About Us

What we do

The ARC Training Centre for Sustainable and Green Economy Manufacturing brings together leading universities, industry partners, and global collaborators to develop advanced, sustainable chemical manufacturing technologies.

Led by Monash University, the Centre delivers a coordinated five-year program focused on training highly skilled researchers and translating cutting-edge catalysis science into real-world industrial applications.

Why it matters

Modern manufacturing relies heavily on chemical processes that are energy-intensive and environmentally challenging. At the same time, global markets are demanding safer, more sustainable production methods.

Australia faces a critical skills gap in scientists who can design and implement these next-generation processes.

This Centre addresses that gap by:

  • Strengthening Australia’s industrial competitiveness
  • Developing sustainable manufacturing technologies
  • Training a future-ready workforce

Research Focus

The Centre’s research focuses on advanced catalytic technologies that enable more sustainable manufacturing across key sectors. This includes developing processes that reduce waste and emissions, improving energy efficiency, and creating new materials and chemical pathways that support a circular and low-carbon economy. These activities are delivered through integrated research themes and close collaboration with industry partners to ensure outcomes are practical and scalable.

Working with Industry

The Centre is built on strong partnerships with industry, ensuring that research is directly aligned with real-world challenges. PhD students undertake projects co-designed with partner organisations, gaining experience in both academic and industry environments. This model supports the development of practical solutions while preparing researchers for careers across sectors.

Research Themes
People

Research Focus

Students

Post Doctoral Fellows

Centre Leadership

Chief Investigators

Partner Investigators

People

Governance

Executive Committee

The Executive Committee is the key decision-making body of the Centre and advises the Centre Director. The committee (9 people) consists of the Director (1), Deputy Directors (3), Partner Organisation representatives (2) serving 2-year rotations, an Australia’s major nuclear science agency (ANSTO) (1) and Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) Research Institute (1) representative, and the Centre Manager as the secretary. The final decision relating to Centre Activities and Projects reside with the Centre Director.

The Executive Committee will advise on budget usage, maintain the focus of the Centre to the agreed scope, foster collaborations and build a research culture consistent with Centre values, coordinating research programs, and assist with developing external relationships and network building, among other responsibilities.

Advisory Board

The Advisory Board consists of 5-8 individuals comprised of representatives from (or recently retired from) industry, government, clinical and/or academia sectors (e.g. Australian and New Zealand Society of Nuclear Medicine (ANZSNM) and Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA)). The participants will not have a close association with the Centre’s activities. The Advisory Board is not a decision-making body.

The Advisory Board will provide strategic direction, advice on outreach, stakeholder and network development, and critical evaluation of the Centre, among other responsibilities.

Partners

Research Centres

Industry Partners

Nodes

Our Centre spans across three universities in two states to allow our students a breadth of researchers to work with.