R.M.N. Sulochani (MPhil., BSc.) is a PhD student in the Department of Chemical Engineering at RMIT University, Australia. As she identifies waste as a valuable resource, she is currently working in the field of waste-to-value-added materials development. With a passion for transforming waste into value-added materials and a circular economy, she has authored and co-authored several research papers, book chapters, and international conference proceedings in waste management and waste-derived composite materials.

Ewan Stewart is a Process Engineer with Kent Plc, where he is supporting a major refinery upgrade. His experience spans the many stages of process design and operations, having supported clients in the oil and gas, petrochemical and municipal water sectors. He has authored technical content for the Loss Prevention Bulletin which has also presented case study webinars for the IChemE Safety Centre. He applies a strong safety focus across his work and is a firm believer in storytelling as a means of getting the safety message across. Ewan is the current chair of the IChemE Australia board.

Michael Akindeju (Ph. D, FIChemE, FRACI, CEng, RPEQ) is a certified business architect and adjunct associate professor at the Institute of Science, Innovation, and Sustainability at Federation University, Australia. He is the principal process engineering consultant and director at MKPro Group, where he brings expertise in research, development and engineering to the advanced manufacturing and processing of minerals and nanoparticles. He is the current chair of IChemE Mining & Minerals SIG