General Information
Venue: Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Padova
Address: Via Venezia 1, 35131, Padova Italy
Date: Monday 31 August 2026 – Friday 04 September 2026
School coordinators
Prof. Luisa F. Cabeza, GREiA Research Group, University of Lleida, Spain
Prof. Jörg Worlitschek, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences & Arts, Luzern, Switzerland
Prof. Simone Mancin, DII, University of Padova, Italy
Co-Chairs
Dr. Gabriel Zsembinszki, GREiA Research Group, University of Lleida, Spain
Dr. Rebecca Rovotti, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences & Arts, Luzern, Switzerland
Dr. Dario Guarda, DTG, University of Padova, Italy
Academic Lecturers
Prof. Luisa F. Cabeza, University of Lleida, Spain
Prof. Jörg Worlitschek, HSLU-Lucerne University of Applied Sciences & Arts, Switzerland
Prof. Simone Mancin, University of Padova, Italy
Dr. Gabriel Zsembinszki, University of Lleida, Spain
Prof. Kamel Hooman, TU Delft, The Netherlands
Dr. Cristina Prieto, University of Seville, Spain
Prof. Emauela Mastronardo, University of Messina, Italy
Prof. Adriano Sciacovelli, DTU, Denmark
Prof. Alessia Arteconi, KU Leuven, Belgium
Prof. Gerald Englmair, DTU, Denmark
Dr. Mohammad Arqam, DTU, Denmark
Prof J. Beceiro, SINTEF, Norway
Group work
Led by Prof. Luisa F. Cabeza and Prof. Simone Mancin
Participants
The course is specifically designed for PhD students, young researchers, and industry engineers working in the field of thermal energy storage, who are supposed to be provided with a basic knowledge of thermodynamics and heat transfer.
The School is meant to be in presence-only and it is limited to 25 participants.
Diplomas will be issued on the basis of course participation and evaluation of work group assignment and will entitle PhD students to 4 ECTS.
