Professor Robert House

Professor Robert House is a materials chemist in the Department of Materials at the University of Oxford where he leads a research group focused on the discovery and understanding of novel materials for advanced Li-ion and beyond Li batteries, particularly Na-ion and multivalent cathodes. His research makes extensive use of X-ray synchrotron and neutron techniques to investigate ion diffusion processes, charge storage mechanisms and structure-function relationships in battery materials.

Professor House is Principal investigator of the Faraday Institution’s 3D-CAT project, which focuses on the development of lithium-rich disordered rocksalt cathode materials, and he is one of the Royal Academy of Engineering’s inaugural Green Future Fellows, focused on developing high energy density lithium batteries for electric aviation.

He has previously been awarded a Research Fellowship by the Royal Academy of Engineering, a Junior Research Fellowship at Linacre College. In 2023, he was named in Forbes magazine’s “30 Under 30” list. He received his PhD in Materials from the University of Oxford in 2020 and his MSci in Natural Sciences (physical) from the University of Cambridge.