Sustainable Energy Research Group

SERG People

Academic/Research Staff: Dr Andrew Dicks

Dr John Bradley

Dr Anna Lashtabeg

Research Students: Mr Dominic Alexander

Mr Ampon Chumpia

Mr Samuel Pocock

Mr Andre Bec

Alumni Dr Geoff Walker

Academic Staff:

Andrew Dicks - Senior Research Fellow

·                Room L504, Hawken Engineering Building (Level 5)

·                Tel: +61 7 3365 3699

·                Email: a.dicks@uq.edu.au

Andrew gained a PhD in physical chemistry from the University of Loughborough in the UK for work on the steam reforming of hydrocarbons. He subsequently joined British Gas where he worked on the development of several catalytic processes, and in the process gained an in-depth knowledge of a large utility industry. His research in fuel cells began in 1986 and over the following 15 years his research team collaborated with many of the leading international fuel cell developers, and their work has covered all types of fuel cell. Andrew co-authored the textbook "Fuel Cell Systems Explained," published in 2000, which is in its second edition and is now available in Japanese and Chinese as well as English. He is a regular speaker at international conferences, has been on the advisory boards and organising committee for many energy conferences and in 2008 he was chairman of the organising committee for the World Hydrogen Energy Conference. He was a member of UK Government Fuel Cell Advisory Panel and continues to offer international consultancy in fuel cells and hydrogen to countries as diverse as Singapore and Sweden. He is on the editorial boards of the Journal of Power Sources and the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy.

John Bradley - Research Fellow in Fuel Cells

· Room L513, Hawken Engineering Building (Level 5)

· Tel: +61 7 3366 9973

· Email: j.bradley@eng.uq.edu.au

John gained a PhD in Solid State Chemistry from the University of St. Andrews in the UK, having obtained a first degree in Chemistry and Energy. He has expertise in solid oxide fuel cell materials, molten carbonate and direct carbon fuel cells, and electrochemical measurement techniques such as AC impedance spectroscopy. Before he joined the SERG he spent some time at Nottingham University setting up a new materials laboratory, and has been instrumental in setting up the new fuel cell laboratory at UQ.

Anna Lashtabeg - Research Fellow in Fuel Cells

· Room : Level 4, Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology

Tel: +61 7 3366 3830

· Email: a.lashtabeg@uq.edu.au

Dominic Alexander

Ampon Chumpia

Samuel Pocock

Andrew Bec

ALUMNI

Geoff Walker

· Email: walkerge@conwag.com

Geoff is an electrical engineer, with a BE (1990) and PhD (1999) both from the Department of Electrical Engineering, The University of Queensland. Geoff was a lecturer in electronics and power electronics at the School of ITEE from 1998 to 2008. He is now a senior engineer at Connell Wagner. Geoff is a founding member of SERG and maintains an interest in research including the application of power electronics in vehicles and renewable energy, especially photovoltaics.

Technical Staff:

Ben Guymer

Researchers

Andrew Simpson

· Email: agsimpson05@msn.com

Andrew is a mechanical engineer, with a BE (2000) from The University of Queensland with first-class honours. He was awarded the Kinhill Prize in 1999 for his undergraduate thesis titled "Power Control Strategies for Hybrid Vehicle Drivetrains" and received the Shell Prize in Thermodynamics & Heat Transfer in 1998. He was also a co-ordinating member of the University of Queensland "SunShark" Solar Racing Team from 1997-2000. After gaining his PhD entitled “Design analysis techniques for fuel cell and hybrid-electric road vehicles” he moved to the USA, first spending some time at the New and Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) at Colorado before joining the pioneering team in electric vehicles in Tesla Motors of California. Andrew is a founding member of SERG, and also assisted in the establishment of a fuel cell research program at the University of Queensland. His research interests include sustainable energy systems and sustainable personal transportation.

Matthew Greaves

· Riverside Lab – Studio 54

· Tel: +61 7 3365 3771

· Email: greaves@itee.uq.edu.au

David Finn

Paul Sernia

Uniquest Pty Ltd.

· Tel: +61 7 3365 6135

· Email: p.sernia@uniquest.com.au

Justin Bray

· Room 437, General Purpose South Building (78-437)

· Tel: +61 7 3365 8306

· Email: jbray@itee.uq.edu.au

Justin Bray is an electrical engineer who graduated in 2001 with a BE Hons. His undergraduate thesis focused on brake-by-wire solutions for lightweight vehicles. He is currently working on a novel electromechanical design for a brake-by-wire system as part of his PhD, which commenced in February 2001. His interests include electromagnetics, power electronics and control.

Larry Weng

· Uniquest Pty Ltd.

· Tel: +61 7 3365 7479

· Email: l.weng@uniqest.com.au

SERG contact details:

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