Staff at the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

The Head of School

Head of School

Drying & Process Technology

  • Timber Drying
  • Spray Drying
  • Spinning Cone Column Research



Tim Langrish
Associate Professor
Room 404

Academic Staff

Name Research

Ali_Abbas

Ali Abbas

Senior Lecturer

+61 2 9351 3002

Crystallisation

  • In-situ and in-line laser and image based particle characterisation.
  • Ultrasound mediated particle design Bioreactor systems engineering
  • Particle engineering via spray drying

Geoff_Barton

Geoff Barton

Professor

+61 2 9351 3780

Wastewater treatment 

  • Production of silica optical fibre,
  • Production of microstructured optical polymer fibre,
  • Optimising bioreactor productivity for therapeutic immune cells

Hans_Coster

Hans Coster

Professor

+61 2 9351 2256

Biophysics and Bioengineering

Fariba_ Dehghani

Fariba Dehghani

Associate Professor

+61 2 9351 4794

Biotechnology

  • Biomaterials,
  • Nano/Micronisation,
  • Drug Delivery,
  • Extraction,
  • Fractination,
  • Biocatalyst 

David Fletcher

David Fletcher

Adjunct Professor

+61 2 9351 4147

Computational Fluid Dynamics 

  • Multiphase flow of solids, gases and liquids applied to minerals and
    process applications,
  • Combustion modelling,
  • Mixing in agitated vessels,
  • Flow and heat transfer in microchannels,
  • Biomedical and pharmaceutical applications

Vincent Gomes

Vincent Gomes

Associate Professor

+61 2 9351 4868

Polymer Technology 

  • Polymer Reaction Engineering: Modelling,
  • Optimisation and Control in Emulsion Polymerisation,
  • Reactor modelling and scale-up,
  • Coagulum formation in emulsion polymerisation,
  • Integrated waste to product synthesis,
  • Synthesis / characterisation of adsorbents and pressure swing
    adsorption (PSA) process,
  • Multifunctional Reactor System for Sustainable Energy Generation via
    PSR and SERP,
  • Respiratory system responses to hypercapnia and hypoxia as a
    diagnostic tool

Andrew_ Harris

Andrew Harris

Senior Lecturer

+61 2 9351 2926

Eco-technology and Sustainability 

My research is based around the concept of eco-technology, i.e. creating products and processes that maximise resource and energy utilisation and have minimum environmental impact. Many of these technologies make use of advanced fluidised bed reactors. There are ongoing research projects in renewable energy, zero emission process design and advanced materials

Brian_ Haynes

Brian Haynes

Professor

+61 2 9351 3435

Combustion

  • Combustion chemistry, especially regarding pollutant formation and
    behaviour,
  • Reaction kinetics and detailed kinetic modelling of homogeneous and
    heterogeneous catalytic reations,
  • Biomass processing under hydrothermal (hot compressed and supercritical water) conditions,
  • Fluid flow and heat transfer in microchannels, especially multiphase
    (gas-liquid) flow,
  • Highly compact heat exchangers,
  • Process intensification - miniaturised chemical plant for scaleable and
    distributed manufacture

John_Kavanagh

John Kavanagh

Lecturer

+61 2 9066 9643

Fermentation 

  • Optimisation of Fermentations.
  • State Estimation of Fermentations.

alejandro_montoya

Alejandro Montoya

Lecturer

+61 2 9351 2040

Combustion and Catalysts 

  • Microkinetic Modeling of Gas-Solid catalysed reactions,
  • Thermodynamic Analysis of phase equilibrium,
  • Coal combustion and gasification,
  • Structure-Reactivity relationships of chemical systems.

Jim 

Jim Petrie

Emeritus Professor

Complex Systems and Sustainability

  • Engineering for Sustainability
  • Life cycle analysis

Rolf_ Prince

Rolf Prince

Emeritus Professor

+61 2 9351 2354

Industrial Relations and MIPPS

  • Statistics as a Tool Box for Process Industries Engineers
  • Process Optimisation
  • Advanced Separation Processes
  • Energy Management  Methodology.

Howard_ See

Howard See

Asssociate Professor

+61 2 9351 3832

Micro-structured Fluids and Rheology 

  • Rheology and microstructure in colloidal suspensions (Smart fluids)
  • Electro-rheological fluids and magneto-rheological suspensions
  • Flow and microstructure

Marjorie_Valix

Marjorie Valix

Associate Professor

+61 2 9351 4995

Mineral Processing 

  • Hydrometallurgical and Pyrometallurgical Processing of Low Grade Oxide
    Ores,
  • Biological Leaching of Low Grade Oxide Ores,
  • Application of Synchrotron Radiation in Mineral Processing

Tony_ Vasalo

Tony Vassallo

Professor

+61 2 9351 6740

Power and Energy 

  • The value of distributed storage in an electricity network
  • The effect of distributed generation and storage on network wide losses
    and emissions
  • The use of distributed resources to improve network power quality

Don_White

Don White

Adjunct Associate Professor

+61 2 9351 6743

Risk Management and Assessment

  • Professional Engineering-focused courses for Third and Fourth Year students
  • Design projects for Final-Year students
  • Application of sustainable technology
  • Industrial relations
  • Consultation and advisory work


Adminstrative Staff

 

Name Room Position Email address
Skender Bregu 416 Foundation Executive
Agnes Constanti 443 Undergraduate Administration Officer
Earnest Jayarajan PNR326 Finance Officer  
Paul Lam PNR325 Finance Manager
Alexandra Missiris 443 Marketing and Postgraduate Officer  
Katharyn Thomas 441 Administration Manager
       


Technical Staff

Surname Name Room Position Email address
Eichstaedt Bogumil 209 Senior Technical Officer
Farago Alex 209 Technical Officer
Shi Jeffery 385 Analytical Manager
Towell Gary 209 Technical Manager
Trevaskis Dennis 209 Maintenance Workshop
Wang Linda 355 Technical Assistant


Research Staff

Surname Name Room Position  Email address
Chambers Dean 472 Research Fellow
Chilcott Terry 321 Research Associate
Kittipoomwong Prakorn  454 Research Engineer
Lee Jessy  413 Posdoctorial F ellow
Moreno Arguello Carlos  240 Research Eng & Facility Manager
Ryan Daniel  454 Research Associate

Sendt

Karina  472 Postdoctoral Fellow


Honorary and Visiting staff

Surname Name Room Position

Email Address

Bartels Ditta 321 Honorary Associate
Cheung Alex 242 Honorary Associate
Choy Bruce Honorary Associate  
Hagnefelt Hakan 423 Honorary Associate
Hind David 457 Honorary Associate
Joseph Stephen 385 Honorary Associate
Linkson Peter 305 Honorary Associate
Raper Judy   Honorary Associate
Romagnoli Jose Honorary Associate
James Michael 321 Visiting Appointment  
Lu Chun Mei 385 Visiting Appointment
Nigam Krishna 242 Visiting Appointment
Reichert Dirk Visiting Appointment
Sandnes Bjornar 242 Visiting Appointment
Schoenborn Benno 321 Visiting Appointment
Yang Zeheng 385 Visiting Appointment