Professor Carlos Ponce de León Albarrán BSc, MSc, MBA, PhD, FRSC
Professor of Electrochemical Engineering, Coordinator of the MSc in Sustainable Energy Technologies

Carlos Ponce de León Albarrán is a Professor of Electrochemical Engineering within Engineering and Physical Sciences, and Head of the Energy Technology Group.
His main research activities are in the areas of energy storage, water treatment, metal ion removal, characterization of novel electrode materials, electrochemical strategies for pollution control and redox flow cells for energy conversion. His research has been published in over 180 peer review papers in high impact factor journals and has industrial experience in quality control, data acquisition, fuel cells, analytical chemistry and metal recovery.
He currently coordinates the MSc in Sustainable Energy Technologies as well as teaching in several modules including:
- Introduction to Energy Technologies,
- Principles and Advanced Fuel Cells and Photovoltaic Systems,
- Applications of Renewables and in Automotive Propulsion.
The MSc in Sustainable Energy Technologies was one of the first postgraduate programmes offered in energy technologies and has attracted students from different disciplines all over the world creating an interactive learning interdisciplinary space and an opportunity for the students to networking. The MSc touches multiple fields of science such as chemical engineering, chemistry, material sciences and mechanical and electrical engineering and focuses on promoting sustainable methods for energy generation and storage.