NZHS-5
New Zealand Hydrogen Symposium 2027 (NZHS-5)
**Further information will be available here in due course, including a registration link, so please check back regularly**.
The fifth symposium, NZHS-5, will be hosted by the University of Otago in Ōtepoti Dunedin, Aotearoa New Zealand, 1 – 3 February 2027.
The NZHS-x series is a multidisciplinary meeting to discuss the latest research in the many aspects of hydrogen, and will bring together local and international speakers and delegates from universities, government research agencies, iwi, policy and industrial partners. This research focussed symposium series nicely complements the industry focussed H2 2 ZERO Summits hosted by the New Zealand Hydrogen Council
Dunedin is located in the province of Otago, in the South Island of Aotearoa New Zealand, with direct flight connections to the rest of New Zealand. It is renowned for its relaxed culture, beaches and wildlife and is ideally placed for visiting other South Island attractions such as Queenstown, the Catlins and Fiordland.
Some of you may also be intererested in participating in The MacDiarmid Institute’s 12th International Conference on Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology (AMN12) will be held the following week in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, 8 – 12 February 2027, so this is a great opportunity to combine a trip to Aotearoa New Zealand and attend two fantastic conferences.
We hope that you will join us at NZHS-5 in Dunedin in February 2027!
Sally Brooker, Anna Garden, Nigel Lucas and Michael Bennington (Local Organising Committee)
Invited Speakers to date
Prof Jillian Dempsey (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA) – “Reaction Mechanisms underpinning Electochemical Hydrogen Production mediated by Molecular Catalysts“
Prof Thomas Klassen (Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Germany) – “Metal hydrides for ambient green hydrogen storage and a range of real-world applications”
Prof Aaron Marshall (University of Canterbury and Ternary) – “Low-cost and safe electrochemical liquid organic hydrogen carrier”
Dr Rebecca Peer (University of Canterbury and co-lead of the SERG) – “Exploring the role of hydrogen in Aotearoa New Zealand’s energy future”
Oliver Mairinger (Alstom Locomotives, Germany) – “Hydrogen direct injection for retrofit engines in the railway sector”
Prof Chris Bumby (Robinson Research Institute, Victoria University Wellington) – Hydrogen for the direct reduction of iron ores for Green Steel (Placeholder title)
Gareth Wishart/Kerryn Hamill (H. W. Richardson Group: HWR Hydrogen and CH2NGE Fuel Technologies) – Green hydrogen production and refueling, and dual fuel heavy vehicles (Placeholder title)
Assoc Prof Ludmila Adam (University of Auckland) – Potential for geological hydrogen storage in New Zealand (Placeholder title)
NZHS-x Series Long Term Planning Committee
Aaron Marshall, University of Canterbury
Anna Garden, University of Otago
Chris Bumby, Paihau-Robinson Research Institute, Victoria University of Wellington
Fei Yang, University of Waikato
Geoff Waterhouse, University of Auckland
Jannik Haas, University of Canterbury
John Kennedy, GNS Science
Jonathan Kitchen, Auckland University of Technology
Jonathan Leaver, Unitec
Kēpa Morgan, Mauri Model
Linda Wright, NZ Hydrogen Council
Ludmila Adam, University of Auckland
Luke Liu, Victoria University of Wellington
Rebecca Peer, University of Canterbury
Robert Holt, Callaghan Innovation
Sally Brooker, University of Otago
Simon Kelly, Lincoln Agritech
Suren Wijeyekoon, Scion