Our team
Our people are responsive, expert, and collaborative.
Led by our executive committee and advised by our expert board, the Melbourne Energy Institute is operated by a small team, connected across the University of Melbourne.
Institute team
Our dedicated, operational staff.
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Professor Richard Sandberg
Director
Melbourne Energy Institute
Chair of Computational Mechanics
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology -
Anita La Rosa
Institute Manager
Melbourne Energy Institute -
Franca Tomaras
Events Coordinator
Melbourne Energy Institute -
Josey Biasol
Administration and Events Assistant
Melbourne Energy Institute
Executive committee
Overseeing our management, with senior staff from several disciplines.
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Professor Richard Sandberg
Director
Melbourne Energy Institute
Chair of Computational Mechanics
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology -
Anita La Rosa
Institute Manager
Melbourne Energy Institute -
Professor Pierluigi Mancarella
Program Leader, Energy Systems
Melbourne Energy Institute
Chair of Electrical Power Systems
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology -
Associate Professor Wallace Wong
Program Leader, Energy Materials
Melbourne Energy Institute
Associate Professor
School of Chemistry
Faculty of Science -
Professor Kathryn Mumford
Program Leader, Heavy Industry and Resources
Melbourne Energy Institute
Head of Department, Chemical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology -
Associate Professor David Keith
Program Leader, Power Generation and Transport
Melbourne Energy Institute
Associate Professor
Melbourne Business School -
Dr Ye Wang
Deputy Program Leader, Energy Systems
Melbourne Energy Institute
Lecturer in Maths Methods Energy Systems
School of Mathematics and Statistics
Faculty of Science -
Associate Professor James Bullock
Deputy Program Leader, Energy Materials
Melbourne Energy Institute
Associate Professor
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology -
Dr Tim T. Werner
Deputy Program Leader, Heavy Industry and Resources
Melbourne Energy Institute
Senior Lecturer in Energy Transition
School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
Faculty of Science -
Associate Professor Shiaohuey Chow
Deputy Program Leader, Power Generation and Transport
Melbourne Energy Institute
Associate Professor, Geotechnical Engineering
Department of Infrastructure Engineering
Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
Advisory board
Energy industry leaders, providing strategic advice.
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Michael Bielinski
Regional Head of Projects
(Asia Pacific Region)
Siemens Energy -
Marcus Dowling
Executive Manager, Growth
Iberdrola Australia -
Mark Fothergill
General Manager Gas Engineering Solutions
Infrastructure Delivery
APA -
Sandra Lau
Head of Hydrogen and EVs
Viva Energy Australia -
Steve Rieniets
Chair
VicGrid -
Melanie Sutton
Director Energy Markets APAC
Lightsource bp -
Tony Wood
Energy Program Director
Grattan Institute