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Professor Graham 'Gus' Nathan

Director, Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Resources (ISER)��

Professor G.J. 'Gus' Nathan is Fellow of the Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering and of the Combustion Institute, an ARC Discovery Outstanding Researcher Awardee (Fellowship) and founding director of The University of ��ɫ��’s Centre for Energy Technology.

Elsevier and Stanford University have listed Prof. Nathan in the top 2% of scientists worldwide. He is the Research Director of the $215m Heavy Industry, Low-carbon Transition (HILT) Cooperative Research Centre, Node Leader in the Added Value program addressing solar fuels in the $82m Australian Solar Thermal Research Initiative, and led the $14m ARENA funded program in partnership with Alcoa and Hatch to develop technology that targeted 45% reduction in CO2 emissions from the Bayer Alumina process with solar thermal hybrids.

Prof. Nathan is also a founding chair of the High-Temperature Minerals Processing, HiTeMP Forum, co-founder of Hydrogen Production Technologies, HyPT Forum and joint founder of the International Workshop on the measurement and computation of reacting flows with carbon nanoparticles, the ISF Workshop.

Email:��graham.nathan@adelaide.edu.au

Tel:��+61 (0)8 8313 5822

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Institute Manager

Institute Manager, Institute for Sustainability, Energy Resources (ISER)

This role is currently vacant.

Tel:��+61 8313 4324

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Natalia Lobanova

Senior Administrator, Institute for Sustainability, Energy Resources (ISER)

Natalia Lobanova is an experienced higher education professional with over 15 years’ experience across the UK, EU, and Australia. Now serving as a Senior Administrator at ISER, she brings a strong background in student services, program delivery, and industry engagement, with working knowledge of public-private partnership (PPP) projects and international collaboration. Holding a Master’s degree in International Relations, she combines academic insight with practical capability across education, policy, and stakeholder engagement. Her previous roles have included overseeing national placement operations and coordinating academic support and wellbeing initiatives. Nat is known for her strategic thinking, cultural awareness, and commitment to fostering inclusive, high-impact educational environments.

Email:��natalia.lobanova@adelaide.edu.au

Tel:��+61 (0)8 8313 1448

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Marilia Jean Belperio��

Communications Officer, Institute for Sustainability, Energy Resources (ISER)

Marilia holds a Bachelor's Degree of Media majoring in marketing. Her interests are within Marketing and Communications, ensuring key information is distributed to all academics and stakeholders. She continues to support the ISER team through keeping up-to-date with academics and the important work they do for ISER, and changes in trends online.��

For distribution of material for the newsletter, social media or website, please contact Marilia.

Email:��marilia.belperio@adelaide.edu.au��or iser@adelaide.edu.au

Tel:��+61 (0) 8 8313 1448

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ISER Advisory Board

The��Advisory Board brings industry and government leaders with a comprehensive knowledge and experience in sustainability and in the mineral and energy resources sectors, together with internal university representatives.

The Board offers an external perspective on the Institute's activities plus valuable insights from members of global business entities. ISER is established in accordance with the University of ��ɫ��'s Research Centres and Research Institute framework.

Board members

Members of the ISER Advisory Board
(Chair)	Chief Sustainability and Innovation Officer, Adbri
	Executive Director, SA Water
	Department of Energy and Mining, SA
	Executive Director, Industry, Innovation and Small Business at Department of State Development
	Partner, Climate Change and Sustainability, EY
	Deputy Dean (Research), School of Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences
	Program Director - International Strategy, Partnerships and Engagement, The Superpower Institute
(ex-officio)	Director of ISER,��University of ��ɫ��
	Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research Excellence), University of ��ɫ��
	Associate Dean Graduate Studies, Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology, University of ��ɫ��
	Principal, Gavin Yeates Consulting Pty Ltd

University of ��ɫ�� Representatives

Libby Hogarth	Manager, Sustainability��Strategy, University of ��ɫ��
Paul Arthur��	Executive Director Business Development,��University of ��ɫ��.
Dr Steve Kern	Observer,��University of ��ɫ��.

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ISER Fellowships

Prof. Christian Doonan

South Australian State Government Future Industry Making Fellow

Connect with Christian:��christian.doonan@adelaide.edu.au��

Tel:��+61 (0)8 8313 5770

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Dr. Adam Abersteiner

Future Making Fellow, Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Resources (ISER)

Connect with Adam:��adam.abersteiner @adelaide.edu.au

Research area: Critical Minerals Geoscience

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Dr. Jack D. Evans

DECRA fellow, Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Resources (ISER)

Connect with Jack:��j.evans@adelaide.edu.au

Research area: Computational chemistry of materials to address challenges in green energy and sustainable chemistry.

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Dr. Mohammad Boshir Ahmed

Future Making��Fellow, Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Resources (ISER)

Connect with Boshir:��mohammadboshir.ahmed@adelaide.edu.au

Research area: Plant Bioelectronics, Hydrogel Fiber, Carbon Fiber and Composites for Energy, Environmental and Agricultural Applications.

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