Grants

The development of this German-NZ Green Hydrogen alliance and centre / He Honoka Hauwai, is being supported on both the German (BMBF) and NZ (MBIE) sides, with a grant to the co-leaders Prof Sally Brooker (Otago University) and Dr Paul Jerabek (Helmholz Zentrum Hereon) 2021-2026.

L to R: Dr Paul Jerabek (Hereon), Dr Regina Eisert (MBIE), Prof Sally Brooker (Otago)

The first three German-NZ Green Hydrogen research grants have also been awarded (Minister Verrall press release 16 August 2022; 2022-2025), funded on both the German (BMBF) and NZ (MBIE) sides, including:

Left to right: Jannik and Rebecca, Sally, and Aaron, who lead the 3 German-NZ Green Hydrogen research grants listed below.

• • “Safe, low cost, hydrogen storage materials from NZ resources” (Hereon press release 4 August 2022; Otago Uni press release 17 August 2022; ODT 17 August 2022; EnergyCentral 17 August 2022) hosted at the University of Otago but with an NZ wide team (A/Profs Nigel Lucas, Anna Garden and Michael Jack of University of Otago; Aimee Kaio of Ngai Tahu; Dr Linda Wright of NZ Hydrogen Council, A/Prof Alex Yip of University of Canterbury, Prof Chris Bumby of Victoria University of Wellington, Prof Peng Cao of University of Auckland, Prof Jonathan Lever of Unitec/Te Pukenga) plus our partners at Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon (near Hamburg, Germany; Dr Paul Jerabek, Claudio Pistidda, KlausTaube, Julian Jepsen, Thomas Klassen). Co-leaders Prof Sally Brooker (Otago) and Dr Paul Jerabek (Hereon).
  • “Investigating ways of producing low-cost green hydrogen” (led by Prof Aaron Marshall), hosted at the University of Canterbury (Canterbury Uni press release 17 August 2022), with NZ (University of Auckland, Victoria University Wellington) and German (Frauenhofer IFAM and University of Bayreuth) partners.
  • “Creation of a New Zealand-German platform for green hydrogen integration” (led by Drs Jannik Haas and Rebecca Peer), hosted at the University of Canterbury (Canterbury Uni press release 17 August 2022), with NZ (University of Auckland) and German (DLR) partners.

Open Positions

Summer and postgraduate scholarships, postdoc positions, available in green hydrogen

German-New Zealand grant funded positions available in Green Hydrogen:

Please note that we particularly welcome applications from Māori and Pasifika students. Also, please note that whilst PhD scholarships are open to applications from both NZ and international students, masters research scholarships are only open to applications from NZ students.

• • Summer scholarships (2023-2024) in “Safe compact hydrogen storage materials from NZ resources”, please contact Prof Sally Brooker in the first instance: sbrooker@chemistry.otago.ac.nz
  • Masters research scholarships (2) available in chemistry, materials, engineering, hydrogen uptake modelling or technoeconomic modelling of “Safe compact hydrogen storage materials from NZ resources”. In the first instance please contact Prof Sally Brooker, sbrooker@chemistry.otago.ac.nz, NZ-based co-leader of the German-NZ hydrogen storage materials team (Helmholtz Zentrum Hereon/UoO/UoC/VUW/UoA/Unitec)
  • Masters research scholarship (1) available in engineering with a topic related to Vision Mātauranga in energy transitions, with a focus on, for example (but not limited to), hydrogen, water, business cases. Please contact Dr Jannik Haas, jannik.haas@canterbury.ac.nz, or Dr Rebecca Peer, rebecca.peer@canterbury.ac.nz, co-leaders of the German-NZ “Green hydrogen integration” team

Other Scholarships

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