Research themes

Through the collaboration of industry with academia, NIER delivers solutions across four thematic research areas that are of increasing global and regional importance.

Resource Productivity & Efficiency

Resource Productivity & Efficiency

Solutions to important challenges facing the mining, minerals, gas and water resource sectors.

  • Advanced Particle Beneficiation
  • Iron Ore Sintering, Cokemaking, Conventional & Low-Carbon Ironmaking
  • Bulk Solids Handling & Transport
  • Geotechnical Analysis & Materials Characterisation
Energy Technologies & Utilisation

Energy Technologies & Utilisation

Driven by economic and environmental challenges with the goal of increasing efficiency and reducing greenhouse gases.

  • Low Emission Energy Technologies
  • Renewable Energy Systems, Efficiency & Storage
  • Fuels, Materials & Energy Utilisation
Advanced Materials for Industrial Innovation

Advanced Materials for Industrial Innovation

Untapping the potential for next generation low cost sustainable applications.

  • Electrochemistry & Materials Engineering
  • Advanced Nanomaterials
  • Organic Electronics
Sustainability & Security for Regional Resilience

Sustainability & Security for Regional Resilience

Balancing environmental, community and economic activity in resource intensive regions.

  • Water, Soil & Climate
  • Land Use Management, Environmental Remediation & Social Impacts
  • Food & Agriculture
  • Coastal & Marine Science
  • Resources Health & Safety

The infographic below, which includes some of the solutions above, shows the breadth of NIER's sustainable footprint across the food, water, energy and resources sectors and interlinked supply chains, applicable both locally and throughout the world. Watch this video for more information on how NIER's solutions are futureproofing these vital industries.

For more detail on NIER's specific research capabilities, read our Technical Prospectus.

Sustainable Solutions

This infographic includes some of the solutions above to show the breadth of NIER's sustainable footprint across the food, water, energy and resources sectors and interlinked supply chains, applicable both locally and throughout the world. Watch this video for more information on how NIER's solutions are futureproofing these vital industries.

For more detail on NIER's specific research capabilities, read our Technical Prospectus.

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Sustainable Solutions Infographic