Materials are vital to helping society transition to the UK's goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. We explore materials for various applications in solar energy and photovoltaics, nuclear engineering, green hydrogen, electrolysis for the storage of renewable electricity and the next generation of batteries.
We work closely with Transition to Zero Pollution, one of the first initiatives of Imperial’s Academic Strategy and the London Centre for Nanotechnology, a joint venture between UCL, Imperial College London and Kings College London. We also collaborate extensively with industrial partners such as Shell UK, ICAM, BP and government organisations. Furthermore, our research has led to spin-offs like HPNow.
Our research explores:
- Fuel cell batteries as a potential source of power for automotive vehicles
- Functional magnetic materials for refrigeration and cooling
- Optimising materials for CO2 electro-reduction
- Improving the efficiency of electrochemical energy devices
- The next-generation photovoltaics/Solar harvesting devices
- Understanding and mitigating damage for energy efficiency
- Nuclear Engineering
- Solutions for low-energy electronics
Our researchers:
Dr Shelly Conroy
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Dr Shelly Conroy
Professor David Dye
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Professor David Dye
Professor Fionn Dunne FREng
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Professor Fionn Dunne FREng
Professor Mike Finnis FRS
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Professor Mike Finnis FRS
Professor Fang Xie
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Professor Fang Xie
Professor Finn Giuliani
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Professor Finn Giuliani
Professor Sir Robin Grimes FRS FREng
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Professor Sir Robin Grimes FRS FREng
Professor Peter Haynes
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Professor Peter Haynes
Professor Sandrine Heutz
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Professor Sandrine Heutz
Professor Andrew Horsfield
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Professor Andrew Horsfield
Dr Chun Ann Huang
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Dr Chun Ann Huang
Dr Sam Humphry-Baker
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Dr Sam Humphry-Baker
Professor John Kilner
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Professor John Kilner
Professor Johannes Lischner
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Professor Johannes Lischner
Professor Cecilia Mattevi
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Professor Cecilia Mattevi
Professor Martyn McLachlan
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Professor Martyn McLachlan
Professor Arash Mostofi
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Professor Arash Mostofi
Dr Minh-Son Pham
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Dr Minh-Son Pham
Dr Peter Petrov
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Dr Peter Petrov
Professor Jason Riley
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Professor Jason Riley
Dr Reshma Rao
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Dr Reshma Rao
Professor Mary Ryan CBE FREng
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Professor Mary Ryan CBE FREng
Professor Milo Shaffer
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Professor Milo Shaffer
Professor Stephen Skinner FRSE
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Professor Stephen Skinner FRSE
Professor Ifan Stephens
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Professor Ifan Stephens
Professor Aron Walsh
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Professor Aron Walsh
Dr Mark Wenman
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Dr Mark Wenman