Michael
H. Smith - TNEP Research Director
 Michael
H. Smith is a co-author and co-editor of The
Natural Advantage of Nations (Earthscan 2005)
and is the Research Director for The Natural Edge Project
(TNEP). Michael completed a double major Science degree
in Chemistry and Mathematics from the University of
Melbourne. In his honours year at the University of
Sydney, he conducted research into alternatives to ozone
layer destroying chemicals. He then moved to Canberra
to research atmospheric chemistry with Professor Michael
Collins at the Australian National University. After
co-founding TNEP, Michael changed Ph.D topic and recently
submitted to ANU on "Advancing and Resolving the Great
Sustainability Debates" co supervised by ANU's Professor
Steve Dovers.
Michael and
the team from TNEP have developed a range of projects
focused on education and training for sustainable development,
including working with Universities, Professional Bodies,
Government Agencies, Companies, Schools and touring
international keynote speakers.
In 2005, TNEP
was announced the winner of the prestigious Banksia
Award for Environmental Leadership, Education and Training
for The Natural Advantage of Nations, and the training
program, Engineering Sustainable Solutions Program.
In 2006, Michael
was seconded as a Departmental Visitor to ANU's Centre
for Resource and Environmental Studies as a representative
of TNEP to work on capacity building material, under
funding from the CSIRO Energy Transformed Flagship in
collaboration with Griffith University, and other TNEP
partners.
Michael represents
TNEP on the editorial board for CSIRO ECOS magazine
and Engineers Australia's Sustainability Committee.
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