Ep 42 How Algae is going to Change our Future | Professor Navid Moheimani

About this episode

Professor Navid Moheimani discusses the potential of algae to address major global challenges.

Professor Navid Moheimani is a leading algal biotechnologist at Murdoch University and a global authority on microalgae, working at the forefront of sustainable innovation across energy, agriculture, and environmental management. His research explores how some of the smallest organisms on Earth, algae, can solve some of our biggest challenges, from producing oxygen and biofuels to transforming waste into valuable resources. Through pioneering work in algal cultivation and large-scale ap...

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Host: Kurt Krispyn

Guest: Professor Navid Moheimani

Topics covered

• algae
• sustainable innovation
• microalgae
• biofuels
• environmental management

Keywords

• algal biotechnologist
• sustainable energy
• agriculture
• waste transformation
• oxygen production

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Organizations: Murdoch University

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