Simonov - CV

Alexandr N. Simonov is a physical chemist specialising in electrochemistry, materials science and sustainable technologies. Research in his group is aimed at understanding and designing new effective ways to generate and use renewable electricity for the sustainable energy and chemistry technologies. His major research focuses on the development of materials, electrode architectures and practical electrolytic devices for the production of hydrogen through splitting of water, reduction of nitrogen to ammonia, as well as selective oxidation of ammonia to nitrates and nitrites. He collaborates with industry on projects aiming to develop new cost-effective water electrolysers. He is a co-founder of a spin-out company Jupiter Ionics Pty Ltd. working on the commercialisation of the Monash technologies for the renewable ammonia and fertiliser production.