An award-winning international speaker, Eckhard Groll is the William E. and Florence E. Perry head of mechanical engineering at Purdue University. He is an acclaimed figure in the refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat pump (RACHP) industry. He is world renowned for his research in fundamental thermal sciences as applied to advanced energy conversion systems, components, and their working fluids.

Professor Groll said “It’s a great honour to be involved in this conference. Rankine 2020 is a unique event, the first of its kind and it will be exciting to see the flow of ideas between the RACHP and Organic Rankine Cycle sectors.”