Professor Irvine leads the UK-HyRES Production Theme. He has made a unique and world-leading contribution to the science of energy materials, especially fuel cell and energy conversion technologies. This research has ranged from detailed fundamental to strategic and applied science and has had major impact across academia, industry and government.
Irvine’s science is highly interdisciplinary extending from Chemistry and Materials through physics, bioenergy, geoscience, engineering, economics and policy.
Research interests include:
- Hydrogen Production
- Emergent Nanomaterials
- Oxide Fuel Electrodes
- Waste to Energy
- Hydrides.