Chris Greening is an award-winning Professor of Microbiology and the Director of the Global Change Program at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. He is known for discovering microbes and enzymes can convert air into energy, with implications for addressing global challenges in climate, health, and biodiversity. In addition to his groundbreaking fundamental research, he has extensively partnered with the agricultural, waste, and energy industries to use microbes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and is a chief investigator of the transdisciplinary research-to-action programs "Revitalizing Informal Settlements and their Environments (RISE)" and "Securing Antarctica’s Environmental Future (SAEF)". Chris has published over 120 high-impact papers (e.g. in Nature and Cell), secured over $60 million in competitive funding, and mentored multiple early-career researchers who now run independent programs. His research was recognized with the Prime Minister's Prize for Life Scientist of the Year in 2023. Chris is a graduate of the University of Oxford and the University of Otago.