{"id":138122,"date":"2025-02-18T10:59:04","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T02:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/?page_id=138122"},"modified":"2025-03-19T10:03:39","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T02:03:39","slug":"phd-sustainability","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/research-rumble\/phd-sustainability\/","title":{"rendered":"PhDs for the Planet: Meet the future leaders in sustainability research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><strong><em>This event has now concluded.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"button\"\n        \n        data-align=\"left\"\n        role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-label=\"Button block\"\n        data-segment=\"all\">\n\n    \n    \n<div class=\"block-heading hidden\"\n     data-segment=\"dom\"\n     data-style=\"\"\n     data-align=\"default\"\n>\n\n                                <h2 class=\"block-heading__title \" id=\"button-block\">Button block<\/h2>\n            \n                        \n                        \n            \n                <\/div>\n\n                    <a\n    href=\"https:\/\/echo360.net.au\/media\/8e0a5bdc-a3db-4ab8-9b42-f766c05511cd\/public\"\n    class=\"button  button--deep-blue filled\"\n    target=\"_top\" aria-label=\"Watch the event recording\">Watch the event recording<\/a>\n    <\/mimas-block><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Event details<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Discover how emerging Curtin researchers are helping to make steps towards a more sustainable future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From climate change to circular economy, our PhD students are tackling today\u2019s most pressing sustainability challenges with bold ideas and innovative solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Explore the future of sustainability and be inspired by their vision and commitment to a better tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of the event, we will also showcase research projects from Curtin PhD students in sustainability-related fields. Don\u2019t miss the opportunity to engage and learn about their work.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This event is brought to you in conjunction&nbsp;with&nbsp;the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/students\/essentials\/higher-degree-by-research\/\">Graduate Research School<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you can\u2019t make it in person, you can join us online. Please note a link to stream the event will be sent to you via email closer to the date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Light refreshments will be provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Presenters and Topics<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Daniela Rivas Aybar<\/strong> on \u2018Sustainable Construction Opportunities in Hemp Based Materials\u2019<br><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mohammad Raquibul Hasan<\/strong> on \u2018Sustainable Manufacturing And 3D Printing Using Recycled Plastic Wastes\u2019<br><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Faz Ikram<\/strong> on \u2018Urban Design and Financial Analysis for Envision Tomorrow \u2013 A Practical Policy Tool Net Zero Precinct Framework\u2019<br><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Constanze Meier<\/strong> on \u2018Supporting Low-and Middle-Income Countries in the West Pacific Region to Achieve Sustainable Urban Development: Developing Evidence-based Tools and Guidelines for Climate Change Health Impact Assessment\u2019<br><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mary O\u2019Halloran<\/strong> on \u2018Volunteering and Essential Service Delivery in Rural Communities: An Investigation into The Sustainability of Volunteer Bushfire Brigades in Western Australia\u2019<br><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Keegan Robertson<\/strong> on \u2018Three Essays on The Economics of Climate Change and Political Behaviour\u2019<br><br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Brad Smart<\/strong> on \u2018Managing the Sun: A South-West Australian Perspective on Integrating High Levels of Solar PV And Other Distributed Energy Resources into Modern Power Grids\u2019<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><mimas-block \n        block-name=\"styled-heading\"\n        data-variant=\"\"\n        role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-labelledby=\"\"\n        data-segment=\"all\">\n\n        \n<div class=\"block-heading\"\n     data-segment=\"dom\"\n     data-style=\"\"\n     data-align=\"default\"\n>\n\n                        \n                        \n                                <div class=\"block-heading__content\"><p><strong>Date<\/strong><br \/>\nTuesday 18 March 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time<\/strong><br \/>\n12.00pm \u2013 12.30pm: Registration &amp; light refreshments<br \/>\n12.30pm \u2013 2.00pm: Formal proceedings<br \/>\n2.00pm \u2013 2.30pm: Networking &amp; light refreshments<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location <\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/campusmap.curtin.edu.au\/bentley\/?poi=794103\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Lantern, Level 7<\/a><br \/>\nT.L. Robertson Library, Building 105<br \/>\nÂ鶹ֱ²¥<br \/>\n&#8211;<br \/>\nOr online<\/p>\n<\/div>\n            \n            \n                <\/div>\n\n<\/mimas-block><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Presenters<\/h3>\n\n\n<mimas-block \n        block-name=\"card-spotlights\"\n        role=\"complementary\"\n        aria-label=\"Card spotlights\"\n        data-segment=\"all\">\n\n    \n\n    <div class=\"card-grid\" data-card-size=\"\" data-card-count=\"8\" data-card-background=\"gray\">\n                    <div  id=\"daniela-rivas-aybar\" class=\"card\" data-type=\"\" aria-label=\"daniela-rivas-aybar\"><div class=\"card__top image-offset\"><\/div><div class=\"spotlight-label\">\n                        Presenter\n                    <\/div><div class=\"card__title\"><h2 class=\"h2\">Daniela Rivas Aybar <\/h2><\/div><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"card__subtitle\">\n                            Â鶹ֱ²¥\n                        <\/div><div class=\"card__content\"><p>Daniela Rivas-Aybar is an international sustainability specialist with over 13 years work experience in responsible sourcing, environmental and social safeguards, and addressing sustainability and climate topics in agriculture, forestry, fishing, water, and community development projects with NGOs, government, and the private sector. <\/p><p>Daniela is currently researching the life cycle assessment of hemp-based materials in Australia as a part of her PhD candidacy at the Sustainable Engineering Group at Â鶹ֱ²¥. Daniela holds a BSc in Engineering for Sustainable Development from the Panamerican School of Agriculture and a Masters of Agricommerce from Massey University.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>                    <div  id=\"mohammad-raquibul-hasan\" class=\"card\" data-type=\"\" aria-label=\"mohammad-raquibul-hasan\"><div class=\"card__top image-offset\"><\/div><div class=\"spotlight-label\">\n                        Presenter\n                    <\/div><div class=\"card__title\"><h2 class=\"h2\">Mohammad Raquibul Hasan <\/h2><\/div><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"card__subtitle\">\n                            Â鶹ֱ²¥\n                        <\/div><div class=\"card__content\"><p>Mohammad Raquibul Hasan is a PhD researcher at Â鶹ֱ²¥, focusing on sustainable materials for additive manufacturing. His research examines the feasibility of using household polylactic acid (recycled PLA) waste in 3D printing, assessing their printability, mechanical properties and environmental impact. With a background in mechanical engineering, he has published multiple journal articles and has experience in academia and industry. His work supports circular economy principles by promoting material reuse and waste reduction in 3D printing, contributing to more sustainable manufacturing practices.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>                    <div  id=\"faz-ikram\" class=\"card\" data-type=\"\" aria-label=\"faz-ikram\"><div class=\"card__top image-offset\"><\/div><div class=\"spotlight-label\">\n                        Presenter\n                    <\/div><div class=\"card__title\"><h2 class=\"h2\">Faz Ikram <\/h2><\/div><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"card__subtitle\">\n                            Â鶹ֱ²¥\n                        <\/div><div class=\"card__content\"><p>Faz Ikram is a qualified corporate finance and sustainability professional with over 18 years of experience across Australia, Japan, Estonia and Malaysia. Faz holds an MBA and Bachelor of Legal Studies, and multiple top-tier professional designations, including Fellow Chartered Management Accountant (CIMA) and CPA Australia.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>                    <div  id=\"constanze-meier\" class=\"card\" data-type=\"\" aria-label=\"constanze-meier\"><div class=\"card__top image-offset\"><\/div><div class=\"spotlight-label\">\n                        Presenter\n                    <\/div><div class=\"card__title\"><h2 class=\"h2\">Constanze Meier <\/h2><\/div><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"card__subtitle\">\n                            Â鶹ֱ²¥\n                        <\/div><div class=\"card__content\"><p>Constanze Meier has more than ten years of healthcare experience working internationally in Germany, Austria, Canada, Dubai, Singapore, and Australia. She specialises in climate-related health impacts and ESG in the healthcare industry. She has obtained a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) from IMC FH Krems (Austria), a Graduate Diploma in Environment and Climate Emergency from Â鶹ֱ²¥ (Australia). <\/p><p>She is pursuing her PhD with the World Health Organization Collaborative Centre (WHOCC) for Climate Change and Health Impact Assessment at Â鶹ֱ²¥, specialising in climate change-induced health impact in lower and middle-income countries.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>                    <div  id=\"mary-ohalloran\" class=\"card\" data-type=\"\" aria-label=\"mary-ohalloran\"><div class=\"card__top image-offset\"><\/div><div class=\"spotlight-label\">\n                        Presenter\n                    <\/div><div class=\"card__title\"><h2 class=\"h2\">Mary O\u2019Halloran <\/h2><\/div><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"card__subtitle\">\n                            Â鶹ֱ²¥\n                        <\/div><div class=\"card__content\"><p>Mary O\u2019Halloran is completing a PhD examining volunteer bushfire brigades in Western Australia, with a focus on the impact of social, economic, and environmental factors, as well as the experiences of stress and fatigue among brigade members. Having spent much of her life living in a country town as part of a farming family, Mary is passionate about furthering research that is centred on rural issues. A priority of Mary\u2019s work is undertaking research that has tangible outcomes, helping to ensure that rural communities are able to retain their resilience and sustainability going forward.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>                    <div  id=\"keegan-robertson\" class=\"card\" data-type=\"\" aria-label=\"keegan-robertson\"><div class=\"card__top image-offset\"><\/div><div class=\"spotlight-label\">\n                        Presenter\n                    <\/div><div class=\"card__title\"><h2 class=\"h2\">Keegan Robertson <\/h2><\/div><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"card__subtitle\">\n                            Â鶹ֱ²¥\n                        <\/div><div class=\"card__content\"><p>Keegan Robertson is a PhD candidate in Economics, examining the link between climate change and political behaviour. He has contributed to research on climate policy, education, and behavioural studies, including supporting climate commitments across the Indo-Pacific region. He is leading interdisciplinary research and has engaged with the UN, the media, and an Australian Senate inquiry on greenwashing. <\/p><p>Keegan was awarded an Associate Fellowship by Advance HE, UK, for his teaching and is a former member of Curtin\u2019s Sustainability in Business and Law Steering Group, providing strategic input on sustainability initiatives within the Faculty of Business and Law.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>                    <div  id=\"brad-smart\" class=\"card\" data-type=\"\" aria-label=\"brad-smart\"><div class=\"card__top image-offset\"><\/div><div class=\"spotlight-label\">\n                        Presenter\n                    <\/div><div class=\"card__title\"><h2 class=\"h2\">Brad Smart<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"card__subtitle\">\n                            Â鶹ֱ²¥\n                        <\/div><div class=\"card__content\"><p>Brad Smart is a dedicated energy policy professional with over 15 years of industry experience. He is focused on policy development for distributed renewable resources, such as rooftop solar PV, batteries and EVs, viewing these as an essential and central part of future two-way power systems. He has worked in developing policy around technical, consumer, market and regulatory aspects. <\/p><p>Brad has worked on key projects including the Western Australian Distributed Energy Resources Roadmap and its award-winning multi-year virtual power plant pilot, Project Symphony. He is currently involved with the development of Project Jupiter which will scale up virtual power plants in Western Australia.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>                    <div  id=\"professor-gretchen-benedix\" class=\"card\" data-type=\"\" aria-label=\"professor-gretchen-benedix\"><div class=\"card__top image-offset\"><\/div><div class=\"spotlight-label\">\n                        Master of Ceremonies (MC)\n                    <\/div><div class=\"card__title\"><h2 class=\"h2\">Professor Gretchen Benedix<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"card__subtitle\">\n                            Â鶹ֱ²¥\n                        <\/div><div class=\"card__content\"><p>Professor Gretchen Benedix is the Associate Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Research at Â鶹ֱ²¥. She is a cosmic mineralogist and astro-geologist in the School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, using the chemistry, mineralogy, spectroscopy, and petrology of meteorites to understand the formation and evolution of asteroids and other planets.    <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>            <\/div>\n\n    \n<\/mimas-block>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Access<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We are committed to making our events as accessible and inclusive as possible. 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