Congratulations to Dr Xiaomin Xu, from the WA School of Mines: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering, for being the recipient of the 2023 Curtin University Aspire Award.

Dr Xu’s research allows the conversion of electricity from renewable sources such as solar and wind into chemical energy stored in chemicals and fuels such as hydrogen and hydrocarbon. As part of receiving the Aspire Award, Dr Xu will be attending the 24th International Conference on Solid State Ionics (SSI-24) which will be held in July 2024 in London. 

You can watch more about Dr Xu’s Aspire Award journey here.

Eleven of Western Australia’s exceptional researchers, academics and professionals have today been announced as the recipients of Business Events Perth’s 2023 Aspire Awards and will receive travel grants supporting their attendance at an international conference. For the past two decades Business Events Perth has been recognising Western Australia’s brightest minds through the Aspire Awards program.

The WA recipients will showcase their expertise on a global stage, network with like-minded professionals and explore new avenues for collaboration, research, innovation and trade. To read more about Aspire Awards visit their website at businesseventsperth.com