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| Peter Henningsen | |
|---|---|
| Name | Peter Henningsen |
| Birth date | 1958 |
| Birth place | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Occupation | Researcher, Engineer, Author |
| Known for | Materials science, Corrosion research, Hydrogen storage |
Peter Henningsen is a Danish materials scientist and engineer whose work bridges applied metallurgy, corrosion science, and hydrogen energy systems. He has held academic posts and industrial research positions across Europe, contributing to alloy development, electrochemical methods, and materials characterization. Henningsen's interdisciplinary output includes peer-reviewed articles, patents, and invited lectures influencing Technical University of Denmark, Max Planck Society, and multinational energy firms.
Born in Copenhagen, Henningsen grew up near the Øresund strait and attended Copenhagen University preparatory programs before enrolling at the Technical University of Denmark. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Metallurgy and Materials from the Technical University of Denmark and completed a doctoral degree focusing on corrosion mechanisms at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. During his doctorate he collaborated with researchers from the Fraunhofer Society and received training at the National Institute for Materials Science in Tsukuba. His doctoral advisors included scholars who had previously worked with laboratories affiliated with the European Commission research initiatives.
Henningsen began his career at a Danish industrial research center working on stainless steel performance for the North Sea offshore sector, collaborating with firms such as Maersk and A.P. Moller–Maersk. He later joined an academic faculty as an associate professor at the Aarhus University department that partners with the European Space Agency on structural materials. Henningsen moved to Germany to lead a materials characterization group within a joint project of the Max Planck Society and the Helmholtz Association, focusing on hydrogen embrittlement for pipeline steels used by Vattenfall and RWE. He has served as a consultant to the International Energy Agency and participated in standardization committees at ISO addressing test methods for corrosion and hydrogen compatibility.
His industrial collaborations include alloy development with metallurgy teams at ThyssenKrupp, cathodic protection projects with DNV, and hydrogen storage research with Air Liquide and Linde plc. Henningsen has been a visiting scientist at the Imperial College London and a guest lecturer at the University of Cambridge. He contributed to EU Framework Programme projects alongside partners such as Siemens and Shell to scale electrolyzer technologies.
Henningsen authored numerous articles in journals like Acta Materialia, Corrosion Science, and Journal of Alloys and Compounds on topics including passivation behavior of stainless alloys, hydrogen uptake kinetics in high-strength steels, and microstructural influences on fatigue initiation. Notable papers examine the role of sulfide inclusions in pitting corrosion and models for hydrogen diffusion incorporating trapping sites identified via transmission electron microscopy at facilities such as the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility. He contributed book chapters to edited volumes published by Elsevier and Springer Nature on corrosion mitigation and hydrogen storage materials.
In addition to academic articles, Henningsen holds patents relating to surface treatments for improved resistance used by ABB and proprietary coatings adopted by the Copenhagen Airports infrastructure. He produced technical reports for the Nordic Council and white papers informing European Commission policy working groups on hydrogen infrastructure. His editorial roles include special-issue editor for Corrosion Science and peer reviewer for grant panels organized by the Horizon 2020 program.
Henningsen advanced understanding of microstructural factors governing hydrogen-induced cracking through combined electrochemical testing, electron microscopy, and modeling interoperable with standards from American Society for Testing and Materials. His research clarified how second-phase particles and grain-boundary characteristics influence susceptibility in pipeline and offshore steels manufactured by firms like SSAB and Voestalpine. These findings influenced material selection guidelines adopted by industry consortia including the European Pipeline Research Group.
He helped develop accelerated test protocols for assessing hydrogen compatibility that are referenced by certification bodies such as DNV and are used in prequalification for projects funded by the European Investment Bank. Henningsen's cross-disciplinary work connecting metallurgy, surface science, and energy technology accelerated deployment of low-carbon hydrogen carriers and informed roadmaps published by Hydrogen Europe. His mentorship produced doctoral students who now hold positions at ETH Zurich, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, and national laboratories.
Henningsen resides in Copenhagen and maintains ties to research communities in Berlin and Stockholm. Outside his professional commitments he is active in outreach with the Danish Society for Materials and volunteers with science education programs at the Natural History Museum of Denmark. His hobbies include sailing in the Baltic Sea and photography exhibited at local venues affiliated with the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.
Henningsen received a young investigator award from the European Federation of Corrosion and an industry-academia partnership prize from the Danish Innovation Foundation. He was granted honorary visiting fellowships at the University of Oxford and Chalmers University of Technology and listed among notable contributors to the EU Clean Hydrogen Alliance reports. In 20XX he was elected a fellow of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters.
Category:Danish scientists Category:Materials scientists