2024 Northern Territory Award Winner

Dr Naveen Kumar Elumalai

Book as a Speaker Dr. Naveen Elumalai’s groundbreaking research harnesses the power of nanofibers – materials thousand times thinner than human hair – to address global challenges. His work in clean energy focuses on enhancing solar cell efficiency and affordability, while also exploring innovative ways to produce hydrogen fuel using only water and sunlight. This…

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Dr Dylan Irvine

Book as a Speaker Dr Dylan Irvine is a hydrological scientist, specialising in studies of groundwater and surface water resources. His work focuses on water quality, interactions between groundwater, rivers, and springs, the use of isotopes, numerical models, and the impacts of climate change on water resources.

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Dr Sonu Yadav

Book as a Speaker Biosecurity system protects Australia’s agriculture, environment and human wellbeing by preventing the entry, establishment and spread of harmful pests, pathogens and diseases. Invasive species can disrupt ecosystems, damage crops, outcompete native species, and cause significant economic losses. Genomic tools are crucial for detecting exotic species, understanding biological invasions, and predicting and…

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A/Prof Supriya Mathew

Book as a Speaker A/Prof Supriya Mathew is passionate about educating community members to collect local evidence to co-design effective climate response strategies. She is currently leading several citizen science projects that are crowd sourcing air quality and temperature data for the first time in some remote Australian locations. Supriya has secured >$15M in research…

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