Meet our school staff
Delivering excellence in research and education
Our staff, academics and researchers strive for excellence in chemical and biomolecular engineering.
School leadership team
Professor Ali Abbas, Head of School
Associate Professor John Kavanagh, Deputy Head of School
Ms Alexandra Missiris, School Manager
Professor PJ Cullen, Research Director
Professor Jun Huang, Postgraduate Coursework Director (Semester 1)
Professor Timothy Langrish, Postgraduate Coursework Director (Semester 2)
Associate Professor Alejandro Montoya, Teaching and Learning Director
Dr John Kavanagh, Undergraduate Coursework Director
Dr David Wang, Higher Degree Research Director
Dr Li Wei, International Student Advisor
Academic Staff
Process intensification and systems engineering:
Professor Ali Abbas
Professor Jun Huang
Associate Professor Alejandro Montoya
Radically new catalysts, materials, and synthesis processes:
Professor Yuan Chen
Professor Andrew Harris
Professor Jun Huang
Professor Zongwen Liu
Professor Marjorie Valix
Associate Professor Alejandro Montoya
Dr David Wang
Multiscale modelling:
Professor David Fletcher
Professor Timothy Langrish
Associate Professor Alejandro Montoya
Food process and supply chain innovation:
Professor Yuan Chen
Professor PJ Cullen
Professor Fariba Dehghani
Professor David Fletcher
Professor Timothy Langrish
Associate Professor John Kavanagh
Nutritional food for health and ageing populations:
Professor Fariba Dehghani
Professor Timothy Langrish
Associate Professor John Kavanagh
Value-added food products:
Professor Fariba Dehghani
Professor Timothy Langrish
Biomaterials and biomimetics:
Professor Fariba Dehghani
Professor Andrew Harris
Dr David Wang
Theranostics:
Professor Ali Abbas
Professor Yuan Chen
Professor Fariba Dehghani
Biomolecular and cellular characterisation:
Professor PJ Cullen
Professor Zongwen Liu
Mitigating carbon dioxide:
Professor Ali Abbas
Professor Andrew Harris
Professor Jun Huang
Energy storage:
Professor Yuan Chen
Professor Zongwen Liu
Dr Zengxia Pei
Carbon neutral energy conversion
Professor Yuan Chen
Professor PJ Cullen
Professor Zongwen Liu
Dr Fengwang Li
Dr Li Wei
Clean water production, recovery, and recycling:
Professor Yuan Chen
Professor PJ Cullen
Professor David Fletcher
Professor Andrew Harris
Professor Marjorie Valix
Associate Professor John Kavanagh
Dr David Wang
Resource recovery and environmental remediation:
Professor Ali Abbas
Professor Jun Huang
Professor Marjorie Valix
Dr Fengwang Li
Professional staff
Ms Agnes Constanti, Administrative Coordinator
Ms Victoria Hope, Administrative Coordinator
Ms Tina Lomas, Administrative Assistant
Ms Wendy Baird, Administrative Assistant to Head of School (Thursday - Friday)
Ms Tiffany Doan, Administrative Assistant to Head of School (Monday - Wednesday)
Dr Jeffrey Shi, Safety Officer and Building Manager
Ms Nancy Xie, Senior Technical Officer
Dr Tino Kausmann, Technical Officer
Ms Elizabeth Dobrinsky, Research Technical Support Staff
