Person
Sahajwalla, Veena
FAA FTSE HonFIEAust
- Occupation
- materials scientist
Summary
Veena Sahajwalla is renowned for her research into the properties of carbon-bearing materials. Her work has revolutionised recycling science by demonstrating that waste plastics and rubber under high-temperature conditions can be a partial substitute for coal and coke in the manufacture of iron, steel and ceramics. Sahajwalla is Director of the Sustainable Materials Research and Technology Centre at the University of New South Wales.
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Chronology
- 1994 - 1996
- Career position - Lecturer, Faculty of Science, University of New South Wales
- 1996 - 2001
- Career position - Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Science, University of New South Wales
- 1998
- Award - Engineering Excellence Award (Engineering R&D Training and Processes), Institution of Engineers, Australia
- 2001 - 2004
- Career position - Associate Professor, Faculty of Science, University of New South Wales
- 2004 -
- Career position - Member, Editorial Board of Review, Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B
- 2004 - 2009
- Career position - Professor, Faculty of Science, University of New South Wales
- 2005
- Award - Eureka Prize for Scientific Research, Australian Museum
- 2005 - 2015
- Career position - Fellow (FIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 2006
- Award - Environmental Technology Award, Association of Iron and Steel Technology (AIST)
- 2007
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (FTSE)
- 2008 -
- Career position - Associate Dean (Strategic Industry Relations), Faculty of Science, University of New South Wales
- 2008 -
- Career position - Director, Centre for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology, University of New South Wales
- 2009 -
- Career position - Scientia Professor of Materials Science, University of New South Wales
- 2009
- Award - ARC Future Fellow
- 2009
- Award - Award for Excellence in Engineering Sciences, New South Wales Science and Engineering Awards
- 2011
- Award - Pravasi Bharatiya Award for Outstanding Achievement in Science, Government of India
- 2011
- Award - Nokia Business Innovation Award, Telstra Business Women's Awards
- 2012
- Award - CRC Australian Collaboration Innovation Award
- 2012
- Award - GE Eco Innovation Award, Banksia Environmental Foundation
- 2014 -
- Career position - Director, Australian Research Council Industrial Transformation Research Hub
- 2014
- Award - Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Australian Laureate Fellowship
- 2014
- Award - ARC Laureate Fellowship and Georgina Sweet Award
- 2015 -
- Award - Honorary Fellow (HonFIEAust), Institution of Engineers Australia
- 2017
- Award - Honorary Bragg Member, Royal Institution of Australia
- 2018 -
- Award - Fellow, Royal Society of New South Wales
- 2018
- Award - Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (FAA)
- 2022
- Award - Clunies Ross Technology Innovation Award, Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
- 2024
- Award - Ann Moyal Lecturer, National Library of Australia
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Published resources
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q18166315. Details
- 'Veena Sahajwalla - Citation at year of election, 2018', Fellows of the Academy, Australian Academy of Science, 2019, https://www.science.org.au/profile/veena-sahajwalla. Details
See also
- Engineers Australia ed., Anything is possible: 100 Australian engineering leaders (Barton, A.C.T.: Institution of Engineers Australia, 2019), 136 pp. 'Caring for the Planet - Veena Sahajwalla' p.95. Details
- Kannegieter, Tim, 'Australia's top 100 most influential engineers [2015]', Engineers Australia: Civil Edition, 87 (5) (2015), 39-42, 44-69, https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.964144482945092. 'Entrepreneurs & experts: Sahajwalla, Veena - Centre for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (UNSW)', p.58. Details
Helen Cohn
Created: 22 January 2019, Last modified: 19 September 2023