Xiaoyu Jin is a joint doctoral student at University of Melbourne and KU Leuven. She completed her Bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering and Technology from Nanjing Tech University, China (2021) and her Master degree in Chemical and Bioengineering from ETH Zurich, Switzerland (2024). She then moved back to China for internship on aerosol and adhesive manufacturing at Saint-Gobain Research Shanghai. She commenced her PhD in May 2025 with the research focuses on investigating ion transport behaviors and interfacial microenvironment around catalyst layer in patterned AEM-based CO2 electrolysis.

Aliaa Mahmoud is a PhD candidate in Chemical Engineering at The University of Melbourne. Her research focuses on the development of advanced polymeric membranes for gas separation, with particular emphasis on photoresponsive and stimuli-responsive systems incorporating liquid crystals and azobenzene. Aliaa’s research aims to advance smart membrane technologies for selective CO₂ separation and sustainable process applications.

Colin A. Scholes CChem FRACI CEng MIChemE is a Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Melbourne. He is an expert in clean energy processing and membrane science, particularly developing strategies to assist the transition to a low carbon future as well as the generation and transportation of clean hydrogen carrier fuels.

Dr. Pankaj Sinhmar is a pioneering researcher in process intensification and sonochemistry, currently driving innovation within the Kwan Research Group at the University of Oxford’s Department of Engineering Science. Dr. Sinhmar’s expertise lies in manipulating acoustic cavitation to overcome thermodynamic barriers in chemical reactions. She has been working extensively on designing high-frequency ultrasonic flow reactors for critical sustainability challenges, including ultrasound-assisted oxidative desulfurization for cleaner fuels, and sonochemical catalyst synthesis. At Oxford, her current research focuses on integrating non-thermal localized cavitation with green chemistry pathways for carbon utilization and phase transitions, directly advancing next-generation net-zero technologies.

Dr Ben Yin completed his PhD in Chemical and Process Engineering at the University of Canterbury (UC) in 2016. He has work and research experience in King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Massey University, Victoria University of Wellington, and the Industrial Research Institute in New Zealand before his current role as a senior lecturer at UC. He leads the Advanced Membrane Technology Group at UC, focusing on developing cutting-edge separation technologies to advance energy and environmental sustainability. His research has a strong industry emphasis, resulting in commercial products for practical applications.

Timothy Hughes is a R&D Chemist and Lab Manager at Incitec Pivot Fertilisers, responsible for product development of coating formulations and liquid fertilisers. He holds a PhD in Chemistry from Monash University and a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from Curtin University. Timothy is an inventor on six patents in the field of Agriculture from his current tenure at Incitec Pivot. As an honorary fellow at the University of Melbourne, Timothy is heavily involved in the ARC Research Hub for Smart Fertilisers providing insight into commercial applications of fertilisers to the University researchers shaping next generation technologies into commercially-viable products.