Dr Piotr Bujlo graduated from the Wroclaw University of Science and Technology in 2001 with a Masters's degree in Materials Science. He commenced his PhD study, in the same year, at the same university and his scientific career at the Wroclaw Division of the Electrotechnical Institute. His PhD research project focused on the R&D of Polymer Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFC); in particular, his research focused on material science aspects, cell construction, cell, and stack testing as well as on stationary and automotive fuel cell applications. He graduated with his PhD degree from the Wroclaw University of Science and Technology in 2007. His current position of Key Technology Specialist at HySA Systems Integration and Technology Validation Competence Centre, located at the University of the Western Cape, concerns the realization of R&D work in the field of hydrogen fuel cells. His work focuses on the development, integration, and validation of fuel cell stacks for various applications, fuel cell system design, integration, and validation as well as individual fuel cell system components characterisation. The project is funded by the South African Department of Science and Innovation in the frame of the long-term Hydrogen South Africa (HySA) Programme. Dr Bujlo is National Research Foundation rated researcher for the period 2019-2024, he is an active reviewer for recognized scientific journals as well as members of the scientific advisory boards of the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education, the Ministry of Regional Development and the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development. He also serves as Independent Expert at European Commission/Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking, the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education/National Center for Research and Development in Poland as well as at other institutions located in various European countries.
