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Professor Raman Singh's research interests span a wide range of areas related to materials degradation and corrosion. These include the role of nano- and microstructures in corrosion and oxidation, stress corrosion cracking, and the use of graphene as a disruptive approach to corrosion mitigation. He also focuses on materials degradation in civil engineering applications, environment-assisted degradation in various industrial systems, and the corrosion and cracking of magnesium alloys. His expertise extends to failure analysis of metallic industrial components, surface and sub-surface characterization of corrosion, and microbiologically-induced corrosion and cracking.
Dr Terrence W.K. Mak is currently a Lecturer in the Department of Data Science & AI of the Faculty of IT. He is located in the Optimisation disciple group under Prof. Peter Stuckey. He is an active member of the Monash Energy Institute and the Monash Data Futures Institute. He has recently started working on projects under the theme of Sustainable Informatics.
Associate Professor Lian Zhang specialises in the Research, Development and Deployment related to a broad range of high efficiency and low-emission clean energy technologies, particularly for the advanced utilisation of low-rank coal, biomass and industry waste, and catalytic synthesis of hydrogen and liquid fuels. He undertakes extensive collaborative research with a variety of industry partners and research organisations across Australia and from overseas. He is a member of American Chemistry Society (ACS), the Japan Society of Chemical Engineers, the Japan Institute of Energy and Engineers Australia. He is currently leading the Clean Solid Fuel Laboratory (CSFL) in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Monash. He has been awarded the Inaugural Future Fellowship Award in 2010.
His research activities have been in systems and control (stability analysis, networks, learning systems) and power systems dynamics and control. His works currently focussed on future power and energy systems bringing science to accelerate the clean energy transition. He has supervised over 40 research students and 20 postdocs; many are full professors or hold senior positions in industry in Australia and overseas
I lead a research group in Power Systems & Optimization that focuses on both the theoretical and practical aspects of controlling renewable and distributed energy sources within power grids. My overarching research thrust is to accelerate the energy transition — toward creating a carbon-neutral power grid.
Dr Mehdi Ghazavi Dozein is a Lecturer in Power and Energy Systems at Monash University. Formerly an Associate Lecturer at The University of Melbourne, he holds a PhD from Melbourne and an MSc from Tehran. A Senior Member of IEEE and CIGRE C4 panel member, Mehdi specialises in power system dynamics, hydrogen technologies, grid integration, and inverter-based technologies.
Professor Preuss specialises in materials engineering and large-scale research facilities, having held key roles such as deputy director of the Rolls-Royce Nuclear University Technology Centre and champion at the Sir Henry Royce Institute. He chairs the scientific advisory committee of the European Spallation Source and has received the Grunfeld Memorial Medal and ASTM Kroll Medal.
Scott Hamilton is an adjunct professor at Monash University and a senior advisor to the Smart Energy Council. He is an expert in renewable energy, green hydrogen, and climate change. Previously, he led renewable energy policy for the Victorian Government and served on the Australian-German Energy Transition Hub and Monash MEMSI boards. Scott is now a consultant and non-executive Director of Hi Neighbour. He authored "Sold Down The River" and writes for The Mandarin and other publications.
Dr. Fang Lee Cooke is a Distinguished Professor at Monash University's Faculty of Business and Economics and a Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia. She is an internationally recognized expert in human resource management, with recent accolades including being ranked No. 8 globally in lifetime contributions and No. 2 in the past five years by ScholarGPS in her field. Her extensive research includes over 160 journal articles and numerous books, focusing on areas like employment relations, diversity management, and the impact of technological change on work.
Dr. Changlong Wang is a research associate at Monash University, a Climate Future Fellow at the University of Melbourne, and an academic visitor at Oxford. He helped develop the award-winning Hydrogen and Green Steel Economic Fairways Mapper and represents Australia on IEA Hydrogen TCP tasks. Changlong also co-leads a proposal on "Hydrogen for Iron/Steelmaking" and is deputy lead for the SEVI project on EV charging impacts.
For over 20 years, I have held senior leadership roles in policy development and economic regulation. As a widely acknowledged thought leader, I have driven major and innovative reforms particularly in the regulation of the Victorian energy and water sectors. I have written and presented on a wide range of economic, regulatory and policy topics.
Markus Wagner is an Associate Professor in the Department of Data Science and AI at Monash University, Australia. He completed his PhD at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics and the University of Adelaide. His research spans mathematical analysis of heuristic algorithms, theory-guided algorithm design, and applications in software engineering and renewable energy. He also engages in industry-funded research with companies like Google and Facebook, as well as in defence and mining sectors.
Kendra’s expertise and experience in renewable energy focuses on the client-side, including net zero implementation, sustainable building design, business case development, low carbon financing and procurement of renewable energy. She was project lead on Monash University’s Power Purchase Agreement with the Murra Warra Wind Farm and oversees the energy modelling underpinning the issuance and annual assurance of the University’s $400 million Climate Bond infrastructure program
Prof. Huanting Wang is a Sir John Monash Distinguished Professor and ARC Australian Laureate Fellow at Monash University, focusing on nanomaterials and composite membranes for applications in gas separation, water desalination, and energy storage. He directs the ARC Research Hub for Energy-efficient Separation and serves as Vice-President (Research) at Monash Suzhou, with over 420 papers and 11 licensed patents demonstrating his impactful research contributions.
I am an Associate Professor and Director of Education in the Department of Software Systems and Cybersecurity at Monash University, as well as the founder and co-director of the Urban Computing Lab. My accolades include the 2012 Malcolm Chaikin Prize, 2013 Discovery Early Career Researcher Award, 2014 Dean's Award, 2018 ARC Future Fellowship, and several best paper awards, including from ICAPS 2020. I also serve as an Associate Editor for IEEE TKDE and have held various service roles, including PC co-chair for multiple conferences.
Dr. Reza Razzaghi develops smart grid solutions, focusing on integrating distributed energy resources and real-time monitoring. His patented fault location methods have earned him awards such as the IEEE Best Paper Award in 2019.
Dr. Behrooz Bahrani, Co-Director of the Grid Innovation Hub, focuses on power electronics and renewable energy integration. He has received Swiss National Science Foundation fellowships and conducted postdoctoral research at EPFL, Purdue, Georgia Tech, and Technical University of Munich.
Dr. Julie Karel's research explores controlling the magnetic and electronic properties of advanced materials using thin film growth techniques and large electric fields, focusing on novel computing devices. She previously worked as a Materials Engineer at Intel and earned her PhD from UC Berkeley.
Dr. Sudha Mokkapati, with a PhD from ANU on quantum dot optoelectronic devices, focuses on semiconductor nano-photonics, nano-lasers, and nanostructured solar cells. She has developed photon management strategies for thin-film solar cells and nanowire optoelectronic devices during her tenure at ANU.
Professor Jacek Jasieniak, Associate Dean Research and Professor in Materials Science and Engineering, focuses on developing nanoscale materials for next-generation energy technologies to enhance the cost-effectiveness and supply of renewable energy globally.
Professor Udo Bach, Deputy Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence in Exciton Science, focuses on photovoltaics and nanofabrication. His research includes perovskite and dye-sensitised solar cells, nanofabrication, and plasmonics.
Professor Ranjith Gamage, awarded the ARC Future Fellowship in 2009, specialises in geosequestration, sustainability, and overcoming resource-recovery challenges. His work focuses on energy, climate change, and promoting technological innovation for environmental protection.
Dr. Diane Kraal evaluates taxation, subsidies, and energy justice, focusing on natural and renewable resources. Her latest RACE for 2030 project examines EVs and home charging. She has led Monash delegations to international climate conferences and received the Monash Business School Dean’s Commendation for Research Impact in 2018.
Professor Andreas Ernst, with over 25 years of experience, specialises in optimisation and simulation models for decision-making. He leads Transport & Logistics research at the Australia-Indonesia Centre and is a chief investigator at ARC’s OPTIMA, focusing on large-scale scheduling and renewable energy integration.
Dr. Ross Gawler specialises in the technical and economic aspects of electricity generation and transmission, with experience in both planned and competitive industry structures. His work focuses on realistic economic and risk analysis to guide effective investment in energy assets.
Associate Professor Vinod Mishra specialises in resources and energy economics in developing countries, focusing on energy policy, environmental impacts, and the link between carbon emissions and income inequality. His current research examines how electricity access affects health, education, and poverty alleviation.
Dr. Hao Wang focuses on optimizsng power and energy systems, mechanism design in electricity markets, and applying machine learning for energy planning. He was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Stanford and a WRF Innovation Fellow, with awards for his work at IEEE conferences.
Dr. Roger Dargaville specialises in energy systems and climate change, focusing on optimising large-scale energy transitions and innovative storage technologies like seawater pumped hydro and liquid air storage. His research also includes global carbon cycle science and the impacts of fossil fuel emissions and stratospheric ozone depletion.
Professor Sarah Pink, Director of the Emerging Technologies Research Lab at Monash, is a leading Design Anthropologist known for her innovative digital and sensory research methodologies. With over 20 years of international experience, she collaborates across disciplines and frequently speaks at global conferences. Her extensive publications include academic books and journal articles.
Professor Rob Raven, Research Director at Monash Sustainable Development Institute and Professor at Utrecht University's Copernicus Institute, specialises in sustainability transitions and socio-technical innovation. His research, published in over 50 articles, explores energy and mobility transitions in Europe and Asia, and he recently co-edited The Experimental City (2016). His current focus is on transformative changes in urban contexts, including eco-cities and smart cities.
Yolande Strengers, a digital sociologist and human-computer interaction expert at Monash University, leads the energy futures theme in the Emerging Technologies Research Lab. Her research explores the sustainability and gender impacts of digital and smart technologies using qualitative and digital ethnographic methods, social practice theories, and techno-feminism.
Dr. Kari Dahlgren, a Research Fellow in the Emerging Technologies Research Lab, is a social anthropologist focused on the social and ethical dimensions of energy production and consumption in Australia. She applies anthropological theory and methods to study the socio-cultural aspects of emerging technologies and energy transitions in the Digital Energy Futures Project.
Associate Professor Guillaume Roger specialises in incentive theory, focusing on contract theory, incentive regulation, and market design. His current research includes storage integration in the NEM and dynamic contracting. He has published in journals such as Journal of Mathematical Economics and AEJ: Microeconomics, and received grants from the Australian Research Council and other institutions.
Dr Gordon Leslie’s fields of study are industrial organisation and energy economics. His current research examines issues relating to competition, policy and consumer engagement in a selection of energy and energy derivative markets.
Dr Christoph Bergmeir is currently working in Applied Machine Learning. He received a M.Sc. degree in Computer Science from the University of Ulm, Germany, in 2008, and a PhD degree from the University of Granada, Spain, in 2013.
Professor Rob J. Hyndman, Head of Econometrics and Business Statistics, specialises in demand forecasting, Australian tourist projections, and life expectancy estimation for Indigenous Australians. He has received multiple awards, including the 2007 Moran Medal, and is a member of several prestigious statistical and forecasting organisations.
Associate Professor Anke Leroux, an environmental and natural resource economist, explores economic behavior and resource management under risk and uncertainty. Her work, published in leading journals, informs climate adaptation policies and energy economics, focusing on consumer incentives and portfolio optimization for low-emission microgrids.
Dr. Mohan Yellishetty, with two decades of research in Australia, the USA, and India, is a leading expert in sustainable mineral resources. His work has significantly advanced the mining engineering field and resulted in numerous high-impact journal publications.
Professor Alan Chaffee investigates efficient coal usage and carbon dioxide emission control, with a focus on developing renewable fuels and addressing coal's environmental impact. Supported by a Research Leader Fellowship from Brown Coal Innovation Australia, he explores new applications for Victoria's abundant brown coal, including chemical extraction and low-energy moisture removal methods.
Associate Professor Akshat Tanksale leads the Catalysis for Green Chemicals group, focusing on using nanomaterials for CO2 and biomass conversion into fuels and chemicals. As Theme Leader for Carbon Capture, Conversion, and Utilisation in the Woodside Monash Energy Partnership, he drives innovations in low-carbon alternative fuels. His recent work includes converting CO2 into diesel fuels with metal-organic framework catalysts, integrating CO2 and green H2 for renewable, zero-net-carbon fuels.
Dr. Darren Sharp is a Research Fellow at Monash Sustainable Development Institute, coordinating the ARC Linkage project on decarbonizing cities. His research focuses on urban sustainability transitions, including urban experimentation, governance, grassroots innovations, and the sharing economy, exploring how social learning and community agency can transform cities towards sustainability.
Dr. Selby Coxon, Director of the Mobility Design Lab at MADA, has over thirty years of experience with Philips Electronics, Schlumberger, and consultancy firms across Europe, Scandinavia, and Australia. His research focuses on innovative public transport design, with projects for Metro Trains Melbourne, Yarra Trams, and other major organisations.
Dr. Robbie Napper, Deputy Director of the Mobility Design Lab at Monash, specializes in public transport vehicle design and led the development of the VolgrenOptimus bus. He is active in the US National Academy of Sciences’ Transportation Research Board and an Associate of Monash's Public Transport Research Group.
Dr. Sarah Goodwin specialises in creative visual analytic solutions for complex, multi-dimensional, and geospatial data. With over 15 years of experience as a GIS technician, analyst, and consultant, she has worked with leading research centers, including giCentre in London, g2Lab in Hamburg, and RMIT University’s Geospatial Science Department.
Professor Mainak Majumder specializes in applying materials science, particularly carbon, to separation engineering and energy storage. He is known for innovative fabrication methods and is a leading figure in industry engagement and translational research on graphene, with a strong track record of ARC funding.
Professor Matthew Hill, an ARC Future Fellow and 2014 Australian Prime Minister’s Prize winner, leads research at CSIRO and Monash on porous materials, flow chemistry, and energy storage, focusing on translating discoveries to market applications.
Dr. Parama Banerjee, a Monash University PhD graduate, specializes in electrochemical processes, including energy storage, conversion, and corrosion. Her current research focuses on electrochemistry, advanced carbon-based materials, and nanotechnology.
Dr. Alexandr Simonov leads a Solar Fuels group researching the sustainable synthesis of green fuels from renewables. His team focuses on designing high-performance electromaterials and developing in situ methods for their characterization, collaborating with Australian renewable energy companies.
Professor Douglas Macfarlane heads the Energy Program at ACES, researching materials for generating 'Solar Fuels' from CO2, water, and sunlight.
Dr. Tom Hughes focuses on measuring thermophysical properties, including vapor-liquid and solid-liquid equilibrium, for carbon dioxide capture and natural gas hydrate applications. His research aims to optimize industrial operations, reduce energy use, and minimize environmental impact.
Dr. Graham Palmer, with a background in manufacturing and electronics, specializes in renewable energy, life-cycle analysis, and energy-economic modeling. He holds a PhD in energy-return-on-investment (EROI) and focuses on the future roles of energy storage systems.
Dr. Walsh, who earned a PhD in Applied Mathematics from the University of Melbourne, has held research positions in the US at the University of Minnesota, Cornell University, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. He returned to Australia in 2015 to found Stone-Code Pty. Ltd., a research consultancy, and later worked at the University of New South Wales before joining Monash University's Department of Civil Engineering in 2018.
Professor Sankar Bhattacharva has extensive experience in industry and academia, including roles in coal-fired power stations, pilot plant operations, and leading the Cleaner Fossil Fuels program at the International Energy Agency. His recent work focuses on large-scale projects in gasification, waste conversion, and biomass processing, and he advises governments and international organizations while holding four patents in power and chemicals.
Professor Webley, with over 15 years in clean energy and carbon capture, leads the Woodside Monash Energy Partnership, focusing on hydrogen technologies and carbon abatement to support a lower-carbon future in alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Dr Mahsa Saleh was a postdoctoral researcher at IBM Research Australia before joining Monash. She received her PhD in Computer Science from the Department of Computing and Information Systems at the University of Melbourne in collaboration with the Machine Learning research group in NICTA.
"Associate Professor Carsten Rudolph is an expert in the cyber security issues that accompany peer-to-peer trading schemes like those being considered for “smart grid” - based future energy delivery systems. He is also Director of the Oceania Cyber Security Centre, a collaboration of eight Victorian Universities with the broad aim of engaging with industry to develop research and training opportunities for dealing with cyber security issues. Formerly, he was head of the research department Trust and Compliance at the Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology SIT, Drmstadt, Germany. "
