Dr. Nigel Brandon

Professor

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Biography

Professor Nigel Brandon OBE FREng FRS is the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at Imperial College London and a Professor of Sustainable Development in Energy. He previously served as the Faculty’s Vice Dean (Research) and is the Founding Director of the Sustainable Gas Institute and the Energy Futures Lab. He founded Ceres Power in 2000, a fuel cell company spun out from Imperial College, and RFC Power in 2018, a flow battery company. He is also involved with M-SPIN, a company developing low-cost high surface area materials for electrolysers, fuel cells, and batteries. His accolades include the Castner Medal from the Society of Chemical Industry (2024), the Christian Friedrich Schönbein Gold Medal Honour (2024), and recognition as an International Member of the National Academy of Engineering (2022). He received an OBE in 2011 for services to UK-China scientific collaboration. Throughout his career, he has delivered numerous invited lectures on innovations in electrochemical technologies and their applications in low carbon energy transition.

Research Interests

Experience

Dean

2014-01-01 — Present

Imperial College London • London, UK

Leads the Faculty of Engineering, overseeing academic and research initiatives.

Awards

#2024

Castner Medal

2024-01-01
#2011

OBE

2011-01-01

Requirements for Imperial College London

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:100
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:125
Overall
Required:125
Prerequisites
Materials Science Mechanical Engineering Civil Engineering Chemical Engineering Physics Chemistry
Application Checklist
  • Personal statement
  • CV/resume
  • Official university transcripts
  • Two academic or professional references
  • Application fee (£90)
Specialization Notes

Specialisms available in Materials for the Energy Transition or Theory and Simulation of Materials.