Paul Woollin, Director of Research, TWI Ltd - Past, Present and Future Hydrogen-related Activities and Initiatives at TWI Ltd

Paul specialises in failure avoidance and defect tolerance in welds. Prior to becoming TWI Research Director in 2010, he worked on the in-service integrity of welded stainless steel structures under corrosive and hydrogen charging conditions, including pioneering work on hydrogen induced stress cracking of duplex alloys and stress corrosion cracking of supermartensitic stainless steels. He was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2014.

Prof Gareth Hinds, Senior NPL Fellow & Science Area Leader, Electrochemistry, National Physical Laboratory - Overview of NPL Hydrogen Research 

Gareth Hinds is Senior NPL Fellow and Science Area Leader in the Electrochemistry Group at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL). His primary expertise is in the development of novel in situ diagnostic techniques and standard test methods for assessment of corrosion and material degradation in energy applications. Gareth is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and holds visiting professorships at UCL, the University of Strathclyde and Harbin Institute of Technology. He is the author of over 200 publications and is currently President of the World Corrosion Organization and Vice President of the European Federation of Corrosion.

Dr Angel Izquierdo Sanchez, Engineer, ROSEN (UK) Ltd. -Materials Challenges when Repurposing Pipelines to Hydrogen

Angel has been working as a materials engineer for over 2 years and has since supported the delivery of various hydrogen-related projects including hydrogen repurposing feasibility studies, materials performance characterisation in hydrogen, hydrogen embrittlement inhibition, and training courses. He is currently assisting customers in the review of line pipe specifications based on state-of-the-art knowledge of the industry on hydrogen service. 

He holds a PhD in materials Science and Engineering and in his thesis, he investigated the mechanisms of hydrogen embrittlement in pipeline steels using molecular dynamics simulations. 

James Hunt, Future Propulsion Lead, The University of Sheffield AMRC - Challenges for Materials in Hydrogen Propulsion Systems

James has been working on the topic of hydrogen in propulsion systems for the past 2 years, he has delivered a report as part of the ATl's FlyZero programme. With a background in materials he has a good understanding of the challenges related to hydrogen compatibility as well as how they are able to manufacture the components.

Kate Kell, Operations Manager, TWI Ltd - MAST3RBoost: Materials innovation for next generation hydrogen storage

Kate holds an MA in Engineering from the University of Cambridge. She has over 25 years of experience working in a diverse range of manufacturing industries, including Chemicals, Flavours and Fragrances, Adhesives, Automotive and Electronics.

Kate returned to TWI 5 years ago to work in the development of collaborative proposals and the subsequent delivery of projects. She is currently the TWI Project Leader for the MAST3RBoost project: Maturing the production standards of ultra-porous structures for high density hydrogen storage bank operating on swinging temperatures and low compression, funded by the European Union under grant agreement 101058574. TWI's work in this project is funded by Innovate UK under grant no 10040807.

Dr Bernadette Craster, Polymeric Materials and Ageing through Permeation Processes, TWI Ltd - Non-metallics and Hydrogen

Dr Bernadette Craster has worked as an experimental scientist since 1989. Her specialism is transport processes through non-metallic materials through which material ageing can be studied.  In 2012 she joined TWI and papers on interactions  with hydrogen and carbon dioxide, amongst other fluids, have been  published on. Along with a team of experimentalists and engineers, she supports the Members of TWI Ltd through single client, joint industry and research projects.