Dr Yijiao Jiang

Dr Yijiao Jiang

  • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Chemical Engineering, University of Stuttgart, 2007
  • Chief Investigator
  • Macquarie University


Yijiao Jiang is an ARC Future Fellow and Professor in the displine of Mechanical Engineering, and Co-Director of Macquarie Research Centre for Transforming Energy Markets. Her research interests mainly focus on the development of advanced technologies to convert carbon emissions, plastic and biowaste into sustainable fuels and value-added products. She has secured funding from diverse sources including ARC Industry Transformation Research Hubs with Rio Tinto, Discovery Projects, Linkage Project, DECRA and Future Fellowship, CSIRO, Horticulture Innovation, European Commission, Ento Tech, etc. Currently she is leading a research group with 2 postdocs, 5 PhDs and 6 UG thesis students. Yijiao served as Chair of the MQ Women in Engineering from 2019 to 2024. She is an Associate Editor of ACS Energy and Fuels and Carbon Capture Science and Technology, and an Editorial Advisory Board Member for several renowned journals. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC, UK) and a current member of the ARC College of Experts.


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