Dr. Gavin Collis completed a double major degree in Organic Chemistry, and Physical and Inorganic Chemistry, with undergraduate courses in Biochemistry, Microbiology and Zoology at the University of Western Australia. He then completed an Honours and PhD in Mechanistic Synthetic Organic Chemistry, studying the synthesis, trapping and characterisation of theoretically interesting highly strained compounds. During this period, he worked with AGC-Woodward Clyde (Perth, WA) and Worsley Alumina (Collie, WA) as an Environmental Consultant and Scientific Researcher. He undertook a post-doctoral fellowship at Massey University (New Zealand), where he focused on designer monomers to create functionalised electroactive conducting polymers for photovoltaic, catalysis and sensor applications. He also spent time at Los Alamos National Laboratory (USA) before returning to Australia at CSIRO.  A significant amount of Gavin's research has focused on developing new materials and processes that are green, safe, sustainable and enable circularity, such as non-chromate inhibitors, eco-friendly flame retardant textiles, lithium-ion battery recycling, and recovery of chemicals from end-of-life from different supply chains (recycling/upcycling) and sensors (Be and PFAS). Gavin has received the prestigious CSIRO OCE Julius Career and Churchill Fellowship Awards for his scientific achievements. Gavin is passionate about circularity, renewable energy, and cross-disciplinary science collaborations.