Dr. Jingyuan Xu

CZS Nexus group leader at the Insti­tute of Microstruc­ture at the Karlsruhe Insti­tute of Technology

Jingyuan Xu is young inves­ti­ga­tor group leader of "Zero-emission and eco-friendly heating and cooling technolo­gies" (ZEco Thermal Lab)” ) at the Insti­tute of Microstruc­ture Technol­ogy at the Karlsruhe Insti­tute of Technol­ogy (KIT).

Her research focuses on the devel­op­ment of heating and cooling technolo­gies for the energy transi­tion. She and her group are working on elastocaloric cooling — a field of research that is attract­ing increas­ing atten­tion. This involves using stress-induced thermal changes in layers result­ing from shape memory alloys to develop environ­men­tally friendly, highly efficient cooling solutions. Her team is currently working on the devel­op­ment of CO₂-neutral elastocaloric cooling devices that do not require harmful refrigerate.

For her research, Jingyuan Xu was awarded the ERC Start­ing Grant, Leopold­ina Prize for Young Scien­tists, and L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award. She is a member of the Global Young Academy.