Oliver Edward Fernihough In 'Postgraduate Researchers' Abdul HyeAbigail SnowdonAbubakr SiddiqAhmed IbrahimAimee JacksonAlan StephenAlex ThirkellAlexandros SymillidisBeatrice SampsonBhargav PandyaChristopher HarrisonDerek LowDonald InnsGeorge WilsonGraham StevensonHanlin LiHei Son Wong (Brian)Jack HartJames FeltonJames Stewart WalkerJames WakerleyJohn GordonJohn HooperLeon FordLiam CooperMarcus AdamsMarcus TaylorMatthew BirdMelissa OumMilon MiahNaseruddin KhanNor Anisa ArifinOliver Edward FernihoughOsaze OmoregbeOujen Hodjati-PughPushpa PatelRecep AkdenizRhi DixonRobert MatherSam EardleySamuel SogbesanYichang YanZahra RanaZeyu Jiang Back to 'People' Centre for Doctoral Training Student Doctoral Researcher Address School of Chemical EngineeringUniversity Of BirminghamEdgbastonB15 2TTUnited Kingdom Email OXF537@student.bham.ac.uk Lead Supervisor Dr Shangfeng Du Research summary Oliver joined the Centre for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research in October 2016 as part of the CDT. Prior to this, he graduated from the University of Birmingham in July 2015 with his master’s degree in Advance Chemical Engineering. The aim of his current research is to optimise the performance of low temperature fuel cell (LT-FC) membranes by modifying their geometric area to maximize the LT-FC power density output. He is funded through the EPSRC CDT in Fuel Cells and their fuels: EP/L015749/1. Qualifications MSc (Merit) in Advanced Chemical Engineering, University of Birmingham (2016) BEng (2:1 Hons) in Chemical Engineering, Swansea University (2014) Biography Oliver, native from Birmingham, undertook his Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering at Swansea University (2014). Later, he joined a Master's degree at the University of Birmingham in Advanced Chemical Engineering, in which he worked under Peter Mardle's CDT student supervision on the fabrication and testing of functionalised reduced Graphene Oxide (rGO) with Platinum-Palladium (PtPd) nanowires. Research In October 2016 Oliver joined the Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and their Fuels Centre for Doctoral Training at the University of Birmingham to start his PhD studies. His research, supervised by Dr. Ahmad El-kharouf and Dr. Shangfeng Du, involves the nanopatterning of proton exchange membranes for their use in PEMFCs. Other activities Oliver enjoys running, cycling, and swimming; activities inherited from his stay in Swansea. Besides this, he is a keen instrumentalist and enjoys socialising. Publications 1) Mardle, P; Fernihough, O; Du,S.F. Evaluation of the Scaffolding Effect of Pt Nanowires Supported on Reduced Graphene Oxide in PEMFC Electrodes, Coatings, 2018, 8, pp. 48-56, DOI: 10.3390/coatings8020048