Dr Bede Mickan is microbial generalist (more on that later), based out of the University of Western Australia. After dropping out of school in year 11, Bede went on to complete a Bachelors degree, followed by a Masters and a PhD. Bede finished his PhD in 2016 and went straight into the position of research and development manager for Richgro garden products, and has brought scientific understanding to commercialisation at a national level. Bede's research themes fall under;

Generating value from waste,

Developing the biorefinery, and

Climate change (water stress, carbon sequestration.)

Bede also gives back to the next generation of scientists through his role at the university. 

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