Speaker Profile

Nguyen Cao is a PhD researcher at the University of Melbourne, specialising in the examination of alternative fuels and propulsion systems for marine applications from technical, economic and environmental perspectives.

Before commencing PhD, Nguyen earned his Master of Energy Systems from the same university. During this period he participated in the Zero Emission Energy Laboratory Program, focusing on modeling solar photovoltaic energy systems. This valuable experience was made possible through a collaboration between the Melbourne Energy Institute (MEI) and their industry partner, Ekistica.

Prior to his master's degree, Nguyen worked as an engineer specialising in solar photovoltaic energy systems. He commenced his academic journey by completing a Bachelor of Engineering Honours in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Sydney.