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MONASH
ENERGY
INSTITUTE
MONASH
ENERGY
PROFILE
2020
monash.edu/energy-institute
CONTENTS
2020 is a year like no other in recent history.
Over the summer, bushfires engulfed many parts of Australia, only to be followed by COVID-19. On the
one hand, the bushfires filled our skies with smoke, causing the air quality to reach unprecedented poor
quality, while also mass releasing CO2 from the burning of over 12.6 million hectares of bushland. The fire-
affected areas concurrently experienced major electricity blackouts and reliability issues, requiring the use
1 Welcome of expensive backup power to provide essential services. Meanwhile, the confinement of people at home
during COVID-19 saw the empty streets in most global cities result in pollution levels plummeting, yielding
3 About us blue skies and fresh air in many countries for the first time in years. Concurrently, the average household
energy usage spiked causing major concerns about ongoing energy affordability, while oil markets
4 Our leadership team crashed due to geopolitical conflict to provide the cheapest petrol prices in over a decade.
6 Initiatives At face value, this scenario is chaotic. It presents a series of events that could not have been readily
predicted. Nonetheless, it provides a timely reminder of the intrinsic volatility that people are exposed to
12 Research during major world crises. In such events, access to energy, whether it is in the form of electricity or a fuel,
is an essential service to ensure the wellbeing of our people and continuing operation of our businesses,
transport and industry sectors. However, not all energy vectors are created equal. The intrinsic link
20 ARC Centres between energy, health, environment and society, suggests that these must be considered in unison. For
that reason, developing a global energy system that can respond to unfolding uncertainties, while also
22 Facilities decarbonising our energy vectors is one of the greatest challenges that we as a humanity face.
25 Energy researchers Researchers from across Monash University are working to solve this challenge. The Australian Research
Council funded Centres of Excellence in Exciton Science (ACEx), Future Low-Energy Electronic
Technologies (FLEET) and Electromaterial Science (ACES), and the ARC Research Hub for Energy-
efficient Separation (EESEP) demonstrate our world leading capabilities in fundamental research and
technical innovation. Meanwhile, the Emerging Technologies Research Lab brings to view our strength in
social, cultural and experiential dimensions of design, use and futures in energy. Altogether, our energy
community comprises over 170 experts from across Monash University.
The Monash Energy Institute was established to build on this community and its strengths to accelerate
the transition towards a sustainable energy future through impactful interdisciplinary research and
education programs. The Institute has technical expertise across five thematic areas: materials and
devices, energy resources, smart energy systems, markets and policy, and consumers. We are focussed
on building research depth across each of these, while developing interdisciplinary programs and strong
global partnerships to enable impact from our research. This is demonstrated through the numerous
energy activities that we have enabled, including the Net Zero Initiative, Grid Innovation Hub, and the
Woodside Monash Energy Partnership.
The Monash Energy Profile introduces the Monash energy ecosystem, showcasing flagship programs and
initiatives, while introducing our researchers who are passionately working to create a more sustainable
energy future.
Professor Jacek J. Jasieniak
Director, Monash Energy Institute
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ABOUT THE MONASH ENERGY INSTITUTE
The Monash Energy Institute brings top minds in energy together to
accelerate the transition towards a sustainable energy future through
impactful interdisciplinary research and education programs for Monash
University and its trusted partners.
Monash Energy Institute builds on a community of over 170 researchers
actively working in the broad field of energy and the Monash University’s
world leading capabilities in areas such as economics, energy materials,
and data science to deliver local and global impact.
Monash Energy Institute has enabled the development of several key
interdisciplinary initiatives including the United Nations Momentum for Change
award winning Net Zero Initiative, the Grid Innovation Hub, RACE for 2030,
and the Woodside Monash Energy Partnership.
Trusted industry partnerships underpin Monash Energy Institute’s vision
to bring people together to solve global energy problems. We welcome
opportunities to discuss partnership pathways for interdisciplinary research,
engagement with our vibrant student community, and professional
development for industry professionals.
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MONASH ENERGY INSTITUTE LEADERSHIP TEAM
Professor Jacek Jasieniak Shreejan Pandey Professor Sarah Pink
Director, Monash Energy Institute General Manager Associate Director
Faculty of Engineering Monash Energy Institute Co-Theme Leader of Consumers
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
Faculty of Information Technology
Associate Professor Yolande Strengers Professor Mainak Majumder Associate Professor Ariel Liebman
Associate Director Associate Director Associate Director
Co-Theme Leader of Consumers Theme Leader of Materials and Devices Theme Leader of Smart Energy Systems
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture Faculty of Engineering Faculty of Information Technology
Faculty of Information Technology
Scott Ferraro Dr Roger Dargaville Associate Professor Guillaume Roger
Buildings and Property Associate Director Associate Director
Program Director Net Zero Initiative Theme Leader of Energy Resources Theme Leader of Markets and Policy
Faculty of Engineering Faculty of Business and Economics
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INITIATIVES
NET ZERO INITIATIVE GRID INNOVATION HUB
Monash was the first Australian university to commit The Grid Innovation Hub at Monash University is fostering
to an energy reduction target and we’re proud to partnerships between industry and Monash University to
be a leader in taking action on climate change by undertake high quality interdisciplinary research to address
transitioning to a 100% renewably powered future, increasingly complex challenges faced by the Australian
removing carbon emissions from our Australian energy sector.
campuses by 2030. Our strategy encompasses
five key pillars: energy efficiency measures, campus The program brings together industry, innovators, and
electrification, deployment of on-site and off-site researchers to explore the following overarching questions
renewable energy, building Net Zero ready buildings in the following three key areas.
and an onsite sustainable Microgrid, and addressing
our residual emissions through offsetting. National Energy Systems
How can the system be planned for economic efficiency,
Net Zero Precincts reliability and security on the way towards 100%
An ambitious opportunity to develop a research, renewables?
education and training program using the Net
Zero Initiative and Monash Technology Precinct How do you (we) manage the operation of the bulk energy
as a living lab to generate transformative solutions system with large penetration of variable renewables
and accelerating the decarbonisation of our securely?
urban energy systems. We will develop and test a
coordinated transition approach for decarbonising Regional and Local Energy Systems
our cities starting at the precinct level through
smart energy systems, net zero mobility and How do you (we) integrate new digital technologies, small
liveable built environments. The Net Zero Precincts scale storage while absorbing large amounts for rooftop
program will utilise interdisciplinary research to solar energy with existing investment?
support industry transformation that brings together
Monash’s capabilities across technological, financial, What is the mix of grid-side and customer side
behavioural and policy changes. technologies needed in the distribution grid and how do
you formulate policies and markets to economically adapt
these grids to the rapid investments by customers in
2018 Momentum for Change Lighthouse award storage and distrubuted energy resources (DER)?
In 2015, at COP21, countries had to agree on the
Paris Agreement guidelines for a fair and equitable Customers and their Energy Systems
transition to a low carbon economy powered by
renewable energy technologies. Monash was How can the electricity sector work collaboratively with
awarded the Momentum for Change award in customers as they become empowered prosumers
2018 recognising our sustainability leadership enabled by the distributed energy revolution?
status. The Net Zero Initiative is focusing on UN
Sustainable Development Goal 7 (Affordable and What is the effect of customer choice and empowerment?
Clean Energy), SDG11 (Sustainable Cities and
Communities), SDG12 (Responsible Consumption For more information visit
and Production) and SDG13 (Climate Action) and monash.edu/energy-institute/grid-innovation-hub
SDG17 (Partnerships for the Goals).
A living laboratory
At the Monash Clayton campus, researchers are
already tracking energy use behaviours of various
stakeholders, learning how to optimise energy use
and further reduce energy consumption through
new dynamic control technologies and real time
distributed energy-use visualisation systems.
For more information visit
monash.edu/net-zero-initiative
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INITIATIVES
RELIABLE AFFORDABLE CLEAN ENERGY WOODSIDE MONASH ENERGY PARTNERSHIP
(RACE) FOR 2030 Woodside and Monash University have joined forces to
develop innovative responses to real-world challenges
Reliable Affordable Clean Energy (RACE) for 2030 is
through a long-term research partnership. Launched in
funded by the Australian Government Cooperative
July 2019, the Woodside Monash Energy Partnership is a
Research Centre (CRC) Program and will be led by
natural extension of a successful relationship that began
the University of Technology Sydney. It is the largest
with Woodside FutureLab at Monash in 2016.
CRC bid in the history of the CRC program.
As a major research partnership between Monash
Two of the grand challenges facing humans today
University and Woodside Energy to progress energy
are mitigating climate change and eradicating
solutions for a lower carbon future, the research and
poverty. One of the United Nations’ Sustainable
development initiatives are aligned to the United Nations
Development Goals is to ensure access to
Sustainable Development Goals, with a focus on
affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy
leadership and novel technologies in the hydrogen value
for all. RACE for 2030 CRC, record-breaking
chain and carbon abatement.
investment by the Federal Government, is an
opportunity for our Monash researchers to work
To deliver on the aspirations of the Woodside Monash
on various energy-driven challenges to help the
Energy Partnership, the research objectives are structured
transition to a more sustainable future.
into three focused research themes: New Energy
Technologies, Carbon Capture, Conversion and Utilisation,
A cross-disciplinary partnership between the
and Energy Leadership.
Faculty of Information Technology (IT), Faculty
of Engineering, Monash Business School, the
Spanning fundamental technical and non-technical
Monash Grid Innovation Hub, Monash Sustainable
research all the way through to pilot and demonstration
Development Institute and the Monash Energy
projects, the research objectives will deliver solutions for
Institute, Monash University will be the lead Victorian
a lower carbon ecosystem that is competitive with current
research institution for the CRC, facilitating relevant
markets, scalable for bulk energy transport, value-adding
connections for partnering organisations and
through the creation of carbon products, and able to
industry to amplify Monash’s research impact in the
integrate with energy policies to enable a successful
energy sector.
transition.
Monash University will also play a crucial role in the
By bringing together leading researchers and industry
RACE for Networks research program, which is one
from across Monash, and beyond, into a collaboration
of the four research pillars of the CRC program,
with Woodside expertise, the Woodside Monash Energy
giving Monash a leading role in driving over $40
Partnership fosters an innovative approach to collaborative
million of funding for energy networks related
problem solving that will accelerate the energy transition.
research projects.
For more information visit
For more information visit
monash.edu/woodside
racefor2030.net.au
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INITIATIVES
MONASH MICROGRID
Monash is developing a Microgrid at the Clayton
campus. The microgrid will receive and store energy
from various renewable energy sources. A precinct
scale microgrid platform is being developed as part
of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)
funded Smart Energy City project. This platform
will enable control of distributed energy resources,
including a minimum of 1 MW of solar panels, 20
buildings, electric vehicle charging stations and
1 MWh of energy storage. These assets will be
monitored in real-time, optimised to ensure efficient
and reliable supply of electricity and connected to a
transactive market which will allow each building to
buy and sell electricity, and optimise energy use in
response to pricing signals.
The microgrid will enable control of when and how
to use our energy, to effectively reduce demand and
strain on the network during peak times. It will also
help stabilise the wider grid, making it more resilient.
This will benefit the broader community, especially
during extreme weather events.
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RESEARCH
MATERIALS AND DEVICES Graphene is an exceptional two-dimensional material
with superior electronic conductivity, flexibility and
Monash University is a global leader in energy conversion strength, which may as well be the material of the
materials and devices. future. Researchers from the ARC Research Hub on
Graphene Enabled Industry Transformation are working
Our researchers are working on a diversity of materials on graphene-based technologies and products can be
which are sustainable and game changers in how we applied in many sectors including renewable energy,
generate, store and use energy. These have developed biomedical, transport, construction, environmental
in the key areas outlined below and are currently being remediation, defence and space industries – linking
demonstrated through major research initiatives supported Monash University to the future that graphene will built.
by the Australian Research Council (ARC) and industry.
Electroactive materials
Next-generation solar cells: Light and energy Research conducted at the ARC Centre of Excellence in
interconversion materials Electromaterials (ACES) includes creating and optimising
new materials for use in next-generation devices for
Monash University has been working in the area of light
energy applications, while considering the ethical and
and energy interconversion materials including next-
public policy implications of these technologies. ACES
generation solar cells for over two decades. Our focus
research teams are striving to construct complex 3D
in this area of research has been on printable solar cell
structures in which the spatial distribution of the functional
technologies. Developing printable solar cells that possess
elements can be controlled with implications in new
comparable efficiencies and stabilities to that offered by
processes for hydrogen and ammonia production.
silicon, will provide a cost-effective solution to meet the
world’s increasing power demands. Researchers at the
ARC Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science (ACEx) are Next-generation ultra-low energy technologies:
investigating the possibilities of transforming light into Atomically thin and low dimensional materials
energy and energy into light. In collaboration with industry,
Led by Monash University, Australian and international
academics are involved in innovative research to improve
investigators at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Future
solar energy technology, lighting and security systems.
Low-Energy Electronics Technologies (FLEET) are working
at the boundaries of what is possible in condensed matter
Batteries and energy storage physics and nanotechnology to develop a new generation
Drawing from over a decade of research on catalysts, of ultralow power devices. Research in topological
ionic liquids, membranes and carbon-based materials, we materials, exciton superfluids, and light-transformed
have developed a leading position in synthesis and scale- materials aims to create systems in which electrical
up of energy storage materials and their technologies. current can flow with near-zero resistance. This will be
The energy storage program at Monash University has at made possible by synthesising novel atomically-thin
its heart developing next-generation batteries that could materials and developing nano-fabrication techniques to
power the future: lithium-sulphur, silicon, and magnesium incorporate these materials into device structures.
systems. We prioritise practical viability for our energy
storage technologies by looking at sustainable source Energy-efficient separation processes
of active materials, meeting the industrial criteria of
Research conducted at the ARC Research Hub for Energy-
scalability, and avenues of recycling and repurposing of
efficient Separation aims to develop advanced separation
used batteries and end-of-life solar cells.
materials, innovative products and smart processes to
reduce the energy consumption of separation processes
Monash University’s graphene supercapacitor research
which underpin Australian industry. The intended research
has been transformative to the global and local energy
outcomes will allow most of the Australian industry to
communities, in which major breakthroughs have led to
become more energy-efficient and cost-competitive in a
high impact academic publications, foundational IP, and
global economy. Other projects in this area include the
the establishment of spin-offs such as SupraG Energy and
development of multifunctional nanoparticle membranes,
Ionic Industries.
with a view to design intelligent membranes with
multifunctionalities (ultrafast filtration and smart sensing) for
use in energy and environmental industries.
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RESEARCH
SMART ENERGY SYSTEMS
Sensor Networks
Our research expertise spans areas including radio- Transport Cognitive buildings
frequency identification (RFID), smart antennas for We are experimenting with research, design and
mobile and satellite communications, electromagnetic The transport sector makes up close to a third of
our energy consumption. The uncertainty in future oil implementation techniques in our Clayton campus to bring
bandgap structure assisted radio frequency (RF) devices, a new level of intelligence and decision making capability
and various forms of antennas. Our capability extends production and the long term need to transition away
from carbon-emitting fuel sources has suggested that an to service occupants in buildings. This ‘living laboratory’
into processing data obtained from sensor networks approach enables our team to collect available data and user
to visualise and interact with energy networks and alternative source to fuel our transport needs is imminent.
feedback to enhance facilities and security management,
applications. and to create comfortable spaces for students and staff
Monash has one of the largest and broadest capabilities
in transport infrastructure research in the world. Our while drastically reducing energy consumption.
Artificial Intelligence and Optimisation
leading capabilities are railway engineering and public
The AI-based Discrete Optimisation research group is transport. We also have leading expertise in intelligent Cybersecurity, Cryptocurrency and Blockchain
working on both targeted and generic solving techniques transport systems, traffic systems, road safety, industrial Monash research in cybersecurity, cryptocurrency and
to address complex discrete optimisation problems, design in vehicles, transport modelling, light-weight blockchain has been supported by the Australian Research
with the view to making optimisation technologies more metals for automotive and aerospace applications, Council (ARC), Data 61 and industry partners. Our
widely accessible, across a range of applications. In logistics and supply chains, and aerodynamic testing of mission is to develop solutions to the security, privacy,
particular, our team is focused on research that helps vehicles in our wind tunnel. reliability, trust, and performance issues of different system
users (a) model and solve these problems more easily, (b) environments. Our cybersecurity lab at Monash University
interrogate the system regarding the provided solution, Energy access has strong collaboration between academics, industries
and (c) interactively re-optimise based on additional user and governments, both locally and internationally. Our
information. In this way, it has a ‘human-in-the-loop’ Globally, close to 3 billion people are without access
to clean cooking facilities and close to 1 billion without key areas of research include cryptography, blockchain,
approach to Discrete Optimisation that makes our team cryptocurrency technology, big data security, privacy
quite unique. electricity. The issue affects Indigenous communities
in Australia and communities in emerging economies enhanced technology, trusted computing, IoT security,
around the world. Our energy access group is working biometric security, and network security.
Machine Learning
to accelerate the uptake of sustainable energy
Machine learning is the science behind big data, data access through international interdisciplinary research Energy Data Visualisation and Immersive Analytics
mining, data science, and artificial intelligence. It enables partnerships between researchers and private, public, Our energy visualisation and immersive analysis research
systems to learn from data, identify patterns, and make and not-for-profit organisations. Our capabilities include groups are interested in helping people to understand
decisions with minimal human intervention. Over the governance, energy technologies, optimised grids, complex, interlinked data through visualisation. Our work
last 10 years Machine Learning has grown to become visualisation of energy systems, participatory methods of to date has focused on the problem of finding high-quality
a fundamental technology driving innovations: Self- engagement, and market systems for energy access. layout for network diagrams and human interaction with
driving cars, Siri the iPhone personal assistant, Netflix technologies. Our group has been working with large
movie recommendations, cancer diagnosis, discovery of interactive surfaces and augmented and virtual reality – to
physics’ laws, and scientific progress. Our team covers help people perform data analysis.
Association discovery, Bayesian methods, causal models,
classification, deep learning, forecasting, images, natural
language analytics, online learning and learning from non-
stationary distributions, semi-supervised models, spatio-
temporal, text and time series analytics.
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RESEARCH
MARKETS AND POLICY CONSUMERS
• Policy • Emerging technologies
• Regulation • Energy futures
• Economics • Demand response
• Transition • Decision making
• Peer-to-peer trading and sharing
Australian Electricity Market Initiative (AEMI) • Energy access and affordability, social justice
AEMI aims at informing policymakers, assisting them in The world is facing an increasingly uncertain energy
policy formulation and evaluating policy proposals using future, ushered in by climate change, population growth,
rigorous economics analysis. decentralised power generation, new digitally-enabled
lifestyles, and emerging technologies. In this context of
AEMI works on uncertainty, it is urgent that research led by the social
• market design sciences, design and behavioural sciences plays a central
• the regulation of transmission and distribution assets role in formulating new approaches to understanding and
• the industrial organisation of the electricity sector intervening in our energy futures. This means producing
• the impact of new and emerging technologies such new knowledge and understandings of the socio-
as renewables and large-scale storage. technical relations through which energy will be consumed
in the future, and developing methods to ensure that our
AEMI intersects with the Monash Energy Institute by energy futures are equitable, sustainable and support the
working in some interdisciplinary manner with electrical growth of human health and wellbeing.
engineers, computer scientists and storage specialists
to better understand the physical characteristics of
these technologies and design more appropriate pricing
Emerging Technologies Research Lab
mechanisms. We bring together social science and design research
and intervention, through the work of the Energy Futures
research programme in the Emerging Technologies
Research Lab. The Future Grid Homes project identified
residential consumer engagement strategies to encourage
participation in demand-management and the adoption
of emerging technologies related to the electricity
grid. The Digital Energy Futures project develops new
methodologies to create new energy future scenarios
drawing on socio-technical concepts and theories to
inform policy and planning.
BehaviourWorks
Our collaboration with BehaviourWorks enables us to
connect behaviour change experts with practitioners,
translate research evidence into practice, and foster
business, and economic and social change, for a better
energy future.
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ENERGY RESOURCES
Wind energy and fluid dynamics Gasification
Understanding fluid flow can help us harness the power Research in this area includes the development of
of wind energy via wind turbines, and also reduce energy catalytic gasification technologies for low-rank coal and
losses associated with air movement around and in biomass, as well as gasification technologies for the
the wake of gas turbines. Efficiency gains can also be use of low-rank coal char and biochar. In addition, the
had in the transport sector, especially relating to heavy gasification of lignites and biomass, and the gasification
vehicles. In countries like Australia where much freight is and pyrolysis of wastes for fuels and energy production
transported by truck over very large distances, reducing are being investigated.
drag can make significant fuel savings and dramatically
reduce carbon emissions. Geothermal energy
The extraction of heat from deep earth has been a
Bio-conversion promising technology, but so far has proved too inefficient
Bio-conversion can offer a broad range of renewable, to ne economically viable. Most approaches use water
low-carbon energy services such as transport fuel like as the working fluid – heat is absorbed into the water
biodiesel and bioethanol, and also biomass or biogas for when large quantities are pumped through the geothermal
combustion in power stations for generating electricity. resource; but overall recovery of heat is low and significant
In these processes, it is even possible to sequestering amounts water are not recovered. Current research is
carbon dioxide, making bioenergy a net carbon sink. We investigating the use of CO2 as an alternative to water.
have developed capabilities in second-generation biofuels
with feedstocks based on municipal waste, microalgae Mining
and biomass. Core expertise in this area includes catalytic
conversion for fuels production and discovering/designing While mining for fossil fuels will be phased out, mining
enzymes for specific and fast reactions as isolated bio- remains a critical industry for sourcing the raw materials
catalysts. needed for the world’s economy, even for the materials
to build the renewable energy infrastructure required
to decarbonise the energy system. Research in mining
Hydrogen includes investigating the potential to retrieve critical
The uncertainty in future oil production and the long minerals from Australia’s base and precious metal mines
term need to transition away from carbon-emitting fuel and mineral resources. Critical minerals are economically
sources has sparked a global interest in a hydrogen- important and assessed as being at risk of supply
fuelled economy. Our researchers have a long history in disruption, which would lead to significant economic,
hydrogen production through electrolysis, photochemical environmental and/or social impacts. These minerals
water splitting and brown coal gasification. In addition to are required for a range of applications including in
hydrogen, Monash has a developing area of research in the production of renewable energy (e.g. rare earths,
ammonia production. Ammonia can be considered as a tellurium).
suitable carrier of hydrogen, as well as having a variety of
important agricultural uses.
CO2 capture, storage, and use
Coal has long been the main energy source driving
the social and economic development of Australia and
meeting the energy needs of a growing world economy.
However, when use for electricity generation, coal
is a major carbon dioxide emissions source. We are
working on drastically cutting the emissions from coal
power stations by investigating improved methods for
including advanced de-watering technologies, gasification
processes, carbon capture technologies (both pre- and
post-combustion), and chemical looping processes.
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ACEX ACES FLEET
The Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science (ACEx) At the ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials The ARC Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy
is funded by the Australian Research Council to bring Science (ACES), we turn our fundamental knowledge Electronics Technologies (FLEET) is developing electronic
together researchers and industry to discover new ways of cutting-edge materials into the next generation of devices that operate at ultra-low energy, enabling
to source and use energy. ‘smart devices’ for the benefit of the community. But revolutionary new technologies to drive future electronics
what exactly does that mean? We think of a smart device and computing, while meeting society’s demand for
We are a collaboration of the best researchers in Australia as a game-changing application, utilising the advanced reduced energy consumption.
at the University of Melbourne, Monash University, RMIT, materials we make in our laboratories to create new health
University of NSW and the University of Sydney. We work and energy solutions that improve people’s lives. FLEET is linking a highly interdisciplinary team of high-
with our Industry Partners – Reserve Bank of Australia, profile Australian and international researchers in atomic
CSIRO, Melbourne Centre of Nanofabrication and the Our Centre of Excellence incorporates collaborators from physics, condensed matter physics, materials science,
Department of Defence: Defence Science & Technology across Australia and the world, known for their expertise electronics, nanofabrication, and atomically thin materials.
Group – to transform our research into practice. in advanced materials and device fabrication. ACES is
generating options for the future, with our researchers With over $40M investment from the ARC and
We research better ways to manipulate the way light creating new knowledge to deal with some of the great contributing organisations, FLEET is poised to make
energy is absorbed, transported and transformed in challenges of the 21st century. significant global impact in the electronics and energy
advanced molecular materials to find innovative solutions sectors. By building strategic and strong partnerships with
for renewable energy in solar energy conversion, energy- For more information visit Australian and international industry, research institutions
efficient lighting and displays, and security labelling and electromaterials.edu.au and government, FLEET aims to build capacity for
optical sensor platforms for defence. We are aiming for advanced electronics research in Australia and train the
a future where all types of light transform into renewable workforce for the next generation of electronic materials
energy. researchers and future semiconductor industry.
For more information visit For more information visit
excitonscience.com fleet.org.au
20 MONASH ENERGY PROFILE MONASH ENERGY PROFILE 21FACILITIES
RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY FUTURE CONTROL ROOM
The Renewable Energy Laboratory is a custom-built facility The Future Control Room (FCR) is a co-creation between the
for the development of printed, thin-film solar cells from lab Monash Energy Institute, Grid Innovation Hub (GIH), the Faculty of
to pre-commercial sizes. The facility integrates closely with IT, the Faculty of Engineering, and MIVP.
CSIRO, the Australian Synchrotron, and Melbourne Centre for
Nanofabrication.
CAVE2™
SOLAR FUELS LABORATORY The Monash CAVE2™ is an immersive hybrid 2D and 3D virtual
reality environment. It allows researchers to visualise, manipulate
The Solar Fuels Laboratory is focused on developing new and comprehend data such as engineering models and multi-
materials that can generate hydrogen from water and be used in dimensional images across a range of size scales and simulations.
next-generation fuel cells. The laboratory is supported by state-
of-the-art facilities capable of synthesising, characterising and
testing novel and existing photo-catalytic materials.
MONASH CENTRE FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
(MCAM)
DEEP EARTH ENERGY RESEARCH LABORATORY MCAM has world-leading expertise in all the light metals
and houses the world’s latest equipment for 3D printing of
This laboratory is investigating new techniques for extraction of
components from metallic powders.
deep earth energy resources using one of the world’s largest
high-pressure, high-temperature testing chambers.
MONASH WIND TUNNEL FACILITY (MWTF)
LOW EMISSION COAL TECHNOLOGIES Open to industry partners, researchers and students, MWTF is
LABORATORY the largest wind tunnel in the southern hemisphere. The facility
enables aerodynamic and wind noise research and development.
This laboratory is equipped to investigate improved methods
for producing energy from brown coal through coal drying,
coal gasification, production of concentrated CO2 streams, and
simultaneous capture of CO2 and production of hydrogen. MONASH CENTRE FOR ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
(MCEM)
MCEM provides a world-leading suite of advanced electron
microscopy techniques that can determine the composition,
structure and bonding of materials down to the atomic scale.
Such facilities underpin the development of new energy materials
and devices.
For more information visit
monash.edu/energy-institute/facilities
22 MONASH ENERGY PROFILEENERGY RESEARCHERS AT MONASH
This list is a selection of researchers’ profiles, which aims to showcase the
breadth of capabilities in the field of energy at Monash University, based on the
information available at the time of publication. Profiles are broadly grouped
in areas of end use application including consumers, energy resources, fuels,
markets and policy, materials and devices, and smart energy systems.
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Abby Wild Professor Daniel Prajogo Dr Darren Sharp Professor Diego Ramirez-lovering Professor Erte Xiao Associate Professor Gillian Oliver
MONASH SUSTAINABLE FACULTY OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS MONASH SUSTAINABLE FACULTY OF ART, FACULTY OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS FACULTY OF
DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
BEHAVIOURWORKS AUSTRALIA ARCHITECTURE HUMAN CENTRED COMPUTING (HCC)
E: daniel.prajogo@monash.edu E: darren.sharp@monash.edu E: erte.xiao@monash.edu
E: abby.wild@monash.edu E: diego.ramirez@monash.edu E: gillian.oliver@monash.edu
Abby Wild has a diverse career in Professor Daniel Prajogo research Dr Darren Sharp is a Research Professor Diego Ramirez-lovering’s Professor Erte Xiao’s research applies Associate Professor Gillian Oliver
research and consulting that has interest areas are mainly focused on Fellow at the Monash Sustainable research examines the contributory experimental methods to understand leads the Digital Equity research and
spanned the US, the UK, Singapore quality, operations, supply chain, and Development Institute where he is role that design, and design thinking how incentives and social norms teaching group. Her research interests
and Australia, Abby has conducted innovation management. He has over Research Coordinator of the Net can play in addressing the significant influence economic behavior. Before centre on information culture, the
research, program evaluation and 100 publications, including journal Zero Precincts program and Chief challenges facing contemporary joining Monash University, she was an influences of values and behaviours
communications work across a range articles, conference papers, edited Investigator of the Water-Energy- urban environments, climate change, assistant professor at Carnegie Mellon on the ways that information is
of projects and clients. She has a research books, book chapters, and Food Nexus project. Darren is a resource limitations and rapid University and a post-doctoral fellow managed in organisational settings.
strong working practice of quantitative industry reports. He was listed as sustainability transitions researcher population growth with a key focus at the University of Pennsylvania. She is co-author of Records
and qualitative methods and one of the top 25 SCM scholars in interested in urban experimentation, on the Global South and through Management and Information Culture:
extensive experience with surveys, Asia by a research paper published grassroots innovation and the sharing a lens of planetary health. Diego is Expertise Tackling the People Problem (Facet,
interviewing and facilitating focus in International Journal of Production economy. He co-led a living lab in the director of the Informal Cities Behavioural/experimental, applied 2014) and Digital Curation, 2nd ed
groups. Abby has an undergraduate Economics. In his research, he has Melbourne that used action research Lab (ICL). The Lab undertakes micro (ALA, 2016) and Co-editor in Chief of
degree in neuroscience and history built collaborations with international to empower local residents to design-based research exploring the Archival Science.
from Harvard (USA). She obtained academics, and industry associations reduce their carbon emissions at an conditions of informality in developing
an M.Phil. in Criminological Research in Australia which have funded the individual, household and community cities with specific focus on the Expertise
at Cambridge University (UK). Abby research projects, including Joint level. Darren’s research speaks to Asia-Pacific. ICL research – designed Organisational and social informatics,
returned to Cambridge on a Gates Accreditation System of Australia and the possibilities of social learning, and conducted in collaboration with information culture, values and
Scholarship for her PhD, which she is New Zealand (JAS-ANZ) and Institute institutional arrangements, community government and industry – strives behaviours
currently completing. for Safety, Compensation, and agency and new urban imaginaries for impact, purposefully targeting
Recovery Research (ISCRR). to drive the transformation of cities implementation at the intersection of
Expertise towards sustainability. academic research and international
Social inclusion, social connectedness Expertise development.
and social disadvantage, prison Quality management, operations and Expertise
sociology, narrative criminology and supply chain management, innovation Transition management, sustainability Expertise
religious life in prisons, feminist theory, management, strategic management transitions, urban experimentation, Informal settlements, urban design,
biophilic design, justice architecture grassroots innovation, the sharing affordable housing
economy, living labs, action research,
community economies
26 MONASH ENERGY PROFILE MONASH ENERGY PROFILE 27CONSUMERS
Dr Jathan Sadowski Dr Jim Curtis Dr Julia Meis-Harris Dr Kari Dahlgren Dr Larissa Nicholls Dr Larry Stillman
FACULTY OF MONASH SUSTAINABLE MONASH SUSTAINABLE FACULTY OF FACULTY OF FACULTY OF
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
HUMAN CENTRED COMPUTING (HCC) BEHAVIOURWORKS AUSTRALIA BEHAVIOURWORKS AUSTRALIA HUMAN CENTRED COMPUTING (HCC) HUMAN CENTRED COMPUTING (HCC) HUMAN CENTRED COMPUTING (HCC)
E: Jathan.Sadowski@monash.edu E: james.curtis@monash.edu E: julia.meis@monash.edu E: kari.dahlgren@monash.edu E: larissa.nicholls@monash.edu E: larry.stillman@monash.edu
Dr Jathan Sadowski is a research Dr Jim Curtis’ research focuses Dr Julia Meis-Harris’ research interests Dr Kari Dahlgren is a Research Dr Larissa Nicholls’ human- Dr Larry Stillman’s research interests
fellow in the Emerging Technologies on gaining an intimate, theoretical, lie in the area of environmental and Fellow in the Emerging Technologies computer interaction research include community informatics and
Research Lab. His work focuses and applied understanding of the social psychology, environmentally Research Lab working on the Digital includes smart home, distributed development informatics in urban
on the political economy and influences impacting on the behaviour sustainable behaviour and climate Energy Futures Project. Kari is a social electricity generation, and other digital or rural settings in Australia and the
social impacts of digital systems. of a range of target audiences, change, and consumer behaviour and anthropologist and ethnographer technologies. Her applied research Global South. He has conducted
He is interested in understanding leading and collaborating on teams the influence of economic inequality interested in the social and ethical projects involve in-home ethnographic research with the Council for Scientific
the interests and imperatives that across over 80 projects. Jim has on prejudice toward immigrants. aspects of energy production and research to explore interactions and Industrial Research, South Africa,
influence how technologies are acquired an intimate understanding During her PhD she worked on consumption in Australia. between energy (technologies, usage, on the development of internet kiosks
designed and why they are used. of how the public sector interacts various behaviour change projects pricing, communications) and social, for poor urban and rural communities
with research, working with multiple in cooperation with BWA as well as Expertise physical and financial wellbeing. in Africa, and has been closed
Expertise government partners in Victoria and other entities, such as the review of Energy Futures, digital technologies, Larissa specialises in bringing involved with the PROTIC project
Smart technology, digital technology, New South Wales. He has witnessed innovative P-Turn intersections for mining, ethnography deeper understandings of household with Oxfam in Bangladesh since
automation, data and society, political and experienced the different ways VicRoads and a review of energy use practices and concerns into Australia’s 2014. This project is concerned with
economy, inequality, urban geography, that research can be applied to inform and sustainable housing practices for ongoing policy debates about the social well-being of marginalised
social theory program design and policy shifts, the NSW Office of Environment and energy affordability, sustainability communities (farmers, fisherfolk,
and is committed to applying these Heritage. She is particularly interested and reliability. The impacts of energy the urban underclass) and their use
learnings. in the drivers of various environmental policy and emerging technologies of mobile technology for income
and pro-social behaviours that impact for vulnerable and disadvantaged generation and community wellbeing
Expertise everyday life. households are a key research focus. in response to grand environmental
Behaviour change, psychology, Her industry research supports and economic challenges. He
environment and sustainability, Expertise consumer advocacy and energy favours qualitative and engaged
environment, policy, management Consumer behaviour change, organisation decision-making towards social-technical research, and the
consumer psychology, inequality better outcomes for households. transmission of research knowledge
to local partners.
Expertise
Energy futures, demand-side Expertise
mangement, smart home, smart Community and development
grid, digital sociology, digital informatics, tools for change in
technologies, emerging technologies, ngos, information and knowledge
disadvantaged and diversity management, qualitative
methodologies
28 MONASH ENERGY PROFILE MONASH ENERGY PROFILE 29CONSUMERS
Associate Professor Peter Bragge Dr Rob Brimblecombe Professor Sarah Pink Dr Shirui Pan Dr Xin Ma Associate Professor
Yolande Strengers
MONASH SUSTAINABLE MONASH CLIMATE CHANGE FACULTY OF ART, FACULTY OF FACULTY OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE COMMUNICATION RESEARCH HUB DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT FACULTY OF
BEHAVIOURWORKS AUSTRALIA ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES LAB DATA SCIENCE AND AI INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
E: xin.ma@monash.edu HUMAN CENTRED COMPUTING (HCC)
E: peter.bragge@monash.edu E: rob.brimblecombe@monash.edu E: sarah.pink@monash.edu E: shirui.pan@monash.edu
E: yolande.strengers@monash.edu
Associate Professor Peter Bragge Dr Rob Brimblecombe leads Professor Sarah Pink is the Director of Dr Shirui Pan received a PhD degree Dr Xin Ma’s research interests Associate Professor Yolande
specialises in translating research the University’s Engineering and the Emerging Technologies Research in data science from UTS, NSW, include sustainable operations Strengers is a digital sociologist and
evidence into practice and policy to Sustainability team, including the Lab at Monash. She is a world Australia. He then worked as a management, energy management, human-computer interaction scholar
address challenges faced in health development and delivery of the leading Design Anthropologist, known Research Fellow (from Aug 2015 to revenue management, game theory, investigating the sustainability and
and sustainable development. This Net Zero Emissions Initiative and for her development of innovative June 2018) at the Centre for Artificial and health care management. gender effects of digital, emerging
involves identifying, appraising operational Circular Economy digital, visual and sensory research Intelligence (CAI), School of Software, His publications have appeared and smart technologies. At Monash,
and cataloguing research Strategy. Over the last ten years he and dissemination methodologies, UTS. Prior to Monash, Shirui Pan in journals such as Decision she leads the energy futures theme in
evidence, exploring the practice has directed the University’s Energy which she engages in interdisciplinary was a Lecturer and a Chancellor’s Sciences, European Journal of the Emerging Technologies Research
context through consultation with management and procurement projects with design, engineering Postdoc Research Fellow at University Operational Research, International Lab, which undertakes critical
practitioners and policymakers, and activities, lectured in building science and creative practice disciplines to of Technology Sydney (UTS). To Journal of Production Economics, interdisciplinary and international
consulting on intervention design and renewable energy systems, engage with contemporary issues date, Dr Pan has published over 50 International Journal of Production research into the social, cultural and
and implementation. As Director of supervised applied research projects and challenges. She has over 20 research papers in top-tier journals Research, Computers & Operations experiential dimensions of the design,
Health Programs for BehaviourWorks in sustainable development and years experiences of working with and conferences, including the IEEE Research, Journal of Cleaner use and futures of new and emerging
Australia, Peter manages partnerships co-authored the book ‘Positive academic and industry research Transactions on Neural Networks Production, and IEEE Transactions technologies. Yolande works with
with a number of government and Energy Homes’. He has a PhD in partners internationally and frequently and Learning Systems (TNNLS), IEEE on Engineering Management. Before qualitative and digital ethnographic
other agencies. Peter also leads Photo-electrolysis (solar hydrogen) gives keynote and public lectures in Transactions on Knowledge and Data joining Monash he was Lecturer of methods, theories of social practice
Monash Sustainable Development and before taking up his position academic and business environments Engineering (TKDE), IEEE Transactions Engineering Management (Education and techno-feminism to understand
Institute’s collaboration with McMaster a Monash, completed a Fulbright internationally. She has published on Cybernetics (TCYB), ICDE, AAAI, and Research) at the College of how people use new technologies.
University in Canada to build Social Fellowship at Princeton University numerous academic books, peer IJCAI, ICDM, SDM, PAKDD. Engineering, and Mathematics and
Systems Evidence – the world’s and a postgraduate fellowship and referred journal articles and book Physical Sciences at University of Expertise
largest evidence resource for the Monash University, with publications chapters. Expertise Exeter. Sustainability and gender effects
Sustainable Development Goals. in leading peer reviewed journals. Machine learning and energy time of digital, emerging and smart
Expertise series forecasting Expertise technologies
Expertise Expertise Emerging intelligent technologies, Energy and low-carbon management,
Evidence-based policy and practice, Photo-electrolysis, renewable energy automation, data, digital futures, supply chain and sustainable
behaviour change systems, building science safety and design for wellbeing operations management, pricing and
revenue management
30 MONASH ENERGY PROFILE MONASH ENERGY PROFILE 31ENERGY RESOURCES
Professor Abdelmalek Bouazza Associate Professor Professor Alan Chaffee Dr Alexandr N Simonov Associate Professor Dr Asadul Haque
Akshat Tanksale Andrew Hoadley
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING FACULTY OF SCIENCE FACULTY OF SCIENCE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
CIVIL ENGINEERING FACULTY OF ENGINEERING SCHOOL OF CHEMISTRY SCHOOL OF CHEMISTRY FACULTY OF ENGINEERING CIVIL ENGINEERING
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
E: malek.bouazza@monash.edu E: alan.chaffee@monash.edu E: alexandr.simonov@monash.edu E: asadul.haque@monash.edu
E: akshat.tanksale@monash.edu E: andrew.hoadley@monash.edu
Professor Abdelmalek Bouazza Associate Professor Akshat Tanksale Professor Alan Chaffee’s research Dr Alexandr Simonov leads a Solar Associate Professor Andrew Hoadley Dr Asadul Haque has been
has an international reputation leads the Catalysis for Green embraces investigating ways of Fuels group who undertake research is passionate about designing conducting research in two major
for research in geosynthetics and Chemicals group where his interest more efficient uses of coal and how in the sustainable synthesis of green processing plants for better areas: critical infrastructure and
environmental geotechnics. His is in the field of heterogeneous carbon dioxide emissions can be best fuels – hydrogen and ammonia, environmental performance. He is carbon-sequestration. His work on
research has been recognised by a catalysis for conversion of CO2 and controlled. He is also investigating from renewables. The group brings particularly interested in assisting biochar carbon sequestration in soils
number of awards including, recently, biomass into fuels and chemicals developing renewable fuels to together specialists in chemistry, with the reduction in carbon footprint and protecting infrastructure in acid
the 2018 International Geosynthetics using nanomaterials. He has recently replace coal and the concern about materials science and engineering of chemical and energy systems sulphate soils (ASS) are of significant
Society Award. Professor Bouazza been appointed the Theme Leader for environmental consequences of using who aim to design high-performance through better integration and the contributions. He is the recipient
is very prominent in technical and the Carbon Capture, Conversion and coal. Victoria has an abundance of electromaterials for emerging use of renewable energy. He is also of many industry and national
professional society activities and Utilisation Theme of the Woodside brown coal and with the support of photovoltaic and electrocatalytic an active researcher in the fields of competitive grants and has published
serves on a number of international Monash Energy Partnership. a Research Leader Fellowship from applications and understand the dewatering and steam drying, and more than 85 papers. Dr Haque
technical committees. Currently, He believes that innovating new Brown Coal Innovation Australia, Alan mechanisms of their operation. One related to these areas, he is interested worked as the Director of Teaching
he is the Chair of the International processes and designing novel is seeking new uses for this ‘massive of key features of their research in the upgrading of waste materials, of Civil Engineering (2014-2015)
Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical heterogeneous catalysts at the resource’ and improved ways of is the development of the in situ industrial ecology and sustainability. and provided leadership to develop
Engineering (ISSMGE) Technical nanoscale is the key for developing dealing with it. This includes obtaining and operando methods for the He is an active member of the quality learning and teaching practices
Committee TC 215 on Environmental low carbon emission alternative fuels chemicals from coal, and finding characterisation of electromaterials in Education Special Interest Group of through development of new policies
Geotechnics and the Secretary and chemicals. Recent achievements methods of extracting the moisture action. The group actively interacts the Institution of Chemical Engineers. and procedures. He is the program
of ISSMGE TC308 on Energy from A/Prof Tanksale’s research that don’t themselves use high levels with the emerging and established leader of the off-campus master
Geotechnics. group include conversion of CO2 into of energy. Australian companies within the Expertise of infrastructure engineering and
diesel range liquid fuels using novel renewable energy sector. Carbon capture and utilisation, management program at Monash.
Expertise metal organic framework catalysts. Expertise dewatering processes, multi-objective
Geothermal systems Using this technology CO2 and green Lignite-water interactions, mechanical Expertise optimisation, process plant design Expertise
H2 from water electrolysis can be thermal expression Electrocatalysis, electromaterials, and renewable energy integration Geo-materials, X-ray, CT imaging,
combined to make renewable fuels photovoltaics, renewable hydrogen, carbon sequestration
with zero net carbon emission. renewable ammonia
Expertise
Biofuels, catalysis, hydrogen
production and storage
32 MONASH ENERGY PROFILE MONASH ENERGY PROFILE 33ENERGY RESOURCES
Associate Professor Dr Daniel Edgington-Mitchell Graham Palmer Professor Gregory Sheard Dr Ha Hong Bui Professor Hugh Blackburn
Chris Greening
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING FACULTY OF ENGINEERING FACULTY OF ENGINEERING FACULTY OF ENGINEERING FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE CIVIL ENGINEERING MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE
MICROBIOLOGY ENGINEERING ENGINEERING ENGINEERING ENGINEERING
E: ha.bui@monash.edu
E: chris.greening@monash.edu E: daniel.mitchell@monash.edu E: graham.palmer@monash.edu E: greg.sheard@monash.edu E: hugh.blackburn@monash.edu
Associate Professor Chris Greening Dr Daniel Edgington-Mitchell works Dr Graham Palmer is a researcher Professor Greg Sheard leads a Dr Ha Bui’s major research interests Professor Hugh Blackburn’s principal
uses his understanding of microbial as a researcher in the Laboratory for with an industry background as research team specialising in high- are in the areas of computational research area is the physics of
energetics to tackle key problems Turbulence Research in Aerospace an engineer and researcher in order computational methods for the mechanics and material modelling unsteady flows and associated
in sustainable development and and Combustion. He received his manufacturing, HVAC and electronics. simulation and analysis of fluid flow with particular focus on large computational methods. He is a
planetary health. Following an undergraduate degrees in Mechanical He has published in the area of and heat transfer. His work seeks to deformation and failure of Fellow of the Institution of Engineers
undergraduate in Molecular and and Aerospace Engineering from biophysical economics, renewable explain how instability and turbulence geomaterials. He leads the Monash Australia and of the Australasian
Cellular Biochemistry (University of Monash University in 2005. During energy, life-cycle analysis, and develop from smooth flows – so Computational Geomechanics (MCG) Fluid Mechanics Society. He holds
Oxford, 2010), he completed a PhD his PhD, he undertook graduate energy-economic modelling. Graham critical to mixing and heat transport Lab. He worked as a Research Fellow a BE from UniSA and a PhD from
focused on hydrogen metabolism in research in the High Temperature obtained his PhD in the area of – and the modifying roles played at the Department of Civil Engineering Monash, in the area of bluff body fluid
mycobacteria (University of Otago, Gas Dynamics Laboratory at Stanford energy-return-on-investment (EROI). by buoyancy and electromagnetic at Ritsumeikan University. His mechanics. Prior to commencing
2014). His group researches the University under the auspices of His current research interests include forces on these phenomena. Current research focused on the development his PhD at Monash he worked as
energetic processes that allow a Fulbright Fellowship from 2008- the future roles of energy storage interests include horizontal heat of advanced numerical methods to a consulting engineer for Kinhill
bacteria to regulate greenhouse 2009. He was awarded his PhD from systems. transport in natural convection flows model large deformation and flow Engineers, and CSIRO where he
gas cycling, maintain biodiversity in Monash University in 2013. modeling global ocean currents, and failure of geomaterials. carried out both fundamental and
extreme environments, and cause Expertise the destabilisation of liquid metal flows applied research in fluid dynamics.
infectious diseases. A key focus is Expertise Energy storage and conversion, under strong magnetic fields for viable Expertise
hydrogen and methane metabolism. Aeroacoustics, fluid mechanics, high hydrogen production and storage heat extraction from future magnetic Computational mechanics, material Expertise
He has published in leading journals speed propulsion, jet noise confinement fusion reactors. modelling with particular focus on Physics of unsteady flows and
including Nature, and has been large deformation and failure of associated computational methods
awarded fellowships from the CSIRO, Expertise geomaterials
ARC, and NHMRC. Fluid mechanics, natural convection,
heat transfer, magnetohydrodynamics,
Expertise MHDQuasi-2D flows, flow stability,
Bioenergetics, biohydrogen, microbial linear stability analysis, transient
biochemistry, microbial genetics, growth, rotating flows, swirling flows,
microbial ecology, greenhouse gases polar vortex instability, wake flows
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