Saif Al Ghafri
Research Fellow
About
Dr. Saif Al Ghafri is a Senior Research Fellow at The University of Western Australia (UWA) and a leading researcher in clean energy, hydrogen systems, and cryogenic fluids. He has extensive industrial and academic experience, having previously worked as a Process Engineer at Shell and Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), followed by research and teaching roles at Imperial College London and UWA.
He currently leads advanced research initiatives focused on the hydrogen economy and liquid hydrogen, contributing to energy production, transport, storage, and space-related applications. Dr. Al Ghafri is also a Foundation Fellow of the Future Energy Exports Cooperative Research Centre (FEnEx CRC) and leads the Propellant and Cryogenic Fluids group at the UWA International Space Center (ISC).
Areas of Expertise
Clean energy systems
Hydrogen economy and liquid hydrogen (LH₂)
Cryogenic fluids and cryogenic measurements
Thermodynamics and fluid science
Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage (CCUS)
Industrial refrigerants and natural gas systems
Hydrogen supply chains and techno-economic analysis
Boil-Off Gas (BOG) studies for hydrogen storage and transport
Energy applications for space systems
Education
Ph.D. – Imperial College London
MSc – Imperial College London
BEng – University of Nottingham