Resources Technology and Critical Minerals Trailblazer
Accelerating innovation, commercialisation and research in the resources technology and critical minerals sector.
Transforming the resources sector
The Resources Technology and Critical Minerals Trailblazer aims to meet the needs and future aspirations of the resources industry.
It will transform the way industry, academia and researchers work together to support the start-up and growth of Australian businesses in the resources sector to become more agile and industry engaged.
The Trailblazer will build capability and value in key priority areas of the resources technology and critical minerals sectors such as rare earths and lithium processing, mine waste management, energy value chain and enable digitisation of resources operations to optimise productivity.
Focus areas
The Trailblazer's research focuses around key areas:
University transformation
- Innovation masterclasses
- Industry customer reviews
Technology readiness
- Advancing TRL grants
- Earlier industry engagement in research
Commercialisation
- Commercial readiness assessment
- Business coaching
Find out more
To learn more about the Trailblazer and see how you can get involved, visit the website.
Our trailblazer team
Trailblazer lead for UQ
Professor Rick Valenta
r.valenta@uq.edu.au
Industry Professor, Commercialisation
Leigh Staines
leigh.staines@uq.edu.au
Senior Project Support Officer
Amanda Jones
amanda.jones@uq.edu.au
Commercialisation and Business Development Manager
Andrew Miller
a.miller@uniquest.com.au
Our partners
The Resources Technology and Critical Minerals Trailblazer is led by Curtin University, in partnership with UQ, James Cook University and industry partners across Australia, with support from the Australian Government Department of Education through the Trailblazers Universities Program.