All jokes aside, Dr. Chris Pratt looks to have the...

All jokes aside, Dr. Chris Pratt looks to have the credentials/experience needed to lead the projects ZEO has going at Griffith.

“Dr Pratt is a Senior Lecturer at Griffith University and a member of the Australian Rivers Institute. His research interests span several high-level challenges relating to soil management, particularly in the areas of: 1. Sustainable Agriculture, 2. Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation, and 3. Soils’ roles in Waste Management. He has developed and currently leads a research initiative aimed to help instil resilience into Australia’s agricultural sector through improving soil function. His research outputs include: publications in high-ranking international journals, development of best-practice guidance documents for primary producers, and findings adopted by the Australian and New Zealand Greenhouse Gas Inventories. Dr Pratt’s possesses a unique mix of research experience in soil function, climate change mitigation and nutrient cycling, which sees him ideally placed to lead Zeotech’s product development research program.”

Therest of the team on the project at Griffith Uni also look to be pretty sharp too!

Professor Chengrong Chen

Professor Chengrong Chen is one of Australia’s leading soil scientists, managing several large industry-focused research programs of national and international importance. He was trained as a Soil Scientist in Fujian Agricultural andForestry University, obtaining a MSc in Biological Sciences in the Universityof Waikato in 1997 and a PhD in Bio geochemistry at Lincoln University, NewZealand in 2000. He was awarded an ARC Future Fellow (2009-2014).

Heis currently leading the Soil Environmental Biogeochemistry Research Group and the 4R Waste Hub at Griffith University. His key research areas include:biogeochemical cycling of carbon and nutrients in terrestrial ecosystems,recycling of wastes for enhancing soil carbon sequestration, improving soilquality and health, and mitigating drought, nutrient pollutant tracing in reef,and restoration of degraded ecosystems.

Dr Ali El Hanandeh

DrEl Hanandeh is a Senior Lecturer at Griffith University, the School of Engineering and Built Environment. His research focuses on challenges relating to soil and waste management with emphasis on: sustainable agriculture; green chemistry applications, ecological engineering, and circular economy. He currently leads research initiatives aimed to implement green chemistry and circular economy principles by developing value-added products from waste to improve soil functions.