Future
Leaders

Our students immerse themselves in a dynamic and engaging program that goes beyond traditional learning. This not only offers a scholarship stipend but a gateway to operational funding and exclusive participation in the prestigious Future Leaders Program, a collaboration between Central Queensland University and KPMG. This program is designed to build skills in research translation and research leadership to attract and retain the best students for the long-term benefit of the Australian food industry.

Our Students

Alexis

Chung

CURTIN UNIVERSITY
TRANSFORM
Evaluation and Optimization of Therapeutic Opportunity of Australian Abalone Viscera hydrolysates (AAVHs) produced via Enzyme Hydrolysis.

Brian Rodrigo

Llagas

RMIT
REDUCE
National Date Labelling and Storage Advice.

Danica

Jobson

CQU
ENGAGE
Socially responsible household practices to reduce food waste.

ESTHER

LANDELLS

CQU
ENGAGE
Local government's role in helping households reduce food waste.

Hannah

Churton

QUT
TRANSFORM
Policy, regulation and legislation barriers, opportunities and recommendations to maximise utilisation of food waste and food by-products.

Huize

Ni

UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE
REDUCE
The impact of foodservice and menu practices on food waste produced in the foodservice sector.

Jack

Hetherington

UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE
REDUCE
Understanding business decision making when food loss waste data becomes visible.

Josephine

Buckman

CQU
ENGAGE
Developing customer insights for Woolworths.

Khouloud

KAMALMAZ

CQU
REDUCE
Enhancing Foodbank's Stakeholder Engagement.

LEE

WILLIAMS

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND
TRANSFORM
Development of Logistics and Infrastructure of a Regional Organics Waste Transformation Facility.

Lynne

Loo

CURTIN UNIVERSITY
TRANSFORM
Supply chain and waste mapping in the Australian Wild harvest Abalone Industry.

Mary

Addae

UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND
TRANSFORM
Optimising the compost supply chain.

Micheal

WALSH

UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND
TRANSFORM
Smart compost formulations to benefit crops, soil, and the Circular Economy.

Nisansala

Ranundeniya

RMIT
REDUCE
LCA: supply chain opportunities to reduce food waste.

Regine

Abos

SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY
ENGAGE
Exploring the value of designing data-driven behaviour change interventions in reinforcing the consumer’s role in reducing food waste.

Roanna

JONES

QUT
TRANSFORM
Opportunities for reducing horticultural food wastes using biorefining approaches.

ROLAND

SOMLAI

RMIT
REDUCE
Integrating decision support tools into organisations for food waste strategies.

RUBY

CHAN

RMIT
REDUCE
Save Food Packaging Design Criteria and Framework.

Shanmugam

Alagappan

UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND
TRANSFORM
Optimising and industrialising black soldier fly (BSF) production - redirecting food waste to livestock feed production using insects.

Sijia

Liu

UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE
ENGAGE
Understanding how policy impacts sustainable management of food waste.

Sina

Davoudi

RMIT
REDUCE
Performance monitoring and data sharing to reduce food waste in the cold chain.

Stacey

TABERT

UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE
ENGAGE
Reducing food waste in tourism through responsible management.

Stephanie

Bayancela

UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE
TRANSFORM
Transition towards circular economy in Australian agrifood supply chains.

Trang

NGUYEN

UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE
ENGAGE
Understanding the behavioural and attitudinal determinants of household food waste in Australia.

Xuan

Li

QUT
ENGAGE
Unpacking the role of TikTok in food waste communication and reduction: A qualitative study.

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