Andrés Díaz, Department of Civil Engineering, Universidad de Burgos, Escuela Politécnica Superior, Burgos, Spain. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2344-1955. Andrés Díaz is Holder of ERC Starting Grant on development of hydrogen-resistant steels through advanced manufacturing methodologies at the University of Burgos. Having obtained his PhD in 2017, with a specialization in hydrogen diffusion modeling, he has since been actively engaged in various R&D projects concerning Green Hydrogen. Additionally, he fosters international collaborations with groups from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology or Imperial College London, working on advancing predictive models for Hydrogen Embrittlement and delving into this exciting field.

Xavier Feaugas, Laboratoire des Sciences de l’Ingénieur pour l’Environnement, La Rochelle University, CNRS, La Rochelle, France. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4954-0887. Xavier Feaugas is a Full Professor of Solid-State Physics in the Department of Physic at the La Rochelle University where he has been a faculty member since 2001. His research interests lie in the area of physical bases of solid plasticity and crack initiation with a focus on interactions between plasticity and surface reactivity to understand the inception of hydrogen embrittlement and stress corrosion cracking. More recent trend of its works is focus on the different aspects of the interactions between the hydrogen solute and the crystallographic defects formalized in thermodynamic framework.

Jianying He, Department of Structural Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8485-7893. Jianying He is a Professor of Nanomechanics at NTNU. She has extensive experience in nanomechanics and interface mechanics in general, and multiscale methodology for energy and functional materials in particular. Her current research area includes development of nanostructured materials with unique mechanical performance, icephobic and super-low ice adhesion surfaces and coatings, hydrogen–materials interactions by theoretical calculation, and advanced modeling.

Motomichi Koyama, Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5006-9976. Motomichi Koyama obtained a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering (2012) at University of Tsukuba, Japan. In 2012, he received a postdoctoral fellowship (JSPS Research fellowship for young scientist PD). During his postdoc, he spent about 1 year and 3 months in the Max-Planck Institute for Iron Research in Düsseldorf, Germany and was a visiting scientist in that institute (2012–2013) in the group of Prof. D. Raabe. In 2013, he became full time assistant professor at Kyushu University, Japan. In 2020, he moved to Tohoku University as associate professor. He joined Institute for Materials Research and attempted to establish alloy deign of hydrogen-resistant steels. In addition, he has developed crack-specific microstructure characterization methodologies toward mechanics-metallurgy-based understanding of hydrogen-assisted damage evolution.

Xu Lu, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7077-7654. Xu Lu has been an Associate Professor at NTNU since 2022. She has a profound research experience in multiscale mechanical testing for safety assessment of industrially relevant materials under hydrogen environments. Her expertise covers hydrogen-assisted material degradation, hydrogen uptake and diffusion, and hydrogen-tolerant alloy design. She endeavors to uncover and comprehend hydrogen embrittlement phenomena and contributes to green energy transition.

Binhan Sun, School of Mechanical and Power Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9561-7019. Binhan Sun currently works as a Professor of School of Mechanical and Power Engineering in East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST). He also serves as an external group leader in Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung (MPIE), leading the Research Group Hydrogen Embrittlement in High-Performance Alloys. His research interests include damage and fracture of alloys under harsh environment (especially under H environment), microstructure physics, and damage-tolerant materials design.

Haiyang Yu, Division of Applied Mechanics, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2419-6736,. Haiyang Yu is an Assistant Professor in Solid Mechanics at Uppsala University. He has nine years’ research experience on Hydrogen Embrittlement since his PhD studies at NTNU. Prior to his current role, he conducted three years of postdoctoral research at University of Oxford. The high researcher mobility has enriched his perspective and expanded his network in the field. His core proficiency lies in multiscale modeling and mechanical characterization of Hydrogen Embrittlement, employing fracture mechanics and crystal plasticity methods.

Zhiliang Zhang, Department of Structural Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9557-3455. Zhiliang Zhang has been a Professor of Mechanics and Materials at NTNU since 2003 and an Editor-in-chief of Engineering Fracture Mechanics since 2022. His research mainly focuses on understanding the structure–property relationships of both structural and functional materials by using combined multiscale experimental and computational approaches. About 10 years ago, he embarked on a journey to explore the fascinating hydrogen embrittlement problem, focusing primarily on predictive modeling. His unwavering passion for this subject continues, as he learns more about this giant and complex topic every day.
 

Guest Lecturer

Milos B. Djukic, Professor at Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Serbia, will give a guest lecture to the summer school. Milos B. Djukic specializes in hydrogen embrittlement, materials science, and corrosion https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9317-9032. He is Chair of ESIS TC21 -  Hydrogen Embrittlement & Transport. With over 20 years of research and teaching, he has authored/co-authored 4 books, 72 scientific papers, and 120 conference papers. He’s also an external reviewer for European scientific agencies and an editorial board member of seven journals.