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Queensland’s path to net-zero emissions and the role of hydrogen were the topic of an insightful seminar hosted by the UQ Dow Centre for Sustainable Engineering Innovation and the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences & Engineering (ATSE) at the University of Queensland (UQ).

The University of Queensland had the privilege of hosting Professor Sir Konstantin Novoselov, a Nobel Laureate whose work has been at the forefront of material science innovation.

Australia will need to triple the National Electricity Market’s power capacity by 2030 to be on track for net zero by 2050 – requiring a rapid rollout of wind and solar power, transmission, storage, electric vehicles, and heat pumps as it replaces the coal fleet.

Chemical Engineering students are receiving the best education possible with their Deputy Associate Dean (Academic) of Curriculum Strategy receiving the Morton Medal by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE).

Engineers at The University of Queensland (UQ) have developed a new method to create monolayer nanosheets that until now it has been difficult to produce at a large scale with high yield.

The University of Queensland (UQ) and GrapheneX commit to building the research capacity needed to develop the Green Hydrogen industry in Queensland.

Researchers at The University of Queensland have received valuable research funding to unlock the cancer-curing potential of blood cell and gene therapies (CGT’s).

Joint research has found adult incontinence products are a far bigger waste problem than baby nappies, and with an ageing population, the situation will get worse in the next decade.

Minerals processing engineers from The University of Queensland are the first university researchers to be recognised by industry with two excellence awards.

Dr Jingwei Hou is a Queensland Young Tall Poppy in Science Award winner, recognised for his enthusiasm for communicating science beyond the laboratory

A team led from UQ’s School of Chemical Engineering, with funding from the Queensland Water Modelling Network, have built a light-hearted animation “Model-data marriage counselling” to highlight common challenges to working across the model-data divide, and these can be resolved by investing in building good relationships.

Research led by The University of Queensland has unlocked the composition and sensory properties of a native Australian nut, highlighting its potential across a range of products in the novel food sector.

The University of Queensland will farewell two professors with a combined 70 years of experience in and dedication to chemical engineering.

The University of Queensland is playing a key role in policy and research to attract investment in new energy projects and sustainable hydrogen supply in Queensland, supporting the global transition to a low emissions future.

The world now produces nearly 400m t/y of plastic, most of which ends up in landfill. The widespread and very evident nature of this plastic litter is driving interest in bioplastics as a means to minimise the impact on the environment that our plastic consumption results in.

The University of Queensland (UQ) has renewed its partnership with Chinese steelmaker HBIS to research and develop more sustainable minerals processing and steel manufacturing.

The Andrew N. Liveris building, officially opened this week, houses UQ’s School of Chemical Engineering and is equipped with labs and technology that will spearhead research capabilities most universities have not seen before.

Flat batteries could be a thing of the past thanks to lithium-ion battery nanotechnology developed by The University of Queensland.

School of Chemical Engineering is growing capacity in teaching and research in biomedical and bioprocess engineering, electrochemical engineering, and energy.

Improving the way lab-grown tissue can be generated and organised from cells is the focus of new research from The University of Queensland.