The Consortium
There are over 40 people working across the UK-MaRes Hub, including the Director, Co-Directors, Co-Investigators, Researchers, Technicians and Professional Service Staff, all passionate about driving forward the research and innovation needed to create meaningful change across the sector. See below to find out more about the people involved.
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Dr Hanhuang Xie
Research Associate
Dr Xie’s research interests and expertise includes numerical simulations, computational fluid dynamics, numerical modelling and hydrogen energy.
Dr Sergii Kashkarov
Lecturer in Hydrogen Safety
Sergii has been a member of the HYSafer Cenre at Ulster University since 2016 and is the co-inventor of the safety technology for composite vessels for hydrogen storage.
Sergii has expertise in CFD modelling of combustion, hydrogen storage thermal behaviour in a fire, analytical calculations of blast waves from high-pressure tank rupture and hazard distances.
Dr Srinivas Sivaraman
Research associate in safety engineering - HySAFER Centre, Ulster University
Dr. Srinivas Sivaraman completed his PhD in the discipline of Ammonia and Hydrogen Safety Engineering in 2025 through the UK’s Centre for Doctoral Training in Sustainable Hydrogen at Ulster University.
He is currently a Research associate in safety engineering at the HySAFER Centre, Ulster University. His research focuses on computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modelling, multiphase flow physics, and safety aspects of hydrogen and ammonia systems, contributing to the advancement of clean and safe hydrogen technologies.
Professor Dmitriy Makarov
HySAFER Centre at Ulster University
Specialism in hydrogen safety engineering and Computational Fluid Dynamic (CFD) modelling of hydrogen thermal and pressure hazards. Essential contribution to establishing HySAFER Centre as a centre of excellence in hydrogen safety.
Co-author of a number of hydrogen safety guidelines, breakthrough leak-no-burst safety technology for high-pressure hydrogen storage (EU patent application No.18706224.5).
Contribution to teaching in hydrogen safety area (PGCert in Professional Development at Ulster University, Joint European Summer School organised by Birmingham University). Supervision and co-supervision of 13 PhD students. Co-investigator in totally 21 projects. Total number of publications 100+.
Professor Vladimir Molkov
Professor of Fire Safety Science at Ulster University
MSc Quantum Radiophysics; PhD Chemical Physics; DSc Fire and Explosion Safety.
Fellow of HEA, Cartered Engeneer, Fellow of EI, Chartered Energy Engineer. Director of Hydrogen Safety Engineering and Research Centre at Ulster University, a key providers of hydrogen safety research and education globally. Chair of Education Committee of International Association for Hydrogen Safety. Member: UN GTR#13, SGS; ISO/TC197 Hydrogen Technologies; CEN/CENELEC/JTC6 Hydrogen in Energy Systems; IEA Task 43 Hydrogen Safety; etc. Coordination and contribution to 42 national and EU projects in hydrogen safety with income £12M. 400+ publications, e-Book “Fundamentals of Hydrogen Safety Engineering” (www.bookboon.com), 15 inventions.
