Mark Symes

Mark has been a Programme Director at the UK's Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) since October 2023, leading the Exploring Climate Cooling programme (https://www.aria.org.uk/opportunity-spaces/future-proofing-our-climate-and-weather/exploring-climate-cooling). Motivated by the possibility of encountering damaging climate tipping points, and backed by £56.8m, this programme aims to transparently explore – under rigorous oversight – whether any climate cooling approaches that have been proposed as potential options to delay or avert such tipping points could ever be feasible, scalable, and safe. Mark is seconded to ARIA from the University of Glasgow, where (on Mondays!) he is the Professor of Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Technology. In his academic life, his research interests are in developing new electrochemical processes and electrochemical technology for the more sustainable production of fuels and key chemical feedstocks. He is a founder and the chief scientific officer at Clyde Hydrogen Systems, a spin-out from his research lab that is developing a new generation of decoupled electrolyzers for converting renewable electricity into green hydrogen.