Waterloo Contacts
Jatin Nathwani, AE4H Co-Director
Prof. Nathwani serves on several Boards at the provincial and national levels. He is Scientific Advisor to the Equinox Energy 2030 Summit of the Waterloo Global Science Initiative (WGSI). He is Chair of the Board of Canadian University Network of Excellence in Nuclear Engineering (UNENE), Member of the Ontario Smart Grid Forum, Board Member, Ontario Centre of Excellence (OCE), Member, Clean Tech Advisory Board (Dept. of Foreign Affairs and Intl Trade), Member, Council for Clean and Reliable Electricity (CCRE), Member, Advisory Panel for the Science Media Centre of Canada (SMCC), and Advisory Board Member, Sustainable Waterloo. ( Profile)
Sana Sadiq, Acting Communications Specialist
Sana is responsible for managing the website content, design and development of marketing campaigns, and other graphics-related aspects of AE4H project materials.
Munur Herdem, Project Coordinator of Affordable Energy for Humanity
Munur is the Project Coordinator for Affordable Energy for Humanity (AE4H), a global initiative dedicated to advancing sustainable energy solutions and fostering universal energy access. In this role, he coordinates collaborations across a diverse network of universities, companies, and organizations affiliated with AE4H. His efforts focus on strengthening AE4H's partnerships and expanding its influence to position the initiative as a leading force in the global energy transition. Munur actively develops and facilitates innovative projects that align with AE4H's mission, driving impactful research, promoting interdisciplinary collaboration, and addressing pressing energy challenges worldwide. By leveraging strategic partnerships and fostering a culture of innovation, Munur is dedicated to ensuring AE4H remains at the forefront of shaping the future of affordable and sustainable energy solutions.
Karlsruhe Contacts
Joachim Knebel, AE4H Co-Director
Educated as a mechanical and nuclear engineer, Professor Joachim Knebel is Head of Division III ‚Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering‘ at KIT, being responsible for 36 institutes, the two KIT departments ‘Mechanical Engineering’ and ‘Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies’, as well as the three Helmholtz Programmes ‘Storage and Cross-linked Infrastructures’, ‘Nuclear Waste Disposal and Safety’, as well as ‘Nuclear Fusion’. Across scientific disciplines and research programmes, and in close cooperation with colleagues at KIT and Helmholtz, Joachim Knebel shapes and organises the research and innovation work which is supporting the ‚German Energiewende‘ and the mobility systems of the future.
Isabelle Südmeyer, AE4H Manager
Dr. Isabelle Südmeyer is responsible for the overall management of the Helmholtz Programme ‘Storage and Cross-linked Infrastructures’ which develops and provides new technologies for the ‘German Energiewende’. This programme covers research for an environmentally sound, reliable and affordable energy supply. Isabelle Südmeyer gives scientific and management support to the Affordable Energy for Humanity Global Change Initiative at KIT.