The Cyprus Institute

Wojciech Lipiński

Wojciech Lipiński is a professor at the Energy, Environment and Water Research Centre of the Cyprus Institute. He received his master's degree in Environmental Engineering from Warsaw University of Technology (2000), doctorate in Mechanical and Process Engineering from ETH Zurich (2004), and habilitation in Energy Technology from ETH Zurich (2009). He previously held academic positions at ETH Zurich (2004–2009), the University of Minnesota (2009–2013), and the Australian National University (2013–2021).

Prof. Lipiński's research interests focus on the optical, thermal and chemical aspects of solar energy engineering. His core studies explore transport and reactive flow phenomena in high-temperature multiphase systems, with a particular emphasis on radiative transfer and solid–gas reactions. Prof. Lipiński's contributions primarily underpin innovations in concentrated solar thermal energy for electricity generation, production of chemical fuels, energy-intensive processing of materials, environmental separations, and thermal environment control.

Prof. Lipiński is a member of the editorial boards for Solar Energy, the Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, and Thermopedia. He is involved in several professional organisations, including the International Centre for Heat and Mass Transfer, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, and the Eurotherm Committee. Prof. Lipiński is a recipient of the Elsevier/JQSRT Raymond Viskanta Award (2013) and the ASME Yellott Award (2020). He is a fellow of the ASME (2021).