Our people

School executive

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  Professor Justin Cooper-White

  Head of School

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Associate Professor Adrian Oehmen

  Director, Teaching and Learning

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Professor Bronwyn Laycock

  Director, Higher Degree by Research

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Professor Simon Cool

  Director of Research

  School of Chemical Engineering

  Director, UQ Advanced Cell Therapy Manufacturing Initiative

  

  Professor Peter Halley

  Director, External Engagement

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Professor Kate O'Brien

  Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  Director, Indigenous Engagement

  

  Ms Melanie Gunn

  School Manager

  School of Chemical Engineering

Academic staff

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  Dr Mark Allenby

  ARC DECRA & Senior Lecturer

  School of Chemical Engineering

  Deputy Director, Higher Degree by Research

  

  Associate Professor Greg Birkett

  Associate Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  Deputy Associate Dean (Academic Curriculum)

  Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology

  

  Professor Simon Cool

  Director of Research

  School of Chemical Engineering

  Director, UQ Advanced Cell Therapy Manufacturing Initiative

  

  Professor Justin Cooper-White

  Head of School

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Ms Beverly Coulter

  Senior Lecturer

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Associate Professor Gilda Carvalho

  Associate Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  Associate Professor

  Australian Centre for Water and Environmental Biotechnology

  

  Professor Peter Halley

  Director, External Engagement

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Tony Heynen

  Senior Lecturer/Program Coordinator

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Associate Professor Jingwei Hou

  ARC Future Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Professor Evgueni Jak

  Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Associate Professor Paul Jensen

  Associate Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  Associate Professor

  Australian Centre for Water and Environmental Biotechnology

  

  Dr Muxina Konarova

  Senior Lecturer

  School of Chemical Engineering

  Deputy Director, Research

  

  Professor Paul Lant

  Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Professor Bronwyn Laycock

  Director, Higher Degree by Research

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Professor Darren Martin

  Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  Deputy Director, External Engagement (Outreach)

  

  Professor Anh Nguyen

  Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Professor Kate O'Brien

  Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  Director, Indigenous Engagement

  

  Associate Professor Adrian Oehmen

  Director, Teaching and Learning

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Hong Peng

  UQ Amplify Senior Lecturer

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Professor Yongjun Peng

  Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Professor Steven Pratt

  Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  Centre Director of ARC Training Centre for Bioplastics and Biocomposites

  

  Professor Tom Rufford

  Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Associate Professor Simon Smart

  Associate Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  Deputy Director, Teaching and Learning

  

  Associate Professor Karen Steel

  Associate Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Professor Jason Stokes

  Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Associate Professor James Vaughan

  Associate Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Professor Lianzhou Wang

  Professor & ARC Laureate Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Associate Professor Liguang Wang

  Associate Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  Deputy Director, External Engagement (Marketing and Comms)

  

  Associate Professor Joy Wolfram

  Associate Professor & Principal Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Professor Liu Ye

  Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  Deputy Director, External Engagement (International)

  

  Professor Xiwang Zhang

  Professor and ARC Future Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  Centre Director

  ARC Centre of Excellence for Green Electrochemical Transformation of Carbon Dioxide (GETCO2)

  Centre Director

  Dow Centre

  

  Professor John Zhu

  Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

Professional staff

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  Ms Melanie Gunn

  School Manager

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Mr Patrick Helmgens

  Senior Laboratory Technician

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Ms Clare Irvine

  Administration Officer

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Ms Bri Ives

  Senior Engagement and Experience Coordinator

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Ms Julia Lackenby

  Laboratory Floor Manager

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Mr Brian Logan

  Manager, Health, Safety and Wellness

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Ms Cindy Morris

  Executive Assistant

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Mr Michael Murphy

  Laboratory Floor Manager

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Chris Plackowski

  Senior Technical Officer

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Mr Dzmitry Pravatorau

  Project Officer

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Mr Aaron Seow

  Laboratory Floor Manager

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Mr Michael Tobe

  Senior Manager, Infrastructure and Projects

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Mr Tim Wigg

  Supervisor, Student and Academic Administration

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Mr David Wiseman

  Principal Research Administration Officer

  School of Chemical Engineering

Research Professional staff

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  Mrs Samaneh Ashjaa

  Research Assistant

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Mrs Joanna Chang

  Research Assistant

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Ms Yijing Chen

  Senior Research Project Officer

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Mrs Marina Chernishova

  Senior Research Assistant

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Mr James Gudgeon

  Hydrometallurgy Lab Manager

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Mr Dongxu He

  Senior Research Assistant

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Hui Ying Hoh

  Manager, Research Centre Operations, UQ Dow Centre for Sustainable Engineering Innovation

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Ms Suping Huang

  Senior Research Assistant

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Mrs Anne Knudsen

  Communication and Engagement Officer, GETCO2

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Eloise Larsen

  Deputy Director, Strategy and Operations (GETCO2)

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Mr David Mann

  Senior Research Technician

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Ms Laura Mumford

  Food Research Engineer

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Lisa Pope

  Centre Manager, ARC Training Centre for Bioplastics and Biocomposites

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Flavia Rodrigues de Oliveira Silva

  Senior Research Assistant

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Miss Madeleine Rumble

  Supervisor, Laboratory/ies

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Mr Liam Sargison

  Senior Research Assistant

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Mrs Nikita Shah

  Senior Research Assistant

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Kinnari Shelat

  Senior Manager, UQ-HBI Partnership

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Miss Aimee Sisley

  Office Coordinator, GETCO2

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Ms Kaori Sugita

  Senior Project Officer, GETCO2

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Ms Cathy Yuan

  Centre Operations Officer

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Amelia Zhang

  Senior Research Assistant

  School of Chemical Engineering

Emeritus, Honorary and Adjunct

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  Mr Mark Barthel

  Industry Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Emeritus Professor Suresh Bhatia

  Emeritus Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Honorary Professor Zhi-Gang Chen

  Honorary Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  Honorary Professor

  School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering

  

  Dr Taufiq Hidayat

  Honorary Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Chris Lilburne

  Industry Fellow

  

  Dr Tony Howes

  Honorary Associate Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Adjunct Professor Ashok Kumar Nanjundan

  Adjunct Associate Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Khoi Tan Nguyen

  Adjunct

  

  Honorary Professor David Nicholson

  Honorary Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Mrs Shelley Okamoto

  Honorary

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Mr Peter Wegener

  Honorary Lecturer

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Gleb Yakubov

  Honorary Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

External Advisory Board

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  Mr Mark Baczynski

  

  Dr Kym Baker

  

  Mr Rod Duke

  

  Mr Stuart Sneyd

  

  Ms Leigh Staines

  Industry Professor

  

  Mr Noel Williams

  B.E. (Chem) Hons. UQ, FIChemE., FRACI, Chartered Engineer 

Research Academic staff

• 

  Dr Hamed Abdeyazdan

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Shazed Aziz

  Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Ms Gaia Boniardi

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Milton Chai

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Celine Chaleat

  Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Clement Chan

  Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Ms Ping Chen

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Wonder Chimonyo

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Yuchen Dai

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Davor Daniloski

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Miss Becca Forster

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Emilie Gauthier

  Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Dalila Iannotta

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Ian Levett

  Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Kai Li Lim

  St Baker Fellow in E-Mobility

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Ming Lim

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Rijia Lin

  ARC DECRA

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Zhentao Li

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Haijiao Lu

  Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Miaoqiang Lyu

  ARC DECRA Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Nicolas Alexis Marinval

  Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Gloria Milena Monsalve Bravo

  Advanced Queensland Industry Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Evgenii Nekhoroshev

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Ngoc Nguyen

  ARC DECRA

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Tuan Nguyen

  Senior Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Hangil Park

  Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Joshua Powell

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Viktoria Prostakova

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Yinxuan Qiu

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Maksym Shevchenko

  Senior Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Heather Shewan

  Senior Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Denis Shishin

  Theme Leader Therm. Model. & Eductn

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Ali Shokoohmand

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Svetlana Sineva

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Samira Siyamak

  FaBA Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Roman Starykh

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Keyu Tao

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Mr Mike Tebyetekerwa

  Research Fellow, ARC

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Zhiliang Wang

  ARC Future Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Zixi Xie

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Yuan Xu

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Penghui Yan

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Mr Yanzhao Zhang

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering