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2026
Keynote, Geneva Association Expert Roundtable 'Managing Environmental Risks of EV Batteries'
The Geneva Association — Expert Roundtable: Managing Environmental Risks of EV Batteries
2026
Participant, joint UK-EU battery workshop at the UK Mission to the EU
The Faraday Institution and BEPA (Batteries European Partnership Association) — Powering Europe's Battery Future: UK-EU Collaboration on Battery Innovation, Recycling and Resilience
2026
Academic mentor, QS Future17 programme (Birmingham Business School)
QS Quacquarelli Symonds, with Birmingham Business School
2026
Plenary talk on ReLiB battery recycling research in an emerging-markets context
Strathmore University (with support from The Faraday Institution) — EMBATCON 2026: Emerging Markets Battery Conference
2026
Lead guest editor, Contemporary Social Science special issue 'Materials Criticality: Justice, Equity and Governance of Strategic Elements'
Academy of Social Sciences / Routledge (Taylor & Francis)
2026
Member, Development Board, Centre for Alternative Technology
Centre for Alternative Technology
2026
The crucial need to design for recycling to secure metal and Critical Raw Material supply chains
Trans-World Events — Metal Recycling Expo 2026 (Metal Recycling Conference), with E-Waste World and Battery Recycling Expo
2026
Panellist, 'Navigating geopolitical risks in metal supply chains'
Trans-World Events — Metal Recycling Expo 2026 (Metal Recycling Conference), Messe Frankfurt
2026
Panel chair, 'Strengthening Europe's Circular Economy: The Role and Needs of the Non-Ferrous Metals Industry'
Trans-World Events — Metal Recycling Expo 2026 (Metal Recycling Conference), Messe Frankfurt
2026
Chair, second day of the Metal Recycling Conference 2026
Trans-World Events — Metal Recycling Expo 2026 (Metal Recycling Conference), Messe Frankfurt
2026
Towards A Future Circular Economy of NdFeB Rare Earth Magnets
Trans-World Events — Metal Recycling Expo 2026 (Metal Recycling Conference), Messe Frankfurt
2026
Written evidence (CRM0016) to the House of Commons Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls inquiry on critical minerals
House of Commons Business and Trade Committee (Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export Controls) — Critical minerals inquiry (HC 1795)
2026
Contributor, POSTnote 782 'Supply chains for low carbon electricity infrastructure'
Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST), UK Parliament — POSTnote 782: Supply chains for low carbon electricity infrastructure
2026
External industrial supervisor, MEng final-year project (University of Cambridge), hosted at BCSECM with HyProMag
University of Cambridge Department of Engineering
2026
Hosted a visit from CSIRO (Thuy Huynh)
University of Birmingham
2026
Member, Faraday Institution Policy Forum (UK battery industry competitiveness)
The Faraday Institution
2026
Research to support resilience: innovation priorities for UK supply chains (talk at 'Next steps for UK critical minerals')
Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum (online)
2026
Chair, 'Next steps for UK critical minerals'
Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum (online)
2026
Panellist, 'Designing for Resource Efficiency and Circularity in Energy Technologies', UK-India Bilateral Exchange on Critical Minerals
Royal Academy of Engineering with the Indian National Academy of Engineering — Royal Academy of Engineering - Indian National Academy of Engineering Critical Minerals Exchange
2026
Guest editor, Separations (MDPI) special issue 'Recovery of Spent Lithium Ion Batteries Using Advanced Separation Methods'
MDPI
2026
Hosted the Australian science delegation's visit to the University of Birmingham (Metallurgy & Materials and the Birmingham Energy Innovation Centre, Tyseley)
University of Birmingham
2026
The Sustainability Community Conference, ICC Birmingham
The Sustainability Community — The Sustainability Community Conference
2026
Critical Raw Materials for Defence: Fewer Mines, More Megawatts - Strengthening the UK Battery Supply Chain (Online Snack, session 10)
Team Defence Information (Defence Critical Raw Materials programme) — Critical Raw Materials for Defence Online Snack Series, session 10
2026
Panellist, 'Sustainability and social justice in tech', OU Environmental Sustainability Society with the Women in Computing Club
Open University Environmental Sustainability Society (Open University Students Association) — OpenSU Welcome Week online panel: Sustainability and social justice in tech
2026
Hosted the visit of HM Ambassador to Kazakhstan to the University of Birmingham
University of Birmingham (BCSECM)
2026
A Circular Economy of Lithium Ion and Future Batteries
Newport & Cardiff Materials Society (IOM3 local society) — Newport & Cardiff Materials Society lecture
2025
Organiser and chair, BCSECM event 'Critical Materials: A Rich Interdisciplinary Nexus of Research Opportunity'
Birmingham Centre for Strategic Elements and Critical Materials, University of Birmingham
2025
Contribution to the session 'Effective strategies for collection, management and sharing of data', JRC-IEA EGRD workshop 'Building Resilient and Robust Clean Energy Supply Chains'
European Commission Joint Research Centre (Petten) with the IEA Experts' Group on R&D Priority Setting and Evaluation (EGRD) — Building Resilient and Robust Clean Energy Supply Chains: Challenges and Opportunities for a Sustainable Energy Transition (JRC-IEA EGRD workshop)
2025
Participant, workshop 'Powering the Future: UK-EU Battery Research, Development & Innovation Partnerships'
BEPA, BATTERY 2030+ and The Faraday Institution — Powering the Future: UK-EU Battery RD&I Partnerships
2025
Aligning critical minerals with the UK's circular economy priorities, recycling and sustainability
Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum (Westminster Forum Projects) — Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum policy conference: Next steps for UK critical minerals policy, supply and sector development
2025
Cambridge Critical Materials Showcase
Probably the Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge
2025
Presentation on BCSECM research on critical materials, workshop 'Environmental Politics in an Age of Insecurity'
PSA Environment Group, BISA Environment and Climate Politics Working Group and the University of Manchester — Environmental Politics in an Age of Insecurity (PSA Environment Group and BISA workshop)
2025
Speaker, 'UK-Kazakhstan Partnerships in Critical Minerals' session, Astana Mining & Metallurgy Congress (AMM 2025)
Department for Business and Trade / British Embassy Astana (session); Astana Mining & Metallurgy Congress — 15th Astana Mining & Metallurgy Congress (AMM 2025)
2025
Presentation on the independent automotive aftermarket, LKQ Executive Think Tank 2025
LKQ Europe GmbH
2025
Presentation on behalf of BCSECM, 3rd Mongolian Critical Minerals Association Seminar (UK Department for Business and Trade critical minerals delegation)
Mongolian Critical Minerals Association (seminar); delegation organised by the Department for Business and Trade and the British Embassy Ulaanbaatar
2025
Participant, concluding workshop of the network 'Wealth and Value in the Lithium-ion Battery Chain'
Copenhagen Business School — Concluding network workshop ('GINP' meeting)
2025
Invited participant, workshop 'Unravelling the impact of net zero policies on the battery market and supply chain'
Centre for Sustainable Business, King's Business School, King's College London
2025
Guest editor, Sustainability Science and Technology focus issue 'Recovery, Reuse, and Recycling of Critical Raw Materials'
IOP Publishing
2025
Senior Consultant, LSE Consulting: consultation workshop on encouraging private-sector investment in Vietnam's energy sector (Hanoi)
LSE Consulting, for the South East Asia Energy Transition Partnership (UNOPS) and the Department of Industrial and Services Economics, Ministry of Planning and Investment, Viet Nam
2024
Leading Edge Innovations for a Future Circular Economy of Lithium Ion Batteries
Cambridge EnerTech (Cambridge Innovation Institute) — Advanced Automotive Battery Conference (AABC) 2024
2024–2025
Member, International Scientific Committee, CRITMET 2025
CSIR-National Metallurgical Laboratory
2024
Contributor, workshop 'Exploring partnership opportunities between UK and NL researchers on the subjects of Critical Raw Materials and Critical Minerals'
Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, London (host); listed by Met4Tech — UK-NL researcher workshop on Critical Raw Materials and Critical Minerals
2024
West Midlands Battery Recycling and Reuse
Enabled Future Limited — 1st West Midlands Battery EcoSystem Conference & Expo (WMBE2024)
2024
Grant peer review panel member, UKRI NERC (UK-Canada Sustainable Critical Minerals Research Partnerships)
UK Research and Innovation, Natural Environment Research Council
2024
Invited participant, Systemiq and WWF 'Sino-EU High-Level Workshop on Scaling Sustainable Battery Recycling'
Systemiq and WWF — Sino-EU High-Level Workshop on Scaling Sustainable Battery Recycling (Future Battery Forum 2024)
2024
Contribution to the Met4Tech four-year celebration and project finale, Eden Project
Met4Tech (UKRI Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Centre for Technology Metals, University of Exeter lead) — Met4Tech four years of achievements event (project finale)
2024
A Future Circular Economy of Lithium-Ion Batteries in Battery Energy Storage Systems - Opportunities & Challenges
Terrapinn — Solar & Storage Live UK 2024
2024
Panellist, 'Behaviour, Culture & Mindset around a Circular Economy', NICER Programme Circular Economy Showcase 2024
UKRI National Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Research (NICER) Programme (CE-Hub)
2024
Panellist, 'Postdoc Careers With Impact', C-DICE Net Zero Futures Conference 2024
C-DICE (Centre for Postdoctoral Development in Infrastructure, Cities and Energy)
2024
Panel chair, 'Managing Critical Minerals in Electric Mobility', Cenex Expo 2024
Cenex
2024
Envisioning the Future Circular Economy of Lithium Ion Batteries
Brno University of Technology — 25th International Conference on Advanced Batteries, Accumulators and Fuel Cells (ABAF 25)
2024
Future end-of-life pathways for lithium-ion batteries (online talk), Workshop on Energy Storage, Pune
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (India) with UK Government support; invitation via KPMG India — Workshop on Energy Storage (ASPIRE programme)
2024
Panellist, 'Accelerating innovation', Battery Recycling Conference & Expo 2024
Trans-Global Events — Battery Recycling Conference & Expo 2024 (with E-Waste World Conference & Expo)
2024
Chair, Battery Recycling Conference & Expo 2024 (with E-Waste World Conference & Expo)
Trans-Global Events — Battery Recycling Conference & Expo 2024 (with E-Waste World Conference & Expo)
2024
Panellist, 'Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - Innovations in Battery Recycling', Solar & Storage Live London 2024
Terrapinn
2024
Science engagement and communication workshop at the launch of the Met4Tech touring exhibit, Xplore! Science Discovery Centre
Met4Tech with Xplore! Science Discovery Centre — Met4Tech circular-economy exhibit launch, Xplore! Science Discovery Centre
2024
Abstract review panel member (Panel 6), Faraday Institution Conference 2024
The Faraday Institution
2024
A Circular Economy of Non-Road Vehicles
TBM Group — 7th Annual Electrification, Battery Development & Battery Recycling for Non Road Applications Forum
2024
Session 4 (life cycle, TEA and supply chain), ReLiB UK-US workshop on recycling EV batteries
ReLiB (Faraday Institution), with US partners including the National Renewable Energy Laboratory — ReLiB UK-US Collaboration workshop on EV battery recycling (online series)
2024
Founding member, BSI Critical Materials Standards Hub
BSI (British Standards Institution), with Innovate UK
2024
Conference chair, Battery Recycling Europe 2024
Active Communications International (ACI Europe) — Battery Recycling Europe 2024 (4th Battery Recycling Europe Summit)
2023
Completing the loop: increasing resilience of lithium ion supply chains through an improved circular economy of batteries
European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC) and IEA Experts' Group on R&D Priority Setting and Evaluation (EGRD) — JRC-IEA EGRD workshop: Improving the resilience of the complete clean energy supply chains, from raw materials to advanced materials, manufacturing and end-of-life
2023
Editorial board member, Sustainability Science and Technology (IOP Publishing)
IOP Publishing
2023
Oral evidence: House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee, Electric Vehicles inquiry
UK Parliament (House of Lords)
2023
Panel: Innovations and improvements in EV battery technology
Terrapinn (Solar & Storage Live) — Solar & Storage Live UK 2023
2023
Panel discussion session on EV battery recycling, chaired by the United Nations Development Programme
Uppsala University with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) — Panel discussion session on EV battery recycling (UNDP and Uppsala University)
2023–2024
Consultant to United Nations Development Programme (CAP-IT project, Samoa: review of an end-of-life EV battery strategy)
United Nations Development Programme
2023
Faraday Institution Conference 2023
The Faraday Institution — Faraday Institution Conference 2023 (#Faraday2023)
2023
REPM 2023 rare-earth permanent magnets workshop
REPM 2023 organising committee — REPM 2023: International Workshop on Rare-Earth and Future Permanent Magnets and their Applications
2023–2024
Member, Expert Advisory Group, CSIRO Critical Minerals Circularity report
CSIRO (Australia)
2023
Member, Strategic Advisory Group, BSI Critical Materials Standards Programme (Rare Earth Elements circular supply chain standards, REE-SAG)
BSI (British Standards Institution), with Innovate UK
2023
NAATBatt Lithium Battery Recycling Workshop 2023, Indianapolis
NAATBatt International — NAATBatt International 6th Annual Lithium Battery Recycling Workshop
2023
Research visit to the Colorado School of Mines (critical materials)
Colorado School of Mines
2023
Participant, UK-US Energy Storage Workshop (Faraday Institution delegation), National Renewable Energy Laboratory
National Renewable Energy Laboratory with the Faraday Institution
2023
Participant, University of Birmingham - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign collaboration workshop
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and University of Birmingham — Birmingham-UIUC BRIDGE collaboration workshop
2023–2024
Contributor, UN/CEFACT Critical Raw Materials traceability project (CRM-TI working group)
UN/CEFACT (UNECE)
2023
Chair (day 1, battery recycling), E-Waste World Conference & Expo 2023
Trans-Global Events (panel convened with Deutsche Umwelthilfe) — E-Waste World Conference & Expo 2023
2023
Panel moderator: Future challenges for battery raw materials; are second life batteries the solution?
Trans-Global Events (panel convened with Deutsche Umwelthilfe) — E-Waste World Conference & Expo 2023
2023
Plenary address, session Circularity, sustainable finance and innovation
UTS Institute for Sustainable Futures (supported by the Future Battery Industries CRC) — A Life-cycle Approach for Batteries: Responsible Sourcing and Traceability Symposium
2023
Contributor, Met4Tech joint response to the Environment Agency's call for evidence on an EV batteries resource framework
Environment Agency (response coordinated by Met4Tech)
2023
Presentations and panel (Circular economy timeline to 2050), NICER Programme showcase 2023
UKRI National Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Research (NICER) Programme, CE-Hub — NICER Programme showcase 2023 (UKRI Circular Economy Hub)
2023
Contributor, Met4Tech circular-economy roadmapping workshops and regulatory roundtable
Met4Tech (UKRI Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Centre for Technology Metals) — Met4Tech roadmapping workshops with external stakeholders
2023
Consultation response, Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle (Wales) Bill white paper
Welsh Government — Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle (Wales) Bill: white paper consultation (9 Mar-1 Jun 2023)
2023
Invited talk on a circular economy of lithium-ion batteries, North Sea Commission Smart Regions webinar
North Sea Commission (CPMR), Smart Regions Group — NSC Smart Regions Group webinar: Sustainability and circularity in the electromobility sector
2023
Re-designing the lithium-ion battery for circularity
Newcastle University in Singapore (NewRIIS) with the Energy Research Institute @ NTU; funded by DSIT — Accelerating Electromobility in the UK and Singapore: A Shared Challenge (symposium)
2023
BAE Systems workshop
BAE Systems
2023
Effective management of end-of-life batteries
TBM Group (Prague) — 6th Annual Electrification & Battery Development for Non-Road Applications Forum
2023
Invited talk on the recycling of critical materials and batteries, UK-India Industry-Academia Workshop on Critical Materials
IIT Bombay, British High Commission in India and the Royal Society of Chemistry — UK-India Industry-Academia Workshop on Critical Materials and Materials Research and Innovation Opportunities
2023
Conference chair (both days), Battery Recycling Europe 2023
Active Communications International (ACI) — Battery Recycling Europe 2023
2023
A future roadmap for lithium ion battery recycling
Active Communications International (ACI) — Battery Recycling Europe 2023
2023
Meeting with Jonathan Reynolds MP and David Lammy MP on critical materials, Portcullis House
Birmingham Centre for Strategic Elements and Critical Materials
2023
Briefing for the Rt Hon Greg Clark MP during his visit to Tyseley Energy Park
Birmingham Energy Institute and Tyseley Energy Park — Visit of the Rt Hon Greg Clark MP to Tyseley Energy Park
2023
Recycling and reusing electric vehicle components
Institute of Physics — Institute of Physics evening lecture, University of Hertfordshire
2023
Grant peer reviewer, Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
Swiss National Science Foundation
2023
Grant peer reviewer, UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships (EPSRC)
UK Research and Innovation (EPSRC)
2022
Hosted a visit from HE Magzhan Ilyassov, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the United Kingdom
University of Birmingham
2022
Presentation of the 2022 Environmental Advisory Board study on critical and strategic materials, Rolls-Royce plc
Rolls-Royce plc
2022
IES webinar: Towards a circular economy of electric vehicle batteries
Institution of Environmental Sciences (IES)
2022
Presentation on the UK circular economy of technology metals (Met4Tech), G7 Alliance on Resource Efficiency workshop
Environment and Climate Change Canada for the G7 Alliance on Resource Efficiency (invited by BEIS) — G7 Alliance on Resource Efficiency workshop: Opportunities for Circularity in Renewable Energy Technologies
2022
Panel 'Green Transition in Times of War', 4th MCC Budapest Summit
Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) — MCC Budapest Summit on the Economic Consequences of the War
2022
Battery recycling: techniques, technologies and associated costs
Automotive IQ (IQPC) — 7th International Conference BMS & Battery Technologies for EV/HEV 2022 (focus day on LiB reuse and recycling)
2022–2023
Consultant to BAE Systems (life cycle analysis project)
BAE Systems
2022
Speaker, NAATBatt 5th Annual Lithium Battery Recycling Workshop
NAATBatt International — NAATBatt International 5th Annual Workshop on Lithium Battery Recycling
2022
Guest editor, Frontiers in Sustainable Resource Management Research Topic 'Towards a More Sustainable Circular Economy of Lithium-Ion Batteries for the Energy Transition'
Frontiers
2022
The Ukraine war and its impact on critical metals supply (Sustainability Ambassadors 2022)
NSF Center for the Sustainable Separation of Metals (CSSM), University of Pennsylvania
2022
Invited talk, CSIRO lithium-ion battery recycling workshop (research gaps, opportunities and collaborations)
CSIRO Energy — Lithium Ion Battery Recycling Workshop, CSIRO Clayton (extension of IMLB 2022)
2022
A roadmap for a sustainable circular economy of lithium-ion batteries (IMLB 2022)
IMLB 2022 (hosted by CSIRO) — 21st International Meeting on Lithium Batteries
2022
Collaboration development meeting with Paul Anderson, UNSW Sydney
UNSW Sydney — Birmingham and UNSW meeting
2022
Impulse presentation, ZEV Transition Council session Global cooperation on automotive circularity: boosting end-of-life management
ZEV Transition Council (invited by BEIS) — Zero Emission Vehicles Transition Council session on automotive circularity
2022
Participant, SusCritMOOC workshop Managing resources for a sustainable future
TU Delft and ESM Foundation — SusCritMOOC workshop, TU Delft
2022
How can we manage the end of life for electric vehicle batteries in an effective way?
TBM Group (Prague) — Electrification & Battery Development for Trucks & Buses forum 2022
2022
Robotics and Law Conference
Robotics and Law Conference
2022
Conference chair (day 2), Battery Recycling Europe 2022
Active Communications International (ACI) — Battery Recycling Europe 2022
2022
Lithium ion battery recycling processes for electric vehicles
Active Communications International (ACI) — Battery Recycling Europe 2022
2022
Contributor, STEM resource The Power of Recycling: the story of a lithium ion battery
Royal Society of Chemistry Applied Materials Chemistry Group (resource by Sue Andrews and Cliff Porter)
2021
Lithium ion battery recycling: looking to the future
Curtis & Wyss — Electrification and Battery Innovations Summit (day 2)
2021
Invited talk, Li-ION 2021 conference
The Open University (UK) and the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad — Li-ION 2021: International Virtual Conference on Recent Advances in Lithium-ion Batteries and their Recycling Methods for Sustainable Development
2021
Chair (day 1, electric vehicles and battery recycling track) and panellist, E-Waste World Conference & Expo 2021
Trans-Global Events
2021
A future technology roadmap for lithium ion battery recycling
GDMMC (co-organiser Zhejiang Huayou Recycling) — 7th Global Li-ion Battery Recycler Summit 2021 (GLBR 2021), Shanghai and online
2021–2023
Consultant to Rolls-Royce plc (critical and strategic materials study for the Environmental Advisory Board)
Rolls-Royce plc
2021
Providing an effective end of life for batteries (Automotive Tech Week Europe 2021)
Informa Tech Automotive Group (TU-Automotive, WardsAuto, Wards Intelligence) — Automotive Tech Week Europe 2021
2021
Chair, Reaching net zero: the role of battery technologies (IOM3 webinar)
Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) — IOM3 Sustainable Futures week webinar: The role of battery technologies
2021
Member, Steering Group, Birmingham Energy Innovation Centre (Tyseley Energy Park)
University of Birmingham
2021
Briefings for a Member of Parliament's office (COP26, hydrogen, hydrogen rail in Wales)
UK Parliament (an MP's office)
2021–2023
Member, Sustainable Batteries Steering Group, Faraday Battery Challenge
Innovate UK (UKRI), Faraday Battery Challenge
2021
Met4Tech session, NICER Programme national launch
UKRI National Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Research (NICER) Programme, CE-Hub — NICER Programme National Launch (virtual, 24-27 May 2021)
2021
Launch of the Policy Commission report 'Securing Technology-Critical Metals for Britain' (launch webinar and panel)
University of Birmingham (Birmingham Energy Institute; Birmingham Centre for Strategic Elements and Critical Materials)
2021
Panel: Electric vehicle battery supply chain: challenges, opportunities and outlook to 2040
advanced business events (Automotive Meetings) — Automotive Meetings Digital Week 2021 (AutoDigitalWeek)
2021
Invited talk, Perspectives on Battery Recycling and Reuse (Faraday Battery Challenge cohort event)
Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) for Innovate UK Faraday Battery Challenge — Perspectives on Battery Recycling and Reuse: Faraday Battery Challenge cohort event
2021
Beyond comminution: next-generation battery recycling leveraging AI, automation and Industry 4.0 (AABC Europe 2021)
Cambridge EnerTech — Advanced Automotive Battery Conference Europe 2021 (virtual), Battery Recycling Symposium
2021–2025
Member, Management Group, Met4Tech (UKRI Circular Economy Centre for Technology Metals)
University of Birmingham
2021
Invited presentation, University of Adelaide
University of Adelaide
2020
How can we improve the whole-life environmental impact for batteries? (round table)
Battery Cells & Systems Expo (BCS) — Battery Cells & Systems Expo 2020 (virtual): Q&A round table
2020
Examining next-generation lithium-ion battery recycling: leveraging AI, robotics and Industry 4.0 for automated disassembly
Trans-Global Events — E-Waste World Conference & Expo Virtual Summit 2020
2020
Battery recycling panel (with Linda Gaines, Argonne, and Christopher Michelbacher, Audi of America)
Wards Intelligence (Informa) — Wards Intelligence FOCUS: Electrification 2020 (virtual)
2020
Panel chair, E-Waste World Virtual Summit 2020
Trans-Global Events — E-Waste World Conference & Expo Virtual Summit 2020
2020
Understanding the challenges behind battery recycling in North America (panel)
Companies for Zero Waste (CZW) — CAST (Circular All Star Team) monthly virtual meeting
2020
Panel 'Accelerating Second Life & Recycling', ACT Virtual 2020 (Module 2, Episode 3: Battery Tech Workshop Part 3)
Gladstein, Neandross & Associates (ACT Expo) — ACT Virtual 2020
2020
Recycling Lithium Ion Batteries from Electric Vehicles
ICWMT 15 organising committee; Basel Convention Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific (School of Environment, Tsinghua University) — 15th International Conference on Waste Management and Technology (ICWMT 15)
2020
External member (external adviser), University Research Committee, Wrexham University (formerly Wrexham Glyndŵr University)
Wrexham University
2020
Royal Society Pairing Scheme: Week in Westminster, paired with Liz Saville Roberts MP
The Royal Society — Royal Society Pairing Scheme 2020 (Week in Westminster)
2020–2021
Member, University of Birmingham - BAM (Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung) partnership steering group
University of Birmingham
2020
Adviser on lithium-ion battery recycling, BBC Countryfile (segment featuring the Faraday Institution)
BBC
2019
Battery recycling demonstrations (guest slot), IET Christmas Lecture 'Electrifying Transport: Challenge for Batteries'
Institution of Engineering and Technology (Wales & South West), with the Faraday Battery Challenge (Innovate UK) — IET Wales & South West Christmas Lecture 2019
2019
Invited expert, workshop 'Localizing Water-Energy-Food Nexus Innovation in Qatar'
Hamad Bin Khalifa University College of Law, with the University of Birmingham Institute for Advanced Studies — Localizing Water-Energy-Food Nexus Innovation in Qatar (expert workshop)
2019
Talk on electric-vehicle battery recycling (ReLiB)
Trans-Global Events — E-Waste World Conference & Expo 2019
2019
Recycling critical materials from automotive lithium-ion batteries (ReLiB)
Royal Society of Chemistry, at Lab Innovations — Lab Innovations 2019 (Royal Society of Chemistry theatre)
2019–2021
Commissioner, University of Birmingham Policy Commission 'Securing Technology-Critical Metals for Britain' (chair Sir John Beddington)
University of Birmingham (Birmingham Centre for Strategic Elements & Critical Materials)
2019
Overview of the Faraday Institution ReLiB battery recycling project (Ford Research & Innovation discovery day)
Ford Motor Company, Research & Innovation Center
2019
Presentation to Argonne battery and recycling researchers as Faraday Institution representative (ReLiB)
Argonne National Laboratory (host Linda Gaines) — Meeting with the Faraday Institution representative (ReCell Center)
2019
Research visits to US institutions (Argonne National Laboratory, University of Michigan Energy Institute, Alfred University, MIT)
Host institutions
2019
Presentation on the Faraday Institution ReLiB project (with Oliver Heidrich)
IEA Technology Collaboration Programme on Hybrid and Electric Vehicles, Task 40 (Critical Raw Materials for Electric Vehicles) — IEA HEV TCP Task 40 (CRM4EV) workshop at EVS32
2019
Strategic Elements & Critical Materials (keynote, Femtinos Periodic Table Celebration Event)
Femtinos (Inquisitive Explorers Ltd)
2019
Contributor (interviewee) and external peer reviewer, POSTnote 609 'Access to critical materials'
Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST), UK Parliament — POSTnote 609: Access to critical materials
2019
Recycling batteries from electric vehicles: An overview
University of Birmingham (contact: Robert J. R. Elliott, Birmingham Business School) — Batteries Included: The Birth, Life, Second-Life and Death of Electric Vehicles (interdisciplinary workshop)
2019
Written evidence (MSI0014): proposal for a UK elements strategy for critical materials
House of Commons Science and Technology Committee — My Science Inquiry (2018-19)
2019
Grant peer reviewer, Welsh Government (Sêr Cymru)
Welsh Government
2018
Talk on the ReLiB electric-vehicle battery recycling project and motor and magnet recycling
Vehicle Recycling International Conference 2018 (VR2018); organiser not identified
2018–2021
Member, Management Group, Faraday Institution ReLiB project
University of Birmingham
2018
Grant peer review panel member, The Faraday Institution (EV and battery manufacturing economics call)
The Faraday Institution
2018–2022
Member (expert contributor), IEA Hybrid & Electric Vehicles TCP Task 40 'Critical Raw Materials for Electric Vehicles' (CRM4EV)
IEA Technology Collaboration Programme on Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (now EV TCP)
2018
Public talk, Pint of Science festival 2018 (Southwell)
Pint of Science (Southwell event run by the Hockerton Housing Project)
2018
Reviewer, IEA 'The Future of Cooling' (2018)
International Energy Agency
2018
Electric Vehicle Drivetrain Recycling (presentation at NREL)
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, with the US Department of Energy and Argonne National Laboratory — International Discussion on Lithium Ion Battery Recycling
2018
Reviewer, IEA Global EV Outlook 2018
International Energy Agency
2018–2023
Member, University of Birmingham Sustainability Task Group
University of Birmingham
2018
Script adviser, BBC CBeebies 'Do You Know?' (Series 3, Episode 4: photovoltaics animation)
BBC CBeebies
2017
Informal seminar on Birmingham energy and critical-materials research, Institute for Sustainable Futures
Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney — Institute for Sustainable Futures lunchtime seminar
2017
Energy Innovation: Birmingham & Beyond
Australian-German Climate & Energy College, University of Melbourne (with the Melbourne Energy Transition Hub)
2017
Workshop 'Fuelling the Future' (ages 13-15), Royal Institution Summer School
Royal Institution of Great Britain — Royal Institution Summer Schools 2017
2017–2018
Policy Commission Manager, Regional Energy Policy Commission 'Powering West Midlands Growth' (chair Sir David King)
University of Birmingham (Birmingham Energy Institute), with Energy Capital and the Energy Systems Catapult
2017
Mentor, UpRising Leadership Programme
UpRising Leadership
2017
Chair, Session 1 (Introduction), IEA EGRD workshop 'Blue Sky Research for Energy Technology'
International Energy Agency EGRD, hosted by the Birmingham Energy Institute, University of Birmingham
2017
'Carbon Mixer' session (guest lecture), Sheffield School of Architecture
Sheffield School of Architecture, University of Sheffield — MSc Sustainable Architecture Studies, guest session
2017
Energy Capital: with a focus on Birmingham Energy Institute projects in the West Midlands
Energy Institute (Midlands & West Wales branch) — Energy Institute Midlands & West Wales branch meeting
2017
Strategic elements and critical materials in energy (session for the Government Office for Science energy away day)
Government Office for Science; hosted by the Birmingham Energy Institute — Government Office for Science energy away day at the University of Birmingham
2017
Royal Institution Engineering Masterclass (Year 9), Imperial College London centre
Royal Institution of Great Britain — Royal Institution Engineering Masterclasses, Imperial College London (spring 2017)
2016
Business models for ultra-low emission vehicles and sustainability
International Energy Agency EGRD, hosted by the US Department of Energy — IEA EGRD workshop 'Life in the Fast Lane: Evolving Paradigms for Mobility and Transportation Systems of the Future'
2016
Talk on the 'Doing Cold Smarter' Policy Commission, British Refrigeration Association (Contractors' Section)
British Refrigeration Association — British Refrigeration Association, Contractors' Section meeting
2016–2022
Fellow, Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (FRSA)
RSA
2016
Workshop 'Fuelling the Future' (ages 13-15), Royal Institution Summer School
Royal Institution of Great Britain — Royal Institution Summer Schools 2016
2016
Fuel-cell car demonstrations for the Headstart summer courses
Headstart (Engineering Development Trust), hosted by the University of Birmingham — Headstart summer courses, University of Birmingham
2016
Contribution to the Knowledge Management in Practice workshop (energy sector)
Centre for Information Management, Loughborough University, with the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI)
2016
UK cold energy needs in an integrated system
International Energy Agency, Experts' Group on R&D Priority-Setting and Evaluation (EGRD) — IEA EGRD Workshop on Space Cooling
2016
Presentation, BCEEEM Energy Social Science Conference, University of Birmingham
Birmingham Centre for Environmental and Energy Economics and Management (BCEEEM), University of Birmingham
2016–2017
Chartered Manager (CMgr) and Member (MCMI), Chartered Management Institute
Chartered Management Institute
2016
Introduction to 'Carbon Mixer' (guest lecture and workshop), MSc Sustainable Architecture Studies
Sheffield School of Architecture, University of Sheffield — MSc Sustainable Architecture Studies, guest session
2016
Workshop, European Regions Research and Innovation Network (ERRIN), Brussels
European Regions Research and Innovation Network (ERRIN) — ERRIN workshop (Brussels, 10 Mar 2016)
2016
Member, Steering Group, Birmingham Centre for Strategic Elements and Critical Materials
University of Birmingham
2015
Workshop 'Fuelling the Future' (ages 13-15), Royal Institution Summer School
Royal Institution of Great Britain — Royal Institution Summer Schools 2015
2015–2018
Member, Advisory Council, National Energy Foundation
National Energy Foundation (charity)
2015
Policy Commission Manager, Birmingham Policy Commission 'Doing Cold Smarter' (chair Lord Teverson)
University of Birmingham (Birmingham Energy Institute)
2015–2018
Member, Management Group, Birmingham Energy Institute
University of Birmingham
2014
A Skills and Training Needs Analysis for Solar Photovoltaics: A Welsh and UK Perspective
International Scientific Events (Science BG, sciencebg.net) — Education, Research & Development, 5th International Conference
2014
Developing resilience through diversity in the Welsh Photovoltaic Industry
Regional Science Association International, British and Irish Section (RSAI-BIS) — RSAI-BIS 43rd Annual Conference
2014
Fellow, Higher Education Academy (FHEA; now Advance HE)
Higher Education Academy (Advance HE)
2014
Member, Trustees' Education & Training Sub-committee, Centre for Alternative Technology
Centre for Alternative Technology
2012
Panellist, Bosch Technology Horizons Award day 2012
Robert Bosch Ltd, with the Royal Academy of Engineering
2010
Diverse regional sustainability strategies: template for the future or squandered resources?
European Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption and Production (ERSCP) and Environmental Management for Sustainable Universities (EMSU), with Delft University of Technology — ERSCP-EMSU 2010 Conference
2010
The Coalition Government's Environmental Policy: ConDem'd to failure...? (joint presentation with R. Stech)
Chair of European Studies, University of Warsaw — Second National British Studies Conference (Britannia)
2010
Photosynths as a method for capturing rich visual, qualitative data
Bournemouth University — 8th International Qualitative Research Conference
2010
Panellist, Bosch Technology Horizons Award Presentation Day 2010
Robert Bosch Ltd, with the Royal Academy of Engineering
2010
The role of Open Innovation in Zero Carbon Vehicle Development (YEAR 2010 finalist presentation)
ECTRI (Transport Research Arena 2010), with the YEAR 2010 project — Transport Research Arena (TRA) 2010, YEAR 2010 finalists' exhibition
2010–2013
Judge, Bosch Technology Horizons Award (essay competition for young people)
Robert Bosch Ltd, with the Royal Academy of Engineering
2010
Rocket enterprise challenge session, Enterprisers programme
Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge (Cambridge-MIT Institute programme) — Enterprisers (Warwick Conferences, 11-14 January 2010)
2009–2018
Member, Institution of Engineering and Technology (MIET)
Institution of Engineering and Technology
2009
Practical Implementation of Renewable Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Installations in the Built Environment
Cardiff School of Art and Design, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff (UWIC) — Detail Design in Architecture 8
2009
Skills for Sustainable Literacy: Energy Literacy & Technology Appraisal
Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges (EAUC) — EAUC 13th Annual Conference
2009
Guest lectures on sustainability and entrepreneurship, ISCID Dunkerque
ISCID, Dunkerque (Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale) — Guest lectures, ISCID (Institut Supérieur de Commerce International de Dunkerque)
2009–2010
Consultant to Electric Pedals (bicycle-generator interface for the BBC/Open University Human Power Station)
Electric Pedals
2009
Consultant to ATKINS Ltd (Belfast) (alternative vehicle technologies report for a Belfast City Council transport package)
ATKINS Ltd (Belfast)
2009
Consultant to Rocky Mountain Institute (research support, Factor Ten Engineering project)
Rocky Mountain Institute
2009
Adviser (via Electric Pedals), BBC One 'Bang Goes the Theory': Human Power Station
BBC One / The Open University (with Electric Pedals)
2008
Two Real-life Experiences of Carbon Neutral Buildings
UK Trade & Investment and the British Embassy Madrid — Seminar on Carbon Neutral Buildings
2008
Two Real-life Experiences of Carbon Neutral Buildings
Centre for Alternative Technology — Fourth Sustainable Science Symposium
2008
The role of elite consumers in alternative technology clusters
Gdańsk University of Technology — Oils and Fuels for Sustainable Development (AUZO 2008)
2008–2009
Consultant to PURE Energy Centre (hydrogen and fuel cell technology)
PURE Energy Centre
2006
Consultant to J3 Building Futures (small off-grid renewables installations, London)
J3 Building Futures
2006
Consultant to Carbon Plan Ltd (energy conservation strategy for a visitor attraction)
Carbon Plan Ltd
2005
Transient Demand Side Management for Successful Implementation of Renewable Energy Technologies
Centre for Alternative Technology — Second Sustainable Science Symposium