Dr. Liudmila Ilyukhina
Hydrogen Flex Specialist
Dr. Liudmila Ilyukhina has a strong technical background in hydrogen technologies, electrochemistry and advanced materials, with early research experience in PEM fuel cells, hydrogen pumps and PEM water electrolysis for hydrogen production. Her PhD work focused on improving the efficiency and durability of PEM water electrolysis through electrocatalysis and materials science, with particular focus on iridium oxide materials for oxygen evolution. She also completed specialised training in hydrogen safety at the University of Ulster, covering hydrogen release behaviour, fire and explosion effects, mitigation and risk assessment.
Beyond hydrogen, Liudmila has hands-on experience turning demanding technologies into working industrial systems. At Siemens Subsea, she and her group worked on the Subsea Power Grid project, qualifying and evaluating the lifetime of materials in pressurised high voltage subsea power applications. This role placed her at the interface between chemistry, materials science and electrical engineering, working closely with energy and electrical specialists to connect material behaviour, insulation performance, reliability and power-system requirements. In practice, her work has often been about bridging chemical and material understanding with electrical and energy-system competence. She later founded and built Naukatek, a Norwegian meltblown materials factory, and she also leads Embla Software Innovation, an AI-native IT services company.
This gives her a rare combination of hydrogen competence, advanced materials knowledge, industrial scale-up experience and digital/software implementation capability — particularly relevant for projects combining hydrogen production, energy flexibility, safety, operational decision logic and industrial deployment.
About me
Publications
Electronic Structure and Growth of Electrochemically Formed Iridium Oxide Films (2017)
The nature of the electronic structure of electrochemically formed iridium oxide films (EIROF) is investigated by in-situ conductivity measurements in an electrochemical cell and ex-situ current-sensing atomic force microscopy (CS-AFM). A direct demonstration of changes in the conductivity for electrochemically formed iridium oxide films (EIROF) with the applied potential of EIROF electrodes in an electrochemical cell is presented. The in-situ conductivity shows a single step-like change at a potential of approximately in H2SO4 vs. a reversible hydrogen reference electrode. The change in conductivity is also reflected in results of ex-situ CS-AFM for EIROF electrodes emersed at different potentials. At an emersion potential of the CS-AFM current-voltage characteristics are non-linear and similar to those of diodes. At an emersion potential of the CS-AFM current-voltage characteristics are approximately linear, consistent with metallic behavior. Mott-Schottky analysis shows that at low potentials the oxide behaves as a p-type semiconductor with a flatband potential approximately below the transition to high conductivity from the in-situ conductivity measurements. These results allow for an interpretation of changes in the relative magnitudes of the III/IV and IV/V (or IV/VI) voltammetric peaks during film growth through a block-release behavior involving space-charge layers in the oxide.
Experience
Apr 2013 - May 2016
Lead Chemist, Materials Qualification, Siemens Subsea (now reduced and merged into Siemens Energy)
Materials qualification and lifetime evaluation for Subsea Power Grid Systems. Dielectrics, conductors, and construction materials; pressurized systems; dielectric oil analytics and treatment. Lab Management, project management, reporting to Joint Industry Partners group, work management, stakeholders handling, discipline development, procedures, documentation, Quality Assurance, HMS for the lab and discipline.
2007-2012
Summer 2007
2004 - 2007
PhD study for improved efficiency and durability of polymer electrolyte membrane water electrolysis PEMWE for hydrogen production. Focused on Electrocatalysis and Material Science. Title "Characterisation of iridium oxide by scanning probe, electrochemical, and photoelectrochemical methods".
The Second European Summer School on Hydrogen Safety, University of Ulster (Belfast, UK) from 30 July - 8 August, 2007; Materials taught: hydrogen release, mixing, and distribution; thermal, pressure and missile effects from fires and explosions; development and validation of mitigation techniques; safety assessment and risk analysis; and standards, guidelines and legal requirements.
(during master studies) - researcher PEM Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Pump.
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