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3rd International Symposium on Computational Particle Technology
The Hub is hosting the 3rd International Symposium on Computational Particle Technology, 17-21 Nov 2021, Hybrid Mode.
Please follow the link for more details.
Notable achievements by SIMPAS members:
Mr. Yongli Wu | 2019 | Postgraduate Publications Award, Monash Graduate research office, 30 Jul 2019 |
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Mr. Siyuan He | 2019 | Postgraduate Publications Award, Monash Graduate research office, 30 Jul 2019 |
Ms. Liuyimei Yang | 2018 | Best Presentation Award, The 2nd International Symposium on CPT and 13th International Conference on CFD in the Minerals and Process Industries, Melbourne 4-7 Dec 2018 |
Dr. Siddharta Shrestha | 2018 | Best Poster Award, The 2nd International Symposium on CPT and 13th International Conference on CFD in the Minerals and Process Industries, Melbourne 4-7 Dec 2018 |
Prof. Aibing Yu | 2017 | Election to Foreign Member (Academician) of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, one of the highest academic honours in China, Nov 2017 |
Mr. Siyuan He | 2017 | Awarded with the People's Choice award in the 3MP competition at the 10th Research Symposium for Chinese PhD Students and Scholars,18 Nov 2017 |
Dr. Jannatul Azmir | 2017 | Best Presentation The Fell Consulting Prize, Chemeca 2017- RACI Centenary Congress, Melbourne 25 Jul 2017 |
Dr. Qinfu Hou | 2017 | Awarded 2018 ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) |
Mr. Joel Samsu | 2017 | Awarded with the second prize (oral) at the 7th CEPA Conference in 26 Oct 2017 |
Mr. Junhai Liao | 2017 | Best presentation award, 19th international conference on oil, gas and coal technology, Zurich, Switzerland, 27-28 July, 2017 |
Ms. Hui Zhu | 2017 | Best Presentation Award, 19th International Conference on Separation and Purification Technology, Barcelona, Spain, 26-27 Feb 2017 |
Ms. Ji Li | 2016 | Best Presenters in oral and poster presentations presentations (the 1st Prize (oral), CEPA, Chemical Engineering Student Society, Monash University, 28 Oct 2016 |
Mr. An /Mr. Dong/Mr. Yang /Ms. Zou/Mr.Wang/Mr.Yu | 2016 | Our article titled "Quasi-universality in the packing of uniform spheres under gravity" in Granular Matter was selected as a key scientific article contributing to scientific and engineering research excellence, and it is now featured online on Advances in Engineering. Oct 2016 |
Mr. Qi(William) Luo | 2016 | Best student paper award for the paper “From micro to macro: a comparative study of DEM and FEM in modelling hopper flow”, the 7th International Conference on Discrete Element Methods (DEM7), Dalian, China, 1-4 August |
Mr. Zhenquan Li | 2016 | Best Poster Award, The First International Workshop on Computational Particle Technology and Multiphase Processes, Monash Suzhou, China, 9-12 March |
Mr. Zhaoyang Li | 2016 | Best Poster Award, The 6th Australia-China-Japan Joint Symposium on Iron and Steelmaking, Melbourne, Australia, 23 -26 November |
Prof. Aibing Yu | 2012 | Supervisor of the Year Award, UNSW Postdoctoral Academy. |
2011 | Top 100 Most Influential Engineers in Australia, Institution of Engineers Australia. | |
2011 | Fellow, Australian Academy of Science (AAS). | |
2011 | Distinguished Visiting Fellowship Award, the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK). | |
2010 | NSW Scientist of the Year (in the category of engineering, mathematics and computer sciences), NSW State Government. | |
2010 | ExxonMobile Award (for significant ongoing contributions to Chemical Engineering through a series of related publications over a number of years), Australian and New Zealand Federation of Chemical Engineers. | |
Dr. Zean Tian | 2011-2014 | UNSW Vice-Chancellor's Fellowships. |
A/Prof. Xuchuan Jiang | 2011-2014 | UNSW Vice-Chancellor's Fellowships. |
Dr. Bolin Wang | 2011-2014 | The Australian Future Fellowship. |
Dr. Zhenbo Tong | 2011 | Best Poster Award: Singapore Symposium on Drug Delivery Systems, Singapore. |
Dr. Yansong Shen | 2011 | Runner-up: Poster Competition, The School of Materials Science and Engineering, UNSW. |
2010 | Runner-up: Poster Competition, The School of Materials Science and Engineering, UNSW. | |
2010 | Best Oral Presentation Award Chemeca, Adelaide. | |
Mr. Matthew Komiyama | 2011 | Winner of Presentation Competition, The School of Materials Science and Engineering, UNSW. |
2011 | Best Poster Award, The School of Materials Science and Engineering, UNSW. | |
Mr. Yui On (Jeffrey) Yue | 2010 | Best Poster Award, The School of Materials Science and Engineering, UNSW. |
Mr. Minghao Wang | 2010 | High commendation for the Graeme Jameson Best Paper Award, Chemeca 2010 Conference, Adelaide |
Conferences, Symposiums and Workshops:
December 6-7, 2019: SIMPAS Christmas Party and ARC CPT Hub Annual Meeting Held in Monash University, Clayton Campus
The 2019 Hub Annual Meeting was held in Monash University, Clayton Campus on 6-7 December 2019. Almost all CIs and a handful of correspondence from Hub industry partners attended the two-day annual meeting, this annual event also serves as an opportunity for Hub CIs, research associates and postgraduate students from different parts of Australia to gather for discussions as well as networking with industry correspondence. Hub researchers presented their respective Hub project progress update throughout the day, and was concluded by a summary of Hub achievements from the Hub Director as well as discussions regarding the future direction of the Hub. The second day of the Annual Meeting consisted of a informal research/collaboration discussion at SkyHigh Dandenong, where visitors from out of Victoria had the opportunity to observe the magnificent view of Melbourne's skyline that also extends to Port Philip Bay, followed by a BBQ Lunch hosted in conjunction with SIMPAS's Christmas Party. Overall, fruitful discussions were had and this event proved to be an excellent catch-up opportunity for all members.
December 4, 2019: Delegates from Tsinghua University Visited Monash University
Delegates from Tsinghua University led by Prof Jiuhui Qu visited Monash on 4 December 2019. Prof Qu is a Distinguished Professor at Tsinghua University, a world-renowned research in the fields of water treatment and wastewater recycling, as well as a Fellow of Chinese Academy of Engineering and a Foreign Fellow of American National Academy of Engineering.Prof Qu was elected as the Distinguished Fellow of International Water Association in 2014, served as Vice President of All-China Environment Federation, Vice Chairman of the Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences and the Chinese Society for Sustainable Development. His research interests lie in water pollution control; particularly development of the theories, technologies and engineering applications related to drinking water quality and safety.
Prof Qu gave a seminar open to Monash Chemical Engineering faculty member on ideas for building the concept wastewater treatment plants in China. The construction of demonstrative sewage treatment plants is already underway in China and will be operational between fiscal years 2030 to 2040. These demonstrative plants will validate novel functionalities and treatment capacity that are necessary to satisfy the rising demand of China wastewater industry in the future. The outline of conceptual wastewater treatment plant blueprints aims to: 1) implement water sustainability, 2) improve energy self-sufficiency, 3) incorporate effective material cycle, and 4) increase eco-friendly performance.
Interesting conversation were had during the seminar, after which Prof Qu had a tour of our Simpas office and facilities.
November 27, 2019: SIMPAS Director Awarded the Alumni Award for Research and Scholarship by University of Wollongong
Prof Aibing Yu, was awarded the Alumni Award for Research and Scholarship by University of Wollongong on 27 November 2019. The award was received during the University of Wollongong 2019 Fellowship and Alumni Awards Dinner where outstanding alumni and distinguished members of community were recognised. It serves as a recognition to the Hub Director's scholarly contribution towards his field of research and associated outreach efforts through engagement with industry, at both national and international levels.
November 14, 2019: SIMPAS Director awarded the AIChE's Shell Thomas Baron Award in Fluid-Particle Systems
Prof Aibing Yu, was awarded the AIChE's Shell Thomas Baron Award in Fluid-Particle Systems on 14 November 2019. The prestigious award was received during the 2019 AIChE Annual Meeting held in Hyatt Regency, Orlando, and serves as a recognition to individual who have an outstanding scientific/technical accomplishment which has made a significant impact in the field of fluid particle systems or in a related field with potential for cross fertilization with relevance to the topics of interest to Particle Technology Forum (PTF) community.
October 31, 2019: 9th Annual Chemical Engineering Postgraduate Association Conference
9th Annual Chemical Engineering Postgraduate Association (CEPA) Conference was held on 31 October 2019, in Monash University, Clayton Campus. The Hub is proud to be one of the sponsors for this highly anticipated annual event. CEPA is student-run organisation in Monash University, Department of Chemical Engineering, with aims to strengthen bonds between postgraduates and academic staff in the department. The purpose of the establishment of the CEPA conference is to showcase the variety of ongoing research work in the department, as well as receiving feedback and open up avenues for collaboration with peers from within Monash University and other universities, academics and industries. This year the conference managed over 60 delegates across 5 universities and 7 conference themes (Membranes, Biotechnology, Food Engineering, Fuels & Energy, Modelling, Nanomaterials, Renewable & Sustainable Engineering). A total of 6 Simpas students were involved with conference presentation, and an additional 3 simpas students were involved in poster presentations. We also also happy to announce that Lingling Liu, has been awarded the Conference Travel Grant Prize, which was assessed based on the quality of abstract submitted and presentation performance.
October 16, 2019: Continuum Modelling of Granular Mixing Highlighted on the Cover of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
A continuum modelling of granular mixing work was highlighted on the cover of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Volume 58, Issue 41, dated 16 October 2019 (see article here). Dr Qijun Zheng , Liang Bai, Liuyimei Yang and Prof Aibing Yu proposed a continuum model for simulating the mixing of monodisperse particles by combining the rheological theory and the convection-diffusion transport equation. This model is able to deal with both continuous flows and transient avalanches, with ability to recover particle concentration at different stages of mixing in slow rotating drums. Therefore, this proposed model has the potential to be used as a general model to describe particle mixing in different processes.
August 5-6, 2019: Joint Workshop on Functional Materials and Simulations
The Joint Workshop on Functional Materials and Simulations between Monash University and Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), held on 5-6 August 2019 in Monash University Clayton campus, was co-chaired by ARC DECRA Fellow and Hub Research Fellow, Dr Qinfu Hou, and Prof Qilong Yan from Northwestern Polytechnical University. On the first day of the workshop, an introduction to the Hub was first presented by Hub CI, A/Prof Ruiping Zou, and likewise for the NPU research group by Prof Qilong Yan. Throughout the day, participants were giving out talks on their respective research topics, which included 3 CIs and 2 PhD students from the Hub, 4 PhD students from NPU, 1 Senior Lecturer and 1 PhD student from Monash Civil Engineering, as well as 1 PhD student from the ARC Research Hub for Energy-Efficient Separation. From the technical presentations, ideas and resources were exchanged and areas for further collaboration activities identified, potentially further strengthening relationships between Monash University and NPU. For the second day of the workshop, delegation from NPU led by Prof Qilong Yan was brought on a tour around Monash University and the Hub, where the delegation was introduced to the in-depth research work as well as discussion and networking opportunities for Hub members.
March 27, 2019: Pore-Scale Model Development Highlighted on the Cover of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
A pore-scale model development work was highlighted on the cover of Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Volume 58, Issue 12, dated 27 March 2019. Understanding the relationship between fluid flows and structural properties of a packed bed is very important for various industrial applications including water filtration and natural gas and petroleum extraction. Research Hub PhD candidate, Yongli Wu, supervised by Dr Qinfu Hou and Prof Aibing Yu, recently developed a pore-scale model (for more information, see article), which included both the inertial and viscous effects of flow through a packed bed. Thus, the new model enables the study of flows with high Reynolds numbers.
The present pore-scale model can effectively represent the essential features of the pore structures inside the packed bed with low computational costs, as compared to the traditional computational fluid dynamics and direct numerical simulations. The model can generate useful information at different length scales. At the macroscopic bed scale, the model can quantitatively investigate the permeability of the packed bed. At the microscopic pore/particle scale, the model can attain the pore-scale fluid flow and pressure distributions and link them to the pore structures of the bed. Fundamentally, coupling the present model with the discrete element method is promising for the simulation of liquid-solid flows at equivalent scales, i.e., the particle scale for solid phase and the pore scale for fluid phase.
Yongli is currently working on further development of the model to dynamic systems such as fluidization systems for publication and plans to submit his thesis in August 2019.
December 4-8, 2018: The 2nd International Symposium on Computational Particle Technology and The 13th International Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics
The 2nd International Symposium on Computational Particle technology (CPT) was held in Melbourne, Australia on 4-8 December 2018, jointly hold with the 13th CSIRO International Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in the Minerals and Process Industries. The CPT symposium aims to discuss the frontier and challenging problems in the modelling and simulation of complex particulate and multiphase processes, covering a wide spectrum from fundamental research to industrial application. The CFD symposium aims to cover the application of computational fluid dynamics in mineral processing, metal production, power generation, chemicals, food, oil and gas.
A total of 254 attendees including plenary speakers, keynote speakers, invited speakers, university professors and industry leaders from 13 different countries e.g. Australia, China, France, Japan, Germany, U.K and other countries attended the four-day conference. The symposium included 30 technical sessions for 300 abstracts, 6 plenary speakers, 22 keynote speakers, 212 oral presentations and 78 poster presentations, which covering 10 topics. The selected papers will be publish in a special issue of Powder Technology. The technical program included a total of 28 plenary and keynote speakers, i.e. Prof. Jennifer Curtis from University of California USA, Prof. Stefan Heinrich from Hamburg University of Technology, Germany, Prof. Charley Wu from University of Surrey, UK and Prof. Hans Kuipers from Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherland, Prof. Raj Dave from New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA, Prof. David Pinson from Iron & Steelmaking Technology at BlueScope, Austrlia, Prof. Jin Ooi from the University of Edinburgh, UK, Prof. Hidehiro Kamiya from Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Japan and others.
September, 2018: SIMPAS Saw Off Two Visiting Scholars from China
A/Prof Zhen Jiao and Prof Weifan Chen accomplished their planned work at SIMPAS, Monash University after twelve month stay with us, and are returning to their original organisations soon.
A/Prof Jiao is working in the area of Biological and Medical Nanotechnology and was awarded his PhD degree from Nanjing University in 2007. He commenced his academic career in Southeast University since then and was acting as the assistant president of the JRI (Monash-SEU Joint Research Institute) since 2015. Dr Jiao published over 30 papers in top journals such as Journal of Physical Chemistry B, and Fluid Phase Equilibria, focusing on nanoparticles, sustainable chemical processing, and development of premium fine chemicals.
Prof Weifan Chen joined the smart coating team at SIMPAS since Sept 2017 and was working closely with A/Prof Xuchuan Jiang and his nano team, Prof Chen is returning to School of Material & Engineering at Nanchang University.
A farewell party was organised for the visiting scholar and we wish them all the best in their new positions.
August 16-17, 2018: The 1st Monash-JITRI Symposium
1st Monash-JITRI symposium on Aug 16-17, more details can be found here. SIMPAS (The Laboratory for Simulation and Modelling of Particulate Systems), the main research body of the Hub, has also established extensive research capabilities in Suzhou. The delegation was invited to visit SIMPAS in Clayton campus by the Hub Director, Prof Aibing Yu, and had a nice time with the researchers of the Hub. New ideas with regards to the leverage of strengths of the Hub and JITRI were discussed during their visit, and great outcomes can be expected.
June 8, 2018: Liberty Onesteel Superintendent Visited the SIMPAS
Mr Andrea Fontana, a veteran technical superintendent at Liberty Onesteel visited the SIMPAS on June 8th and had a comprehensive discussion with the Hub researchers and management team. Liberty Onesteel is Australia’s largest manufacturer and supplier of structural and reinforcing steel. Its operations scattered across South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland, in particular, it planned to increase the output of Whyalla mill from 1.1 million tons to 2.0 million tons within 2 years, to which the expertise of the Hub could contribute.
November 20, 2017: ARC CPT Hub for Computational Particle Technology and Nanocomm Hub Launch Event 2017
Official Launch of The ARC Computational Particle Technology Hub and ARC Nanocomm Hub was successfully held in Monash University, Melbourne, Australia on 20 November 2017. A total of 97 representatives attended the official launch event. President of the Senate, Senator the Hon. Scott Ryan, opened the ARC Research Hub for Computational Particle Technology and the ARC Research Hub for Nanoscience-based Construction Material Manufacturing on behalf of Minister for Education and Training, Senator the Hon. Simon Birmingham. Professor Sue Thomas ARC Chief Executive Officer and Monash University Professor Pauline Nestor, Senior Vice-Provost and Vice-Provost were also involved in the Hub Launch event together with key representatives from government, University and Industry partners. These two new Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Research Hubs will focus on collaborative research and development projects to drive industry growth, productivity and competitiveness.
News Coverage Links:
Monash University: Hub Launched to enhance Australia's Industries
Open Gov Asia: Two new Australia Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Research Hubs launch Event
Manufacturers' Monthly: Hub to enhance Australia's Industries Via R&D
Australian Manufacturing: New ARC research hub to tackle key competitive challenges
November 20, 2017: ARC Research Hub for Computational Particle Technology Annual Meeting 2017
ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hub for Computational Particle Technology Annual Meeting 2017 was held in Monash University, Melbourne, Australia on 20 November 2017. A total of 32 representatives from Hub members, Universities, Industrial Partners and Collaborators attended the annual meeting hosted by CPT Hub director Professor Aibing Yu. Current stages and progress, further project plan and pathway was discussed by key collaborators in four major area including Mineral processing, bulk solid handling-granular materials, material processing, and blast furnace.
November 23-26, 2016: The 6th Australia-China-Japan Joint Symposium on Iron and Steelmaking
The 6th Australia-China-Japan Joint Symposium on Iron and Steelmaking was successfully held in Melbourne, Australia (Monash, Simpas) on 23-26 November 2016. A total of 81 representatives attended the symposium. It involved a good mix of industrial and academic participants from the three countries. 38 Oral presentations have been given by the official delegates from Australia, China and Japan. They largely represented the current research and development activities in the field of three countries. Follows the five successful Australia-China-Japan symposia (Shenyang 2006, Kyoto 2008, Sydney 2010, Shenyang 2012, and Sendai 2014). The scope of the symposium extends from raw materials to steel production, covering both fundamentals and applied research into different operations in iron and steel making.The Symposium was chaired by Professor Aibing Yu at Monash.
More Photos available at: Simpas Dropbox
March 9-12, 2016: The First International Workshop on Computational Particle Technology and Multiphase Processes, Suzhou, China
The First International Workshop on Computational Particle Technology and Multiphase Processes Was held in Suzhou, China on 9-12 March 2016, and chaired by Professor Aibing Yu @Monash University. The workshop has provided a forum to discuss the frontier and challenging problems in the modelling and simulation of complex particulate and multiphase processes, covering a wide spectrum from fundamental research to industrial application. To be a focused and high-level forum, only world-leading scientists in this area from different countries were invited to deliver the keynote and oral presentations at the workshop. The technical program included 20 Keynoted lectures, 14 invited oral presentations, a half day Industry Forum with JITRI for Process Modelling and Optimisation, and a poster section (132 posters). It attracted >120 expert and researchers from about 10 countries attending this workshops. The selected papers are to be published in a special issue of Powder Technology.
July 23-25, 2014: The Second Australia-China Joint Symposium on Minerals and Metallurgy
Under the umbrella of the 3-M Centre (Australia-China Joint Research Centre for Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials, Led by Professor Aibing Yu), The Second Australia-China Joint Symposium on Minerals and Metallurgy was held on July 2014 in Sydney UNSW (Simpas). >180 delegates (>100 from Australia + >80 from China) attended the conference. Delegates are from >30 organizations including leading universities, national research institutes and key companies in minerals and metallurgy sectors of both countries. 5 plenary sessions (for topics of general interest), and 12 parallel sessions for minerals and metallurgy. 75 oral and 24 poster presentations.
December 10-14, 2014: The Australia-China Joint Workshop on Multi-phase Flow
Under the umbrella of the 3-M Centre (Australia-China Joint Research Centre for Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials, Led by Professor Aibing Yu), the Australia-China Joint Workshop on Multi-phase Flow was held in Monash-SEU Research Institute in Suzhou on 10-14 Dec 2014. There were 62 delegates attending this workshop; half of them were from Australia Universities (manly from Monash University, UNSW Australia and University of West Sydney). A strong collaboration has been established between Monash University (Prof. Aibing Yu and his Simpas group, School of Chemical Engineering) and Southeast University (Professor Wenqi Zhong and his team, School of Energy and Environment); e.g. a joint research project was proposed for funding application; and two exchange PhD students have been organized to come to Monash University in early 2015.
July 8-12, 2013: Powders and Grains Conference, Sydney
7th International Conference on Powders and Grains; was held in Sydney,organized by the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Australia. It is one of the two major international conferences dedicated to particle science and technology, held every four years. The aim of the conference was to give an up-to-date picture of the broad research field of granular media. Contributions from experts around the world presented research topics that cover a wide range of open problems in the field.
280 delegates from 25 different centuries/regions around the worlds, attended the four days conference. It included 16 technical sessions for 325 full papers, 12 invited talks, 96 oral presentations and 226 poster presentations, which covering nine topics. The formal proceedings were published as volume 1542 of AIP Conference Proceedings and can be access online at http://proceedings.aip.org/resource/2/apcpcs/1542/1.
Powders & Grains 2013 has maintained the tradition of the previous conferences, with two improvements:
- A greater emphasis has been placed on the combination of particle science and engineering. This has been encouraged by inviting engineers and academics in the broader engineering disciplines to attend this conference.
- A greater emphasis has been placed on social activities. This will not only generate more opportunities for exchanges in ideas and friendship making, but also create an outstanding atmosphere for collaboration in granular research worldwide.
July 12, 2013, the Australia-China Joint Workshop on Particle Technology
Under the umbrella of the 3-M Centre (Australia-China Joint Research Centre for Minerals, Metallurgy and Materials, Led by Professor Aibing Yu), the Australia-China Joint Workshop on Particle Technology was held on 12 July 2013 in Sydney (UNSW, Simpas Lab). Over 20 presentations were delivered and over 60 delegates (31 of them were Chinese researchers) from Australia and China attended the event, which was made in connection with an international conference in Sydney. The workshop was chaired by Professor Aibing Yu at UNSW.
July 25-28, 2010: The 3rd Australia-China-Japan Joint Symposium on Iron and Steelmaking
The 3rd Australia-China-Japan Joint Symposium on Iron and Steelmaking was successfully held in Sydney, Australia (UNSW, Simpas) on 25-28 July 2010. A total of 85 representatives attended the symposium. It involved a good mix of industrial and academic participants from the three countries. 39 Oral presentations have been given by the official delegates from Australia, China and Japan. They largely represented the current research and development activities in the field of three countries. The scope of the symposium extends from raw materials to steel production, covering both fundamentals and applied research into different operations in iron and steel making. The Symposium was chaired by Professor Aibing Yu at UNSW.