Dr Hong (Marco) Peng is now an Amplify Senior Lecturer at School of Chemical Engineering, the University of Queensland (UQ). He gained his PhD degree in Chemical Engineering at UQ with OZ Minerals Award for Excellent Thesis (2014). He had also the industry experience as a chemical engineer at Olympic Dam site and Newcastle Technology centre, BHP Billiton (2006-2009).

His research focuses on fundamental aspects of chemical engineering processes, with a specialization in unlocking nucleation and crystallization phenomena with projects on utilization of waste resource as functional materials for critical metals and carbon capture & utilization. Dr Peng is CI for ARC Research Hub for PVRS and ARC Training Centre for the Global Hydrogen Economy and the recipient of the prestigious Advance Queensland Industry Research Fellowships (Both Early and Middle Career).