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 served on the WA Branch Committee of the College of Leadership and Management (CLM) for several years, and is currently on the Industry Advisory Committee (IAC) for Mechanical and Industrial and Systems Engineering at Curtin University.
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.
Dr David Honey
Director
Shadow Minister for State Development; Water; Hydrogen; Small Business; Science; Innovation & ICT
Dr David Honey holds a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Western Australia, where he also served as President of the UWA Science Union. His early career included roles as a Forensic Scientist and Environmental Scientist with the WA State Government, before founding the Hydrometallurgy Research Group at Western Australian Mining Corporation.
David spent over two decades with Alcoa, where he held a range of senior technical and executive roles, including Global Residue Manager for the company’s alumina refining operations in the United States, Spain, Brazil, and Australia. He also served as President of the Kwinana Industries Council from 2012 to 2018, leading advocacy and collaboration among major industrial operators in the region.
Now dedicating his time to the hydrogen industry, David brings a strong background in industrial chemistry, process innovation, and environmental stewardship to the HSA Board, supporting the Society’s mission to drive a sustainable hydrogen future.
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
Lorie Jones
Vice President
FIEAust CPEng EngExec NER APEC Engineer
Charles James
NSW Chapter Chair
Analyst in Consulting, Deloitte (Alliances and Ecosystems)
David Cavanagh
WA Chapter Chair
Managing Director, Integrated Energy Pty Ltd,
Chief Hydrogen Officer, Hydrogen West and Hydrogen East
Dr Melinda Krebsz
VIC Chapter Chair
Research fellow, RMIT University
Dr Rachelle Kernen
SA Chapter Chair
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Adelaide
Dr Arshdeep Kaur
QLD Chapter Chair
Research Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
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.
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.
Andrew McCluskey
Director and Chairman
Executive GM Siemens Ltd.
Andrew has worked for Siemens in
Western Australia for 11 years. He
currently works as the Regional
General Manager and also as the
Executive GM for the Smart
Infrastructure Business RSS division
for the Pacific region. He has worked
in senior management roles for the
past 20 years.
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 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..
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.
