Andrew Ball, RMIT University Australia

Andrew S. Ball is Director of the ARC Training Centre for the Transformation of Australia’s Biosolids Resource, Distinguished Professor at RMIT University, Melbourne, and Solving Plastic waste CRC Program Leader. Andrew has a wealth of research and teaching expertise at an international level. Among other things, Andrew’s research has focused on mitigating the risks of microplastics in agricultural soils. Previously Director of the Centre for Environmental Sustainability and Remediation at RMIT University and Flinders Bioremediation in Adelaide, Andrew has worked in the areas of soil microbiology, environmental pollution and biogeochemical cycling for 40 years, publishing over 300 peer reviewed articles.