Collaborate with our leading researchers to push the limits of technological innovation and deliver energy and recycling solutions that reduce landfill, fossil fuel emissions and the devastating costs of global warming.

Our researchers

Our researchers

Deakin Distinguished Professor Colin Barrow Recycling and Circular Economy
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Professor Minoo Naebe Carbon Fibre and Composites
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Professor Jenny Pringle Battery and Energy Storage
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Associate Professor Alessandra Sutti Fibres and Textiles
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Deakin Distinguished Professor Svetha Venkatesh Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
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Associate Professor Craig Sherman Biology and Ecology of Natural Populations
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Associate Professor Christopher Hurren Textiles and Circular Economy
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Professor Wendy Timms Water, Carbon and Circular Economy
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Professor Lambert Brau Sustainable Agriculture and Agroecology
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Associate Professor Nolene Byrne Battery and Energy Storage
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Professor Abbas Kouzani Hydrogen and Carbon Fibre
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Dr Svetlana Stevanovic Air Quality Engineering and Aerosol Science
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Dr Samson S. Yu Nonlinear Systems and Electronics
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Deakin Distinguished Professor Douglas Creighton Engineering and Intelligent Systems
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Professor David Francis Sustainable aquaculture nutrition
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Our Governing Board

Our Governing Board

Shaun Cox Chair REACH Governing Board BEng (CivEng) and MEngTech 
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Professor Iain Martin Vice-Chancellor and President of Deakin University MD and MEd
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Professor Michael Cardew-Hall PhD, BSc Hons, CEng, FIMechE, FIEAus
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Karen Rouse BSc Hons and MEVS
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Jane Ward BA (Sociolinguistics) Hons
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Nino Ficca BCom, MBA, DipEd, FIM, FAICD
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Matthew Clarke
Deakin Distinguished Professor Matthew Clarke Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research and Innovation
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Our leadership team

Our leadership team

Amy Hunter REACH Executive Director
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Matt Constable Business Development Director
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Laura Prickett Senior Program Manager, REACH
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