Staff profile

Lauren Burns
Program Director, Green Carbon Industries
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.
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