Professor Bruno G. POLLET BSc (Hons) MSc PhD FRSC
An international Research Leader with a reputation for research in Electrochemical Engineering, Electrochemical Energy Conversion, Energy Materials and Sono-electrochemistry (Power Ultrasound in Chemistry) from the development of novel materials (hydrogen storage & fuel cell), hydrogen fuel cell to water treatment/disinfection demonstrators & prototypes (Combined Heat & Power, Portable and Vehicles).
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Research: Electrolyser and fuel cell materials and systems, sonoelectrocatalysis, sonocatalysis
Our research focuses on a wide range of areas from the development of novel materials for low-temperature fuel cells and water electrolyzers, hydrogen production from (non-)pure waters, organics and bio-wastes, to fuel cell and electrolyzer systems, demonstrators and prototypes.
President of the “Green Hydrogen” division of the International Association for Hydrogen Energy (IAHE)
- Member of the Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition (CEET): An Independent Advisory Council to the United Nations’ Secretary-General (UN).
- Member of the Working Group of the Renewable Hydrogen Task of the Hydrogen Technology Collaborative (TCP) Programme of the International Energy Agency (IEA).
- President of the Green Hydrogen Division of the International Association for Hydrogen Energy (IAHE).
- Board of Directors member of the Canadian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association (CHFCA).
- Board of Directors member of Hydrogène Québec.
- Awarded the “IAHE Sir William Grove Award” by the IAHE for his work in hydrogen, fuel cell and electrolyser technologies.
- Awarded the NSERC Canada Research Chair Tier 1 in Green Hydrogen Production.
- Awarded the Industrial INNERGEX Chair in Renewable Hydrogen.
- Leader of H2CAN 2.0, a cluster of hydrogen R&D groups in Canada (h2can.org).
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
- Member of the External Expert Advisory Board (EEAB) of the European project H2 CoopStorage (H2CS)
- Extraordinary Professor of Hydrogen Energy, University of the Western Cape (RSA)
- Visiting Professor, HySAFER Centre, University of Ulster (UK)
- Member of the EERA JP FC&H2 Steering Committee
- Member of the Electrochemical Society (USA)
- Member of the European Society of Sonochemistry
- Series Editor of Elsevier (AP) Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Primers
- Series Co-Editor of Springerbriefs in Molecular Science: Ultrasound and Sonochemistry
- Editorial Board members of: Materials Advances (RSC), Electrocatalysis (Springer), International Journal of Energy Research (Wiley), International Journal of Hydrogen Energy (Elsevier), Renewables: Wind, Water and Solar (Elsevier), Ultrasonics Sonochemistry (Elsevier),International Journal of Energy Research (Elsevier), Molecules (MDPI), Advances in Chemical Research (Lidsen)
- Executive Editor of ULTRASONICS – SONOCHEMISTRY
- International Collaborator of the Ni Electro Can project (Canada)
- Visiting Professor in Hydrogen Safety Engineering and Research Centre (HySAFER), Ulster University (UK)
- Committee Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry Applied Catalysis Group (UK)
- Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry Electrochemistry Group (UK)
- H2FC European Infrastructure Project Advisory & Peer Review Board Member (EU)
- International Advisory Board member of the Australian Association for Hydrogen Energy (AAHE)
- Board Committee Member of the International Academy of Electrochemical Energy Science (IAOEES) (Canada)
- Advisory Committee member of the Standardized Fuel Cell Network (SFCN) (Canada)
- Co-founder and Board of Directors of the South African Hydrogen Association (RSA)
- Member of the Royal Society of South Africa (RSA)
Bruno G. Pollet (Google Scholar h-index 56, # citations > 13,000, >380 publications in ResearchGate) has both a strong international industrial and academic experience. He has worked on Hydrogen Energy in the UK, Japan, South Africa, Norway, and Canada. He is a Fellow of the UK Royal Society of Chemistry, and a Professor of Chemistry at the University of Quebec at Trois-Rivières (UQTR) in Canada. Since 2022, he is a member of the Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition: An Independent Advisory Council to the United Nations’ Secretary-General. He has recently been awarded the prestigious NSERC Canada Research Chair Tier 1 (7 years, >$2m: NSERC and Canada Foundation for Innovation, CFI) and an Industrial Research Chair (5 years, >$1m: INNERGEX and Quebec Ministry of Energy and Innovation, MEI) in Green Hydrogen Production with a strong focus on the next generation of electrolysers (from materials to systems). Since February 2023, he is also Director of the UQTR Institute for Hydrogen Research (IHR), Director of the Green Hydrogen Laboratory (GH2Lab), Adjunct Professor of Renewable Energy at the Department of Energy & Process Engineering (DEPE), Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Adjunct Professor at the Hydrogen Safety Engineering Research (HySAFER), Ulster University (UK) and President of the Green Hydrogen Division of the International Association for Hydrogen Energy (IAHE). In 2022, the hydrogen community awarded him with the “IAHE Sir William Grove Award” for his work in hydrogen, fuel cell and electrolyser technologies by the IAHE. He is also member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association (CHFCA) and Hydrogen Québec. He is also leading H2CAN 2.0, a cluster of H2FC R&D groups in Canada (www.h2can.org). His research covers a wide range of areas from the development of novel materials for low-temperature fuel cells and water electrolysers, hydrogen production from pure, waste, & saline waters, as well as oxygenated solutions and CO2-saturated waters to fuel cell and electrolyser systems, demonstrators, & prototypes. His research also focuses on sonoelectrochemistry to produce fuel cell/electrolyser materials and to improve electrochemical processes. He co-founded & co-directed the Birmingham Centre for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell (H2FC) Research (UK) and was Director of Hydrogen South Africa (HySA) Systems Integration & Technology Validation Competence Centre (South Africa). He has also worked in the industry for Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells Ltd (UK) and other various industries worldwide as Technical Account/Project/Research Manager/R&D Director/Head of R&D/Non-Executive Director/CTO. In the industry, he successfully developed the first large-scale Sono-Electrochemical (SE) reactor for the water treatment sector. He gained his PhD in Physical Chemistry in the field of SE at Coventry University & undertook his PostDoc in Electrocatalysis at the Liverpool University Electrochemistry (UK). In 2009, he established the first Master and PhD with Integrated Studies teaching and learning programmes in H2FC & their applications in the UK. He serves on several associations & industry boards as well as editorial boards of international journals (Elsevier, RSC, Springer, Wiley & IOP). He edited >17 books, wrote 2 books & published >25 book chapters in H2FC & SE, and delivered >200 keynote/invited talks.