Rate My Professor Bradley Williams

Professor Bradley Williams served as Pro Vice-Chancellor (University Impact) at the University of Wollongong from October 2023 to December 2024. He holds an MSc and PhD in Organic Chemistry from the University of Johannesburg. His principal research area is sustainable chemistry, with a passion for translating research into value and benefits for society and the environment. As a senior academic in South Africa, he collaborated with Sasol on two world-first commercialisations of process improvements at a 100,000 tons per annum scale, attracting investments exceeding US$500 million and reducing negative environmental impacts. In 2011, he moved to New Zealand to lead a commercial research endeavour in the high value food sector, managing over 200 industry-focused projects that resulted in two spin-out companies and six new product lines, while also uplifting internal research capabilities and engaging strategically with industry and government.