Ludovic (ludo) Dumee

Element Zero

Biography

Ludovic (ludo) Dumee is the Chief Science Officer of Element Zero (EZ), an innovative tech company focused on resource recovery and green metal production, based in Perth, Australia. Prior to joining EZ, Ludo has worked for over 15 years as an academic in Australia and the UAE across various research and teaching institutions. His research is focused on cost-effective separation technologies and materials development, including membranes, catalysts and adsorbents, for liquid and gas purification. Ludo is a passionate chemical/materials engineer, working with his team on control materials architectures and porosity from the nano to the macro scales. He has published over 250 peer reviewed article since graduating in 2012. He held several leadership positions in research centers at Khalifa University, within the Research and Innovation Center on Graphene and Nanomaterials, as well as the Research and Innovation Center on Co2 and Hydrogen (RIC), leading industry engagement and outreach activities as well as decarbonization development strategies. He currently holds a joint industry/academic portfolio leading and supporting research projects in Australia, China and the UAE. To date, he has gathered and directly managed over 25 M AUD of funding, and led multiple major projects on atmospheric water generation, resource recovery and decarbonization. He loves hiking, diving and a good gig.