After graduating with a PhD in Physical Chemistry from Loughborough University, Andrew Dicks spent over 30 years in the UK gas industry working on gasification, process design and systems analysis.  In recognition of his research in fuel cells he was awarded the H E Jones medal of the Institute of Gas Engineers.  In 2002 Andrew took up a research fellowship in energy and nanomaterials at the University of Queensland.  Since then he has played a key role in promoting hydrogen energy in Australia – as a Director of the Institute of Energy, founder of the Association for Hydrogen Energy and steering committee member of the CSIRO Hydrogen Roadmap. Andrew has been influential in the commercialization of fuel cell systems and continues to be consulted by governments and businesses in the clean energy field.