Dr Robert Price graduated with a first-class B.Sc. (Hons) in Chemistry with Geology from Keele University in 2014, followed by a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of St Andrews in 2018, supervised by Prof. John T. S. Irvine. His Ph.D. research focused on the development of novel anode materials for solid oxide fuel cells, including the ceramic processing, electrochemical analysis, and upscaling of materials for implementation in industrial environments with micro-combined heat and power unit manufacturer: HEXIS AG. Between 2018 and 2022, he held a position of Research Fellow at the University of St Andrews where he continued to explore this research theme in order to facilitate the successful migration of novel materials from laboratories to industrial applications.

In mid-2022, Robert joined the University of Strathclyde and R&B Distillers Ltd.’s Isle of Raasay Distillery to become a Decarbonisation Distillery Engineer on a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project. Following this he moved back to the University of St Andrews in 2024 to take up the position of Research Fellow and work on the development of ceramic solid oxide fuel and electrolysis cells using a production facility on Eden Campus, as well as characterising fuel cells and electrolysers (at multi-kW scales) to support generation of Digital Twin models of grid-scale energy systems, as part of the ENSIGN project.