Research staff
Chemical Engineering – Research staff
Dr. Jiang Chen
Research Interests:
Particle/Powder Technology, Multiphase System, Process Modelling, Simulation and Optimisation, Physical Separation, PM2.5 Collection and Clean Coal Technology.
Dr. Ruoyang Chen
Research Interests:
Interface science and engineering, drying technology and self-assembly of bio- and nanomaterials.
Dr. Anthony De Girolamo
Dr. Jieqing Gan
Research Interests:
DEM, CFD-DEM, GPU, packing, fluidisation, heat transfer, non-spherical particles, circulating fluidised bed, catalytic cracking, chemical reaction.
Dr. Qinfu Hou
Research Interests:
Fluidization, granular media, heat and mass transfer, chemical reactions, water treatments, chemical and metallurgical process control and optimization.
Dr. Md Shakhaoath Khan
Research Interests:
Multiphase flows, particle engineering
Dr. Shibo Kuang
Dr. Wei Li
Ms. Yayun (Katie) Liu
Dr. John Quinn
Research Interests:
Synthetic polymer chemistry, reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization, antimicrobial materials, polymer interactions with biomolecules, biomaterials.
Dr. Priya Samudrala
Research Interests:
Heterogeneous catalysis, Biomass, Glycerol valorisation, Fine chemical synthesis.
Dr. Pramod Sripada
Dr. Yong Wang
Research Interests:
Novel Food Processing Technology; Food Rheology; Drying Technology; Food Digestion System
Dr. Liyuan Zhang
Research Interests:
Interface science and engineering, Powder technology, Nano materials (e.g. nanocellulose, nanocomposite) manufacture and applications, Raman spectroscopy and its surface enhancement.
Ms. Wang Zhao
Research Interests:
Membrane, Waste water treatment, Nanomaterials, Forward Osmosis.
A/Professor Ruiping Zou
Research Interests:
Powder/particle technology: particle characterisation and data interpretation; particle packing characteristics and porosity prediction; particle-structure-property relations; processing and handling of bulk/particulate materials; simulation of particulate systems, and applications in mineral/metallurgy/material industries.