Welcome

Hi! I’m Billy Wu, Professor of Electrochemical Engineering and Deputy Head of the Dyson School of Design Engineering at Imperial College London.

I’m an Electrochemical Engineer working at the interface of fundamental science and engineering applications.

My work focuses on energy technologies such as batteries, hydrogen fuel cells and supercapacitors with research on: new materials, modelling, understanding degradation, thermal management, control, design and technoeconomics.

Explore this site to learn more about my work.

About me

What I’m doing now?

Dyson School of Design Engineering, Imperial College London

  • Professor of Electrochemical Engineering

  • Deputy Head of School

  • Module leader, 1st year Materials and Manufacturing

Journals

  • Editorial Board Member, Energy & AI

What I did before?

Imperial College London

  • 2023-2026 - Director of Research, Dyson School of Design Engineering

  • 2023-2026 - Founding Head of Programme, MRes in Design Engineering Research, Dyson School of Design Engineering

  • 2023-2026 - Associate Professor (Reader), Dyson School of Design Engineering

  • 2018-2023 - Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer), Dyson School of Design Engineering

  • 2015-2018 - Assistant Professor (Lecturer), Dyson School of Design Engineering

  • 2014-2015 - Post-doctoral research associate, Department of Earth Science and Engineering

  • 2010-2014 - PhD in Hydrogen fuel cells and batteries for automotive applications, Department of Earth Science and Engineering

  • 2006-2010 - MEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering