Shailza Sharma received her M.Sc. degree in chemistry from Kurukshetra University, Haryana, India. Following her academic achievements back in India, she is now pursuing her Ph.D. degree (RMIT-CSIRO) under the supervision of Dist. Prof. Suresh K. Bhargava and Dr. PR. Selvakannan at the School of Science, RMIT University. Her major research interests include heterogenous catalysis, CO2 capture & conversion, and Thermocatalysis.