Mirjam Wiedemann

Dr. Mirjam Wiedemann is a Lecturer and researcher at the University of New South Wales' School of Aviation. Her work focuses on sustainable aviation, advanced air mobility (AAM) including drones, aerotropolis business models, and economic development in airport regions. She holds a PhD from Southern Cross University, where she studied company location decisions and infrastructure needs for airport cities, and is a licensed drone pilot with extensive aviation consulting experience.

• PhD in Economics, Southern Cross University
• Diploma in Industrial Engineering (Dipl.-Ing), Germany

Her research bridges aviation innovation with regional development, exploring economic impacts of hydrogen/electric flight, drone logistics, and airport-city integration. She collaborates globally with organizations like the Urban Turbine (UK) and Aerotropolis Institute Africa (South Africa).

Recent grants include projects on advanced air mobility resilience (HKUST-UNSW, $16k, 2025), airport retail benchmarking (UNSW School Funding, $20k, 2024), and drone-based regional development (CRCiMove, $200k, 2022). She has secured over $244,253 in research funding since 2020.

As an interdisciplinary expert with industry-government experience across aviation, renewable energy, and infrastructure planning, Dr. Wiedemann advises international airports on strategy and revenue optimization while leading workshops and training programs for professionals.