Matthew J Watson

Matthew Watson is a Professor of Chemical and Process Engineering in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Canterbury. He is the Director of the Biomolecular Interaction Centre (https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/bic/) a multi-disciplinary research centre dedicated to the study of molecular interactions critical to biological function. He is a Fellow of Engineering NZ, a Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers and a member of the Royal Society of NZ. Matthew holds minority ownership and advisory positions at Nilo (https://www.nilo.world/) a plastics recycling technology company, and Aspiring Materials (https://www.aspiringmaterials.com/) a minerals processing and decarbonisation company. His research focusses on using renewably generated electricity to decarbonise heavy industry including ammonia, cement, steel, and other metals. Matthew is the driving force behind Tree Syrup Aotearoa (https://www.treesyrup.nz/), which aims to produce maple and birch syrups in NZ. He teaches Foundations of Engineering to a class of more than 1000 first-year students, and coordinates the final year design projects for chemical engineering students. His research profile can be found here: https://profiles.canterbury.ac.nz/Matt-James-Watson