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MicrocredentialsOur Board
The SPW CRC has a majority independent Board lead by the CRC’s independent Chair, Dr Leonie Walsh. The CRC is fortunate to have a Board with the breadth of skills required for setting the governance framework and strategic vision for the CRC’s success.
Dr Leonie Walsh
Independent Chair
Professor Andrea Bishop
Committee Director
Karen Marler
Committee Director
Darren Thorpe
Committee Director
Phillip Bradley
Independent Director
Professor Matthew Cuthbertson FTSE, FAICD, FRACI
Independent Director
Helen Millicer
Independent Director
Our Management Team
The SPW CRC’s management team is based out of the CRC’s head office in Brisbane and covers the key areas of research, education and training, Partner engagement, operations and finance.
Dr Ian Dagley
CEO
Distinguished Professor Chengrong Chen
Research Director
Lisa Elliott
Chief Operating Officer (& Engagement)
Marcelle Collins
Finance Manager
Deb Friel
Educational Content Developer
Our Program Leaders
The SPW CRC research activities are conducted in four research programs. Information on the expertise of each Program Leader is provided below.
Professor Stefanie Feih
Research Program 1 (RP1) Leader – Materials and Design
Professor Minoo Naebe
Research Program 2 (RP2) Leader – Maximising the Recovery and Value of End-of-Life Plastics
Professor Damien Giurco
Research Program 3 (RP3) Leader – Implementing a Circular Economy for Plastics in Australia
Distinguished Professor Andy Ball
Research Program 4 (RP4) Leader – Mitigating the Risk of Microplastics in Agricultural Soils
Associate Professor Brian McIntosh
Education & Training Leader – Industry Doctoral Program
We acknowledge the traditional custodians across all the lands on which we live and work, and we pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging. We recognise that these lands and waters have always been places of teaching, research and learning.
