Dr Stephen Lyth

Strathclyde Chancellor's Fellow

Chemical and Process Engineering

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I am a highly interdisciplinary and collaborative academic with 15 years experience of working on hydrogen technologies and novel materials in Japan before returning to the UK. My main interests lay in energy and sustainabity and how we can ensure that so-called renewable technologies do not inherently rely on unsustainable or critical raw materials .   

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Publications

Impact of catalyst support impurities on chemical degradation in polymer electrolyte membranes
Nakamura S, Sanami K, Fukaya N, Gautama Z, Noda Z, Yasutake M, Lyth SM, Nishihara M, Sasaki K
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy Vol 204 (2026)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2025.153188
Operando X-ray absorption spectroscopy of phosphomolybdic acid redox mediators for electrochemical conversion of biomass to green hydrogen
Price Robert, MacDonald Lewis, Keenan Luke Lawrence, Johnson William, Lyth Stephen Matthew, Li Jun, Brightman Edward
Catalysis Science and Technology (2026)
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5CY00763A
Optimizing interlayer thickness for enhanced performance and chemical durability in sandwich-structured PEM fuel cells
Gautama Zulfi Al Rasyid, Yang I, Fukaya Norihiro, Ercelik Mustafa, Ismail Mohammed S, Lyth Stephen Matthew, Sasaki Kazunari, Nishihara Masamichi
Journal of Power Sources Vol 661 (2026)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2025.238654
Solvent driven pore engineering in coffee-derived activated hydrochar : implications for post-combustion CO2 capture
Maulana Kusdhany Muhammad Irfan, Vorokhta Maryna, Sasaki Kazunari, Nishihara Masamichi, Lyth Stephen Matthew
Carbon Energy (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1002/cey2.70141
Formation of high entropy alloy films on various substrates via pulsed laser deposition using a rotating multicomponent target
Miyajima Yoji, Minowa Hiroki, Tanada Daisuke, Bhattacharjee Pinaki Prasad, Lyth Stephen M, Ishikawa Kazuhiro
Optics and Laser Technology Vol 191 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optlastec.2025.113381
Jigsaw puzzle inspired patterning of gas diffusion layers for enhanced water management in polymer electrolyte fuel cells
Can Enes Muhammet, Nishihara Masamichi, Sasaki Kazunari, Lyth Stephen Matthew
Advanced Science Vol 12 (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202507918

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Professional Activities

78th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry
Member of programme committee
5/9/2027
2nd Conference on Engineering Porous Materials at Multiple Scales (EPoMM)
Speaker
18/9/2025
76th Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry
Speaker
10/9/2025
Fatma Calili-Cankir
Host
17/8/2025
RIKEN SPring-8 Centre
Visiting researcher
30/7/2025
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation
Visiting researcher
28/7/2025

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Projects

Entropyst HGSP Company Creation Project
Badakhsh, Arash (Principal Investigator) Lyth, Stephen (Academic) Rohani, Hossein (Academic)
03-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2026
Global Center for Sustainable Bioproducts (GCSB)
Zhang, Xiaolei (Principal Investigator) Johnston, Karen (Co-investigator) Lyth, Stephen (Co-investigator)
01-Jan-2025 - 31-Jan-2029
Combining Water Remediation with Green Hydrogen Production
Lyth, Stephen (Principal Investigator)
01-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2025
Cross-linked cellulose nanocrystals as an alternative to sulfonated fluoropolymers in fuel cells
Lyth, Stephen (Principal Investigator)
01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2026
HGSP Award Entropyst
Badakhsh, Arash (Principal Investigator) Lyth, Stephen (Academic)
15-Jan-2024 - 30-Jan-2024
Support for reciprocal visits by researchers at Strathclyde and Kanazawa Universities collaborating on the laser reduction of graphene oxide dispersed in water for sustainable energy applications, resulting in workshops, seminars and publications, spring to winter 2024
Lyth, Stephen (Principal Investigator)
01-Jan-2024 - 31-Jan-2026

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Dr Stephen Lyth
Strathclyde Chancellor's Fellow
Chemical and Process Engineering

Email: stephen.lyth@strath.ac.uk
Tel: 574 5306