DrMelita Jazbec
Research Director
Institute for Sustainable Futures
Orcid identifier0000-0001-6614-8962 (opens in a new tab)
- Research DirectorInstitute for Sustainable Futures
- +61 421 773 697 (Mobile)
- University of Technology Sydney, Institute for Sustainable Futures, PO Box 123 Broadway, Sydney, NSW, 2007, Australia
FUNDED RESEARCH
Circular economy systems analysis and modelling;
Waste and resource recovery strategy development;
Organics and anaerobic digestion assessment;
Carbon and life‑cycle emissions analysis;
Precinct‑scale circular economy planning;
Policy analysis and program evaluation;
Chemical kinetics and reaction mechanism development;
Computational fluid dynamics and process modelling
FUNDED RESEARCH
- CONTRACT RESEARCH[25393] Illawara CircularIllawarra Shoalhaven Joint Organisation1 Jun 2026 - 30 Jun 2027People funded by this grant:
- Jazbec M,
- Florin N,
- Talwar S,
- Chen Z,
- Jazbec M
- CONTRACT RESEARCH[26027] QLD waste data survey reviewIpsos Pty Ltd12 Mar 2026 - 30 Jun 2026People funded by this grant:
- Jazbec M,
- Florin N
- SCHOLARSHIP[25468] Circular Economy Entry Standards PhD (linked to 22183 SPW CRC)SOLVING PLASTIC WASTE CRC LTD1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2028People funded by this grant:
- Jazbec M,
- Giurco D,
- Vahldieck M
- SCHOLARSHIP[26121] Pathway for soft plastics PhD (linked to 22183 SPW CRC)SOLVING PLASTIC WASTE CRC LTD1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2028People funded by this grant:
- Jazbec M
- CONTRACT RESEARCH[25465] Livestock industry in AustraliaWorld Animal Protection1 Dec 2025 - 30 Jun 2026People funded by this grant:
- White S,
- Cordell D,
- Atherton A,
- Jazbec M,
- Cheung H
- CONTRACT RESEARCH[24378] Low embodied carbon materials for BASIXNSW Department of Planning, Housing, and Infrastructure DPHI (previously NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment)3 Jun 2025 - 30 Jun 2026People funded by this grant:
- McGee C,
- Feenstra M,
- Jazbec M
- CONTRACT RESEARCH[24358] Community Housing Megatrends to 2050Community Housing Industry Association NSW (NSW FEDERATION OF HOUSING ASSOCIATIONS INC)27 Jan 2025 - 30 Jun 2025People funded by this grant:
- GRANTSolving Plastic Waste CRC [22183] Secondment of Damien GuircoSOLVING PLASTIC WASTE CRC LTD1 Jul 2024 - 30 Jun 2034People funded by this grant:
- CONTRACT RESEARCH[24225] Organix24 Researcher WorkshopUniversity of Leeds24 Jun 2024 - 29 Nov 2024People funded by this grant:
- Cordell D,
- Kohlitz J,
- Roods J,
- Jazbec M,
- Niklas S
- CONTRACT RESEARCHOptimising Organic Waste and Cultivating Circularity for Australian Agriculture [24084]AgriFutures Australia RDC31 May 2024 - 31 Aug 2025People funded by this grant:
- Cordell D,
- Sharpe S,
- Liu A,
- Madden B,
- Nakamichi MN
- GRANTA-LIST Delivery Partner - Agriculture Leaders in Sustainability Thinking [24019]NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change4 Apr 2024 - 30 Jun 2028People funded by this grant:
- Cordell D,
- Berry F,
- Lee C,
- Shore K,
- Lengelsen-Brown S
- CONTRACT RESEARCHRenewable Energy Superpower Campaign [23234]SGS ECONOMICS AND PLANNING PTY LTD9 Oct 2023 - 27 Nov 2023People funded by this grant:
- Briggs C,
- Jazbec M,
- Feenstra M,
- Gill J,
- Zhou T
- TEACHING AND LEARNING PROJECTAus Awards India Course on CE, CC, WRM, Groundwater 2023 [23188]DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS & TRADE2 Oct 2023 - 29 Dec 2023People funded by this grant:
- Fane S,
- Grant M,
- Mukheibir P,
- Turner A,
- Jazbec M
- CONTRACT RESEARCHUNICEF Innovation Hub Position PaperUnited Nations Children’s Fund4 Aug 2023 - 30 Mar 2024People funded by this grant:
- Grant M,
- Jazbec M
- TEACHING AND LEARNING PROJECTShort course CE Water India [23053]SCOPE GLOBAL PTY LTD1 May 2023 - 31 May 2023People funded by this grant:
- Willetts J,
- Sharpe S,
- Mukheibir P,
- Sivagurunathan V,
- Grant M
- CONTRACT RESEARCHIndustry Workforce Development Plans - Recycling [23082]SGS ECONOMICS AND PLANNING PTY LTD28 Mar 2023 - 30 Jun 2023People funded by this grant:
- Barreto Lara H,
- Briggs C,
- Jazbec M
- CONTRACT RESEARCHATCO Pumped Hydro Storage Employment [22141]SGS ECONOMICS AND PLANNING PTY LTD29 Aug 2022 - 30 Nov 2022People funded by this grant:
- Rutovitz J,
- Langdon S,
- Briggs C,
- Jazbec M
- GRANTBattery Materials for a Circular Economy: Advancing Certification and Improving Life-Cycle Impacts for Market Advantage - 18052FUTURE BATTERY INDUSTRIES CRC LIMITED1 Nov 2020 - 1 May 2025People funded by this grant:
- Giurco D,
- Dominish E,
- Jazbec M,
- Northey S,
- Rutovitz J
- GRANTAWA Circular Economy Masterclass Program [19031]Australian Water Association7 Oct 2019 - 7 May 2019
- CONTRACT RESEARCHOrganix19 - Organics Management in a Circular Economy [18016]NSW Environmental Protection Agency8 Apr 2019 - 14 Jun 2019People funded by this grant: