Science and engineering
Veena Sahajwalla
Materials scientist and founder of the UNSW SMaRT Centre.
Research centre
Sahajwalla established the Centre for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology at the University of New South Wales in 2008. Its work examines ways to use discarded materials as inputs to new manufacturing.
Recycling technologies
Her research includes polymer injection technology used in steelmaking, often called green steel. Her team developed microfactory processes to recover materials from electronic waste and other products.
Recognition
She was named the 2022 New South Wales Australian of the Year. UNSW and the SMaRT Centre document the research program, its technologies and its public demonstrations.