Dr Liezl Schoeman
Team Leader Hydrogen & Gasification Materials
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Biography
Dr Liezl Schoeman is Team Leader of the Hydrogen & Gasification Materials group within CSIRO Energy Technologies. Her team’s research includes metal membrane technology for pure hydrogen production (hydrogen purification), metal hydride compression (hydrogen storage) and hydrogen embrittlement expertise for utilisation in industrial networks. Prior to this role in CSIRO Liezl work for the Industrial Materials and Metals Research Institute as a Senior Consulting Research Scientist leading projects to evaluate, improve and optimise industrial processes at-scale for various international clients including Anglo American, Arcelor Mittal and Toyota. She leads projects within Energy Technologies, the Hydrogen Energy Systems FSP and is involved in collaborative research within the Critical Energy Metals Mission. She is a contributing member of the Energy Science Council, Developing the R&D hydrogen strategy for CSIRO, the Engineering Community of Practise, and the Energy Culture Committee. Liezl has supervised various levels of students and projects and currently has a postdoctoral fellow already working on a similar project within the HILT-CRC. She has 15 years experience in managing scientific research projects, upscaling these and doing engineering research and implementing and optimising industrial systems accordingly. She has published internationally and presented at various international conferences.
Other Interests
Minerals processing and using renewable energy to decarbonise current industry. Optimising minerals processing routes. Incorporating various renewable/green energy sources into industrial processes and processing systems. Metallurgy and materials science of iron ore, steel and related products. Effect of hydrogen on materials and metals in industrial pipelines and reactors
Academic Qualifications
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2018
PhD Metallurgical Engineering
University of Pretoria -
2008
MSc Chemistry
University of Johannesburg -
2006
BSc Honours Chemistry
University of Johannesburg -
2005
BSc Chemical Science with endorsement Biological Science
University of Johannesburg
Fields of Research
Professional Experiences
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2019-2022
Senior Research Scientist & Team Leader
CSIRO Energy -
2011-2019
Senior Research Scientist
Industrial Minerals & Metals Research Institute, University of Pretoria -
2008-2011
Laboratory Manager & Team Leader
UIS-Scientific
Community and Corporate Citizenship
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2020-2022
Diversity, Inclusion, Culture and Belonging Committee
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2020-2022
Engineering Community of Practise
Professional Areas
ORCID 0000-0002-2925-1829
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