vehicle control systems.

Gerhard Hanko: Technology Heat Exchanger Materials, AMAG rolling GmbH

Christopher Parker: Technical Consultant, WAVE Refrigeration Ltd.

Chris Parker graduated from Liverpool John Moores University with a First Class MEng degree in 2020. After securing a role in October of that year at WAVE Refrigeration, a small consultancy business based in Keighley West Yorkshire, he has applied the knowledge developed from his studies at university to create detailed procedures and programmes. These have enabled users and clients to make informed decisions of which thermal management systems can best meet their unique requirements. He has co-authored three international technical papers since the start of his career.

Moussa Nacer-Bey: Advanced Development Thermodynamic Expert, Valeo Thermal Systems

After graduating from Mines de Douai as a PhD in the field of Mechanics and Energetic in 2005, Moussa joined the Renault Company and then moved to Valeo Company two years later. Moussa worked first as a technical engineer of heat exchangers like radiators, condensers, and air coolers and then switched to design Air Conditioning Systems and Heat Pump Systems where he recieved significant experience on global cars thermal management. Three years ago, he joined a new project to work on immersive battery cooling systems where dielectric fluids are used as a medium.

Benoit Honel: Senior Product Manager – Simcenter Amesim Electrical Solution, Siemens Digital Industries Software

Benoit Honel is a Senior Product Manager of the Electrical solution of Simcenter Amesim at Siemens Digital Industries Software in Lyon, France. After a Master degree in Energy Engineering at INSA Rouen, France, he started his Automotive Industry journey with the simulation and testing of engine cooling and lubrication systems. After 4 years of Amesim promotion in the US, he managed a team of engineers realizing thermal management simulation projects for many customers. He's now aligning the Simcenter Amesim product features with the customers vehicle electrification challenges in the domain of battery, e-motor, power electronics and fuel cell.

Mike Bassett: Head of Research, MAHLE Powertrain

Mike Bassett is Head of Research at MAHLE Powertrain, and responsible for leading global research activities, with a focus on developing technologies to enhance electrified mobility, as well as advanced combustion systems for renewable and zero carbon fuels. Mike studied Mechanical Engineering at Bristol University and a PhD at the University of Manchester, focusing on thermodynamic modelling of internal combustion engines. Mike has worked within powertrain consultancy for 20 years and has considerable experience gained from many challenging powertrain projects to develop cutting-edge technology for customers across the globe. His experience spans fuels cells, electric propulsion systems and internal combustion engines.

Gary Guangxu Yu: Senior CFD Engineer, Product Engineering, DENSO Marston

Solon Karagiannopoulos: Automation & Instrumentation Lead, Sensor Coating Systems

Dr Solon Karagiannopoulos, Automation & Instrumentation Lead at Sensor Coating Sensors (SCS), has more than 12-year experience in optoelectronics and he is responsible for the development and maintenance of SCS’s Automation and measurement systems. Solon received his PhD from the University of Manchester on Chemical Species tomography in Internal Combustion Engines. He is experienced in electronics, optical diagnostics, instrumentation and sensing systems. He is also responsible for coordinating measurement campaigns for industrial projects, and he has also successfully managed a number of government funded projects for the development of the Thermal History Paint & Coatings technology.

Gerald Seider: Director, InDesA GmbH

Dr. Seider studied mechanical engineering/aerospace at the Technical University of Aachen (Germany) and the Virginia Polytechnic Institute (USA). He continued his studies after his diploma at the Aerodynamic Institute in Aachen where he received his doctoral degree on the simulation of airfoil aerodynamics. In 1991 he joined BMW Powertrain being responsible for CAE application with respect to thermal design and analysis of gasoline engines as well as for cooling systems. Leaving BMW after sixteen interesting years Dr. Seider started his own services and consultancy company InDesA GmbH in May 2008. In May 2020 he took over the position as Head of Simulation and Testing at the IGEL AG in Munich to join forces of InDesA and IGEL.

Elmer Galvis: Advanced Product Engineer, Power technologies, Dana International

Dr. Galvis joined Dana Inc in 2016 as advanced product engineer. He works on the design, fabrication, and testing of next the generation heat exchangers for the automotive industry. He is part of the Heat Transfer Analytical and Development HTAD group at Dana Canada Corporation Research and Development Center supporting CFD simulations and experimental validation. Current research is focused on IGBT-power of electronics cooling, and brazed plate heat exchangers for two phase flow applications. He has also experience on heating and cooling using waste heat and phase change materials. He holds BSc, MSc. and PhD in mechanical engineering. During his PhD at the University of Waterloo and as part time manager at the Microelectronics Heat Transfer Laboratory at the same university he gained experience on analytical modeling, materials characterization, and experimental testing in electronics cooling.

Max Zimmer: Graduate Engineer, Ricardo

Max Zimmer received his B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Exeter and continued on to complete a M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College London. During his studies, he focused on automotive engineering concluding in a master’s thesis investigating the tribology of cylinder ring-liner contacts in heavy duty engines in collaboration with Volvo Trucks. Following his degree, Max joined Ricardo A&I where he currently works in the analysis department with focus on electromagnetic and thermal analysis of electric machines.

Robert Best: Engineering Director, Wrightbus

Dr Robert Best is the Director of Engineering at Wrightbus, leading the development of next generation transportation solutions within the company. Following the award of his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Queen’s University Belfast, he has continued to advance his expertise in powertrain design, developing new and advanced powertrain solutions for next generation vehicle topologies. As the Director of Engineering for Wrightbus, he leads the team delivering leading edge battery electric and fuel cell technologies for the public transport sector, advising operators and government departments on technology adoption.

Weiwei Song: Research Engineer, Shanghai Huafon Material Technology Institute

Weiwei Song received her Ph. D. degree in mechanical engineering from Mississippi State University in Aug.2015. She is a research engineer at Shanghai Huafon Material Technology Institute, her research topic mainly focused on heat exchanger aluminum alloys, especially in material chemical composition design, manufacturing process modification, as well as mechanical property improvement.

Loic Chereau: Global Leader E-Mobility – OEMS, Thermal & Specialized Solutions, Chemours

Over 20+ years of experience in the Chemical industry including DuPont, Arkema, Dow Chemical, and with the last 5 years at Chemours in various Commercial and Technology roles More recently leading the Electric Vehicles business of refrigerants with global initiatives to develop low GWP refrigerants in various thermal management applications. Areas of Expertise: Specialty Chemicals | Global Growth & New Business Development | B2B Marketing | Decision and Risk analysis