Hala Zreiqat, is a Payne-Scott Professor of biomedical

engineering at The University of Sydney. The focus of

her lab is on engineering functional synthetic
biomaterials for use in regenerative medicine using
cutting-edge materials, biological and nano techniques,
and novel 3D-printing technologies.
Prof. Zreiqat’s contribution to regenerative medicine
and orthopaedic research has led to a number of
national and international awards, including being
named a Member of the Order of Australia (2019),
2021-2022 Fulbright Senior Scholar; Laureate for the
TAKREEM Foundation 2022 “Scientific &
Technological Achievement”; the 2018 New South
Wales Premier’s Woman of the Year, the King
Abdullah II Order of Distinction of the Second Class
(2018), Radcliffe Fellow at Harvard University (2016-
2017); Eureka Prize winner for Innovative Use of
Technology (2019); and University of Sydney Payne-
Scott Professorial Distinction (2019). She is also a Fellow of the Australian Academy of
Sciences (2021); the Australian Academy of Technology & Engineering (2020), the
International Association of Advanced Materials (2022), the Royal Society of New South
Wales (2019); Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (2019), and the
International Orthopaedic Research Society (2019). She is the past president of the Australian
& New Zealand Orthopaedic Research Society. She was the Director of the Australian
Research Council Training Centre for Innovative BioEngineering (2017-2022) and a National
Health and Medical Research Council Senior Research Fellow (2006-2020). She is the Chair
of the Council for Australian-Arab Relations (CAAR) (2020-2023); an Associate of the John
A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University and an
Honorary Professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
Prof. Zreiqat has authored over 180 peer-reviewed publications with over 10,000 citations.
Her research in the field of musculoskeletal disorders and biomaterials research has led to
four awarded and four provisional patents and more than $20.5M in competitive funding,
including major grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council, Australian
Research Council and the New South Wales Medical Devices Fund.
As well as her pioneering work in biomaterials development, Prof. Zreiqat is committed to
improving opportunities for women and young scientists around the world. She is the founder
and Chair of the BIOTech Futures, a science and engineering mentorship program for high
school students.