The Green Chemistry Platform pioneers environmentally benign processes that minimize waste, reduce hazardous substances, and utilize renewable feedstocks. By applying green principles across catalysis, process design, and materials development, the platform aims to create safer and cleaner alternatives to conventional chemistry.

We employ solvent-free systems, renewable solvents, biocatalysis, and energy-efficient methodologies to establish scalable and industrially relevant green processes. A strong emphasis is placed on circular chemistry — designing products and processes with recyclability, biodegradability, and minimal environmental footprint.

Dr. Joel Hooper’s group focused on organic synthesis and catalysis, and the applications of these methods for synthesising bioactive small molecules, polymers and nanomaterials. He is an expert in transition metal and organocatalysis, as well as catalysis for polymer chemistry. The Hooper group is focused on organic synthesis and catalysts, and the application of these methods for synthesising bioactive small molecule, polymers and nanomaterials. His research group is currently developing catalysis for small molecule synthesis using transition metal and organocatalysis, new methods for the efficient synthesis of advanced polymers, using cutting edge methods in organic chemistry and catalysis and carbon nanomaterials and materials science

_Prof. Gil Garnier

_Prof. Warren Batchelor

Dr. Matthieu Gresil

A/Prof. Sushil Dhital

• Sustainable nanomaterials – pioneering green functionalisation of nanocellulose (CNF, CNC, BNC) for advanced bio-based materials.
• Enzymatic synthesis – engineering processes to generate tailored oligosaccharides for food and pharmaceutical applications.
• Renewable chemistry – designing bio-derived pathways for medicines, polymers, and platform chemicals as alternatives to petroleum-based products.