We’re excited to share that Peter has been awarded a 2025 ARC Future Fellowship! ✨😊

This highly competitive mid-career award from the Australian Research Council supports outstanding researchers leading projects of national and international importance.

Backed by $1.13 million in funding, the Fellowship will enable Peter to advance a new research program on engineering biocatalytic nanostructures that function inside living cells. These nano-scale systems are designed to act as precision tools, driving complex chemical transformations in highly targeted environments.

The project aims to establish a versatile, cell-compatible nanotechnology platform to support sustainable production of high-value biotechnological products, such as therapeutic proteins, antibodies and biofuels. Applications span across biomedicine, agriculture, sustainable food production and biomanufacturing.

While the Fellowship recognises Peter’s leadership, it reflects years of collaborative effort. A huge thank you to all current and former lab members, our fantastic collaborators, and the wider UNSW community for their contributions and support.

Congratulations also to our UNSW Engineering colleagues Xin Cao and Meead Saberi on their Future Fellowship success, and to all the recipients recognised across Australia in this year’s round!

🔗 UNSW announcement

🔗 ARC media release

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