Through his research on thermal runaway and thermal propagation in large lithium-ion battery systems under the Faraday Institution-funded ReLiB and Safebatt projects, PAC has sought to inform first responders of the risks and hazards of lithium-ion batteries and hence (hopefully) to avoid injuries when dealing with LiB incidents. He has given more than 250 presentations to first responders across the world as well as help and advice on an ad hoc basis. He is the Senior Advisor to the UK National Fire Chiefs Council and serves on a number of UK Government and British Standards Institute working and governance groups. He was the recipient of 2022 Motorola Foundation Knowledge Event Series award from the Australasian Fire and Emergency Service Authorities Council and the 2023 Faraday Institution Public Engagement Award for “Outstanding contributions to communicate our research on battery safety to the wider scientific community, first responders, policy makers and the general public”.
PAC holds the Chair of Pure and Applied Electrochemistry at Newcastle University, has over 180 publications in international journals and an H-Index of 56.
PAC feels he is doing something useful for the first time in his 38 year career.
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