Prof. Dr. Eric Hu currently serves as the associate professor of the School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering at the University of  Adelaide, Australia. He received his basic professional degree of Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) from Zhejiang University, China, in 1984. After graduation, he proceeded to the Beijing Solar Energy Research Institute for the degree of Master of Engineering (energy technology). Two-and-a-half years later, he started work with the same institute as a research engineer for another three years. In January 1990, Dr. Eric Hu was granted a French government scholarship to undertake the Doctor of Engineering program in the Energy Technology Division at the Asian Institute of Technology in Bangkok Thailand. He obtained a doctoral degree (D.Eng in energy technology) and came to Australia at the end of 1992. Eric worked as a lecturer and senior lecturer in thermodynamics and fluid mechanics at Monash University until 1999 when he joined Deakin University. He has worked at the University of Adelaide since February 2009. Prof. Dr. Eric Hu has been working in energy engineering areas. He has won over AUD 3m in research grants and published over 250 academic papers in Australia, all in energy (and water) areas.