Andrew Harris

Dr Harris is experienced in renewable energy, sustainability, biomimicry, nanotechnology, process engineering and the hydrogen energy economy. He is the Director of the Engineering Excellence Group within Laing O'Rourke's internal engineering and innovation team. Laing O'Rourke is one of the world's largest privately owned engineering and construction companies, with annual revenues of $8 billion, 15,000 staff and operations in Europe, North America, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. The Engineering Excellence Group was established to be a global centre of excellence, to transform Laing O'Rourke's capabilities through strategic innovation, research and development, and enhanced technical performance. Dr Harris is also Professor of Chemical and Bimolecular Engineering at the University of Sydney and Co-Director of the Laboratory for Sustainable Technology, the state of art laboratory where Hazer has established its core development activities for the Hazer Process. Dr Harris was the youngest ever professor of Chemical Engineering appointed at the University of Sydney. Dr Harris was also previously the Chief Technology Officer of Zenogen Pty Ltd, a Sydney-based hydrogen production technology company, and was a co-founder of Oak Nano, a University of Sydney start-up commercialising novel carbon nanotube technology. Oak Nano designed and built the largest carbon nanotube production facility in the southern hemisphere. He is a member of the Risk committee.