On November 13th morning, at the invitation of the School of Energy and Power Engineering, Professor Des Gibson, Director of the UK Thin Film Sensor Imaging Research Institute and University of the West of Scotland, came to CIT for academic exchange. Teachers and graduate students from the School of Energy and Power Engineering, as well as external researchers in related fields, participated in this exchange seminar.
Professor Des Gibson gave a detailed presentation on multiscale energy harvesting technology, particularly the progress of research on triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) technology, at the academic exchange seminar. He demonstrated the application of TENG and piezoelectric technologies in the multiscale energy field through a series of successful case studies and published academic achievements.
Professor Des Gibson's research achievements cover multiple aspects such as frictional nanogenerators (TENGs), including strategies to improve output performance, material selection, structural design, and all at the technical level. Ultimately, it converts tiny mechanical energy into electrical energy, with advantages such as green sustainability, simple materials, simple structure, long endurance, and miniaturization. The research results not only promote the development of TENG technology, but also provide new possibilities for the application of smart IoT and self-powered sensing technology. It also indicates the broad application prospects in the fields of energy information acquisition, self driven intelligent sensing and other technologies.
In addition, Professor Gibson combined the application of ZnO thin film materials in Smart Internet of Things and Self-powered Sensing Technology to provide new ideas and directions for future energy technology research. His research not only focuses on current technological progress, but also keeps an eye on future trends in technology development, providing valuable experience and inspiration for researchers in related fields.
Meeting Scene
This academic exchange seminar expands the international frontier vision of nanotechnology for energy, and also lays a foundation for cross-disciplinary directions, as well as exchanges and cooperation among researchers with different academic backgrounds and research fields.
Discussion in Lab with CIT Lectures
Professor Des Gibson visited the laboratories of the School of Energy and Power Engineering after the seminar, and expressed his admiration for the research achievements in the field of energy and gave high praise to the research atmosphere and the platform for industrialization research of the laboratory.
