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Professor Gary Leeke holds the position of Professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Birmingham's School of Chemical Engineering. He specializes in resource efficiency, circular economy strategies, and advanced material processing technologies. His work bridges chemical engineering, chemistry, and materials science, with a focus on high-pressure engineering, thermo-chemical processing, and plastic waste valorization.
Education includes a PhD in Chemical Engineering (University of Birmingham, 2000) and a PG Cert in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (2011). He returned to Birmingham in 2018 after serving as Head of Bioenergy and Resource Management at Cranfield University.
Research interests include recycling of lithium-ion batteries, plastic-to-chemical conversion, composite material recycling, and the integration of solar energy with waste processing. He leads high-profile projects such as the Faraday Institution's Re-Lib initiative and the EPSRC-funded EXHUME project. His work has been featured in media including Sky News and Bloomberg.
He has secured funding from UK Research Councils, Innovate UK, and international collaborations. Over 31 PhD students and 13 postdocs have been supervised under his mentorship. He is a member of the Birmingham Plastics Network, a multidisciplinary team addressing global plastic challenges.
