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Professor Joselito Razal serves as the Director of the ARC Research Hub for Future Fibres at Deakin University. The mission of the Hub is to facilitate a transformation in the fibre industry by collaborating with a network of companies and peak bodies. This collaboration aims to bring functional fibre materials to the marketplace while integrating sustainability considerations throughout the supply chain. Prof Razal also leads the Future Fibres Group at the Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, boasting a membership of over 100 research academics and PhD students. His team is engaged in crucial aspects of advanced fibre materials, ranging from the design of raw materials and formulations to the advancement of sustainable processes, spinning technologies, cutting-edge textiles, and applications. Recently, his group gained custodianship of a nationally unique and critically important array of fibres and textile equipment from CSIRO, now consolidated within the newly launched Future Fibres Facility. This equipment array enables the group to possess nearly complete capability for multiscale, proof-of-concept testing of materials and processes for circular fibre innovation. The ongoing support from the Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF) provides Deakin with the opportunity to take full charge of this research theme in a highly collaborative ecosystem. In recognition of his pioneering contributions, Prof Razal has received multiple Australian Research Council Fellowships, as well as an Endeavour Executive Fellowship.

Professor Joselito Razal serves as the Director of the ARC Research Hub for Future Fibres at Deakin University. The mission of the Hub is to facilitate a transformation in the fibre industry by collaborating with a network of companies and peak bodies. This collaboration aims to bring functional fibre materials to the marketplace while integrating sustainability considerations throughout the supply chain. Prof Razal also leads the Future Fibres Group at the Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, boasting a membership of over 100 research academics and PhD students. His team is engaged in crucial aspects of advanced fibre materials, ranging from the design of raw materials and formulations to the advancement of sustainable processes, spinning technologies, cutting-edge textiles, and applications. Recently, his group gained custodianship of a nationally unique and critically important array of fibres and textile equipment from CSIRO, now consolidated within the newly launched Future Fibres Facility. This equipment array enables the group to possess nearly complete capability for multiscale, proof-of-concept testing of materials and processes for circular fibre innovation. The ongoing support from the Australian National Fabrication Facility (ANFF) provides Deakin with the opportunity to take full charge of this research theme in a highly collaborative ecosystem. In recognition of his pioneering contributions, Prof Razal has received multiple Australian Research Council Fellowships, as well as an Endeavour Executive Fellowship.

Dr Dylan Hegh manages the operations of the Deakin Hub of ANFF VIC. He operates and maintains a suite of fibre production and characterisation equipment including Melt-, Electro-, and Wet-spinning at the Institute of Frontier Materials (IFM)