【Biography】Steven Tay, Associate Professor, is a member of the Institution of Engineers, Singapore (IES) and a Chartered Engineer with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE).Dr Tay is a Fellow of The Higher Education Academy with over 10 years of teaching experience in mechanical design, thermodynamics and heat transfer, project management and energy. He also has over 10 years of industry experience in mechanical design, primarily in automated systems, jigs and fixtures and semiconductor equipment.

【Research interests】Non-peak thermal energy storage systems for refrigeration, exploring new methods for designing and optimizing phase change material storage systems, and developing high-temperature phase change thermal energy storage systems for concentrated solar power plant applications.

【Research related Awards】

①Sir George Julius Medal (Mechanical College Awards)，2016

②Winner, ANSTO Eureka Prize for Innovative Use of Technology，2015

③Runners-up, Air Conditioning, Refrigeration and Building Services (ARBS) Industry Awards (Refrigeration Project Excellence)，2014

【Selected Publications】

①Gasia J., Groulx D., Tay N.H.S., Cabeza L.F., 2020, “Numerical study of dynamic melting enhancement in a latent heat thermal energy storage system”, Journal of Energy Storage, Vol. 31, 101664.

②Gallardo-Gonzáleza J., Martíneza M., Barrenechea C., Fernándeza A.I., Liu M., Tay N.H.S., Bruno F., Segarra M., 2018, “Corrosion of AISI316 as containment material for latent heat thermal energy storage systems based on carbonates”, Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Vol. 186, 1-8.

③Cabeza L.F. and Tay N.H.S., 2017, High-temperature thermal storage systems using phase change materials, Academic Press, Elsevier, London, UK.

【Email】steven.tay@singaporetech.edu.sg