Celebrating 2022 Pioneers in Energy Research

2022 Pioneers in Energy Research: Anders Lyngfelt

“…Energy & Fuels established the annual recognition of Pioneers in Energy Research (PIERs) in 2021 to honor highly influential scientists who have made significant fundamental contributions in their respective fields of energy research . Professor Anders Lyngfelt (Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden) has been selected as the 2022 PIER in the field of environmental and CO 2 issues for his pioneering and original contributions to the development of chemical looping combustion (CLC) as a novel fuel combustion and conversion technology with inherent CO 2 capture . We are honored to have the opportunity to celebrate his outstanding contributions to CLC research in this special issue.…”

2022 Pioneers in Energy Research: John Ripmeester

“…Energy & Fuels established the annual recognition of Pioneers in Energy Research (PIERs) in 2021 to honor highly influential scientists who have made significant fundamental contributions in their respective fields of energy research . Dr. John Ripmeester has been selected as the 2022 PIER in the field of unconventional energy sources for his outstanding contribution to the area of gas hydrate research . We are honored to have the opportunity to celebrate his outstanding contributions to the field in this special issue.…”

2022 Pioneers in Energy Research: Jinhua Ye

“…Since 2021, Energy & Fuels has established an annual recognition of Pioneers in Energy Research (PIERs) to honor highly influential researchers who have made significant scientific contributions in their respective fields of energy research . Professor Jinhua Ye from the National Institute of Materials Science (NIMS), Japan, has been selected as the 2022 PIER in the field of solar energy and conversion of light for her outstanding contribution to the area of photocatalysis in renewable energy applications . We are honored to have the opportunity to celebrate her pioneering contributions to the development of novel photocatalytic materials for solar-to-chemical energy conversion in this special issue.…”