Prof. Kazuhiro Nogita graduated as an Engineer in Japan in 1990 and worked in the nuclear power industry with Hitachi Ltd. for several years. He was awarded a PhD from Kyushu University in 1997 and has subsequently worked on a variety of research projects, including the development of materials for alternative power industries and environmentally friendly applications. He migrated to Australia in 1999 after accepting a position at the University of Queensland, where he currently holds the title of Professor and Director of the Nihon Superior Centre for the Manufacture of Electronic Materials (NS CMEM) within the School of Mechanical & Mining Engineering, and is a founding manager of The University of Queensland-Kyushu University Oceania Project (“UQ-KU Project”). He is also an invited Professor at Kyushu University and at the University of Malaysia Perlis. Currently, the majority of Prof Nogita’s research is in two major areas, namely lead-free solders for electronic applications and metal-based hydrogen-storage alloys. He holds 19 international patents and has authored over 200 refereed scientific papers. His research has been acknowledged with several awards/fellowships, including the Queensland Government Smart Futures Fellowship.