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Glasgow, UK | Kyushu, Japan
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Last time I saw @HadiFarabi was in Kyoto - this time it was exciting to chat about the hydrogen activities underway at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden. Hope to visit again soon. BTW, would love to commute by ferry (stares accusingly at Glasgow)!
Wonderful surprise to see former exchange students Laraib and Fatma (Sheffield) this week, whilst Enes and I visited Mohammed Ismail at the University of Hull, courtesy of our Daiwa Foundation Award! One of my favourite painters also made an appearance…can you guess who it is?
Can’t complain about the refreshments and poster room at #electrochem2023 this week. Enjoying the talks a lot so far.
@RSCElectrochem
Wonderful to be visiting Diamond Light Source for the first time. Was invited by @teddybrightman et al to help investigate their 3D printed flow cells. Night shifts are an intense (but fun) way to get to know new colleagues better!
@B18Diamond
About to deliver my talk on nanocellulose electrolytes at #mc16 - putting the sustainability back into sustainability!
Enjoying a bit of sun between sessions at #MC16 at UCD in Dublin. Seen some great talks so far - especially Peter Strasser’s plenary. A lot of emphasis on electrochemistry in the Materials for Energy session! Hope my hay-fever improves by tomorrow…
Interesting few days at #UKPorMat2023 in Sheffield. Was surprised to be giving one of the few talks about carbon, but it was fun to learn so much about MOFs. Photo stolen from @darren_broom
Today we say farewell to Fatma from the University of Sheffield who has been visiting us for 6 weeks to work on gas diffusion layers, as part of our Daiwa Foundation Award. She has been highly efficient (like her fuel cells) and hopefully a joint publication is on the way.
Today we say farewell to Fatma from the University of Sheffield who has been visiting us for 6 weeks to work on gas diffusion layers as part of our Daiwa Foundation Award. She has been highly efficient (like her fuel cells) and hopefully a joint publication is on the way.
However, the highlight of the trip was delivering the inaugural Bremhorst Lecture in the impressive GHD Auditorium in the Advanced Engineering Building. What an honour to meet Professor Bremhorst himself!
I even managed a whistle stop tour of Sydney to finally visit long-time collaborator Scott Dwyer at @UTSISF for intense discussions about the future hydrogen economy and fuel cells, whilst taking in the Opera House and Botany Bay.
Then I worked on the New Columbo Plan program with @Prof_Nogita and the next batch of exchange students on their way to Kyushu University, as well as catching up with former exchange students for dinner.
I managed to see some of the original coal gas infrastructure in Brisbane (i.e. hydrogen plus carbon monoxide) including the gas lamps in the Center and the iconic Gas Stripping Tower (hydrogen purification) on the former site of the West End Gas Works.
First up we started our collaborative ARC Discovery Project on modelling hydrogen systems, taking the meetings to the famous Ig Nobel winning pitch drop experiment started in 1927 and up to see the impressive views of Mt Coot-Tha.
I’ve had an incredible week at the University of Queensland in Brisbane. St Lucia is a bustling and vibrant campus full of greenery, historical buildings, varied wildlife, delicious food and energetic students. I can’t wait to come back next year.
