
Meet the Team
ACCSA SAF is led by Professor Shane Zhang, who has over a decade of experience in sustainable aviation and Australia–China cooperation.
Prof Yahua (Shane) Zhang
School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
Adelaide University
Professor Zhang leads the Australia–China Cooperation for Sustainable Aviation (ACCSA) project, building on the successful 2024–2026 UniSA SAF programme. His research advances aviation sustainability and transport economics, and supports bilateral SAF collaboration between Australia and China.

Industry Professor of Clean Energy with over 20 years of international leadership in energy, resources and investment. Former General Manager of Hydrogen and Clean Fuels at entX, and previously held senior roles at Santos, Beach Energy, Qantas Airways and ExxonMobil across Australia, Asia and Europe.

PhD from the Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia. Specialises in economic and policy analysis of the aviation, transport and maritime sectors, with two books and over 60 peer-reviewed papers. Founding Co-Editor-in-Chief of Transport Economics and Management.

PhD in Transport and Logistics from UBC’s Sauder School of Business; formerly Associate Professor at UIBE Beijing. Author of over 100 articles and named among the World’s Top 2% Scientists (Stanford, 2023–2024). Advises China’s State Council and the CAAC on transport policy.

PhD in Economics from Monash University, with undergraduate and Master’s degrees from Wuhan University. Her research focuses on sustainability and diversity, leading UN Women and Australian government-funded projects on gender equality. A regular commentator for SBS Mandarin, ABC and China Daily.

PhD in Finance from the University of South Australia, with prior banking experience at Bank of China and China Merchants Bank. Research interests span banking, corporate governance and FinTech. Recipient of the 2025 Research Excellence Award and UniSA Teaching Excellence Awards in 2023 and 2024.

Oversees energy projects and provides evidence-based advice to NSW Ministers on energy, environment and sustainability. A UNSW chemical engineering graduate who has worked across the water and energy sectors, he supports Australia–China SAF collaboration through the Australia–Asia Sustainable Aviation Fuel Alliance (AASAF).
Led by Adelaide University · Funded by NFACR