Michael Brear is the Director of MEI. His own research and consulting are with industry and government on

• The technical, economic and environmental analysis of transport and energy systems.
• The combustion of conventional and alternative fuels.
• Stationary and mobile powerplant featuring engines, turbines, energy storage and renewables.

Michael is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering Australia and the Australian Institute of Energy. He previously established the University's multi-disciplinary degree, the Master of Energy Systems.

Prior to commencing at the University, Michael worked for ICI Australia (now Orica), then undertook graduate studies at Cambridge University and post-doctoral research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Prof. Bae at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has lead the Future Transport Power Lab, since 1998. He is also leading the Combustion Engineering Research Center. He obtained his B.S. and M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Seoul National University, Korea, and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College London, UK in 1994. He has been a Technical Advisor of Hyundai Motors on the occasion of his sabbatical leave and the Dean of the College of Engineering at KAIST during 2019-2020, working for innovation in engineering education.

Several outstanding awards, such as the SAE 'Arch T. Colwell Merit' award in 1997, SAE 'Harry Horning Award' award in 2006, the SAE Fellow obtainment in 2012, recognize his achievements. He is currently working on the transport carbon-neutral transport power, including hydrogen and e-fuel engine combustion.

Fatemeh Salehi is an Associate Professor at the School of Engineering at Macquarie University. She is currently an International Hydrogen Fellow and a recipient of Fulbright Fellowship. She received her PhD in Renewable Energy Engineering from the University of New South Wales in 2015. Her expertise is in the development of data-driven models for energy technologies. Her particular interest is in renewable energy applications and clean fuels such as hydrogen. Her research in the field of hydrogen safety has been recognised in the NSW Hydrogen Strategy published by NSW Government in 2021. She is also a member of the Working Groups of Standards Australia for the development of hydrogen standards.

Azhar Uddin is Professor of Environmental Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Okayama University in the Graduate School of Environmental, Life and Natural Science. He received his D.Sc. from Tokyo Institute of Technology in Catalytic Chemistry. Professor Uddin also worked as a Senior Research Associate at The University of Newcastle and UNSW Sydney. His research area includes development of heterogeneous catalysts and solid porous adsorbents for energy and environmental applications: thermochemical conversion of biomass and plastic waste into fuel, catalytic Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, and mercury removal from coal combustion and coal gasification gases. He has over 150 publications includes research papers, book chapters and patents.

Shaun Chan is an Associate Professor at the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney. In 2023, he is a CSIRO International Hydrogen Research Program Mid-Career Fellow. He obtained his Bachelor of Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Adelaide, Australia. His expertise primarily focuses on the development and application of optical/laser-based imaging diagnostics in challenging practical environments, particularly in the fields of fire safety and engine diagnostics. In the realm of fire safety, he specializes in the detection, monitoring, and the formulation of safe evacuation strategies during emergencies. Additionally, he is an active member of the ARC Research Hub for Fire Resilience Infrastructure, Assets, and Safety Advancements (FRIASA) in Urban, Resources, Energy, and Renewables Sectors (2022-2028) and ARC Training Centre in Fire Retardant Materials and Safety Technologies (2017-2022) at UNSW Sydney.

Matt Dunn was awarded his PhD in 2009 "Finite-rate chemistry effects in turbulent premixed combustion" under the supervision of Prof Assaad Masri and Prof Robert Bilger in the school of The School of Aeronautical, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering at The University of Sydney. The experimental results exploring highly turbulent premixed combustion from his PhD continue to be a significant challenge for modellers to replicate and have been the subject of focus sessions at several international workshops. From 2009-2011 Dr Dunn was a postdoctoral researcher at the Combustion Research Facility at Sandia National Laboratories at Livermore, California USA. In this position, Dr Dunn worked with Dr. Robert Barlow a distinguished scientist experimentally investigating a broad range of combusting flows ranging from stratified, oxyfuel, nonpremixed, sooting, alternative fuels and premixed combustion.

Since January 2012, Dr Dunn has been a staff member at the School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering at the University of Sydney. He is presently engaged in research related to the development and application of advanced laser diagnostics to combustion and reacting flow systems. Since being at Sydney, he has been involved in projects investigating biodiesels, soot precursor and soot evolution in flames, inorganic particle synthesis in flames, turbulent autoignition, premixed combustion, second-generation biofuels and stratified combustion.

Yi Yang is an Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Melbourne. His research focuses on utilization of low-emission fuels for decarbonizing combustion. His work addresses fundamental thermodynamic and fluid dynamic problems applied to energy conversion, pollutant emissions, and process safety. Yi is an Associate Editor of the SAE International Journal of Engines and currently on the Board of Australia New Zealand Section of the Combustion Institute as the section secretary. Prior to joining the University, Yi worked at the China Petrochemical Corporation (SINOPEC) and undertook graduate studies at the Pennsylvania State University and post-doctoral research at the Sandia National Laboratories.