Aaron Thornton

Background

About Aaron Thornton

Dr Aaron William Thornton is a Principal Research Scientist at CSIRO and Senior Lecturer at Southern Cross University. Specialising in Mathematics, Dr Thornton is at the forefront of his field, developing novel and innovative solutions across many sectors, including Chemistry, Materials, Engineering, Computer Science and Biology. Uniquely bridging the gap between fundamental science, research and industry, Dr Thornton is leading the launch of start-up MOFWORX. He has training in Silicon Valley with Venture Capital in Energy transition, Healthcare and Digital. Dr Thornton’s research has been published in Nature, Nature Materials, Energy & Environmental Science and other high-profile journals. He has established commercial relationships with Air Liquide and multiple academic relationships as a Scholar with the University of California Berkeley, Chimie ParisTech, Hanyang University South Korea, University of Cambridge UK and the National Technical University of Athens. Dr Thornton has served as the President of the Membrane Society of Australasia and currently serves on the Editorial Board for the American Chemical Society Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research.