Professor Nigel Brandon
Research Overview
Nigel Brandon's research involves the quantitative analysis of energy systems,with a particular focus on the design,characterisation, modelling, control and optimisation of fuel cells.He collaborates extensively with industry in this field,as well with other research centres and universities around the world,and he leads the EPSRC'Supergen'Fuel Cell consortia,He is the Director of the Energy Futures Lab at Imperial College (www.imperial.ac.uk/energyfutureslab), which is leading cross-faculty, interdisciplinary energy research programmes across the College.He is a founder and Chief Scientific Advisor of Ceres Power (www.cerespower.com), an AIM listed company spun out from Imperial College, which is developing a range of products based around metal supported SOFCs.
Nigel Brandon's research involves the quantitative analysis of energy systems, with a particular focus on the design,characterisation, modelling,control and optimisation of fuel cells.He collaborates extensively with industry in this field, as well with other research centres and universities around the world, and he leads the EPSRC 'Supergen'Fuel Cell consortia.He is the Director of the Energy Futures Lab at Imperial College (www.imperial.ac.uk/energyfutureslab), which is leading cross-faculty, interdisciplinary energy reserach programmes across the College.He is a founder and Chief Scientific Advisor of Ceres Power Ltd (www.cerespower.com),an AIM listed company spun out from Imperial College, which is developing a range of products based around metal supported SOFCs.
Biography- Director Energy Futures Lab, Imperial College London 2005-present. A college wide programme which is bringing together multi-disciplinary teams of scientists and engineers to focus on key energy issues.
- Professor of Sustainable Development in Energy, Department of Earth Science &Engineering, Imperial College London 2004-present
- UK Focal point with China in climate change, energy and environment 2007-present
- Senior Research Fellow to the UK Research Councils energy programme 2006-present
- Senior Lecturer in Electrochemical Engineering,Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemical Technology, Imperial College London 2001-2004
- Senior Lecturer in Electrochemical Engineering, T.H.Huxley School of Environment, Imperial College London 1998-2000
- Staff Technologist, Energy Conversion Group, Rolls-Royce Strategic Research Centre, Debry,UK 1992-1998
- Senior Electrochemist, BP Research Centre, Sunbury on Thames, UK 1988-1992
- Electrochemist,BP Research Centre, Sunbury on Thames,UK 1984-1988
Current Activity and Recent Measures of Esteem- 2009 Chief Scientific Advisor, Ceres Power
- 2008 Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
- 2008 Fellow of the City and Guilds of London Institute
- 2007 Royal Academy of Engineering Silver Medal
- 2007 PI of £4.2 million 'New and Renewable Solar Routes to Hydrogen Energy', the largest grant awarded by EPSRC in this field
- 2006 Chartered Engineer
- 2006 Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining
- 2006 Fellow of the Energy Institute
- 2006 Inaugural Energy Senior Research Fellow to the Research Councils Energy programme
- 2005 Management hub of £2.1 million EPSRC 'Supergen' fuel cell consortia