Matthew Hill

Professor Matthew Hill is a renowned academic and researcher in Materials Science and Engineering at Monash University, where he serves as Head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. He holds a joint position with CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation), leading interdisciplinary research in porous materials, energy storage, and membrane technologies. His work focuses on advancing applications such as lithium-sulfur batteries, carbon capture, and industrial separations.

Education:

• High School: North Sydney Boys High
• Bachelor of Science (BSc) (Hons), University of New South Wales
• PhD, University of New South Wales
• Graduate Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD)

Research Interests:

• Development of porous materials (MOFs, PAFs) for gas storage/separation
• Energy storage technologies (lithium-sulfur batteries, supercapacitors)
• Membrane engineering for industrial applications
• Carbon capture and environmental remediation

Articles Trends: Recent publications highlight breakthroughs in lithium-sulfur battery design, membrane innovations for solvent and gas separation, and scalable synthesis of porous materials. His work bridges fundamental materials science with industrial-scale applications.

Awards:

• 2014 Australian Prime Minister’s Prize for Science
• 2020 Public Service Medal
• MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 (2014)

Advising & Grants: Supervised over 20 PhD/Master's students. Principal Investigator on major projects including the CSIRO Ending Plastic Waste initiative and the ARC Research Hub for Carbon Utilisation. Active in industry partnerships to commercialize research outcomes.

Labs & Teams: Leads a multidisciplinary team at Monash-CSIRO, collaborating globally on projects like CO2Gen (direct air capture) and next-gen battery technologies. His labs focus on material synthesis, characterization, and application prototyping.