Veena Sahajwalla

Veena Sahajwalla FAA FTSE is an inventor and Professor of Materials Science in the Faculty of Science at UNSW Australia. She is the Director of the UNSW SM@RT Centre for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology and an Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow.[2]

Veena Sahajwalla
Veena Sahajwalla (2013)
EducationIIT Kanpur
Known for'Green Steel'
Awards
  • Georgina Sweet Fellowship (2014)[1]

Sahajwalla is known for her role as a councillor on the independent Australian Climate Council[3] and as a judge on the ABC television show The New Inventors. Sahajwalla also served as a commissioner on the now defunct Australian Climate Commission.[4]

Achievements

Sahajwalla is known internationally as the Inventor of 'Green Steel'.[5]

Sahajwalla's research is recognised for changing the way the properties of carbon-bearing materials are understood, including coals, cokes, graphites, plastics and rubber. Sahajwalla's work has had significant impact on the theory and practices that form the basis of operations of the Iron-making, Steel-making and Ceramics industries. Of particular importance is her demonstration that waste plastics and waste rubber can be partial replacements for coal and coke in steel-making.[6]

Sahajwalla's unique focus on the evolution of carbon properties in high-temperature conditions has not only advanced scientific understanding of materials processing, but has provided cost-effective opportunities for industries to move towards sustainable and environmentally friendly production methods.[7]

Honours and awards

In 2008 Sahajwalla was named NSW Scientist of the Year for Engineering Sciences by the NSW Government Office of the Chief Scientist[8]

In 2011, Sahajwalla was awarded the Nokia Business Innovation Award, presented at the Telstra Business Women's Awards[9]

In 2012, Sahajwalla was awarded the Banksia Environmental Foundation GE Innovation Award[10]

In 2012, Sahajwalla won the Australian Innovation Challenge[11] in recognition of her revolutionary work turning recycled rubber tires into steel.

In 2013, Sahajwalla was awarded the AIST Howe Memorial Lecture award.[12]

In 2014, Sahajwalla was awarded the Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellowship by the Australian Research Council.[13]

Sahajwalla won the Innovation category in the Australian 100 Women of Influence 2015.[14]

In 2016 Sahajwalla was a finalist in the NSW Premier's Award for Woman of the Year.[15]

In 2018 she was elected Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA)[16]

References
  1. "Modern-day alchemists win Australian Laureate Fellowships". University of New South Wales. 22 August 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  2. "SMaRT@UNSW | Sustainable Materials Research & Technology". www.smart.unsw.edu.au. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
  3. "Veena Sahajwalla". Climate Council. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  4. "Professor Veena Sahajwalla joins the climate commission". Australian Government. 7 May 2012. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  5. "'Green steel' from old rubber tyres produces no waste or toxic fumes". CRC Association. 2 May 2014. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  6. "Win win, as waste becomes a resource for industry – The Science Show". ABC Radio National. 19 July 2014. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  7. "Feature Article – May 2013 OneSteel". Australian Research Council. 10 May 2013. Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  8. "Past Winners – NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer". NSW Government. 29 April 2014. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  9. "2011 National Awards Winners". Telstra Business Women's Awards. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  10. "2012 Winner & Finalists". Banksia Foundation. 18 August 2013. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  11. Nadin, Mitchell (12 December 2012). "The Innovation Challenge winner could change steel-making forever". The Australian. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  12. "AIST Howe Memorial Lecture". Association for Iron & Steel. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  13. "Kathleen Fitzpatrick and Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellows". Australian Research Council. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  14. "100 Women of Influence 2015". 100 Women of Influence. Australian Financial Review. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  15. "NSW Premier's Award for Woman of the Year Finalists 2016". Health Women NSW (women.nsw.gov.au). Archived from the original on 22 June 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  16. "Professor Veena Sahajwalla". www.science.org.au. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
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