Our people

School executive and advisory board

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  Mr Stephen Coombs

  School Manager

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Associate Professor Kate O'Brien

  Associate Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Associate Professor Tom Rufford

  Associate Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Associate Professor Simon Smart

  Director - Dow Centre

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Associate Professor Karen Steel

  Associate Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Associate Professor Steven Pratt

  Associate Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Ms Beverly Coulter

  Lecturer

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Associate Professor Liu Ye

  Associate Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Maureen Hassall

  Associate Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

Academic staff

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  Professor Peta Ashworth

  Academy Director- Andrew N. Liveris

  Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology

  

  Professor Suresh Bhatia

  Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Associate Professor Greg Birkett

  Associate Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  Deputy Associate Dean Academic (Curriculum Strategy)

  Faculty of Engineering, Architecture, and Information Technology

  

  Professor William Clarke

  Professor

  School of Civil Engineering

  

  Ms Beverly Coulter

  Lecturer

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Professor Peter Halley

  Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Maureen Hassall

  Associate Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Professor Peter Hayes

  

  Professor Evgueni Jak

  Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Professor Paul Lant

  Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Associate Professor Bronwyn Laycock

  Associate Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Professor Anh Nguyen

  Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Associate Professor Kate O'Brien

  Associate Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Adrian Oehmen

  Senior Lecturer

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Professor Yongjun Peng

  Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Associate Professor Steven Pratt

  Associate Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Associate Professor Tom Rufford

  Associate Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Associate Professor Simon Smart

  Director - Dow Centre

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Associate Professor Karen Steel

  Associate Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Professor Jason Stokes

  Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  Deputy Associate Dean (Research)

  Faculty of Engineering, Architecture, and Information Technology

  

  Associate Professor James Vaughan

  Associate Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Liguang Wang

  Senior Lecturer

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Professor Lianzhou Wang

  ARC Laureate Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Associate Professor Liu Ye

  Associate Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Professor George Zhao

  ARC Australian Laureate Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Professor John Zhu

  Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

Administration staff

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  Ms Sarah Flett

  Personal Assistant

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Hasan Hasan

  Project Manager- Building Transitio

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Ms Maata Johnson

  Administration Officer

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Chris Lilburne

  Health, Safety & Wellness Manager

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Ms Lauren Smith

  Administrative assistant

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Ms Marian Sommer

  Communications marketing MSEMPE

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Mrs Vicki Thompson

  Clerical Officer

  School of Chemical Engineering
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  Ms Kirsty Fraser

  Manager, UQ Dow Centre

  School of Chemical Engineering

Technical and workshop staff

• 

  Mr Patrick Helmgens

  Senior Laboratory Technician

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Chris Plackowski

  Senior Technical Officer

  School of Chemical Engineering

Research staff

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  Dr Hamed Abdeyazdan

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Matthew Adams

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Reydick Balucan

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow in C02

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Dean Biddle

  Senior Research Technician

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Eleonore Bolle

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Mrs Kimiya Bolouri

  Senior Research Technician

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Clement Chan

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Tim Chen

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Xumeng Chen

  Advance Qld Industry Res. Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Mr Wonder Chimonyo

  Research Officer

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Tim Duignan

  ARC DECRA

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Weng Fu

  Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Shuai Gao

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Mr James Gudgeon

  Research Officer

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Toby Hamilton

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Tony Heynen

  Senior Lecturer/Program Coordinator

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Jingwei Hou

  DECRA Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Ms Suping Huang

  Research Assistant

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Tanveer Hussain

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Miss Clara Kim

  Research Technician

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Fengli Liang

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Rijia Lin

  Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Mr Hao Lu

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Miaoqiang Lyu

  Advance Queensland Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Tiisetso Moimane

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Yufan Mu

  Advance Qld Industry Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Hangil Park

  Advance Queensland Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Hong Peng

  Advance Qld IndustryResearch Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Viktoria Prostakova

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Maksym Shevchenko

  Research Fellow - Pyrometallurgy

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Heather Shewan

  Advance Qld Industry Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Denis Shishin

  Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Ms Meiliana Siauw

  Research Assistant

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Farhad Soheilmoghaddam

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow-Biomat

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Ummul Sultana

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Aaron Sun

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Mrs Mojgan Tabatabaei Zavareh

  Techno-economic Analyst

  Dow Centre for Sustainable Engineering Innovation

  Research Officer

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Luigi Vandi

  Advance Qld IndustryResearch Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Professor Geoff Wang

  EAIT Director China Res Partnership

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Zhiliang Wang

  ARC DECRA Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Jung Ho Yun

  Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

Honorary and adjunct academic staff

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  Mr David Allan

  Adjunct Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Mr Mark Barthel

  Industry Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Honorary Professor Zhi-Gang Chen

  

  Emeritus Professor Ian Cameron

  Emeritus Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Emeritus Professor Joe Diniz da Costa

  Emeritus Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Mrs Jenni Cox

  Honorary Academic

  

  Emeritus Professor Duong Do

  Emeritus Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Taufiq Hidayat

  Honorary Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Min Hong

  

  Associate Professor Tony Howes

  Honorary Associate Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Ashok 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

  

  Adjunct Professor Dave Osborne

  Adjunct Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Emeritus Professor Victor Rudolph

  Emeritus Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Professor Brian Towler

  Honorary Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Mr Peter Wegener

  Honorary Lecturer

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Adjunct Professor Alan Werker

  Adjunct Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Emeritus Professor Edward White

  Emeritus Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Gleb Yakubov

  Honorary Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

Dow Centre for Sustainable Engineering Innovation team

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  Associate Professor Simon Smart

  Director - Dow Centre

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Professor Lianzhou Wang

  ARC Laureate Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Professor Peter Halley

  Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Associate Professor Bronwyn Laycock

  Associate Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Muxina Konarova

  Advance QLD Research Fellow

  Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology

  

  Dr Jingwei Hou

  DECRA Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Miaoqiang Lyu

  Advance Queensland Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Ms Kirsty Fraser

  Manager, UQ Dow Centre

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Jake Whitehead

  Research Fellow

  School of Civil Engineering

  

  Dr Andrew Pascale

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Mrs Mojgan Tabatabaei Zavareh

  Techno-economic Analyst

  Dow Centre for Sustainable Engineering Innovation

  Research Officer

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Sohrab Nizami

  Post-doctoral Research Fellow

  Dow Centre for Sustainable Engineering Innovation

  

  Dr Dia Adhikari Smith

  Research Fellow

  Dow Centre for Sustainable Engineering Innovation

ICSS team

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  Professor Lianzhou Wang

  ARC Laureate Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Professor Geoff Wang

  EAIT Director China Res Partnership

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Emeritus Professor Victor Rudolph

  Emeritus Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Professor Peter Halley

  Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Professor Zhiguo Yuan

  Centre Dir & ARC Laureate Fellow

  Australian Centre for Water and Environmental Biotechnology
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  Emeritus Professor Victor Rudolph

  Emeritus Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Associate Professor Tom Rufford

  Associate Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Professor Peter Halley

  Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Professor Lianzhou Wang

  ARC Laureate Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Professor John Zhu

  Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Professor Geoff Wang

  EAIT Director China Res Partnership

  School of Chemical Engineering
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  Dr Lei Ge

  Adjunct Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Xiaodong Ma

  Research Fellow

  Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre

  

  Dr Yang Bai

  ARC DECRA

  Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology

  

  Honorary Professor Zhi-Gang Chen

Pyrosearch team

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  Professor Evgueni Jak

  Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Professor Peter Hayes

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  Dr Denis Shishin

  Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Maksym Shevchenko

  Research Fellow - Pyrometallurgy

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Viktoria Prostakova

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Evgenii Nekhoroshev

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Ummul Sultana

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Hamed Abdeyazdan

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Svetlana Sineva

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Roman Starykh

  Visiting Academic & Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Ms Suping Huang

  Research Assistant

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Mrs Marina Chernishova

  Research Assistant

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Mr Ryan Wright

  Research Assistant

  School of Chemical Engineering
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  Adjunct Professor Maurits Van Camp

  Adjunct Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Gerardo Alvear Flores

  Adjunct Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

Translational polymer research group team

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  Professor Peter Halley

  Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Associate Professor Bronwyn Laycock

  Associate Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Paul Luckman

  Industry Relationship Dev Manager

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Associate Professor Steven Pratt

  Associate Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Professor Darren Martin

  Professor

  School of Chemical Engineering
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  Dr Clement Chan

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Luigi Vandi

  Advance Qld IndustryResearch Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering

  

  Dr Torsten Witt

  Research Fellow

  School of Chemical Engineering