Hey, I’m Pingping Wang, currently pursuing a PhD at TU Wien (Vienna), where I work at the intersection of sustainability and process systems engineering. My research focuses on integrating carbon capture and storage/utilization (CCS/CCU) into current and future industrial infrastructures. I’m developing a prospective life cycle optimization framework to evaluate and support the deployment of CCS/CCU and carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies—aiming to mitigate CO₂ emissions from both heavy industry and the atmosphere.
Beyond engineering, I’m deeply curious about the evolution of socio-economic systems and human behavior, especially in relation to fairness in decarbonization and sustainable development.
I’m a committed supporter of open-source efforts in systems engineering, energy transition, and social & climate justice—and I’m a Julia lover and user.
When I’m not in front of a screen, you’ll probably find me outdoors: climbing, playing tennis, cycling, swimming, reading/thinking, or enjoying food and music.
Education
Ph.D. in Sustainable Process Systems Engineering (2022 – Present, Vienna, Austria)
Technical University of Vienna (TU Wien)
Supervisor: Stavros Papadokonstantakis
PhD Topic: Integration of CCS/CCU into current and future industrial infrastructures
Double M.Sc. in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering (2019 – 2022, Beijing, China)
Sino-Danish Center for Education and Research (SDC)
Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) & Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
Master thesis: On-line measurement of suspended solid particles in multi-phase reactors,
conducted at Institute of Process Engineering (IPE), CAS
B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering (2015 – 2019, Chengdu, China)
Southwest Petroleum University
Bachlor Thesis: CFD simulation of FCC regenetor and coke combustion process
Conferences
- JuliaCon Local Paris 2025 · Paris, France, 2025
- TCCS-13-The 13th Trondheim CCS Conference · Trondheim, Norway, 2025
- 2025 CCUS GRC/GRS Conference · Ventura, CA, United States, 2025
- NordNET PhD Anutumn School: Modeling Energy Systems · Gothenburg, Sweden, 2024
- Computer Aided Process Engineering Forum 2024 · Brno, Czech Republic, 2024
- ESCAPE34-PSE24 Conference · Florence, Italy, 2024
- Autumn School: Open Approaches to Time in LCA · Grosshöchstetten, Switzerland, 2023
- 2023 CCUS GRC/GRS Conference · Les Diablerets, Switzerland, 2023
- The 11th Academic Annual Meeting of China Particle Society · Xiamen, China, 2020
Competitions
- Digital aginist COVID-19 Hackathon · ADB, 2020
- L’Oréal Brandstorm 2020 · On-line, 2020
- “UCAS Cup” Innovation and Entrepreneurship · Beijing, 2019
- National Chemical Reaction Engineering Model Design · 2nd Prize · Chengdu, 2018
- National Chemical Process Design Competition · 1st Prize · Changsha, 2018
- Challenge Cup Belt and Road International Special Competition · 1st Prize · Shanghai, 2017
