Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada
A hard-working, team player, natural leader, ambitious, motivator, enthusiastic, creative, positive & visionary individual (regarded as ‘a down-to-earth individual who makes things happen’) with excellent business development, networking, leadership, communication and interpersonal skills. Solid experience in developing innovative demonstrators, prototypes & products (‘from lab bench to market’) within the Scientific and Engineering environments as well as securing industrial, government and private investors’ R&D funding both nationally and internationally. Commercially and financially astute with strong experience in disseminating technical information at all levels and at many industry & academic platforms, forums and events. I am currently a Full Professor of Chemistry at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR), Director of the UQTR Research Hydrogen Institute (HRI), and President of the Green Hydrogen Division of the International Association for Hydrogen Energy (IAHE). My research covers a wide range of areas from the development of novel materials for low-temperature fuel cells & water electrolyzers, hydrogen production from (non-)pure waters, organics & bio-wastes to fuel cell and electrolyzer systems, demonstrators, prototypes & products applied to the Energy and the Environmental sectors. It also covers the areas of Electrochemical Engineering, Power Ultrasound and Sonochemistry. I co-founded the Birmingham Centre for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research (UK). I was Director of Hydrogen South Africa (HySA) Systems Integration & Technology Validation Competence Centre and Leader of NTNU Energy Team Hydrogen. I have worked for Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells Ltd (UK) and other various industries worldwide. I gained my PhD in Physical Chemistry in the field of Electrochemistry & Sonochemistry at Coventry University (UK) and undertook my PostDoc in Electrocatalysis at the Liverpool University (UK). I serve on several associations & industry boards as well as editorial boards of international journals (Elsevier, Royal Society of Chemistry, Springer & Wiley). I have published peer-reviewed publications in high impact factor journals, articles, books/book chapters in the field of Hydrogen & Chemistry. I am a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruno_Georges_Pollet
The NSERC – Canada Research Chair in Clean Hydrogen explores clean hydrogen from end to end — across materials, markets, and sciences. From advanced electrolysers to energy geopolitics, we work at the crossroads of fundamental research and strategic application. Formerly focused on “green hydrogen production,” the Chair has evolved in step with a global shift. Today, countries and institutions increasingly refer to clean hydrogen to encompass the full spectrum of low-carbon hydrogen pathways, evaluated across lifecycle emissions, affordability, system integration, and societal impact. Based at the Hydrogen Research Institute (IRH) at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR) and led by Prof. Bruno POLLET, our Research Chair’s activities cover 9 interconnected pillars: 1) Advanced materials discovery using AI, ML, and DFT 2) Low-temperature electrolysers (PEM, AEM, alkaline) 3) Photo-, sono- & electro-catalysis for hydrogen and oxygen evolution 4) Thermal and non-thermal biomass reforming 5) Valorisation of CO₂ and N₂ into fuels and chemicals 6) Treatment of impure water for hydrogen, oxygen, and fertilisers 7) System integration, energy management, and sector coupling 8) Techno-economic and lifecycle analyses (TEA & LCA) 9) Geopolitics, strategies, and global H2 market dynamics We collaborate with public and private partners in Canada as well as across the globe to help understand clean hydrogen technologies and adoption dynamics while fostering the emergence of more climate-resilient ecosystems.