February 28, 2025
We are pleased to welcome two new Program Leaders to FEnEx CRC; Professor Peta Ashworth OAM will be taking the helm for Program 4: Market and Sector Development and Dr Corey Baker will be taking the lead for Program 1: Efficient LNG Value Chains program.
Peta Ashworth: Professor Peta Ashworth OAM is the Director of Curtin University’s Institute for Energy Transition. She is a renowned expert in energy, communication, stakeholder engagement, and technology assessment. Professor Ashworth has researched public attitudes towards climate and energy technologies, including wind, carbon capture and storage (CCS), solar photovoltaic, storage, geothermal and hydrogen, for almost two decades. An accomplished speaker and educator, she actively promotes energy literacy globally and contributes to policy briefings and educational events.
Prior to joining Curtin University, Professor Ashworth was the Director of the Andrew N. Liveris Academy for Innovation and Leadership, and Chair in Sustainable Energy Futures at The University of Queensland (UQ). She was also Chair of the Queensland Hydrogen Taskforce and is a member of CSIRO Hydrogen Mission Advisory Board. Professor Ashworth brings over thirty years’ experience working in a range of senior management, consulting and research roles.
Corey Baker: Corey Baker is a Chartered Chemical Engineer with over a decade of experience in the energy sector. He holds a PhD in Chemical and Process Engineering from the University of Western Australia, where he specialised in Advanced Thermodynamics in natural gas systems. His doctoral research led to the publication of seven papers and the development of ThermoFAST https://lnkd.in/gtkq_FZt, a multiphase equilibrium calculator for natural gas and LNG, which is now widely used in both research and industry.
Dr Baker has over seven years of operational experience across offshore conventional oil & gas, oil refining, LNG, decarbonisation, and decommissioning. His roles have included facility surveillance, supply chain optimisation, and management system engineering. Currently, he supports several Oil & Gas Joint Ventures in Australia, in both commercial and technical capacities. Passionate about advancing the energy sector, Dr. Baker combines his research and development expertise with industry insight to drive innovation and operational excellence.
We would also like to take the opportunity to thank the inaugural Program Leaders Vishnu Pareek (Program 1), Cameron Newton and Amisha Mehta (Program 4) for their time and effort ensuring the successful start-up of our CRC.