Professor Liming Dai is a world leader in carbon nanomaterials research and development. He holds 18 international patents with a remarkable commercialisation track record. Early in his career, he was a co-inventor of two patents at CSIRO that have subsequently become global successes for extended-wear contact lenses and contributed to the security features of polymer banknotes. 

Professor Dai discovered a rubber conduction mechanism, enabling the development of materials now used for flexible, wearable electronics. He pioneered vertically aligned carbon nanotubes, which have a vast array of technology applications including miniaturised touch sensors. He also developed revolutionary carbon-based electrocatalysts, opening up new pathways for greener renewable energy production. 

He established the ARC Centre of Excellence for Carbon Science and Innovation, a flagship national program to develop advanced carbon technology with a focus on enabling emissions reduction. 

Professor Dai is a multi-award-winning researcher and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, the US National Academy of Inventors, and the European Academy of Sciences.

Professor Liming Dai is a pioneer and leader in carbon nanomaterials R&D who has developed advanced vertically-aligned carbon nanotubes for global commercialisation. He is Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Carbon Science and Innovation; a $35M national flagship program to develop advanced carbon nanomaterials/technologies for clean energy generation and green chemical production to reduce/eliminate carbon emissions, including collaboration with leading companies (e.g. Rio Tinto) for technology translation and commercialisation. A global authority in his field, who has extensively patented his work and engaged closely with industry to ensure effective translation, he’d be a valuable addition to the Fellowship.