Fellowship Spotlight
Dr Woodliffe’s fellowship will investigate new approaches to hydrogen storage using magnetic induction heating, supporting advances in hydrogen end use, alternative liquid fuels and environmental and economic sustainability.
Dr Luke Woodliffe is a materials chemist and Research Fellow in hydrogen technologies at the University of Nottingham, UK. He previously held an EPSRC Doctoral Prize fellowship and has a PhD from the University of Nottingham and an MSci from the University of Cambridge. Luke’s research focuses on developing advanced materials for next-generation hydrogen storage, combining materials chemistry, nanotechnology and engineering to address the challenges of climate change and energy security.
Luke has published research in leading international journals and has established collaborations with academic and industrial partners in the UK and internationally. He also has multiple years of industrial experience spanning pharmaceutical and materials fields, alongside additional experience in teaching, working cross-culturally and leadership in a church ministry context.
“Receiving this UK-HyRES Fellowship is a fantastic opportunity to develop my research towards a more sustainable hydrogen future and an important step towards becoming an independent researcher. I was inspired to pursue hydrogen research by the urgent need to develop technologies which can address the major challenge of climate change. Through the Fellowship, I will investigate a new approach to hydrogen storage using magnetic induction heating to rapidly and efficiently release hydrogen from solid-state materials. I hope this research will help overcome key challenges around slow hydrogen release and inefficient heat transfer, ultimately enabling safer, faster and more energy-efficient hydrogen storage systems for heavy transport and industrial applications.
“Being awarded a UK-HyRES Fellowship is a significant milestone in my academic journey. It provides the independence, support and network to develop my own research vision, while building new collaborations with academic and industrial partners. Looking ahead, I am excited by the opportunity for hydrogen to play an important role in the energy transition. I hope to contribute by developing innovative materials and technologies that make hydrogen storage more practical and energy-efficient, helping accelerate the use of hydrogen toward enabling a net-zero future.”
Dr Luke Woodliffe, University of Nottingham
