Lidia Morawska, a physicist, is Distinguished Professor at the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, and the Director of the International Laboratory for Air Quality and Health at QUT, a Collaborating Centre of the World Health Organization. She conducts fundamental and applied research in the interdisciplinary field of air quality and its impact on human health and the environment, with a focus on science of airborne particulate matter. Lidia has been involved at the executive level with numerous national and international professional bodies, is a member of the Australian Academy of Science and a recipient of numerous scientific awards.