MEI Symposium 25
About
MEI Symposium 25 will showcase the breadth and depth of multidisciplinary energy research taking place across the University of Melbourne. The event brings together researchers, industry partners, and policymakers to share insights and explore solutions driving the transition to a sustainable, affordable, and just energy future. The Symposium with feature speakers presenting their research within MEI’s four Research Program areas: Energy Systems, Power Generation and Transport, Heavy Industry and Resources, and Energy Materials.
We are delighted to welcome Professor Eric F. May FTSE, FIChemE, GAICD, Managing Director of the Future Energy Exports CRC and Director of Gas Capture Technologies Pty Ltd, as our plenary speaker. Prof. May will explore how technologies and lessons from the LNG industry can play a vital role in building the future hydrogen and CO₂ supply chains needed to achieve global decarbonisation goals.
Students are also invited to participate in the MEI Poster Competition, presenting their research work that contributed to “advancing Australia’s energy transition”.
Speakers
We are excited to host presenters from across the University of Melbourne and partnering organisations who are contributing to dynamic research furthering the energy transition.
- Plenary speaker:
- Professor Eric F. May FTSE, FIChemE, GAICD, Managing Director, Future Energy Exports CRC, and Director, Gas Capture Technologies Pty Ltd
- Keynote speaker, Power Generation and Transport program:
- Professor Nedunchezhian Swaminathan, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Cambridge
- Keynote speaker, Energy Systems program:
- Professor Ian Hiskens, Vennema Professor of Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Michigan
- Keynote speaker, Energy Materials program:
- Professor Rachel Caruso, Professor, School of Science, and Deputy Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Green Electrochemical Transformation of Carbon Dioxide (GETCO2), RMIT
- Keynote speaker, Heavy Industry and Resources program:
- Dr. Michael Simioni, APAC Decarbonisation Leader, GHD
Program
DetailsDate: Friday 5 December 2025 |
Are you ready to showcase your research and help shape Australia’s clean energy future?
The Melbourne Energy Institute invites University of Melbourne students to enter the MEI Poster Competition. A key part of MEI Symposium 25, the poster competition allows students to present their research, solutions and visions for tackling the world’s energy challenges. The Poster Competition will be held during the Symposium's scheduled lunch break.