Dr. Hongjun Fan received his PhD degree from the Australian Maritime College (AMC) at the University of Tasmania in 2022. He holds professional certifications as an Australian Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) and a UK Chartered Engineer (CEng). He is deeply committed to decarbonising and de-risking the maritime industry. He has 11 years of experience working for a ship classification society and 3 years of engineering experience in a company focused on alternative fuel technologies for ships.

Currently, Dr. Fan is serving as a postdoctoral research fellow at the Blue Economy Cooperative Research Centre (CRC), where he is involved in two key project: “Hydrogen Powering of Vessels (1.21.007)”, exploring the feasibility of using clean hydrogen to power ships in Australian waters and beyond, and “Pre-conditions for the Development of Offshore Wind Energy in Australia (5.22.001)” aimed to establishes the necessary foundations for the offshore wind energy industry in Australia.