Rate My Professor Craig Buckley

Professor Craig Buckley is a John Curtin Distinguished Professor in Physics and Astronomy at Curtin University in the Faculty of Science and Engineering, School of Electrical Engineering, Computing and Mathematical Sciences. Holding a PhD and BSc (Hons), he is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Physics (FAIP). With a 36-year research career spanning positions in the UK, USA, and Australia since 1994, he secured a continuing appointment at Curtin University. Buckley established and heads the Hydrogen Storage Research Group (HSRG) over 20 years ago, leading a team of approximately 30 researchers. He also serves as Deputy Director of the Fuels and Energy Technology Institute and Program Lead 2 for the Future Energy Exports CRC at Curtin University. As the Australian executive committee member for the International Energy Agency (IEA) Hydrogen Technology Collaboration Program (TCP) and an expert on Task 40 for hydrogen energy storage and conversion, he has been a lead or co-investigator on research projects totaling over $100 million in funding, including a $5 million grant from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency in 2024 for hydrogen export using metal hydride powders.

Buckley's research specializes in hydrogen storage materials, focusing on metal hydrides and solid-state compounds such as sodium borohydride for efficient hydrogen production, compression, transportation, and export without compressors. His group has developed technologies achieving up to 21.3 wt% hydrogen capacity at controllable pressures up to 1,000 bar, and investigates hydrogen barriers to prevent pipeline embrittlement, thermochemical energy storage, and detection of natural white hydrogen using Raman spectroscopy. Internationally recognized for advancing hydrogen storage solutions to support renewable energy transitions, Buckley has published over 180 peer-reviewed journal articles, including 'Application of hydrides in hydrogen storage and compression: Achievements, outlook and perspectives' (2019), garnering more than 12,000 citations with an h-index of 35. His contributions extend to industry collaborations with partners like Velox Energy Materials and Cadoux Limited, enhancing Australia's hydrogen economy.