Members

A/Prof Warren Batchelor

Associate Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
BSc (Hons) (Physics), PhD (Physics)

Scot Sharman

Technical Officer
B App Sci(AppChem), GradDipTheol

Dr Christine Browne

Post-doctoral research fellow
PhD in the area of colloid and interface science

Current students

Poornima Vijay

Poornima Vijay (thesis in review)
PhD Student (Saito, Batchelor)

Poornima completed her Bachelors and Masters in Chemistry from Mangalore University, India. She started her PhD in October 2018. Her research aims to synthesis organohalide free nanocellulose fibres.
Hans Cainglet

Hans Cainglet
PhD Student (Batchelor, Tanner)

Hans completed his Master of Advanced Chemical Engineering at Monash University in 2020. His master's research focused on process water treatment in a recycling paper mill using membrane technology. He is currently a PhD candidate at BioPRIA, investigating the process intensification of xylan oxidation in microreactors for potential applications in multiple industries.
Naghmeh Nasiri

Naghmeh Nasiri
PhD Student (Batchelor, Garnier)

Naghmeh completed her Bachelor's degree in Polymer Engineering in 2014 at Amirkabir University of Technology (AUT), where she also received a Master's degree in Polymer Engineering in 2016. She worked as a chemical technical consultant and lab analyst prior commencing her PhD. Currently, she is a PhD candidate at the Chemical and Biological Engineering Department, Monash University. Her research is focused on Engineering Nano/Micro-Cellulose Fibre Process for Products.
Yasuaki Inoue

Yasuaki Inoue
PhD Student (Batchelor, Leonie van't Hag)

Yasuaki obtained his master's degree from Division of Forest and Biomaterials Science, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University in 2012. With 10 years experience in the chemical industry in France and Japan, he joined BioPRIA as PhD student in April 2022. His research focuses on developing novel packaging materials comprising nanocellulose and lignin.

Rupinder Dhamoon
PhD Student (Andrews, Batchelor, Jenkins)

Rupinder graduated from Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research University in 2018 with a Master's degree in Pharmaceutics and drug delivery. For her PhD research project, she is working on new bismuth-based biopolymer composites for challenging anti-microbial resistance.