Matthew Hill

Professor, Head of Department - Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University, Australia

Professor Matthew Hill PSM GAICD is Head of Department - Materials Science and Engineering at Monash University, with 18 years of experience leading clean and renewable energy research. He has managed 54 projects totaling $38M AUD for government and industry.

Matthew earned his PhD at UNSW, focusing on chemical vapour deposition of perovskite thin films. He joined CSIRO's Division of Materials Science and Engineering, advancing applied research in porous materials with Dr. Anita Hill.

Since 2016, Matthew has held a joint appointment with Monash Chemical and Biological Engineering, and served as deputy head of department from 2021 to 2024. He has received awards including the ATSE Solomon Award for Industry-Research Collaboration, an ARC Future Fellowship, the Public Service Medal, and the Prime Minister’s Prize for Science - Physical Scientist of the Year.

He has authored over 160 papers, holds 20 patents, and contributed to 44 commercial reports, with more than 11,000 citations and an h-index of 55. His current research focuses on lithium-sulfur and organic redox flow batteries, hydrogen purification membranes, ion-selective membrane transport, direct air oxygen capture, porous liquids, magnetic induction swing adsorption, reverse electrodialysis, plastic upcycling, liquid organic hydrogen carriers, and direct air carbon dioxide capture, addressing industry challenges in chemical production, hydrogen economy, space technology, carbon utilization, circular economy, and defense sectors.