Eugene Holubnyak

Eugene Holubnyak is the Director of the Hydrogen Energy Research Center at the School of Energy Resources where he leads applied research and collaborates with Wyoming stakeholders to support the development of a hydrogen industry focused on serving the state’s existing energy customers and growing new markets.

Before joining SER in 2022, Holubnyak established himself as an expert in subsurface geological storage, with 14 years of experience in applied geoscience and energy-related research. He has been instrumental in building the new Center of Excellence in SER devoted to the emergent area of research and development along all aspects of the hydrogen supply chain, including production, transport, storage and use.

Through his leadership, the program has expanded and built capacity among faculty members and researchers at UW — resulting in several publications among prominent journals — and has grown a project portfolio to include research areas in natural geologic hydrogen and hydrogen production projects using blue hydrogen, stranded wind and integrated steam methane reforming.

Holubnyak was recognized by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) as a 2024 recipient of a regional award for his technical expertise and exceptional contributions to programs focused on hydrogen transportation and storage.