Tim Ryley joined Griffith University in 2015 as the inaugural Professor of Aviation. He has over twenty-five years of transport research experience across UK and Australian universities. Prof. Ryley’s research has typically been industry-linked, multi-disciplinary, and problem-based, increasingly focusing on the environmental aspects of aviation. Collaborations have taken place with a wide range of industry and Government partners, including major airports and airlines. Prof. Ryley’s current research covers four topical and relevant themes: Firstly, the environmental issues associated with air transport, such as the relationship between aviation and climate change; Secondly, the development of alternative air transport solutions, including the development of electric aircraft; Thirdly, the attitudes and behavior of users in aviation, which covers traveling passengers and pilots learning to fly; Fourthly, the responses to broader transport and civil engineering research challenges, including research into recycling construction and demolition waste.