Researcher

My Expertise

As a leading expert in the field of recycling science, and founding Director of the Centre for Sustainable Materials Research & Technology at UNSW, Professor Veena Sahajwalla is producing a new generation of green materials, products and resources made entirely, or primarily, from waste. Veena also heads the ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hub for ‘green manufacturing’ – a leading national research centre that works in collaboration with industry to ensure new science is translated into real world environmental and economic benefits. Veena has been extensively recognised for the innovation and significance of her work, including via election to be a Fellow of the esteemed Australian Academy of Science.

Fields of Research (FoR)

Materials Engineering, Composite and Hybrid Materials, Ceramics, Metals and Alloy Materials, Polymers and Plastics, Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy, Chemical Science, Synthesis of Materials, Environmental Technologies

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Biography

ABOUT ME

Australian Research Council (ARC) Laureate Professor Veena Sahajwalla is an internationally recognised materials scientist, engineer and inventor revolutionising recycling science. She is renowned for pioneering the high temperature transformation of waste in the production of a new generation of ‘green materials.’  In 2018 Veena launched the world's first e-waste microfactory and in 2019 she launched her plastics microfactory, a...view more

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+61 2 9385 6432
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Research Activities

Videos

TEDxSydney - Veena Sahajwalla - Reviving Waste
Smart Recycling
Veena Sahajwalla - The E-Waste Alchemist
From Shopping Bags to Steel