Samane Maroufi

Dr. Samane Maroufi is a Lecturer at the School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia, where she has held positions since 2015. Her current role as EF-Lecturer (2020-Present) follows prior appointments as Lecturer (2018-2020) and Research Associate at the SMaRT Centre. She completed her PhD in Materials Science and Engineering at UNSW (2012-2015) with research stints at CSIRO Melbourne.

Her interdisciplinary research focuses on:

• Sustainable metallurgical processes and iron-steel making
• Waste recycling technologies for resource recovery
• Development of green materials from industrial/electronic waste
• Synthesis of functional nanomaterials for energy storage applications

She has pioneered two postgraduate courses: MATS6006 (Recycling of Waste) and MATS6007 (Sustainable Materials Engineering), implementing innovative pedagogy.

Her recent publications demonstrate strong emphasis on:

• Advanced recycling techniques for batteries and e-waste
• Nanomaterial synthesis from waste streams
• Electrochemical energy storage systems
• Sustainable metallurgy and circular economy solutions

Awards:

• Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA, 2021)

Research Funding:

• ARC Industrial Transformation Hub: Microrecycling of battery/consumer wastes ($3.3M, CI)
• NSW Research Attraction Program: Microrecycling ($100K)
• AMGC C240 Project: Polymer injection technology ($750K)
• Faculty grants for battery cathode materials and equipment

She leads research at UNSW's Centre for Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT Centre), developing waste transformation technologies with industrial applications.