Robert Bennett Email & Phone Number

Brisbane, Qld, Au

Brisbane, Qld, Au

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Working as part of the mechanical engineering team to develop a novel, containerised hydrogen power bank, to support renewable energy generation and use at industrial sites. The system consists of an in-house designed and built PEM electrolyser, water and hydrogen processing BoP, hydrogen storage, and OTS PEM fuel cells.Roles & Responsibilities:• Mechanical, fluid and gas system design, specification, documentation, and equipment selection• Determining process conditions and calculating operating parameters• Liaising with external manufacturers and suppliers• Hands-on assembly of prototype systems and test rigs• Mechanical integration and packaging of peripheral equipment and components• Specifying test plans and conducting testing in accordance with those plans and other technical requirements• Performing analytical verification of test results

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Working as part of the mechanical engineering team to develop a novel, containerised hydrogen power bank, to support renewable energy generation and use at industrial sites. The system consists of an in-house designed and built PEM electrolyser, water and hydrogen processing BoP, hydrogen storage, and OTS PEM fuel cells.Roles & Responsibilities:• Mechanical, fluid and gas system design, specification, documentation, and equipment selection• Determining process conditions and calculating operating parameters• Liaising with external manufacturers and suppliers• Hands-on assembly of prototype systems and test rigs• Mechanical integration and packaging of peripheral equipment and components• Specifying test plans and conducting testing in accordance with those plans and other technical requirements• Performing analytical verification of test results

Greenford, London

Test & development of HEV/BEV powertrain systems for heavy-duty, commercial vehicles.Roles & Responsibilities:• Overall management & delivery of Vantage Power’s numerous test & development programs.• Planning, execution, analysis & reporting of testing; from vehicle-level down to component-level.• Design & build of test-rigs.• Li-ion cell, module & pack testing using Arbin & Bitrode test-benches & programmable PSUs/loads.• Test team management (two direct reports).• Creation of risk-assessments and H&S documentation for test facilities/rigs & test activities.• Upkeep of test lab & maintenance/calibration of test equipment.• Led Failure Reporting & Corrective Action System (FRACAS) for customer & test vehicles.Significant Accomplishments:Nov. 2019 – Dec. 2021: I led the main testing activities during the development of a prototype heavy-duty HVESS, culminating in a successful 12 week long program of pack-level performance validation testing at UTAC Millbrook's battery testing facility. I also led the development & operation of a rig to characterise the performance of the battery thermal management system, & worked with an external test house to conduct shock & vibe testing of the thermal management system.Nov. 2018 – Feb. 2019: I led the testing phase of a project to demonstrate the concept of a novel heat pipe-based battery thermal management system. The test results contributed to a successful Innovate UK grant application, to enable further development of the technology, and were also published in a peer-reviewed journal.Apr. 2018 – Nov. 2018: I led the track testing & final commissioning of a BCI Enterprise 2HD bus, equipped with VP's Euro VI hybrid powertrain, prior to customer delivery. I was also responsible for the successful completion of all tests required as part of the Cummins IQA and Hybrid Approval process.Nov. 2016 – Mar. 2017: I led the track testing and commissioning of VP’s first six hybrid retro-fits, prior to customer delivery.

Fareham, Uk

Development of a prototype, grid-scale, thermal energy storage system.Roles & Responsibilites:• Used Solidworks and ANSYS Mechanical/CFX for design and analysis of components and assemblies used in a prototype grid-scale energy storage system.• Created detail drawings using GD&T in accordance with ISO standards (129, 5458, 5459, etc.) & liaised with supply-chain, and in-house/external workshops to facilitate component manufacture.• Conducted inspection and approval of manufactured components using CMM and manual inspection tools.• Conducted testing of components & sub-assemblies.• Supported in-house manufacturing of parts using manual machine-shop tools, CNC machines, and TIG welding.

Ithaca, New York Area

Design and manufacture of a Formula SAE car for the 2010 and 2011 international Formula SAE competition.Roles & Responsibilites:• Designed, manufactured and tested the 2011 car's anti-roll bars and significantly improved their performance compared to the previous year's design.• Competition driving and on-track testing of the cars.

Ithaca, New York Area

Researching the properties of superfluid 3He at ultra-low temperatures (sub 1 mK), especially under the influence of impurities and nanometer scale confinement.Roles & Responsiblities:• Running of sub-mK experiments on a dilution refrigeration equipped with a PrNi5 demagnetisation stage.• Working in a cleanroom, carrying out nanofabrication of experimental cells.• Day-to-day running of research group’s laboratory, including supervision and training of graduate and undergraduate students working within the group.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Superfluidity Of 3He In Restricted Geometries

I studied the effects of nanometer-scale confinement on the phase diagram of superfluid He-3. The He-3 sample was confined to a 10 mm x 7.

Msci, Physics, First Class Honours

Education record

A-Levels: Maths (A), Physics (A), Chemistry (A)