Thomas Morstyn

Thomas Morstyn is an Associate Professor in Power Systems at the University of Oxford, affiliated with the Department of Engineering Science. He directs the Oxford Martin Programme on Circular Battery Economies, serves as a Tutorial Fellow at Hertford College, and holds an Honorary Fellowship at the University of Edinburgh. Morstyn co-chairs the IEEE taskforce on quantum computing applications in power systems and edits IEEE Transactions on Power Systems.

Education

• BEng (Honors) in Electrical Engineering, University of Melbourne (2011)
• PhD in Electrical Engineering, University of New South Wales (2016)

Research Focus
Thomas Morstyn's work centers on power system digitalization and market design to enable net-zero energy transitions. His research explores:

• Control systems for integrating distributed renewable generation
• AI-driven energy market mechanisms
• Quantum computing applications in grid optimization
• Smart hybrid transformers for distribution networks
• Optimal deployment of grid energy storage

Scientific Awards

• EPSRC Research Fellow

Current Projects
Leading interdisciplinary initiatives including: the Battery Circular Economies Programme (with Professors Paul Shearing, David Howey, and Radhika Khosla); EPSRC-funded projects on grid storage optimization (DIGEST) and quantum computing benchmarks; and an Innovate UK partnership with IONATE on AI-powered hybrid transformers.

Labs & Teams
Head of the Power Systems Architecture Lab, collaborating with economists, computer scientists, and social scientists across institutions like Imperial College London and Brunel University.