Dr Drew Evans is an Associate Professor of Energy and Advanced Manufacturing (Future Industries Institute) at the University of South Australia, with expertise in thin film coatings for commercial applications. Currently he also holds a Future Fellowship from the Australian Research Council ("Revolution through evolution - new conducting polymer materials").  His work focusses on enhancing the performance and manufacturability of materials for application in industry.

In 2006 he received his PhD in interfacial science from the Department of Applied Mathematics at the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia. During this time he worked under the Cooperative Research Centre for Functional Communication Surfaces, working with some of the leading international paper making companies.