Harvey Millar

Harvey Millar is a Professor and ARC Australian Laureate Fellow at the University of Western Australia (UWA), affiliated with the School of Molecular Sciences and the ARC Centre for Plant Energy Biology. He additionally serves as the Research Node Leader for the ARC Centre for Plant Energy Biology and a Board Member of the International Space Centre. His academic career includes fellowships from the University of Oxford and multiple ARC programs, including an ongoing ARC Laureate Fellowship since 2021. Millar holds a BSc (Hons) and PhD in plant biochemistry and molecular biology from the Australian National University (1997).

Millar’s research focuses on plant mitochondrial function, energy efficiency in harsh environments, and proteome analysis. Key projects include developing databases like wheat proteome, SUBA (Arabidopsis subcellular locations), and CropPAL (crop species protein localization). His work addresses challenges such as nitrogen use efficiency, protein turnover rates, and oxidative stress mitigation. Funding sources include the Australian Research Council, UK/Australian Space Agencies, GRDC, and industry partners like Intergrain and Australian Grain Technologies.

His teaching includes BIOC3003: Omics—Global Approaches to Cell Function. Awards include the Australian Academy of Science Fellowship (2020), WA Scientist of the Year (2017), and the Fenner Medal (2012). Current grants span 2024–2027, including projects on proteomics, predictive breeding, and space plant biology. Millar collaborates globally, leveraging proteomic and metabolomic techniques to advance sustainable agriculture and plant energy systems.

• Research Expertise: Mitochondrial biology, plant proteomics, oxidative stress defense, metabolic engineering, and organelle isolation.
• Grants/Advising: 95 grants and 30 supervised works, emphasizing translational research for crop improvement and space agriculture.
• Labs/Teams: Director of UWA Centre for Plant Energy Biology; Chief Investigator in ARC Centre of Excellence in Plants for Space.