Associate Professor Fiona J Beck

Co-lead of Renewable Fuels Research Group

Convenor of the Hydrogen Fuels Project

PhD in Engineering, MSci in Physics

Craig Building (35A), 2.04

fiona.beck@anu.edu.au

+61 2 619 70113

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Biography

A/Prof Beck leads a research group at the School of Engineering, working to leverage a deeper understanding of light-matter interactions on the nanoscale for application in renewable energy, carbon dioxide reduction, and solar fuel applications. Her technical work has been published in high impact journals and cited >3000 times.

She is also the Convenor of the Hydrogen Fuels project for ZCEAP - ANU’s Zero-Carbon Energy for the Asia-Pacific, Grand Challenge, working with a transdisciplinary team from across ANU to help transform Australia into a leading exporter of renewable fuels in our region. In this role she has contributed significantly to the national conversation on new, zero-carbon industries and exports for Australia, through outreach, academic publications, submissions to government, and contributions in National and International media.

A/Prof has a background in applied physics (MSci 2006, University of Glasgow) and engineering (PhD 2011, ANU), and has previously held prestigious international fellowships including a Marie Curie Fellowship from the European Commission (IIF, 2012), and a Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA, 2018) from the Australian Research Council.

Research areas

A/Prof Fiona J Beck's research is focused on advancing the clean energy transition in two distinct ways: by developing new technologies to convert light into other forms of energy; and by collaboratively tackling big-picture, interdisciplinary problems that the energy sector is facing on its road to decarbonisation.

Her research interests include:

Nanophotonic approaches to photochemistry
Hot electron science and applications
Solar (photoelectrochemical) hydrogen generation
The hydrogen economy and the energy transition

Udates on Fiona's research and activities can be found on LinkedIn at Fiona J Beck and on Twitter @Fiona_J_Beck, and her publications can be found on Web of Science.