Robert Critoph


Professor Robert Critoph is a British academic in the field of mechanical engineering, working on heating and cooling technologies and energy demand. Critoph is Director of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Storage, Transformation and Upgrading of Thermal Energy. I-STUTE is one of six End Use Energy Demand Centres.

Academic career

Critoph has worked on sorption heat pump and refrigeration systems since 1982 and has published 89 papers, 2 book chapters, 5 patents and managed research contracts for industry, national government and EU totaling more than £10M. He has taught courses in heat transfer, thermodynamics and renewable energy. Industrial clients have included British Gas, Searle, and Unilever.

Selected publications