Our people

Research excellence, real impact.

Our Centre delivers world-leading research thanks to a multi-disciplinary team with unique energy and resources experience.

Guided by an experienced Senior Leadership Team, our Centre leverages in-house disciplinary expertise, practical industry insights, and the knowledge of an extensive network of collaborators.

Senior Leadership Team

Associate Professor Kathy Witt, Director

Associate Professor Kathy Witt is an internationally-recognised social science researcher and the leader of the Communities & Coexistence theme within the Gas & Energy Transition Research Centre.

Associate Professor Phil Hayes

Environment and Decarbonisation themes leader

Dr Joe Lane

Energy Security and Decarbonisation themes leader

Ilaria Stefani

Centre Manager

Researchers

Professor Raymond Johnson

Dr Julie Pearce

Iain Rodger

Dr Sebastian Hoerning

Dr Fahad Chowdhury

Dr Xiangyan Ren

Dr Afsal Najeeb

Connor Pound

Misaki Matsui

Stephen Kennedy-Clark

Honorary and industry appointments

Emeritus Professors

Professor Andrew (Alf) Garnett

Affiliate Professors

Professor Peta Ashworth

Professor Diane Donovan

Emeritus Professor Joan Esterle

Honorary Professors

Professor Andras G Bardossy

Dr Mahshid Firouzi

Professor Suzanne Hurter

Professor James Underschultz

Professor Xingjin Wang

Adjunct Professors

Professor Graeme Bethune

Professor Geoffrey Bongers

Professor Thomas Flottmann

Professor Stephen Kelemen

Professor Chris Mijnssen

Professor Stephen D Pell

Professor Rick Wilkinson

Professor Sanjeev Pandey

Professor Rita Sully

Professor Leisa Elder

Industry Professors

Professor David Close

Industry Fellows

Steven Flook

Dr Mohammad Sedaghat

Dr Heinz-Gerd Holl

Tao Cui

Claudio Andrade

Tomas Gonzalez Opazo

Gerhard Schoning

Vanessa Salomao de Santiago