Public Engagement
Over the years I have been involved in ‘Public Engagement and Awareness’ activities related to my research in the form of Public Speaking at workshops, events, conferences and schools, interviews by media – Inter(National) Press (Burger, Cape Argus, The Guardian, The Independent, The Times , Specialised & Trade Magazines and TV/Radio (Al-Jazeera, BBC News 24, BBC 11 O’ Clock News, BBC Radio 2 & 5, BBC Radio West Midlands, BBC Radio Coventry and Warwickshire, BRMB, ITV News, Bush Radio, SABC, SAFM, Sky News).
Invited guest to the Conservative Party to give a presentation on ‘Hydrogen for Transportation’. The event was organised by the Birmingham Science City and was chaired by Professor Dame Julia King.
Mike Penning MP (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport) visits The Centre for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research, University of Birmingham
The Minister of State for Universities and Science, David Willetts visits The Centre for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research, University of Birmingham.
Lord Peter Mandelson visits The Centre for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research, University of Birmingham.
The Home Secretary Alan Johnson visits The Centre for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research, University of Birmingham.
It was a wonderful pleasure to have welcomed Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau and the Canada Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry, François-Philippe Champagne at the Institute for Hydrogen Research UQTR at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières today! We talked about the Institute’s Hydrogen R&D activities, from energy materials discovery, Canada’s critical and strategic minerals, systems engineering and integration for the transport, stationary and domestic applications to manufacturing/industrialisation in Canada. What a positive afternoon!