Autor: Ian Staffell

Professor Pollet has recently joined industry to head up an R&D Centre in a young, dynamic and forward-thinking High Tech company in the United Kingdom.  He is also a Visiting Professor at the University of Ulster (UK) and the University of Yamanashi (Japan). Professor Pollet was a (full) Professor of Energy Materials and Systems at the University of the Western Cape (RSA), R&D Director of the National DST Hydrogen South Africa (Hy SA) Systems Competence Centre (an industry oriented and led RD&D Centre with a strong emphasis on demonstrator/prototype development and Energy Materials manufacturing), SAIAMC Programme Director and Member of the RSA Department of Trade & Industry Electric Vehicle Industry Steering Committee. Professor Pollet is known both in academia and industry to be a dynamic, energetic, enthusiastic, positive and visionary individual with expertise and experience in the research fields of Hydrogen Energy, PEMFC, Fuel Cell Electrocatalysis, Electrochemical Engineering and Power Ultrasound/Sonochemistry. He has excellent business development, networking, leadership and communication skills. Professor Pollet has published many scientific publications, articles and book chapters (inc. two books) in the field of Fuel Cells, Electrocatalysis, Electrochemical Engineering and Sonochemistry (over 180 publications so far). Professor Pollet is member of SAHA, IAHE, ECS, ISE, RSC, IChem E, SAICh E, SCI and member of editorial board journals (the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy/Electrocatalysis/Journal of Hydrogen and Fuel Cells/Journal of Nano Energy and Power Research/Journal of Technology Innovations in Renewable Energy/Journal of Fuels). He is also fluent in French and Spanish.