Luis Pinho

Dr. Luis Pinho is a Research Fellow in the Department of Chemistry at Lancaster University, specializing in green hydrogen and catalysis. He is actively affiliated with Energy Lancaster and the Henry Royce Institute, driving research in sustainable hydrogen production technologies.

His research focuses on developing novel catalysts for electrochemical water splitting, with expertise in nanosized electrocatalysts for alkaline hydrogen evolution, redox-mediated systems, and corrosion-based synthesis of stainless steel porous catalysts. Key interests include sustainable energy conversion, electrocatalyst benchmarking, and scalable green hydrogen production methods.

His 2024 publication benchmarks nanosized electrocatalysts for redox-mediated alkaline hydrogen evolution, reflecting current trends in optimizing catalyst efficiency and durability for industrial-scale renewable hydrogen systems. This work intersects materials science, electrochemistry, and sustainable engineering.

Dr. Pinho leads the Henry Royce Institute Summer project (SSCorrH2) developing stainless steel porous catalysts via corrosion synthesis, and actively bridges academia-industry gaps through the Lancaster Chemistry Academia-Industry Symposium, European Innovation Council Tech to Market Programme, and International Workshop on Novel Routes to Green Hydrogen Production. He also engages in public outreach via Campus in the City and Pint of Science events.

He collaborates within Energy Lancaster's interdisciplinary research ecosystem and the Henry Royce Institute's materials science network, focusing on team-based innovation in hydrogen energy technologies.