Research Leadership and Experience.
Professional Experience - Research & Academia
June 2018 – Jan 2022
Lecturer
Deakin University
Feb 2017 – May 2018
Post-doctoral Research Fellow (ARC linkage)
The University of Melbourne
Feb 2016 – Feb 2017
Research Fellow
The University of Melbourne
Mar 2012 – Oct 2015
Doctoral Candidate
The University of Melbourne
Research Leadership
Lead Investigator of Deakin University and Chief Investigator (2020-2021) : Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Research Hub (ITRH) for the Transformation of Waste Resources into Engineered Materials and Solutions for a Circular Economy (TREMS)
Partner Investigator (2022 – To date): TREMS
Lead and Chief Investigator: Innovations Connections Scheme funded project with CMTP Pty Ltd and Geelong Manufacturing Council. Environmental footprint and inputs for improving environmental performance- 2020/2021
Research and Expert Profiles
Consulting & Advisory
Testimonials
Opportunities for a circular economy post COVID-19
Millions of face masks are being thrown away during COVID-19. Here’s how to choose the best one for the planet, The Conversation
“How do you play well when you are losing?”, Medium
Erasing babies’ environmental footprint ahead of their first steps, Medium
“Tackling Contamination in bins – Would knowing more help?” Inside Waste (Page 28-29)
Industrial ecology pays, Excellence in Leadership – CIMA Global (Page 32-36)
Chemical Leasing – A Performance-Based Business Model Towards A Circular Economy, Paint & Coatings Industry Magazine
Creating value through sustainability, Daily Financial Times
Methodology for the integrated assessment on the use of recycled concrete aggregate replacing natural aggregate in structural concrete
Financial assessment of manufacturing recycled aggregate concrete in ready-mix concrete plants
Comparative assessment of embodied energy of recycled aggregate concrete
Comparative assessment of the benefits associated with the absorption of CO2 with the use of RCA in structural concrete
Net incremental indirect external benefit of manufacturing recycled aggregate concrete
Integrated assessment of the use of recycled concrete aggregate replacing natural aggregate in structural concrete
Uncovering corporate disclosure for a circular economy: An analysis of sustainability and integrated reporting by Sri Lankan companies
Relating building space to performance outcomes – A methodology to explore the relationship
Phosphorus circular economy of disposable baby nappy waste: Quantification, assessment of recycling technologies and plan for sustainability
International Conference on Resource Sustainability: The use of recycled aggregate concrete
49th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association
Mayuri Wijayasundara, Robert Crawford, Priyan Mendis
A framework for the integrated cost-benefit analysis of the use of recycled aggregate concrete in structural applications.
A chapter on Recycled Concrete: Encyclopedia of Renewable and Sustainable Materials
Women’s Global Leadership Summit – 2021
Hosted by: CIMA APAC
“Circular Economy – the role of management accounts and how to get prepared.”
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Workshop : SustainCore – 2021
Hosted by: University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
“Sustainable Supply Chain Management and Green Procurement.”
Webinar : Green Building Council of Sri Lanka – 2021
Hosted by: Green Building Council of Sri Lanka
“Policy decision making in the construction industry – Evaluating alternatives towards a circular economy.”
Online CIMA APAC Webinar – 2021
Hosted by: CIMA APAC
“Circular economy, how it affects business and how it can influence managerial decision making.”
Online International Conference & Exhibition: India Construction week – 2020
Hosted by: Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC) India, and Indian Society for Trenchless Technology (IndSTT).
“Strategies for the construction industry post-COVID-19.”
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Virtual Conference: Circular Economy Symposium – 2020
Hosted by: Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI)
“Opportunities for designing waste and pollution, increase in total value ration and designing distribution models to get product value back.”
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Webinar: Resource Circulation and Industrial Ecology – 2020
Hosted by: Lanka Responsible Care Council in association with INSEE Ecocycle Lanka Pty Ltd.
“Global best practice case studies on implementing principles of a circular economy”
WasteQ Conference – Towoomba
“Understanding buyer needs and their behaviour in purchasing secondary products from recovered resources.”
Waste Expo – 2019
Hosted by: Waste360
“Understanding Buyer Behaviour to Encourage Purchase of Waste-Derived Products.”