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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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  • BESydney logo
    28 Oct 2021

    Sydney events Global Ambassador video

    UNSW SMaRT Centre Director, Professor Veena has featured in a video for Business Events Sydney as one of the organisation's Global Ambassadors

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    26 Oct 2021

    2021 Impact X Summit

    On 2 November 2021, Veena will be delivering a TED-X style keynote address to the 2021 Impact X Summit along with a high level group of international and national speakers and leaders

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  • The Brilliant logo
    20 Oct 2021

    Feature story on SMaRT and Veena

    The Brilliant, a global news hub for best practice in science communication, has published this new feature story on some of the innovative work by the UNSW SMaRT Centre and its director Professor Veena

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  • ATSE seminar-Sustain-Veena
    18 Oct 2021

    ATSE Innovation Nation Sustainability Seminar

    On 29 October 2021, Veena will be participating in ATSE Innovation Nation Sustainability Seminar talking about the importance of collaboration in sustainability innovations

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    15 Oct 2021

    Sydney Water Innovation Festival

    On 19 October 2021, Veena will be participating in a Australia v England debate as part of the 2021 Sydney Water Innovation Festival

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    14 Oct 2021

    Nature Conference - waste management and sustainability

    On 26 October 2021, Veena will be delivering a keynote address to the international Nature Conference - Waste Management and Valorisation for a Sustainable Future

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    12 Oct 2021

    The ABC Science Show #2

    The ABC's Science Show features a recent discussion with Veena and Thomas Maschmeyer at the Australian Academy of Science symposium talking about science and the public good

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    07 Oct 2021

    SMaRT's green steel technology wins grant

    UNSW SMaRT Centre industry partner Molycop has been awarded a federal government grant to help further commercialise UNSW@SMaRT Green Steel Technology that uses waste rubber as a an alternative to coking coal in steel making

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    05 Oct 2021

    Industry publication interview with Veena

    In this story published in Solid Ground Magazine by Sandvik, UNSW SMaRT Centre Director, Professor Veena shares ideas about how the mining sector can embrace a circular economy and innovation to be more sustainable

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    28 Sep 2021

    Royal Society of Chemistry event

    On 29 September 2021, UNSW SMaRT Centre Director, Professor Veena will speak at the UK-based Royal Society of Chemistry's 'Plastics and climate change' seminar as part of a series of events leading up to the internati

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  • Nine publications logos
    28 Sep 2021

    Nine publications on green steel

    This news feature story, published by Nine publications, looks at UNSW SMaRT Centre's new green steel research striving to remove coking coal from steel-making as we aim to electrify the world

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  • AusInnovation Awards logo
    27 Sep 2021

    Finalist in 2021 InnovationAus Awards for Excellence

    UNSW SMaRT Centre and its Director, Professor Veena Sahajwalla, have been shortlisted as a finalist of the inaugural 2021 InnovationAus Awards for Excellence

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  • SETAC 2021 logo
    21 Sep 2021

    SETAC 2021 Australasia Conference

    Watch this video of Veena's plenary speech to the joint 7th WIOW Symposium and SETAC 2021 Australasia Conference, talking about the need to align recycling and manufacturing and some of the UNSW SMaRT Centre technologies

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  • Good Design Awards logo
    17 Sep 2021

    2021 Australian Good Design Awards

    UNSW SMaRT Centre Director, Professor Veena is one of four on a judging panel to select the final winners for the 2021 Australian Good Design Awards

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    16 Sep 2021

    Garvan 2020 Leaders in Science & Society Seminar

    On 16 September 2021, Veena will deliver the keynote speech to the Garvan 2020 Leaders in Science & Society Seminar

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    15 Sep 2021

    Education Live - with queen of waste

    UNSW SMaRT Centre Director, Professor Veena has collaborated with the NSW Department of Education and the Australian Academy of Science to deliver an educational video for children to help with COVID related home schooling

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    13 Sep 2021

    NEDC21 Conference

    On 15 October 2021, Veena will deliver a keynote speech to this year's virtual, three-day National Economic Development Conference (NEDC21)

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    13 Sep 2021

    Netherlands and Australia circular collaboration

    On 16 September 2021, Veena will deliver a speech on waste recycling innovations and the circular economy to seminar hosted by the Consulate General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

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