Queensland battery minerals company Lava Blue will commission its Centre for Predictive Research into Specialty Materials (PRiSM) at Redlands Research Park in early 2023, marking Australia’s latest effort to contribute battery-grade materials to global battery supply chains.
Headed by Professor Sara Couperthwaite from the Centre for Materials Science, the lab’s work on battery materials has attracted a team of nine female scientists and researchers, including other academics, post-doctoral researchers, professional research fellows, PhD candidates, and postgraduate and undergraduates students. They’re drawn to the intellectual challenges presented by renewables technologies and are passionate about practical innovation that will enable the energy transition.
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