Dr Jessica Allen is a senior lecturer at the University of Newcastle in Chemical and Renewable Energy Engineering. She is also an Australian Research Council fellow with research targeting energy technology development including innovations in sustainable materials for batteries, carbon capture and use, hydrogen energy and zero emission manufacturing for green steel and aluminium.
She leads the recently established the Electrochemical Engineering Laboratory at the Newcastle Institute for Energy and Resources where she works closely with industry to assist with solving emission and energy challenges. Dr Allen strives to provide the community with leadership and hope in addressing the climate crisis. From pre-schoolers to retirees, TikTok to Parliament House, her work in the community is making a difference in how people understand new critical technologies.