Swinburne joins new sustainability and waste consortium
Domestic 3D printer using recycled plastic waste filament. Image supplied by Professor Marcus White.
In summary
- Swinburne joins a new Sustainable Communities and Waste Hub consortium.
- Swinburne’s contributions will be led by Professor Marcus White.
- The consortium is supported by the federal government’s $149 million second phase of the National Environmental Science Program.
Swinburne has joined a new Sustainable Communities and Waste Hub that is spearheading sustainability research, supported by a successful $17 million submission to the federal government’s National Environmental Science Program.
The hub is led by UNSW Sydney and composed of six world-class research institutions, also including the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Monash University, Curtin University and the University of Tasmania.
The Sustainable Communities and Waste Hub is led by Australian Research Council Laureate Scientia Professor Veena Sahajwalla, a materials scientist, engineer, inventor and a founder and director of UNSW’s Centre for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology.
Swinburne School of Design’s Professor Marcus White is leading the Swinburne team with researchers across the university taking part. Together, they will be demonstrating the power of multidisciplinary design thinking to resolve complex problems.
Architectural design rapid prototypes printed from waste plastics, ready to be recycled again. Image supplied by Daniel Prohasky.
The Sustainable Communities and Waste Hub will deliver:
- targeted information and management tools to reduce the impact of plastic and other material on the environment
- applied scenario-modelling to support sustainable people-environment interactions in communities including urban heat island impacts and liveability analysis
- effective and efficient management options for hazardous waste, substances, and pollutants throughout their lifecycle to minimise environmental and human-health impacts
- research that supports maintained and improved air quality.
Swinburne is looking forward to contributing game-changing research that improves the future of our world.
-
Media Enquiries
Related articles
-
- University
TEDx is coming to Swinburne: seeking nominations for distinguished alumni to be celebrated
Swinburne will be hosting its first TEDxSwinburne event later this year and will showcase Swinburne's world class innovation and ideas from some of Australia's brightest minds.
Thursday 18 April 2024 -
- University
Swinburne's Social Innovation Institute backs projects on circular economy, ancestry and critical care nursing
Three Swinburne research projects have received seed funding from the Social Innovation Research Institute which helps support and co-create solutions to complex social problems.
Tuesday 23 April 2024 -
- Student News
- University
Swinburne ushers in a new era of student representation
Swinburne has been collaborating with students to improve the student experience and resolve challenges with student representation.
Thursday 18 April 2024 -
- University
Students get first shot in Victoria at entrepreneurial Swinburne Startup Year
Swinburne’s Startup Year will equip students with the skills required to build the foundations of a successful business venture, whilst also earning a qualification.
Monday 22 April 2024 -
- Astronomy
- University
OzGrav 2.0: A ‘new era of astrophysics’ launched at Swinburne
The next phase in the world-leading ARC Centre of Excellence for Gravitational Wave Discovery, dubbed 'OzGrav 2.0', launched this week at Swinburne University of Technology.
Wednesday 17 April 2024