Professor Tina Soliman-Hunter is a Professor of Energy and Resources Law at Macquarie University, the Co-Director of the Transforming  Energy Markets (TEM) Research Centre at Macquarie University, and  was the Director of the Centre for Energy and Natural Resources Innovation and Transformation (CENRIT) (now part of TEM). Prior to commencing at Macquarie Universirty, she was the Director of the Aberdeen University Centre for Energy Law (AUCEL).

She teaches and researches in the area of energy and petroleum law (especially offshore, including decommissioning and carbon storage), petroleum resources in the Russian Arctic, energy law and security, and the energy transition. She has academic qualifications in marine sedimentology, geology, political science, applied science, and law, completing her PhD at the University of Bergen in Norway. Much of her research is multidisciplinary in nature, including and incorporating engineering, geoscience and  political science.

Professor Soliman-Hunter is a Visiting Professor of Earth Sciences at the Biological Research Institute, Tomsk State University; an Honorary Professor at the University of Eastern Finland; and a Visiting Professor at the University of East London. She is also a Gjesteforsker at the University of Bergen's Faculty of Law, a position she has held for over 20 years.

Tina has undertaken teaching and research in numerous countries including the UK, Australia, Norway, Canada, Iceland, Greece, Finland, Russia, the USA, and the Philippines. Her expertise is sought worldwide, undertaking activities such as analysing laws, drafting legislation and advising governments, industry groups and NGO's.

Tina holds numerous external postions, including Editor-in-Chief of OGEL Journal and the Australian Resources and Energy Law Journal. and a member of the Educational Board of the Association of International Energy Negotiators (AIEN).

To date, Professor Soliman-Hunter has published over 170 research publications, including articles, research reports, books, and book chapters, as well as numerous government submissions. She is currently working on several monographs: Role of law and the future of the offshore Wind energy industry: planning and safety (with Eddy Wifa, Aberdeen) (Routledge, 2025); The Australian offshore energy law (Lexis Nexis, 2026), and The energy transition and resource-rich developed economies - a  conceptual and contextual analysis (with Rüdiger Tscherning, Calgary) (Edward Elgar, 2026), as well as several edited books.