Postgraduate projects
The department has a strong research team that is focused on solving problems
and providing answers for industry and the wider community. The contribution of
postgraduates is vital in this effort and below are examples of current postgraduate
projects.
Biotechnology, food and wine |
| Khar Khoo Yean | Predictive Modelling of Thermal Inactivation kinetics of bacteria in liquid as affected by combined temperature and pH in a continuous steriliser. |
| Richard Muhlack | Identify process technologies for the prevention of protein haze formation during wine production. |
| Francine Ryan | Investigation of the Effect of Temperature Reduction on Cell Growth in Aerobic Fermentation of Escherichia coli. | |
| Lin Lin Low | |
| Kyleigh Victory | |
| Felicity Lloyd | |
| Jordan Rogers | |
| Connell Wood | |
| Dapeng Lui | |
| Jean Mcintyre | |
Energy and the environment |
| David Battye | Char Oxidation and Volatile Matter Combustion During Fluidised Bed Gasification of Low-Rank Coal. |
| Timothy Ballantyne | Combustion of Dewatered Coal in Pulverised Fuel Furnaces |
| Alexandra Briedis | Gasification of Low Rank Coal under Fluidised-Bed conditions |
| Michael Brauer | The rheology of lignite ash under gasification conditions |
| Samuel Button | Hereroatom Reactions in Lignite Gasification: Sulphur |
| David Ey | Kinetic Modelling of Fuel Gas Combustion |
| Daniel McCullough | Agglomeration and Deposition Behaviour of Australian Lignite Ash under Gasification Conditions. |
| Dijan Supramono | Effect of fluid evolution on the drag coefficient of particles |
| Michelle Wittholz | Desalination Options for Metropolitan Adelaide |
| Naeim Yousefpour | Desalting reclaimed waste-water to safeguard Virginia's horticultural industries |
| Alessio Scarsella | |
| Aaron Poeze | |
| Stephen Pahl | |
| Philip van Eyk | |
| Bridget McDowall | |
| Haixiang (Jenny) Wang | |
Fluid and Particle Mechanics, especially particle/fluid interactions |
| Li (Linda) Dan | |
Materials Science |
| Hugh Jones | |
| Haipeng (John) Wang | |
Process Control and Simulation |
| Pamela Ooi | CO2 Train Advanced Simulation and Control. |
| Nigel Ridgway | |
Advanced Laser Diagnostics |
| Nader Qamar | Two-dimensional soot visualisation/measurements in turbulent non-premixed flames using laser-induced incandescence (LII). |
Microalgae |
| Michael Roberts | |
| Stephen Pahl | |
| Steven Amos | |
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