Libby is a Professor of Energy Materials at Newcastle University. Research in her group focuses on developing materials and devices for sustainable power, fuel and feedstocks. Her current roles include being the academic lead for the EPSRC Northeast Transient Absorption Spectroscopy & Microscopy Facility, Institution Director of the EPSRC CDT Renewable Energy at Northeast Universities (ReNU), and she is the engagement lead for the UKRI Interdisciplinary Centre for Circular Chemical Economy. Libby is also the co-Director of the Centre for Energy at Newcastle, Director of the £30M Newcastle University Academic Track (NUAcT) Fellowship scheme.