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Professor Kate Nguyen has been leading research on novel construction materials and advanced construction solutions for sustainability and fire safety.

Kate is currently the Deputy Head (Research and Innovation) of the Department of Civil and Infrastructure Engineering and the leader of RMIT's Innovative Fire and Facade Engineering Group.  Prof Nguyen is proud to be the first researcher in Civil Engineering to receive the Australia - New Zealand L'OREAL-UNESCO For Women in Science Fellowship (2020). She was the second female engineer in Australia to be awarded the Batterham Medal for Engineering Excellence by the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering. Prof Nguyen was named in The Australian’s 2021 Research magazine as Australia’s top researcher in composite materials. She was awarded the Victoria Young Tall Poppy Award in 2023 by the Australian Institute of Policy and Science (AIPS).