Rob Thring

Professor Rob Thring FIMechE, CEng
Chair in Fuel Cell Engineering

Telephone +44 (0)1509 227 259

Fax +44 (0)1509 227 275

E-mail R.H.Thring@lboro.ac.uk

Background

Accomplishments

Established and managed the Ultra-Low Emissions Engine (ULEE) Program. This program was a four year, multi-client (15 clients) co-operative research program aimed at helping to develop the technology needed for the passenger car manufacturers to meet the California ULEV exhaust emission standards.
ETCS, Engine Technology Consulting Service. Started and built to 30 clients worldwide
HCCI or Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition combustion for piston engines
VCOT, Vehicle Calibration on the Testbed. Transfer a significant proportion of the calibration process currently conducted on the vehicle to the testbed
Modeling of a fuel cell powered passenger car with a methanol reformer
Engine/Transmission matching. Aimed at improving the match between the engine and the transmission to improve the fuel economy
Chairman of the SwRI Advisory Committee for Research. This committee controls the SwRI Internal Research Program.

Research Groups

Research Interests and Activities

External Activities

Intelligent Energy Chair
Member of Editorial Board for IMechE Proceedings Part D “Journal of Automobile Engineering”.
Deputy Chair of DTI Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership R&D group
Chair of sub committee of LowCVP for the National Centre of Excellence in Low Carbon and Fuel Cell Technology (now called Cenex). Cenex is now up and running in Loughborough
Member of the Low CVP Innovation working group
Member of Foresight Vehicle External Advisory Panel
Member UK Fuel Cell Forum
Consultant to Alan Duncan, shadow minister for Trade and Industry, and at his invitation submitted five pages for his parallel energy review for the UK (2006).
Member of the IMechE Marketing and Communications Board.
6 Patents
EPSRC college member
Member DTI Technology Programme Assessment Panel

Publications