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Welcome to the UNSW Centre for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT@UNSW), the home of microrecycling science, MICROfactorieTM technologies, the NESP Sustainable Communities and Waste Hub and the ARC Microrecycling Research Hub.

Watch the ABC Australian Story featuring Veena, and follow this link to learn more about our MICROfactorieTM technologies. 

Founded in 2008 by ARC Laureate Fellow, Scientia Professor Veena Sahajwalla, the Centre for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT) at the University of New South Wales works with industry, national and international research partners, and governments across Australia, on the development of innovative environmental solutions for the world’s biggest waste challenges.

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    27 Feb 2023

    WEHI International Women's Day keynote address

    On 9 March 2023, Veena will deliver a keynote address at the WEHI International Women's Day 2023 event

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    09 Feb 2023

    GreenPort Congress Oceania Conference keynote address

    On 15 February 2023, Veena will deliver a keynote address at the GreenPort Congress Oceania Conference dinner

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    12 Dec 2022

    Op ed: use waste to manufacture our electrical future

    Recycling International has published a UNSW SMaRT Centre opinion editorial (op ed) by Prof Veena about how decarbonisation narratives often overlook the need to use waste as a resource for the manufacturing of electrification components

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    25 Nov 2022

    Critical Minerals Summit

    On 25 November 2022, Veena will attend the jointly hosted PwC / The Australian 'Critical Minerals Summit'

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    14 Oct 2022

    SMaRT on the Short Black Podcast series

    UNSW SMaRT Centre Director, Professor Veena Sahajwalla was interviewed by award-winning 10 News First journalist, influencer, campaigner and author Sandra Sully for the Short Black Podcast series

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    31 Aug 2022

    CEDA State of the Nation webcast

    UNSW SMaRT Centre Director, Prof Veena took part in this CEDA webcast as part of its State of the Nation series

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  • The Drum Aug 2022 image
    27 Aug 2022

    Fourth ABC The Drum TV show appearance

    Veena has featured in a fourth ABC TV The Drum show so far this year, this time sharing insights about a range of topics including how technology and materials circularity can help society overcome many waste challenges around 'fast fashion'

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    25 Jul 2022

    From trash to treasure

    Engineers Australia's Create Magazine has just published a story on the UNSW SMaRT Centre's latest 'waste to product' research and development breakthroughs

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    13 Jul 2022

    Sydney Energy Forum

    On 12 July 2022, UNSW SMaRT Centre Director Prof Veena was 'master of ceremonies' at the evening session of the Sydney Energy Forum, co-hosted by the Australian Government and the International Energy Agency

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  • Vivid logo
    14 Jun 2022

    Vivid Sydney 'in conversation with Veena' event

    On 18 June 2022, Veena will feature in a special event for Vivid Sydney to explore sustainability issues and 'waste to product' innovations needed to help create a circular economy and reduce emissions

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  • Conservation Council WED dinner graphic
    02 Jun 2022

    World Environment Day event

    On 4 June 2022, Prof Veena will be the keynote speaker on World Environment Day at an event at the National Museum of Australia, Canberra, hosted by the Conservation Council

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  • Policymaker logo
    18 May 2022

    Op ed: Australia’s smart waste opportunity to electrify the world

    An opinion editorial (op ed) by Veena has been published by The Policymaker, a new digital publication of the James Martin Institute for Public Policy

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  • Ceda logo
    26 Apr 2022

    CEDA circular economy event video

    See the video from a CEDA webinar discussion Veena joined on why a circular economy is good for business and how to create more sustainable communities

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  • Create logo
    24 Feb 2022

    SMaRT's Green Steel 2.0 research explained

    Create Magazine has published a series of stories about UNSW SMaRT Centre's next generation of research into its patented Green SteelTM Polymer Injection Technology that seeks to fully replace coke and coal from steel making with waste

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  • STA parliament event logo
    22 Feb 2022

    Science Meets Parliament event

    On 1 March 2022, Veena will speak at Science & Technology Australia's "Science Meets Parliament" multi-day event that brings scientists and technologists together with Parliamentarians at scale

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    17 Feb 2022

    SMaRT backs new national battery recycling initiative

    The UNSW SMaRT Centre is lending its support to a new Australian Government-backed recycling scheme B-cycle that aims to make it easy for Australians to collect and recycle single use or rechargeable batteries such as alkaline or lithium batt

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  • ReMade logo
    06 Dec 2021

    SMaRT supports new 'ReMade in Australia' initiative

    The UNSW SMaRT Centre is supporting the Australian Government's new 'ReMade in Australia' initiative

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  • Veena EA video screen grab
    01 Dec 2021

    Engineers Australia video and story on SMaRT and Veena

    Engineers Australia's digital publication Create has produced a video and story on some of the 'waste to product' technologies developed at the UNSW SMaRT Centre

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