Mohan Yellishetty, is a Professor at Monash University's Department of Civil Engineering, boasts extensive research and academic expertise spanning nearly three decades across esteemed institutions such as Monash University, CSIRO, Yale University, and IIT Bombay.

Recognized as a leading authority in Sustainable Mineral Resources and Global Thought Leader, Prof Yellishetty's research interests encompass diverse areas including Critical Minerals, Mine Rehabilitation and Closure, and Mine Tailings and Waste within the framework of the Resources Trinity. His significant contributions extend to the application of sustainability frameworks and tools in the mining industry, industrial ecology, life cycle thinking, substance flow, and material flow analysis, alongside the assessment of critical and strategic mineral supply chains. Notably, his research group's pioneering work includes the development of the world's first agent-based dynamic criticality model and the establishment of an Australian-first geospatial database encompassing all known active and inactive hard rock mine sites nationwide.

Prof Yellishetty co-founded the Critical Minerals Consortium and founded the Australia-India Critical Minerals Research Hub.

He is an Honorary Academic Fellow, Australia India Institute,  Visiting Professor, Department of Energy Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay, and Advisory Committee,  Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, IIT Dharwad.

Professor Mohan Yellishetty is pioneering a new mineral diplomacy model that fuses science, sustainability, and strategic alliances to secure a greener future for the Indo-Pacific. Prof Yellishetty's efforts have contributed significantly to fostering robust relationships and knowledge exchange through the facilitation of numerous bilateral and multilateral workshops and symposiums within the Indo-Pacific region (i.e. Australia-India; Australia-Japan; Australia-Korea; and Australia-India-Japan-Korea-UK).

Prof Yellishetty's research has garnered significant public, media and policy attention, with coverage in reputable platforms such as The Conversation (1, 2, and 3), Australian Geography, illumine, Quarry Magazine (1 and 2), Australian Resource and Investment and Australian Mining. Furthermore, my insights have been sought by major media channels including Al Jazeera English, ABC News (1 and 2), The Grand Challengers Podcast Episode #17,  What Happens Next? (Episode 72 and 73), LENS (1 and 2)  and ABC Radio, while my op-eds have been featured in various publications, showcasing my global thought leadership.

Prof Yellishetty's research has positively influenced both public policy and industrial practice. His major disciplinary public service contributions include:

• Testifying on “Critical Minerals’ Supply Chains” to the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade, Australia
• Contributing to the report released by the Minister for Resources, Senator the Honourable Matt Canavan, entitled “Critical Minerals in Australia”
• Testifying on “Mine Rehabilitation” to the Australian Senate Standing Committees on Environment
• Participated in a Round Table discussion regarding the Australia-India Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement', with Hon. Tony Abbott former Prime Minister of Australia was the special guest. I have made several recommendations for the early harvest agreement and the comprehensive FTA due in 2022.
• Submitted recommendations to the Public consultation questions for the consultation Draft Declared Mine Regulations 2022 and RIS for public consultation by Engage Victoria.
• Jointly led and conducted a series of workshops in 2021 (comprising four sessions) in association with the Australia India Chamber of Commerce (AICC), MinterEllison, and with the support of the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade). The objective was to bring together stakeholders from government, industry, corporate, and research sectors across the regions, to work through the opportunities and the challenges involved in building a resilient and diversified supply chain for critical minerals.  A report summarising the ideas and recommendations has been developed with a view to its next steps, Supply chain solutions for critical minerals - Insight - MinterEllison.