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PTL Welcomes Prof. Johannes Schenk and Bernhard Adami from TU Leoben

15/10/2026 We were honoured to host Prof. Johannes Schenk and his PhD student, Bernhard Adami, from the Technical University of Leoben, Austria. Prof. Schenk is internationally recognised for...

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PTL Welcomes Prof. Zhian Huang Back to Monash

04/10/2026 Associate Professor Shibo Kuang welcomed Prof. Zhian Huang to the Process Technology Laboratory (PTL) at Monash University. Prof. Huang previously spent one year at Monash...

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Mr Liew and Ms Lian receive Best Poster Awards at CPT 2026

24/09/2026 We are delighted to announce that our PhD students, Heng Kwang Liew and Lian Cao, received the Best Poster Award at the 5th International Symposium...

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Prof. Chien-Hsiung Tsai from the National Pingtung University of Science and Technology visits PTL.

04/09/2026 We are delighted to have welcomed Prof. Chien-Hsiung Tsai from the National Pingtung University of Science and Technology...

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Shibo appointed as JSM Associate Editor

A/Prof Shibo Kuang Appointed as Associate Editor for Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy

01/09/2026 We congratulate Shibo on his latest appointment as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy, and would like to share this message on his behalf...

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Professor Aidong Yang visit

Professor Aidong Yang from the University of Oxford visits PTL

03/07/2026 Professor Yang is a world-leading researcher in the modelling of chemical and biochemical processes and related systems. His research integrates process modelling...

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Runze Yang receives Best Presentation Award at the SPDC Annual Workshop 2026

01/07/2026 We are delighted to announce that our PhD student, Runze Yang, has received the Best Presentation Award at the SPDC Annual Workshop 2026 for his presentation...

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PhD positions in Modeling Low-Carbon Metallurgy (Open Until 31 December 2028)

28/06/2026 We are looking for 3-6 PhD candidates to develop and apply computational models for low-carbon metallurgy ....

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A/Prof Shibo Kuang appointed as an Editor for Next Energy

11/06/2026 We congratulate Shibo on his latest appointment as an Editor for Next Energy, and would like to share this message on his behalf....

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Shougang-Monash Low-Carbon Metallurgy Workshop

01/06/2026 Monash University had the honour of hosting four representatives from Shougang Research Institute of Technology, including the Vice President, Director of Research Management, HR Director, and Chief Engineer...

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PhD Completion

29/05/2026 We warmly congratulate Dr Yang Fei on the successful completion of his PhD and the award of the degree for his thesis entitled “Modeling and Simulation of Hydrogen-based Shaft Furnaces.”...
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Kailai PhD

PhD Completion

15/04/2026 We extend our sincere congratulations to Dr. Kailai Chen on the successful completion of his Doctor of Philosophy, awarded for his thesis entitled “Modelling and Analyzing Effects of Raw Material Properties in Ironmaking Blast Furnaces.” ...

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Low-carbon Metallurgy Workshop

Low-Carbon Metallurgy Workshop at Monash

03/03/2026 We welcomed a distinguished delegation from the School of Metallurgy at Northeastern University; including the Dean. The visit was hosted by our ARC hub Vice Director, A/Prof Shibo Kuang...

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PTL Welcomes Prof. Ajay Kumar Shukla from IIT Madras

13/02/2026 The Process Technology Laboratory (PTL) at Monash welcomed Prof. Ajay Kumar Shukla from the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras...

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A/Prof Shibo Kuang appointed Associate Editor of the Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B

01/02/2026 A/Prof Shibo Kuang has recently been appointed Associate Editor of the Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B, a long-established journal in the field of metallurgy...

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PhD completion

26/01/2026 We warmly congratulate Dr. Fayuan Huang on being awarded his PhD for his thesis titled “CFD-DEM Modelling and Analysis of Particle Tribocharging in Pneumatic Conveying.”

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New partnership with China Steel Corporation (CSC)

12/12/2025 We are pleased to announce a new partnership with China Steel Corporation (CSC) and to welcome two new Partner Investigators...

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Dr Fayuan Huang wins Student Presentation Award

10/12/2025 We are thrilled to share that our former student, now a Research Fellow in our SPDC Hub, Dr Fayuan Huang, has been awarded the Student Presentation Award...

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Hydrogen Metallurgy Workshop

3/12/2025 We hosted a Hydrogen Metallurgy Workshop, jointly organised by the Process Technology Laboratory (PTL) and the State Key Laboratory of Mesoscience and Engineering (ME)...

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PhD completion

26/11/2025 We warmly congratulate Dr. Junjie Li on being awarded his PhD for his thesis titled “Numerical Optimization of Blast Furnace Geometry for Enhanced Low-Carbon Ironmaking.”

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