Committee 2025/26
We are a team coming together from various departments at the University of Cambridge, all united in our interest to make the energy transition a reality.


Max Krefting
Co-President
Max is a fourth-year engineer at Queens’ College, specialising in semiconductors and the energy
transition. He is motivated by the pursuit of a clean, circular and efficient world. He enjoys rowing for Queens’, travelling, and hiking.

Oliver Dai
External Engagement Officer
Oliver is a fourth-year Natural Sciences undergraduate at Selwyn College, Cambridge. He has a keen interest in photovoltaic and battery systems. Outside of academia, he loves travelling, literature and cooking.

Danny Sleeman
Speakers Officer
Daniel is a second year Economics undergraduate. He is fascinated by the future trajectory of energy
technologies and the ways in which they can become financially viable.

Abi Falkous
Secretary
Abi is a second year Physical Natural Sciences Student studying Chemistry and Material Sciences. From the moment she first learnt about solar panels in primary school, she has been fascinated by renewable energy and hopes to spend her career in energy technology research and development. She will be joining the CUETS committee this year as Secretary and is very excited for the year to come!

Xinyan Li
Co-President
Xinyan joined the IfM as a PhD student in 2023. Her current research focuses on Circular Economy of Electric Vehicle Batteries. She has research experience in Terahertz Quantum Cascade Lasers and work experience in engineering consulting and equity investment. She enjoys painting, cooking, traveling and
playing martial arts in her free time.

Shan Tan-Ya
Speakers Officer
Shan is studying an Engineering PhD in nuclear energy. Previously she worked in nuclear fusion research in
Oxford. Her current work looks at modelling methods for fission reactors with new designs.

Kilian Bartsch
Speakers Officer
Kilian is a PhD student investigating Heat Exchangers for Hydrogen Aircraft. He loves talking about anything climate and is always looking for ways to help friends and family reduce emissions (finding cheapest train travel, lowest carbon flight connections, installing solar panels, reviewing home battery settings or figuring out which heat pump/electric car is most suitable for a given context). He's excited about advanced geothermal, hopeful for electric aviation and always wanting to think of new ways to make good climate
policies socially and politically appealing.

George Sealey
Speakers Officer
George is a second-year Natural Sciences undergraduate at Queens’ College, Cambridge. He is particularly interested in the materials science underpinning clean energy technologies and fusion research. Outside of his studies, he enjoys running, playing guitar, and hiking.

Sungin Cho
Speakers Officer
Sungin focuses on asset management to balance the risk, performance and cost of critical infrastructure network assets. Sungin has more than decade of experience in energy industry.

Jitong Zhou
Webmaster
Jitong is a third year mathematics undergraduate at Trinity Hall. He is passionate about the ongoing energy transition and excited to help innovate. Apart from academics, he enjoys studying architecture, traveling and playing badminton