Hycel team
Our team connects industry partners with hydrogen research teams, delivers projects, and represents Deakin on the national stage.
Professor Tiffany Walsh, Hycel Director
Associate Professor Michael Pereira, Hycel Deputy Director
Adam Fletcher, Hycel Program Manager
Ailiche Goddard-Clegg, Hycel Social Licence, Communication and Engagement Coordinator
Loren Tuck, Education, Training and Industry Coordinator
Danny Bernstein, Hycel Research and Operations Manager
Hamish Edwards, PhD Candidate
Hycel research network
Our research network is located across Deakin’s campuses and connect the strength of the University’s applied research capability to hydrogen. The following list includes each member’s Hycel research speciality.
Mobility
Professor Tiffany Walsh, Hydrogen strategy, Institute for Frontier Materials
Associate Professor Michael Pereira, Fuel cell optimisation, materials and components, School of Engineering
Professor Bernard Rolfe, Fuel cell platform and prototyping, School Engineering
Associate Professor Vicky Mak, Hydrogen refuelling network optimisation, School of Information Technology
Rob McHenry, School of Engineering
Materials and manufacturing
Associate Professor Nolene Byrne, Pipeline properties and compatibility, Institute for Frontier Materials
Sebastian Manjerres-Espinosa, Pipeline properties and compatibility, Institute for Frontier Materials
Dr Faezeh Makhlooghi Azad, Fuel cell materials and components optimisation, Institute for Frontier Materials
Dr Hamid Abdi, Iot GIS hydrogen sensors, School of Engineering
Education
Professor Russell Tytler, Hydrogen school curriculum, School of Education
Associate Professor Peta White, Hydrogen school curriculum, School of Education
Dr Seamus Delaney, Hydrogen school curriculum, School of Education
Dr Lam Pham, Hydrogen school curriculum, School of Education
Rob McHenry, Short courses for engineers, School of Engineering
Dr Aiden Beer, Short courses for engineers, School of Engineering
Dr John Flett, Hydrogen heavy vehicle training, South West TAFE
Social licence
Associate Professor Joshua Newton, Hydrogen social licence perceptions and messages, Better Consumption Lab, School of Business and Law
Dr Virginia Weber, Hydrogen social licence perceptions and messages, Better Consumption Lab, School of Business and Law
Dr Jeffrey Rotman, Hydrogen social licence perceptions and messages, Better Consumption Lab, School of Business and Law
Dr Gabi Mocatta, Hydrogen social licence communication and engagement strategies, School of Communication and Creative Arts
Dr Kristy Hess, Hydrogen social licence communication and engagement strategies, School of Communication and Creative Arts
Contact us
For all enquiries, please email the team at hycel@deakin.edu.au
