Daniel Gibbs is the General Manager of Technical, Research and Innovation at Geofabrics’ Centre for Geosynthetic Research, Innovation and Development (GRID). Since its inception in July 2009, the GRID (previously Centre of Excellence) has been focussed on supporting, and working collaboratively with, consulting engineers, designers, regulators, universities, councils, lining contractors and government agencies, providing a variety of geosynthetic-specific physical, mechanical, hydraulic, compatibility, durability and interaction analyses for over 1,000 internal and external product research and development projects while managing various levels of innovation throughout the business. Daniel's recent work includes, inter alia, providing improved attenuation of emerging contaminants such as PFAS, through the development of SORBSEAL, a customisable hybrid Geosynthetic Clay Liner (GCL), developing bio-based and biodegradable geotextiles for ecologically sensitive environments, utilising Geotextile Sand Containers (GSC) to establish and preserve coastal mangrove forests to improve blue carbon sequestration, unlocking the electrokinetic and thermomechanical capabilities of a graphene-coated geotextile, utilizing recycled truck-tyre rubber sub-ballast mats for attenuation of noise and vibration in heavy haul and metro rail lines, assisting CSIRO with advancing the commercialisation of industrial hemp and overseeing the Geofabrics Academy, a learning centre and CPD platform for concentrated Geosynthetic knowledge. Daniel's previous appointments include managing the QA/QC areas for Geofabrics South Queensland Manufacturing facility and various quality and auditing roles for a number of Pharmaceutical/Nutraceutical companies. Daniel is a highly capable, detail-oriented and seasoned professional, with more than 25 years of combined management, research, method development, quality auditing, innovation and analytical techniques in pharmaceuticals and geosynthetics. An active member of various professional bodies including ASTM Committees D35 on Geosynthetics, D18 on Soil and Rock (including subcommittee D18.26 on Hydraulic Fracturing), D37 on Cannabis (including subcommittee D37.07 on Industrial Hemp), The Australian Chapter of the International Geosynthetics Society (ACIGS) and a previous member on the CSIRO steering committee for Industrial Hemp.