Our Team and State Chapters
Hydrogen Society of Australia has assembled an international team of leading experts in hydrogen.
To offer focused individual state hydrogen community growth, Hydrogen Society of Australia is setting up State Chapters. Scroll down to the map to access each HSA State Chapter's personal team page.
Board of Directors

Professor Adam Osseiran
President
Chairperson of the Scientific Advisory Board at BrainChip Holdings Ltd
Adam Osseiran is an innovator, entrepreneur and an academic. He is an adjunct Professor at the University of Western Australia. He is President of the Hydrogen Society of Australia, and co- founder and chairperson of Innovate Australia and chairperson of the Scientific Advisory Board of Brainchip, an artificial intelligence company.
Before relocating to Australia from Switzerland, Adam was involved in several innovative projects requiring collaboration between industry, academia, and government agencies. Adam has co-founded and led several start-ups and projects in environmental monitoring, sustainable energy, and AI neuromorphic technologies.

Lorie Jones
Vice President
FIEAust CPEng EngExec NER APEC Engineer
Lorie Jones is an Environmental / Systems Engineer with strong management consulting skills. She has added considerable value to project approvals and permitting processes, through her high-level multidisciplinary systems approach to complex issues.
An active member of Engineers Australia, Lorie has held various senior Office Bearer positions including WA Division President (2008). She is currently on the WA Branch Committee of the College of Leadership and Management (CLM) and is also a member of the Engineering Education Sub-committee.

Andrew McCluskey
Director and Chairman
Executive GM Siemens Ltd.
Andrew has a technical background
having started his working life as an
electrical technician in Victoria,
working on robots and automation
systems.
Andrew has studied in electronic
technology and management areas
and holds an MBA majoring in
entrepreneurship and innovation.

Dr Matthias Raab
Director
Chief Executive Officer at CO2CRC Limited
Dr Matthias Raab is the CEO of CO2CRC, a well-respected research organisation globally recognised for innovative carbon capture, utilisation, and storage solutions. Dr Raab is committed to Australia’s energy transition as a leader in the global scientific, engineering, energy, and resources sectors. Passionate about finding innovative solutions to energy, climate and resource challenges, Dr Raab’s 25+ year career has spanned academia, government, industry, and the not-for-profit sectors and involved collaborating with international leaders and experts in their fields.

Peter Kasprzak
Director
Co-Founder and Director, Innovate Australia
Co-founder Hydrogen Society of Australia.
Peter Kasprzak is the Executive Director of ABACUS Policy Institute. He is also a Co-Founder & Director of Innovate Australia and a Co-Founder & Director of the Hydrogen Society of Australia. Peter has been a director of several commercial and not-for-profit organisations and is a past President of the Inventors Association of Australia. He headed the WA bid group to create the Sustainable Electric Transport Cooperative Research Centre (SET CRC). He is the author of proposals for Australia’s first Electric Highway, Hydrogen Highway and Zero-Emission Highway for heavy transport. His interests are learning, science, innovation, climate change, and social enterprise.

Michael Brady
Director
LLB BPsych LLM GradDipAppFin GAICD
Michael is a partner of a national law firm. Michael predominantly acts for corporations active in the minerals, energy, mining services, commodities and technology sectors, with particular expertise advising in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, inbound foreign investment, general corporate and commercial, equity capital markets and energy and resources law. Michael holds a Masters of Laws (Corporate, Energy & Resources) from the University of Melbourne, post graduate qualifications in applied finance and company directorship together with a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Psychology from Murdoch University.
Steering Committee

Professor Adam Osseiran
President
Chairperson of the Scientific Advisory Board at BrainChip Holdings Ltd
Adam Osseiran is an innovator, entrepreneur and an academic. He is an adjunct Professor at the University of Western Australia. He is President of the Hydrogen Society of Australia, and co- founder and chairperson of Innovate Australia and chairperson of the Scientific Advisory Board of Brainchip, an artificial intelligence company.
Before relocating to Australia from Switzerland, Adam was involved in several innovative projects requiring collaboration between industry, academia, and government agencies. Adam has co-founded and led several start-ups and projects in environmental monitoring, sustainable energy, and AI neuromorphic technologies.

Lorie Jones
Vice President
FIEAust CPEng EngExec NER APEC Engineer
Lorie Jones is an Environmental / Systems Engineer with strong management consulting skills. She has added considerable value to project approvals and permitting processes, through her high-level multidisciplinary systems approach to complex issues.
An active member of Engineers Australia, Lorie has held various senior Office Bearer positions including WA Division President (2008). She is currently on the WA Branch Committee of the College of Leadership and Management (CLM) and is also a member of the Engineering Education Sub-committee.

Charles James
NSW Chapter Chair
Analyst in Consulting, Deloitte (Alliances and Ecosystems)
Charles, an Analyst specializing in Alliances and Ecosystems within Deloitte's Consulting division in Sydney, actively supports initiatives fostering sustainable solutions. He provided valuable assistance to hydrogen-related proposals in the Hunter Valley and Newcastle for NSW.
Within Deloitte, Charles plays a role in advancing GENAI products, contributing to feature prioritization efforts and aiding in the internal strategy development for enhancing alliances and technology vendor relationships.
Formerly an Analyst in Commercial Banking at CBA, Charles holds a Bachelor of Commerce with a major in Finance and Banking. Beyond his professional pursuits, he indulges in car mechanics, professional photography, and sports. His passions encompass entrepreneurship, innovation, and renewable energy, reflecting his commitment to sustainability and staying at the forefront of advancements in his field.

Dr Melinda Krebsz
VIC Chapter Chair
Research fellow, RMIT University Dr. Melinda Krebsz is a Hydrogen energy specialist and currently working as a Research Fellow in RMIT University, Melbourne, Victoria. She has a broad background in green ammonia and hydrogen production and currently working in hydrogen storage. She is a co-author of 34 research articles and 4 book chapters. She has worked in both academic and industrial research groups in Austria, France, Germany, Hungary and Australia. Melinda is an active member of the renewable energy community and organizing networking events and conferences in the renewable energy sector.

Cedric Pierson
HSA Membership Engagement and Events Coordinator
Freelance events, digital marketing, and project management.
A young Business Engagement and Event Management Professional with a background of 10+ years in hospitality. Cedric has been with HSA since its early days as an Innovate Australia initiative. Passionate about sustainable development and the beneficial impacts it can bring to organisations and communities, he has a keen interest in renewable energy sources, circular economies, and innovation. Cedric is always looking for new and creative ways to expand his knowledge and impact within the sustainable development sector.

Dr Arshdeep Kaur
QLD Chapter Chair
Research Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
Dr. Arshdeep Kaur is currently a Research Fellow in Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, working on electrocatalysts in water splitting. She has completed her PhD in Solid state hydrogen storage and has gained 7 years of research experience from Thapar University, India. Worked in chemical hydrides-based hydrogen storage using sodium borohydride and alumina nanoparticles. Also, worked extensively on kinetics and increasing hydrogen storage densities of hydrogen storage systems.
She is an eminent speaker in the area of hydrogen technologies and published several research articles in peer-reviewed international journals. She has been appreciated for her work on hydrogen storage in Conferences like in IIT Bombay (2013) and IEEE conference in Auckland, New Zealand (2015).

Dr Rachelle Kernen
SA Chapter Chair
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Adelaide
Rachelle is a member of the Management Committee for the Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Resources at the University of Adelaide and a Superstar of STEM through Science and Technology Australia. As a Postdoctoral Research Fellow and recipient of the prestigious Global Talent Visa, her current research applies my expertise in sedimentology, stratigraphy, and salt-sediment interaction to subsurface hydrogen storage and exploration and critical mineral deposits. Rachelle received Industry Fellowships for my MSc (2011) and PhD (2019) degrees completed in Geology at New Mexico State University and The University of Texas El Paso. From 2011-2015, Rachelle was an Exploration Geoscientist for the Royal Dutch Shell in Houston, Texas.
Technical Advisory Committee

Professor Craig Buckley
Hydrogen Storage Research Group
Curtin University
Professor Craig Buckley is a John Curtin Distinguished Professor in Physics and leads the Hydrogen Storage Research Group at Curtin University, Australia. Since 1994 he has held various research positions in the UK, USA and Australia prior to working at Curtin University. He is currently the Australian executive committee member for the IEA Hydrogen Technology Collaboration Program. His research is focussed on hydrogen storage materials and the investigation of the structural properties of a wide range of materials. Craig has been a lead/co-investigator on over $100 M of research funding and has published over 225 peer reviewed scientific papers.

Brian Haggerty
FIEAust CPEng NER MASCE GAICD
Co-founder Hydrogen Society of Australia.
40+-year career in energy industries in Australia and international locations. Executive leadership in Woodside in technology, commercial and business development- gas, LNG, and new energy solutions. 10 years’ international experience with Shell PLC on LNG and gas to liquids developments and was based in UK, Europe, and Middle East. Leading role in design and construction of hydrogen facilities. Leadership roles in university sector for industry engagement. Adjunct professor at UWA. Director of Australian Gas Industry Trust. WA Past-President Engineers Australia. Co-Founder and Past Director Western Australia Technology Cluster for Hydrogen.

Furat Dawood
BSc., Grad Dip, MSc. Engineering, PhD Candidate in Hydrogen Energy
Furat Dawood has a PhD in Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering. He is a hydrogen scientist, renewable energy expert, and senior energy sustainability consultant. He is the founder of the Hydrogen Economy Group (H2E Group), a Steering Committee Member and the chair WA Chapter of the Hydrogen Society of Australia and a member of many energy societies, NGOs and research groups. He is involved in many Hydrogen Projects in Australia and Globally.

Dr Quentin Meyer
Fuel Cell cluster leader and lab manager
School of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, UNSW
Dr Quentin Meyer obtained his PhD in 2015, receiving the Award for Research Excellence (University College London). He relocated to Australia in 2017 and following some consulting on batteries and fuel cells, he joined Prof Zhao’s group as a Senior Researcher and Laboratory Manager at University of New South Wales, where he leads the exciting hydrogen fuel cells cluster. His current research focus is on the activity and durability of low-cost catalysts in hydrogen fuel cells and electrolysers. As of December 2023, he has published 62 journal articles, filed 2 patents, and given over 60 presentations at conferences and invited seminars globally. His research work routinely makes headlines, with two press releases reproduced over 100 times in 2023 around the world. He joined the HSA in 2021 and has been actively growing the NSW Chapter. He launched the Hydrogen Links series in 2023 with Lorie Jones which has been tremendously successful so far and has plenty of exciting ideas as the Chapter Lead..