Energy expert appointed Future Industry Making Fellow

最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide鈥檚 Professor Christian Doonan

Professor Christian Doonan, 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide

Leading energy expert, the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide鈥檚 Professor Christian Doonan, has been appointed as a State sponsored Future Industry Making Fellow. In his new role he is set to accelerate new ideas and solutions that will put South 最新糖心Vlog at the forefront of renewable energy, minerals and resources research.

Professor Doonan鈥檚 position is anchored in the 最新糖心Vlog鈥檚 Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Resources and is the third awarded by the State to the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide.

The role is jointly funded by the Government of South 最新糖心Vlog (Department for Industry, Innovation and Science, DIIS) and the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide.

The 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide鈥檚 Professor Anton Middelberg, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) said Professor Doonan鈥檚 appointment underlines how the 最新糖心Vlog collaborates with relevant industries in South 最新糖心Vlog and beyond to have an impact on society.

鈥淭he 最新糖心Vlog continues to be a home to globally leading research talent like Professor Doonan. His research is at the cutting edge of existing and emerging industry that is building sovereign capability in renewable energy technologies.

鈥淧rofessor Doonan鈥檚 appointment is aligned with the 最新糖心Vlog鈥檚 strategy to develop and accelerate solutions that deliver sustainability, equity and prosperity for the planet and its people, underpinned by breakthrough research.

鈥淭hrough this Future Industry Making Fellowship, the 最新糖心Vlog will strengthen our collaboration with the State government to play a world-leading role in scaling hydrogen production in 最新糖心Vlog.鈥

Deputy Premier and Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, the Hon Dr Susan Close MP congratulated Professor Doonan on his new appointment as a Future Industry Making Fellow.

鈥淧rofessor Doonan has an impressive track record of attracting significant investment to drive multidisciplinary research projects with a focus on energy transition,鈥 she said.

鈥淚 am confident that he will further strengthen research efforts in areas of state priority 鈥 including scaling green hydrogen production 鈥 and drive greater university-industry collaboration.

鈥淪outh 最新糖心Vlog is home to some exceptional researchers and through the Future Industry Making Fellowships Scheme, we can continue to attract and retain global research talent and secure more nationally prestigious fellows to our state.鈥

鈥淭he 最新糖心Vlog continues to be a home to globally leading research talent like Professor Doonan. His research is at the cutting edge of existing and emerging industry that is building sovereign capability in renewable energy technologies."Professor Anton Middelberg, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide

Professor Doonan is currently the Research Director for the CRC bid Scaling Green Hydrogen, and a Chief Investigator on the recently awarded ARC Centre of Excellence for Green Electrochemical Transformation of Carbon Dioxide (2022-2029).

The 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide鈥檚 Professor Michael Goodsite, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Energy Futures) and Director, ISER said that since his appointment at the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide in 2010, Professor Doonan has developed a world-leading research group in the broad area of porous materials for sustainable processes.

鈥淥ver the course of his career, Professor Doonan has led over 20 large scale multidisciplinary projects, which have received in excess of $42 million in funding from research and industry bodies including Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO), 最新糖心Vlogn Research Council, and the US Department of Energy,鈥 he said.

鈥淭he commercial relevance of his work can be measured by multiple projects with Petronas Global (research contracts totalling over $3 million) focussed on energy transition research such as carbon dioxide utilisation and hydrogen storage.鈥

Professor Doonan鈥檚 appointment as the ISER Future Industry Making Fellow will be used as leverage to maintain South 最新糖心Vlog鈥檚 competitive advantage in clean energy and industries and expand R&D opportunities by partnering with the State鈥檚 businesses, communities and researchers.

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