The team
Experts & Partners
Task 52 is delivered by an international group of researchers and institutions across 20 countries, working with data partners and the wider expert community to assess the role of hydrogen in low-emission ironmaking.
Task leadership6
The Task is coordinated across complementary subtasks, each led by experts in their field. Subtask leads guide the analytical work, manage contributions and ensure consistency across the programme.
Dr Changlong Wang
Monash University, Australia
Australia
Subtask B Task Manager · Subtask B Lead
A/Prof Stuart Walsh
Monash University, Australia
Australia
Subtask B Task Co-Manager · Subtask B Co-Lead
Prof Aidong Yang
University of Oxford, UK
United Kingdom
Subtask A Subtask A Lead
Prof Falko Ueckerdt
Interdisciplinary Transformation University Austria / Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Germany
AustriaGermany
Subtask C Subtask C Co-Lead
Dr Wolf-Peter Schill
German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), Germany
Germany
Subtask C Subtask C Co-Lead
Prof Max Åhman
Lund University, Sweden
Sweden
Linkage Task Linkage and Exchange Lead
Expert network
Where the experts are
Task experts and industry reference experts working together on hydrogen for iron and steelmaking. Choose a country on the map or use the filters to find someone.
104 experts across 19 countries and 7 international organisations. Choose a country on the map, or use the filters below.
Universities 14
Research institutes 14
Government agencies 3
Think tanks, NGOs & advisory organisations 15
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Task experts72
Experts nominated to the Task who contribute to the Subtasks' analytical work, datasets and workshops.
Eva Maria Rechberger
Wasserstoffinitiative Vorzeigeregion Austria Power & Gas (WIVA P&G), Austria
Austria
Subtask A Task Expert
Prof John Pye
Australian National University, Australia
Australia
Subtask A Task Expert
A/Prof Shibo Kuang
Monash University, Australia
Australia
Subtask A Task Expert
Dr Yan Ma
Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Netherlands
Subtask A Task Expert
Dr Alfonso Chinnici
University of Adelaide, Australia
Australia
Subtask A Task Expert
A/Prof Alireza Rahbari
Australian National University, Australia
Australia
Subtask A Task Expert
Chris McMahen
The Superpower Institute, Australia
Australia
Subtask A Task Expert
Prof Geoffrey Brooks
Swinburne University of Technology & Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia
Australia
Subtask A Task Expert
Dr Daniel Lane
Australian National University, Australia
Australia
Subtask A Task Expert
Jill Cooper
Advanced Materials Technologies NZ Limited, New Zealand
New Zealand
Subtask A Task Expert
Rizwan Janjua
World Steel Association (worldsteel) Headquarters, Belgium
Belgium
Subtask A Task Expert
Filippo Cirilli
RINA Centro Sviluppo Materiali, Italy
Italy
Subtask A Task Expert
Rachelle Doyle
Heavy Industry Low-carbon Transition Cooperative Research Centre (HILT CRC), Australia
Australia
Linkage Task Expert
Göran Nyström
Material Logic AB & FerroSilva, Sweden
Sweden
Linkage Task Expert
Dr Marcus Haynes
Geoscience Australia, Australia
Australia
Subtask B Task Expert
Dr Andrew Feitz
Geoscience Australia, Australia
Australia
Subtask B Task Expert
Heather Colclough
Geoscience Australia, Australia
Australia
Subtask B Task Expert
Rachel Howard
Mission Possible Partnership, International
International
Subtask B Task Expert
James Boyle
Mission Possible Partnership, International
International
Subtask B Task Expert
Andre Oliveira
XSpark - Steel Industry Technology Consulting, Brazil
Brazil
Subtask A Task Expert
Dr Yiyi Ju
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria
Austria
Subtask C Task Expert
Dr Martin Kittel
German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), Germany
Germany
Subtask C Task Expert
Clara Bachorz
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Germany
Germany
Subtask C Task Expert
Jan Leopold Tautorus
Interdisciplinary Transformation University Austria
Austria
Subtask C Task Expert
Philipp Alexander Wächter
Interdisciplinary Transformation University Austria
Austria
Subtask C Task Expert
Dr Jorrit Gosens
Australian National University, Australia
Australia
Subtask B Task Expert
David Trotter
Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia (MRIWA), Australia
Australia
Linkage Task Expert
Prof Chong Meng Nan
Monash University, Australia
Australia
Subtask B Task Expert
Dr Sam Bartlett
Green Hydrogen Organisation (GH2), Switzerland
Switzerland
Linkage Task Expert
Toni Seibold
Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
Germany
Subtask B Task Expert
Dr Alli Devlin
ResponsibleSteel, International
International
Linkage Task Expert
Andreas Fischer
German Economic Institute (IW), Germany
Germany
Subtask C Task Expert
Prof Fangqin Shangguan
China Iron & Steel Research Institute Group (CISRI), China
China
Subtask B Task Expert
Dr Liping Yang
Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
China
Subtask B Task Expert
Astrid Grigsby-Schulte
Global Energy Monitor, United States
United States
Subtask B Task Expert
Isabel Geppert
Climate Club / International Energy Agency (IEA), International
International
Linkage Task Expert
Smeeta Fokeer
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), International
International
Linkage Task Expert
Anna Lockwood
Climate Club / OECD, International
International
Linkage Task Expert
Alasdair Graham
Energy Transitions Commission (ETC), United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Linkage Task Expert
Prof Svetlana Ikonnikova
Technical University of Munich, Germany
Germany
Linkage Task Expert
Prof Wanjun Li
Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP), Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
China
Linkage Task Expert
Will Hall
Pooled Fund on International Energy (PIE), France / Netherlands
FranceNetherlands
Subtask A Task Expert
Dr Andrew Ruttinger
International Energy Agency (IEA), International
International
Linkage Task Expert
Dr Matthildi Apostolou
International Energy Agency (IEA), International
International
Linkage Task Expert
Industry reference experts26
Experts and representatives from industry, industry councils and other relevant institutions who provide reference input to Task 52 on real-world deployment, operations, markets, policy and commercial considerations. Names will be published here as participation is confirmed.
Hon.-Prof. Johann Rinnhofer
thyssenkrupp nucera Australia & Technical University of Leoben, Austria
AustriaAustralia
Technology suppliers CEO
Changliang Liu
Nanjing Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. (NISCO), China
China
Steel producers Vice Dean
Jenny Selway
Heavy Industry Low-carbon Transition Cooperative Research Centre (HILT CRC), Australia
Australia
Industry & sector bodies CEO
Prof Guangyu Ma
Environment and Resource Research Institute, Iron and Steel Research Institute of Ansteel Group, China
China
Steel producers Director
Chen Xueqian
Hydrogen Energy Industry Promotion Association (HEIPA), China
China
Industry & sector bodies Deputy Secretary-General
Andrew Purvis
World Steel Association (worldsteel) Headquarters, Belgium
InternationalBelgium
Industry & sector bodies Director, Sustainable Manufacturing
A/Prof Scott Hamilton
Renewable Energy Council Asia-Pacific (RECAP), International
International
Industry & sector bodies Deputy CEO
Prof Yinghao Liu
Central Research Institute, China Baowu Steel Group, China
China
Steel producers Chief Scientist
Richard Carcenac
Fortescue, Australia
Australia
Iron ore mining Head of Green Metal Technology
Martin Smith
Primetals Technologies, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Technology suppliers Business Development Director – Asia I&S
Biswadeep Bhattacharjee
Primetals Technologies India — A Group Company of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan
Japan
Technology suppliers Senior Vice President & Head of Decarbonisation / Green Steel, India
Niels Vinther Voigt
Stiesdal Hydrogen A/S, Denmark
Denmark
Technology suppliers Chief Engineer
Dr Matt Boot-Handford
Calix, Australia
Australia
Technology suppliers Chief Scientist
Dr Amaury Souza
Vale, Brazil
Brazil
Iron ore mining Head of Department, Energy Transition in Steelmaking
Dr Myoung Gyun Shin
POSCO Holdings, South Korea
South Korea
Steel producers Senior Vice President
Dr Hans-Jörn Weddige
thyssenkrupp Steel, Germany
Germany
Steel producers Head of Green Transformation & Funding
Dr Fiona Simon
Australian Industrial Decarbonisation Council (AIDC), Australia
Australia
Industry & sector bodies CEO
Ian Nachemson
Stegra, Sweden
Sweden
Steel producers Head of Technology Business Development
Dr Volker Schöllmann
HYBRIT Development AB, Sweden
Sweden
Technology suppliers Head of Technology & IP
Marco Lapasin
Danieli Centro Metallics, Italy
Italy
Technology suppliers Vice President
Mohab Mahmoud
Danieli Group, Italy
Italy
Technology suppliers Senior Sales Manager
Wayne Harris
OneSteel Manufacturing, Australia
Australia
Steel producers General Manager, Business Development, Strategy and Planning
Cristiano Castagnola
Paul Wurth Italia, SMS group, Germany
Germany
Technology suppliers Senior Vice President, Global Head of Iron
Dr Leandro Dijon
Vale, Brazil
Brazil
Iron ore mining Global Manager Direct Reduction, Technical Marketing & Business Development
Ben Ellis
BHP, Australia
Australia
Iron ore mining Vice President Sustainability
Dr Vincent Chevrier
Midrex Technologies Inc., United States
United States
Technology suppliers General Manager, Technical Sales & Marketing
Collaboration
Data partners
Task 52 works with data partners who contribute the underlying datasets that support the Task's tracking and mapping of steel plants, iron ore mines and low-emission projects.
Expert network
Join the Task 52 expert network
Participation in Task 52 is either by invitation from the Task Leadership Team or through nomination by an Executive Committee (ExCo) member of the IEA Hydrogen TCP. Researchers, industry practitioners and policy analysts working on hydrogen, iron and steel may also nominate themselves by sending a request to the Task team. Members of the expert network are invited to contribute data, review findings and take part in workshops.
Become part of the network
Whether you have been invited, nominated by an ExCo member or would like to nominate yourself, get in touch — the Task Leadership Team considers every request.