Staff profile
Lauren Burns
Director
Dr Lauren Burns is an expert researcher working at the intersection of engineering, climate, and energy policy. She previously served as a TSI Director during its establishment phase. Before that she spent 15 years in the aerospace industry, advancing sustainable technologies in hybrid-electric aircraft development at Swedish OEM Heart Aerospace and Seattle-based start-up Zunum Aero. She began her career at Boeing Aerostructures Australia and is the lead inventor on two granted patents. She holds a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from RMIT University and was awarded an Amelia Earhart Fellowship.
Work
Cleaner Fuels Program
The Superpower Institute's submission to the Australian Government’s Cleaner Fuels Program (CFP) Consultation.
How Australia can break its foreign fuel dependence
Australia can lift its fuel security from 17 per cent today to 87 per cent in 2040 by focusing efforts on electrification and low-carbon liquid fuels.
