Our team

Our team

RMIT Europe's team connects Australian and European innovation and talent.

RMIT Europe's team connects Australian and European innovation and talent.

Executive Team

Professor Marta Fernandez – Executive Director

Karen Matthews – Associate Director, Planning & Engagement

Mirko Faccini – Associate Director, Research and Innovation Partnerships

Professor Laurene Vaughan – Research Director

Clara Caminal – Senior Manager, Research Projects Office

Arnau Morell – Senior Manager, Finance & Operations

Angela Vargas – Senior Manager, HR Strategy

Research and Innovation Partnerships

Javier Gravalos – Senior Manager Innovation Partnerships

Cindy Moncada – Entrepreneurial Program Lead

Carola Vega – Sustainability Leadership Program Manager

Daniel Hilhorst – Business Development Advisor

Paula Folino – Program Assistant

Engagement

Huong Nguyen – Communications and Engagement Manager

Jordi Segarra Farnell – Engagement Officer

Lily Casey – Communications Assistant

Hannah Tribe – Research Communications Manager

Julia Klajnowska – Research Communications Assistant

Research Projects Office

Dr Craig Richmond – Grants Manager

Abigail Meuli – Grants Officer

Francesca Arcara – Grants Coordinator

Maela Pascullo – Project Manager (AuSpire)

Kinga Kónya – Project Manager (REDI)

Pauline Rasera – Project Manager (AUFRANDE)

Èlia Vallejos Formatgé – Project Manager (DREAM+PLAN)

Paula Niño Sánchez – Project Assistant

Nel Sumner – Research Projects Office Assistant

Education

Tallulah Forrest – Education Partnerships Manager

Anna Munro – Education Partnerships Manager

Mariël Koerhuis – Senior Project Manager

Spiros Soulis – Senior Advisor, Education

Clara Vila Gonzalez-Pinto – Education Partnerships Assistant

Operations

Ioana Marin – Executive Assistant

Florencia Sanchez – Accounting Coordinator

Beatriz Rebelo – Junior Accountant

Love Emefa Blebu-Honu – Operations Assistant

Researchers

Professor Vincent Pettigrove – Academic Fellow STEM

Dr. Bhavna Middha – Senior Research Fellow (Urban Research)

Nevelina Pachova – Research & Innovation Advisor / Research Fellow (BOLSTER)

Dr Gabriela Irrazabal – Research Fellow (IDEAHL)

Dr Beatriz Pineda – Research Fellow (Cultural-E)

Dr Stefano Piccardo – Postdoctoral Fellow (ALCOAT)

Adriana Verán – Research Fellow (BOLSTER)

Dr Quentin Schmid – Postdoctoral Fellow (DIAMETER)

Dr Hossein Moradi – Research Fellow (C2IMPRESS)

Postdoctoral and PhD researchers

Sophie Altrock – Early Stage Researcher (EINST4INE)

Indrė Taurosevičiutė-Ribikauskė – Junior Researcher (EINST4INE)

Keshava Boorgula – PhD Candidate (ALCOAT)

Alberto Imberti – PhD Candidate (CoDesign4Transitions)

Claudia Zampella – PhD Candidate (CoDesign4Transitions)

RMIT Europe Board

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