Sustainable Energy Research Group
SERG People
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Academic/Research Staff:
Mr Dominic Alexander Research Students: Mr Ampon Chumpia Ms Rapidah Othman
John Bradley
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Academic/Research Staff:
Andrew Dicks - Adjunct Senior Research
Fellow
· 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 large scale plant. 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, with their work covering all types of fuel cell. Andrew co-authored the textbook "Fuel Cell Systems Explained," published in 2000, with a second edition published in 2003. This has translated into Japanese and Chinese, and a third edition is now in preparation. Andrew 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 energy systems specialising 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. 3
Dominic Alexander - Research Associate
ALUMNI
· 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 Aurecon. 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:
Researchers
· 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.
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Riverside Lab – Studio 54
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Tel: +61 7 3365 3771
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Email: greaves@itee.uq.edu.au
- Uniquest Pty Ltd.
· Tel: +61 7 3365 6135
· Email: p.sernia@uniquest.com.au
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Room 437, General Purpose South Building (78-437)
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Tel: +61 7 3365 8306
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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.
· Uniquest Pty Ltd.
· Tel: +61 7 3365 7479
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Email: l.weng@uniqest.com.au
John Bradley - Research Fellow in Fuel Cells
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 was instrumental in setting up a new fuel cell laboratory at UQ.
SERG contact details:
Email is the preferred method of contact for SERG members (serg@itee.uq.edu.au). You can also email individuals using their email addresses.
Sustainable Energy Research Group / Email SERG
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