Dr Quentin Meyer
- Bachelor of Science (2009).
- Master of Electrochemical Science (2011).
- Master of Electrochemical Engineering (2011).
- PhD in Electrochemistry (2015).
- Graduated from Essential for Supervision training to be primary supervisor of PhD students (2025).
About me
I am a Lecturer at the School of Chemistry at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). I received my PhD from University College London in 2015, where I was recognised with an award for research excellence. At UNSW, I have established a research program focused on the development of low-cost, durable catalysts for hydrogen fuel cells and electrolysers combining DFT and theory-guided synthesis. I have also dedicated my efforts towards developing next-generation fuel cells and electrolyzsrs through large-scale two-phase flow simulations and precision micro-engineering. Since 2023, I have secured over $6,3M in research funding through competitive grants from the Australian Government and industry partners. I have published over 86 peer-reviewed journal articles, delivered more than 70 presentations at international conferences and invited seminars, and holds three patent related to hydrogen technologies.
PhD opportunities
I am looking for PhD candidates to work in these areas, particularly those with strong electrochemistry, catalyst synthesis, density functional theory and flow simulation exposure. Being able to lead a project independently is critical. Please email me a short cover letter outlining your research interests, together with your CV.
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Aug 2026 Towards Low-Cost and High-Stability Platinum-Free Hydrogen Fuel Cells, UNSW Horizon Europe Initiator with the ICGM-CNRS (France), $20,000 (Chief Investigator)
Nov 2025 Hybrid Value-Added Electrolyser for Green Hydrogen and Methanol Production, ARC Discovery Project, $902,399 (Primary Chief Investigator)
Oct 2025 New Hydrogen Fuel Cells for Drones and Aircraft, NICE-UNSW Proof-of-Scale Fund, $118,698 (Lead Inventor and Chief Investigator)
June 2025 Advancing Electrochemical Catalyst Layers: A Synergistic Approach of Modeling, Imaging, and Optimization, Royal Society Mobility Grant, The Royal Society, $25,000 (Chief Investigator)
April 2025 Closed-Loop Value-Added Green Hydrogen Production, Trailblazer for Recycling and Clean Energy Lab-To-Market Fund with Ternary Kinetics, $3,003,100 (Chief Investigator)
Dec 2024 Lightweight and Low-Cost Hydrogen Fuel Cells, Trailblazer for Recycling and Clean Energy Lab-To-Market Fund with Siltrax, $669,200 (Chief Investigator)
Oct 2024 High-durability and low-cost electrolyzers and hydrogen fuel cells, UNSW Global Research and Impact Program (GRIP) with Imperial College London, $15,000 (Chief Investigator)
July 2024 Hydrogen Fuel Cells for Aviation, Australian Economic Accelerator, $192,858 (Lead Entrepreneur and Chief Investigator)
June 2024 Unlocking High-Stability Platinum-Free Catalysts for Hydrogen Fuel Cells, ARC Discovery Project, $723,503 (Chief Investigator)
June 2024 New Hydrogen Fuel Cell Design, UNSW Commercialization Seed Fund, $99,528 (Chief Investigator)
April 2024 Characterization of precious metal-free catalysts for low-temperature and high-temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells, German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, $62,196 (Chief Investigator)
Dec 2023 Enhancing Alkaline Water Electrolyzers by Optimizing the Separator-Electrode Interface, TotalEnergies, $500,000 (Chief Investigator)
- 2016. Best PhD Award (UCL) for Outstanding Contribution to Sustainability
- 2021. Electrochemical Division of the RACI Young Electrochemist Award
hydrogen fuel cells; electrolyzer; waste-to-fuel; non precious metal catalysts; single-atom and dual-atom catalyst; density functional theory; advanced prototyping; two-phase flow simulations; machine-learning