Published Nov 07 2017

Is our future sustainable?

Cordelia
Selomulya
Professor of Chemical Engineering
Doug macfarlane
Professor of Chemistry
Roslyn gleadow
Professor of Plant Sciences
Shane murray
Dean, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
Michael fuhrer
Professor, School of Physics and Astronomy
Rebekah brown
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) and Senior Vice-Presiden; Director of RISE


As the planet’s resources continue to diminish, we must look to research, innovation and collaboration to deliver a sustainable world for future generations.

From energy storage solutions and smart urban planning, to ensuring a steady food supply in a world of climate change, Monash researchers and industry experts offer insights into the known solutions that will create a sustainable future.


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About the Authors

  • Cordelia selomulya

    Professor of Chemical Engineering, ARC Future Fellow and Director of the Australia-China Joint Research Centre in Future Dairy Manufacturing.

    Cordelia is a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering. She is an Australian Research Centre Future Fellow and is Director of the Australia-China Joint Research Centre in Future Dairy Manufacturing. Cordelia is also President of the Australasian Particle Technology Society and is an Adjunct Professor of Chemical Engineering at Soochow University in China.

  • Doug macfarlane

    ARC Laureate Fellow and Professor of Chemistry

    Doug is head of the Energy Program in the ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science. He is currently researching materials that will enable new pathways to generate energy and fuel from sustainable resources (e.g. the sun) and materials that are currently waste or pollutants (e.g. CO2 gas).

  • Roslyn gleadow

    Professor of Plant Sciences, School of Biological Sciences

    Ros is a plant biologist who studies the effect of climate change on food security, with a focus on plants that make cyanide as a herbivore defence, examining the issues from the molecular through to the ecosystem, and even global scales. She coordinates the core undergraduate science program at Monash and is a pioneer in the use of new technology in higher education

  • Shane murray

    Dean, Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture

    Shane is an award-winning architect and academic in the field of architectural design. He joined Monash in 2008 as Foundation Professor of Architecture to establish the university’s architecture program. He is a recipient of research funding from both industry and government including the Australian Research Council and continues to conduct research into contemporary housing and urban design issues.

  • Michael fuhrer

    Professor, School of Physics and Astronomy; co-founder, Monash Centre for Atomically Thin Materials; Director, ARC Centre of Excellence in Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies

    Michael is an ARC Laurete Fellow in the School of Physics and Astronomny. He directs the ARC Centre of Excellence for Future Low-Energy Electronics Technologies (FLEET), and co-founded the Monash Centre for Atomically Thin Materials. Before4 coming to Monash, Michael directed the Center for Nanophysics and Advanced Materials at the University of Maryland. Michael is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Physical Society. His research explores novel materials such as graphene, topological insulators, and two-dimensional semiconductors, metals, and superconductors.

  • Rebekah brown

    Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) and Senior Vice-President; Director of RISE

    Rebekah is Senior Vice-Provost and Vice-Provost (Research) at Monash University, and Director of RISE (Revitalising Informal Settlements and their Environments), an action-research program working in the Pacific and Southeast Asia to deliver solutions that benefit health, environment, and water and sanitation. Rebekah is a pioneer in the field of interdisciplinarity. It’s a concept that, by pooling the expertise of multiple subject areas, promises breakthroughs in a range of important issues that will change people’s lives. She has an interdisciplinary background, forging a successful career as a civil engineer before completing a PhD in environmental studies.

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