UQ r!sk team

Co-founders

Associate Professor Maureen Hassall

Maureen Hassall is a co-founder of UQ R!SK. Maureen works collaboratively with industry to develop better human-centred risk management approaches that improve companies’ operational performance and competitiveness. Her industry-focused research is motivated by 18 years of industry experience working in a number of different countries and in a variety of roles including specialist engineering, line management, organisational change and business performance improvement roles.

Maureen's UQ Researchers Profile

Professor Paul Lant

Paul Lant is a co-founder of UQ R!SK. Paul has a long history of teaching and research at UQ, and he has held a variety of roles including Head of the School from 2009-2013. He has a history of successful start-up ventures across his portfolio of research, teaching and commercialisation. He has led many new teaching initiatives and been a key player in establishing UQ Chemical Engineering as a world leader in chemical engineering education innovation. He has started several commercial ventures and has been a director of several companies.

Paul's UQ Researchers Profile

Strategic Advisors

• Professor Vicki Chen - Executive Dean, Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology
• Professor Neville Plint – Director, Sustainable Minerals Institute
• Emeritus Professor Ian Cameron – Professor of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering
• Professor David Cliff - Professor of Occupational Health and Safety in Mining, School of Chemical Engineering

Collaborators