The Cyprus Institute

Wojciech Lipiński

Wojciech Lipiński is a professor at the Cyprus Institute. He received his Master of Science 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 encompass optical, thermal and chemical aspects of solar energy science and engineering. His basic research extends across transport and reactive flow phenomena, with a focus on radiative transfer and high-temperature solid–gas reactions. Prof. Lipiński's work primarily underpins developments in concentrated solar thermal energy for power generation, processing of fuels and materials, and environmental separations.

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