Our People
Meet the faces behind MC³! Our team are comprised of innovators, gathered together cross-campus from Melbourne and Malaysia to ideate, develop and implement durable and cost-effective carbon dioxide removal technologies to reverse the effects of climate change. Click on our profiles to connect with us on LinkedIn.
Executive Team
Bennet Sam Thomas
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Danial Alyahya
Chief Operations Officer (COO)
Madeleine Buckingham
Chief Technician Officer (CTO)
Biochar Project Team
Drashti Shah
Biochar Project Co-Manager
Muhammad Zaki Bin Zenaidee
Biochar Project Specialist
Natalie Barnes
Biochar Project Co-Manager
Nguyen (Kevin) Le
Biochar Project Specialist
Brianna Jones
Biochar Project Specialist
Nicholas Socic
Biochar Project Specialist
Danny Luong
Biochar Project Specialist
ChemECCO Project Team
Nicholas Marks
ChemECCO Project Manager
Charlotte Collins
ChemECCO Project Specialist
Yash Dave
ChemECCO Project Specialist
Aaron Tong
ChemECCO Project Specialist
Leslie Tan
ChemECCO Project Specialist
Adam Loh
ChemECCO Project Specialist
Will Exon
ChemECCO Project Specialist
Brendan Lim
ChemECCO Project Specialist
Wilson Tsan
ChemECCO Project Specialist
CLT Project Team
Charley Wang
CLT Project Manager
Mihirangi Nanayakkara
CLT Project Specialist
Ziyu (Lucy) Chen
CLT Project Specialist
Dylan Lim
CLT Project Specialist
Mohamed (Zakkey) Mohamed Irshad
CLT Project Specialist
Henry Dickson
CLT Project Specialist
Mohsen Dehganipoodeh
CLT Project Specialist
Kyungho (John) Min
CLT Project Specialist
Taylor Segeal
CLT Project Specialist
DAC Project Team
Jayden Cooke
DAC Project Manager
Hashini Udugoda
DAC Project Specialist
Tao Tao
DAC Project Specialist
Alex Vu
DAC Project Specialist
Jack Bray
DAC Project Specialist
Will Wright
DAC Project Specialist
Dhibasri Chandrakumar
DAC Project Specialist
Matthew Wu
DAC Project Specialist
Dylan Baptist
DAC Project Specialist
Melissa Han
DAC Project Specialist
Forestry Project Team
Nicholas Goode
Forestry Project Manager
Rory Smith
Forestry Project Specialist
Emma Faraone
Forestry Project Specialist
Samuel Swift
Forestry Project Specialist
Jayitaa Sethupathy
Forestry Project Specialist
Will Strachan
Forestry Project Specialist
Kasuni Gunasekera
Forestry Project Specialist
Microalgae Project Team
Joanna Laurence
Microalgae Project Manager
Mahiun Mahin
Microalgae Project Specialist
Adrian Mascia
Microalgae Project Specialist
Mehak Kapoor
Microalgae Project Specialist
Jane Hantanto
Microalgae Project Specialist
Rafael Pezhathummootil
Microalgae Project Specialist
Jayden D’Agostin
Microalgae Project Specialist
Yuan Zhang
Microalgae Project Specialist
Operations Team
Danial Alyahya
Operations Manager
Elle Beltsois
Operations Officer
Casey Chung
Operations Officer
James Raj Narayanan
Operations Officer
Divjhot Singh Anand
Operations Officer
Melissa Han
Operations Officer
Ella Birch
Operations Officer
Riya Chaure
Operations Officer
Marketing Team
Loressa Hem
Marketing Co-Manager
Yin-Chi (Hazel) Liu
Marketing Officer
Wen-Chi (Vicky) Liu
Marketing Co-Manager
Chloe Hsieh
Marketing Officer
Venuki Padukka
Marketing Officer
Our Advisors
Prof. Paul Webley
Professor, Chemical & Biological Engineering,
Director, Woodside Monash Energy Partnership
A/Prof. Akshat Tanksale
A/Professor, Chemical & Biological Engineering,
Carbon Theme Lead, Woodside Monash Energy Partnership