Our People
Laboratory Director
| Dr John Kavanagh T +61 2 9036 9642 |
Team Leaders
Associate Professor Fariba Dehghani
T +61 2 9351 4794
Emeritus Professor Geoff Barton
T +61 2 9351 3780
Emeritus Professor Hans Coster
T +61 2 9351 2256
Research Team
Aydin Berenjian - PhD Candidate
New Fermentation and Purification Technology for Menaquinone-7 Production
Supervisor: A/Prof. Fariba Dehghani
Education: PhD Candidate in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Sydney, Australia; MSc in Chemical Engineering (Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran)
Jie Cen - PhD Candidate
Characterization of Real Time Behavior of Fouling on the Surface of Reverse Osmosis and Nanofiltration Membranes
Supervisors: Emeritus Prof. Hans Coster, Dr. John Kavanagh and Emeritus Prof. Geoff Barton
Education: 2008-Present PhD Candidate in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Sydney, Australia; 2004-2007 BE (Chemical and Material), The University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Chuan Guo - PhD Candidate (Hans)
Membrane filtration of biorefinery and fermentation effluents
Supervisors: Dr. John Kavanagh, Emeritus Prof. Geoff Barton and Emeritus Prof. Hans Coster
Education: 2009-Present PhD Candidate in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Sydney, Australia; 2005-2008 BE in Chemical Engineering, University of Sydney, Australia
Raja Mahanama - PhD Candidate
Solid phase fermentation of Vitamin K2 rich food supplements for veterinary use
Supervisors: Dr. John Kavanagh and A/Prof. Fariba Dehghani
Education: 2010-Present PhD Candidate in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Sydney, Australia; 2009-2010 MEng in Sustainable Processing, The University of Sydney;2004-2008 BEng, Food & Biochemical (University of Moratuwa) Sri Lanka
Dale McClure - PhD Candidate
Mixing in large scale bioreactors
Supervisors: Dr. John Kavanagh, Emeritus Prof. Geoff Barton and Adj/Prof. David Fletcher
Education: 2011-Present PhD Candidate in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Sydney, Australia; 2005-2010 BE/BSci, University of Sydney, Australia.
Trevor Walker - PhD Candidate (Geoff Barton)
Alumni
Dr Dan Ryan
Dan joined the University of Sydney in 2005 from Rhodes University where he researched process intensification of microbial fermentation. His research explored the hierarchical development of integrated treatment systems utilising technologies from both the chemical process engineering and biotechnology disciplines.
Dr. Andrew Gadd
"A conceptual model for electrocoagulation of organic pollutants"
Andrew started researching electrocoagulation at the University of Sydney for his undergraduate thesis in 2005. He continued this work with the support of the Australian Research Council and a large multinational industry partner.