Jochen Cremer supports the transition to a fair and sustainable future with his research and engagement. He is a Research Associate on applying machine learning to the optimisation and control of energy systems. He completed his PhD in 2020 from Imperial. In 2019, he was co-chair of the International Student Energy Summit 2019 that united 650 future energy leaders in July 2019 for 3 days to discuss the current and future energy system bringing together 60 top-tier speakers and over 30 partners. He chaired and started several other initiatives at Imperial College, including the Climate Entrepreneurs Club and the IEEE student branch. For two years he was the postgraduate representative of 350 postgraduate students at the Electrical Engineering department of Imperial.

In 2018, Jochen was awarded the John & Frances Jones Prize 2017-2018 of Imperial College. He was judged as the postgraduate student who has ‘made the best all-round contribution to College life, taking into account academic achievement, social and extra-curricular activities, for the academic year in question’. In 2019, Jochen was awarded the John Lever Memorial Award as he has contributed significantly to 'teaching, outreach, public engagement, enterprise and student experience' at Imperial College.