Paul Connor

Paul Connor is a Senior Research and Teaching Fellow at the School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, UK. His work focuses on advanced materials for clean energy technologies, particularly oxide compounds and perovskite-based systems, aligning with UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for sustainable energy and environmental protection.

Research interests include:

• Proton and oxide ion conductors for energy conversion
• Nanoparticle engineering for fuel cell applications
• Biofuel and CO2 utilization strategies
• Doping and defect engineering in titanates

He actively contributes to 41 research outputs and 4 datasets, with recent high-impact publications in Nature Materials and Advanced Energy Materials. Key collaborative projects involve biogas fuel cells and direct ammonia fuel cells for maritime propulsion.

Scientific awards include:

• 2023 Industry-Academia Collaboration Prize (Innovate UK)

Paul serves as a supervisor for thesis projects and collaborates on grants from EPSRC and Innovate UK, including ENSIGN and LIBerate initiatives.