
Prof. Guan Heng Yeoh
Dr. Guan Heng is the Director of two major centres in Australia’s fire safety engineering landscape: the Australian Research Council Training Centre for Fire Retardant Materials and Safety Technologies and Australian Research Council Research Hub for Fire Resilience Infrastructure, Assets and Safety Advancements.
He manages significant industry focused fire research projects including the development of carbon materials, green and durable polymer composites, next generation fire suppression technologies, rapid responsive sensors and early detection systems, and new flammability tests for compliance with fire safety regulatory standards.
He has received numerous awards including winner of the KCA Australasian Research Commercialisation Awards 2024 in the category of Best Industry Research Collaboration, joint winner of the Australian Financial Award 2024 in the category of Research Commercialisation, winner of the inaugural Shaping Australia Awards 2023 in the category of Problem Solver Award, the Brennan Medal 2009 for the best book publication from the Institute of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) Award and NASA Award on novel research work in solidification in microgravity environment in 1992.
He was also the Australian entrant for FSI FIRECOAT in the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering CAETS Communication Prize 2023.
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