Postgraduate students

Chemical and Biological Engineering - Postgraduate students

Mr. Yuneng Tang

Postgraduate student
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Research Interests:

Catalysts regeneration, oxy-fuel combustion.

Mr. Nauman Ahmad

PhD Candidate
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Room 225, 18 Alliance Lane

Mrs. Zinia Ara

PhD Candidate
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Building 59, room G02, Clayton campus, Monash University

Research Interests:

Interested in the field of Nano Cellulose, 3D Bioprinting, Electrospinning, Natural and synthetic polymers, Protective textiles, Fibre morphology and characterisation. Also interested in different natural fibre composites.

Mr. Mohammad Arfin

PhD Candidate
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Mrs. Lois Asiedua-Ahenkorah

PhD Candidate
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Mr. Hamza Asmat

Doctor of Philosophy Student
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Room 314, Desk 3, Woodside Building (Level 3), Clayton Campus

Research Interests:

Heterogeneous Catalysis, Reaction Engineering, (Carbon Capture, Conversion and Utilization), Materials characterization, Advanced Porous Materials.

Mr. Muhammad Bilal

PhD Candidate
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Research Interests:

Muhammad's research interest lies in the areas of environmental remediations, water purifications, membrane separations, and electrochemistry for fuel cell applications.

Ms. Parisa Biniaz

Doctor of Philosophy student
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Research Interests:

Renewable Energies, Sustainability

Mr. Jie-Ning Chuang

PhD Candidate
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Mr. Sijan Devkota

PhD Candidate
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Ms. Samira Ebrahimian

Doctor of Philosophy student
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Research Interests:

Heterogeneous catalysis, CO₂ hydrogenation, Methanol and DME, Clean Energy, Advanced characterization, Reaction Mechanisms, In situ DRIFTS and In situ Synchrotron IR Spectroscopy

Mr. Umer Elmahadi Elfaki

PhD Student
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Research Interests:

- Ammonia and hydrogen SOFC fuel cell - Electrochemistry - heterogeneous catalysis - Multi-scale Modeling ( DFT & Microkinetic simulation)

Ms. Parisa Eslami

Doctor of Philosophy Student
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Mr. Bibesh Gauli

PhD Candidate
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Research Interests:

Interested in working in green chemistry and material development projects. I have experience in catalyst synthesis, characterizations, and reactor testing to convert biomass and CO2 to fuels and chemicals. I have worked primarily with zeolites and MOFs in my research career.

Mr. Mohsen Ghasemian

PhD Candidate
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Monash University, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering, Desk 1, Room 354, Woodside Building for Technology and Design, 20 Exhibition Walk, Clayton Campus, VIC 3800, Australia

Research Interests:

Direct Air Capture, 3D Printing Technology, Advanced Nanomaterials, CO2 Conversion, Photocatalysis, Biofuel Production

Mr. Jinxing Gu

Postgraduate student
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Room 104, Building 37, 17 Alliance Lane, Clayton

Ms. Lucrezia Guarneri

PhD Student
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
New Horizons Building, Room 254. Monash University. Clayton, VIC 38000, Australia

Research Interests:

Lyotropic liquid crystalline nanoparticles as carriers for Alzheimer's disease drugs and neuroprotective natural compounds.

Mr. Ashwin Hatwar

PhD Student
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Mr. Swan Htet

PhD Candidate
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Research Interests:

Swan Htet is an Industry PhD candidate (iPhD) affiliated with Monash University, CSIRO, and Dassault Systèmes, researching Virtual Twin simulation for high-moisture extrusion of plant-based proteins. His work combines DEM-SPH and CFD/FEM simulation methods with pilot-scale experimental validation, aiming to build computational tools for predicting

Miss Priyanka Jeevanandan

PhD Candidate
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Mrs. Chani Karandagaspitiya

PhD Candidate
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Room 314, 20 Exhibition Walk, Monash University Clayton Campus

Mr. Callum Kimpton

PhD Candidate
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Mr. Moni Philip Jacob Kizhakedathil

PhD Candidate
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Research Interests:

Moni's PhD work focuses on engineering enzymes for sensor applications focusing on the detection of herbicides. His prior experience includes Production, kinetics and characterization of enzymes and it's application in food industries and computational modelling and dynamics of proteins.

Mr. Dang Le

PhD Candidate
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Research Interests:

Polyphenols, protein-ligand binding

Miss Evangeline Leong

Research Engineer, Woodside Monash Energy Partnership
Industry Doctorate Candidate (PhD), Woodside Monash Energy Partnership
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
20 Exhibition Walk, Clayton, VIC, 3168

Dr. Haoliang Li

Postgraduate student
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Research Interests:

Interfacial phenomenon in bio-fluids coupled with mechanics

Ms. Qiuning Li

PhD Candidate
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Mr. Kai Liu

Doctor of Philosophy Student
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Room 304 New Horizon, 20 Research Way, Clayton Campus

Research Interests:

Water harvesting based on hydrophilic or hydrophobic materials

Ms. Letian Lyu

PhD Candidate
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Miss Sanjita Malasetty

PhD Candidate
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Mr. Paul Michalski

PhD Candidate
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Mrs. Maryam Mounesan

PhD Student
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Melbourne, Victoria

Research Interests:

Photopolymerizations Additive Manufacturing

Miss Asifa Nadeem

PhD Candidate
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Ms. Fairooz Nanzeeba

PhD Candidate
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Research Interests:

Liquid metals, LM oxides-thin-films, LM catalysts

Ms. Wei Ng

PhD Candidate
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Mr. Idris Okeowo

PhD Student
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Desk 35, Level 2 Building 32 New Horizon Building, Monash University

Research Interests:

Membrane synthesis, Resource recovery, Ion transport and separation, Fuel cell, and Gas separation

Mr. Mohammad Mahdi Parivazh

PhD Candidate
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Mr. Isuru Peiris

PhD Candidate
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Mr. Shashank Shukla

PhD Candidate
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Mr. Shashwat Srivastava

PhD Candidate
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Room 354. 20 Exhibition Walk Monash University - Clayton Campus

Research Interests:

Carbon capture and utilization.

Ms. Salma Sultana Tunny

Postgraduate Student
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Room 317, Building 82, 20 research way, Clayton

Research Interests:

Photoacoustic imaging, Image processing, Aptamer sensor, Spectroscopy, Hyperspectral Imaging, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Biosensors design for biomedical applications.

Miss Samin Tokasi

PhD Candidate
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Research Interests:

Biomedical Applications Organ-on-chips Microbiome Engineering Wound Dressings

Mr. Anuragmani Tripathi

PhD
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Mr. Hafeez Ullah

PhD Candidate
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Desk 1, Room 317 Building 82, 18 Alliance Lane

Mr. Vasanth Vasanth Prasad Mohan

PhD Student
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Research Interests:

Research Interests: Energy: Exploring the potential of nanomaterials in waste-to-energy conversion. Industrial Waste Analysis: Analyzing and optimizing industrial waste streams for responsible resource management. Composites: Developing innovative composite materials to repurpose industrial waste effectively.

Ms. Weiyan Xiong

Doctor of Philosophy Student
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Ms. Wenqi Yan

PhD Candidate
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Mr. Runze Yang

PhD Candidate
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Research Interests:

My research focuses on physics-informed AI surrogate models for multiphase flow and particle dynamics, particularly coupling CFD-DEM simulations with deep learning methods, to improve computational efficiency while preserving physical consistency.

Miss Sasha Yang

Doctor of Philosophy Student
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Mr. Yang Yang

PhD Candidate
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Mr. Qing Ye

Postgraduate student
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Mr. Heng Zhang

PhD Candidate
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Ms. Xuan Zhang

Doctor of Philosophy Student
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Mr. Boya Zhao

Doctor of Philosophy Student
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering