Dr Morley Muse, Co-founder of iSTEM Co. and DEIR.AI, is a Chemical, Environmental, and Renewable Energy Engineer with expertise in waste-to-energy, wastewater treatment and energy transition technologies. She holds multiple leadership roles, including Board Director at Women in STEMM Australia and Co-chair of Science & Technology Australia’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Executive Committee.

Dr Muse has advanced gender equity in STEM as a previous Elevate Advisory Panel member with the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering and a past ambassador of CSIRO’s Innovation Catalyst Global, promoting women in STEM leadership. She also contributes to the RISE Expert Panel with Diversity Council Australia and mentors senior women in STEM through the Superstars of STEM Program. As an Energy Reference Group member with Jemena Energy, she supports renewable energy transition strategies.

Her contributions have been recognised with awards such as Emerging Leader in STEM (2022 Women’s Agenda Awards) and Social Enterprise Excellence (2024 AusMumpreneur Awards) as well as finalist for Victoria University 2022 Rising Star Alumni Award and 2023 Gender Equity Awards in the CEO/Board Category.

iSTEM Co., under her leadership, has championed women in STEM through innovative programs, earning accolades like the 2023 Tech Diversity Business Merit Award, 2023 Gender Equity Award and the 2022 Women in Digital Workforce Award. In 2024, she was inducted into the prestigious Victorian Multicultural Honour roll.