Professor Brant Walkley

School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering

Professor of Sustainable Engineering

School PGR Lead & UoS-Director of EPSRC CDT SATURN, School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering Deputy Head of the Engineering Graduate School (Interim), Faculty of Engineering

Dr Brant Walkley
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b.walkley@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 7528
Room B56, Sir Robert Hadfield Building

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Professor Brant Walkley
School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering
Room B56
Sir Robert Hadfield Building
Mappin Street
Sheffield
S1 3JD
Profile

I am a Professor in the School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering, where I lead the (SMASH) research team.

I am Postgraduate Research Lead for the School of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering, and Deputy Head of the Engineering Graduate School for the Faculty of Engineering. I am also the UoS-Director of the (Skills and Training Underpinning a Renaissance in Nuclear, 2024-2032), and am Editor for

My research has been funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), Innovate UK, Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, Sellafield Ltd., National Nuclear Laboratory, and both UK and international industry groups.

I teach a variety of research-led core and applied chemical engineering subjects. I was awarded the 鈥極utstanding PGR Supervision Award鈥 in each of the past three, an 鈥楿ndergraduate Teaching Award鈥 in 2020, and received a 鈥楲etter of Commendation for Teaching Excellence鈥 in 2019 from the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, 爆料TV.

Research interests

My research aims to drive new advances in the development of materials and processes for sustainable infrastructure, environmental remediation, waste management, and clean energy. This will enable industry to meet the needs of our society both sustainably and cost-effectively, improving the well-being of our society and environment.
Broadly speaking, our research group focuses on investigation of composition-structure-property relationships, reaction mechanisms and kinetics, and surface chemistry in cements, glasses, ceramics and nanomaterials using advanced spectroscopic and microstructural techniques. We also explore new approaches to study resource production and consumption, decarbonisation strategies, and cross-sector interactions affecting this.

Current projects focus on:

  • Development of low-CO2 cements for sustainable infrastructure
  • Understanding durability and degradation phenomena in low-CO2 cements
  • Development of materials for encapsulation/immobilisation of radioactive waste
  • Understanding and controlling radionuclide-cement interactions in cement matrices used for immobilisation of radioactive waste
  • Understanding mass transport processes in cements for applications in both construction and nuclear sectors
  • Development and assessment of decarbonisation strategies for construction and the built environment
Publications

Journal articles

  • da Silva MRC, Qi J, Ross I, Kirchheim AP & Walkley B (2026) . Cement and Concrete Research, 201, 108127-108127.
  • Eskandarinia M, Adesanya E, Walkley B & Yliniemi J (2026) . Journal of Building Engineering, 119, 115331-115331.
  • Niu X, Elakneswaran Y, Kikuchi R, Li A, Seralathan S, Hiraki Y, Sato J, Osugi T, Kamiyama T & Walkley B (2026) . Cement and Concrete Research, 200, 108096-108096.
  • Nelson S, Cockburn S, Tuck O, Hayes M, Cann G, Halliwell C, Geddes D, Walkley B & Farris S (2026) . Cement and Concrete Composites, 165.
  • Whittle JW, Rihner MCS, Hafez H, Espinosa RME, Fletcher DI, Walkley B & Koh LSC (2026) . Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 224.
  • McWilliams JB, Kinoshita H, Walkley B & Provis JL (2025) . Nuclear Engineering and Design, 445, 114530-114530.
  • da Silva MRC, de Castro Carvalho I, Silvestro L, Lei L, Kirchheim AP & Walkley B (2025) . Cement and Concrete Composites.
  • Robshaw TJ, Lambert FM, Watson SD, Tantisryanurak S, Mukhtar N, Shields V, Turner J, Dawson R, Walkley B, Sharrad CA & Ogden MD (2025) . Chemical Engineering Science, 122799-122799.
  • O鈥橠onoghue KT, Geddes D, Hayes M & Walkley B (2025) . Dalton Transactions, 54(29).
  • Rihner MCS, Hafez H, Walkley B, Purnell P & Drewniok M (2025) . Sustainable Production and Consumption, 58, 319-333.
  • Kim B, Walkley B, Provis JL, Ma H-M & Um W (2025) . Cement and Concrete Research, 197.
  • Santana HA, Cilla MS, Walkley B & Ribeiro Dias CM (2025) . Journal of Building Engineering, 107.
  • Tchio JA, Adesanya E, Sliz R, Walkley B & Yliniemi J (2025) . Cement and Concrete Composites, 160.
  • Kim B, Shin Y, Park S, Walkley B, Oh S, Kang J & Um W (2025) . Journal of Nuclear Materials, 607.
  • Geddes DA, Stennett MC, Wilkinson TJ, Griffith BE, Hanna JV, Provis JL & Walkley B (2025) . Journal of Hazardous Materials, 488.
  • Niu X, Elakneswaran Y, Li A, Seralathan S, Kikuchi R, Hiraki Y, Sato J, Osugi T & Walkley B (2025) . Cement and Concrete Research, 190.
  • Rihner MCS, Whittle JW, Gadelhaq MHA, Mohamad SN, Yuan R, Rothman R, Fletcher DI, Walkley B & Koh LSC (2025) . Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 211.
  • da Silva MRC, Andrade Neto JDS, Walkley B & Kirchheim AP (2024) . Materials and Structures, 57(8).
  • Geddes DA, Walkley B, Matsuda T & Provis JL (2024) . CEMENT.
  • Marsh ATM, Brown AP, Freeman HM, Neumann A, Walkley B, Pendlowski H & Bernal SA (2024) . Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 12(36), 24260-24277.
  • Adetona AJ, Levin I, Morley N, Hussein O, Siame BI, Walkley B, Sinclair DC & Reaney IM (2024) . Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 44(16).
  • Stefanini L, Walkley B & Provis JL (2024) . Materials and Structures, 57(7).
  • Marsh ATM, Brown AP, Freeman HM, Walkley B, Pendlowski H & Bernal SA (2024) . Applied Clay Science, 255.
  • Santana HA, Ruviaro AS, Ribeiro DV, Cilla MS, Walkley B & Dias CMR (2024) . Waste Management, 182, 225-236.
  • Simoni M, Kearney SA, Robshaw TJ, Turner J, O'Donoghue K, Geddes DA, Sharrad CA, Ogden MD & Walkley B (2024) . Cement and Concrete Research, 179.
  • Geddes DA, Walkley B, Galliard CL, Hayes M, Bernal SA & Provis JL (2024) . Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 107(7), 4621-4630.
  • Silva MRCD, Andrade Neto JDS, Walkley B & Kirchheim AP (2024) . Cement and Concrete Research, 175, 107375-107375.
  • Adetona AJ, Wang G, Walkley B, Sinclair DC & Reaney IM (2024) . Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 44(5), 2989-2997.
  • Stefanini L, Ansari D, Walkley B & Provis JL (2024) . Materials Today Communications, 38.
  • Robshaw TJ, Kearney S, Turner J, Simoni M, Baidak A, Sharrad CA, Walkley B & Ogden MD (2023) . Progress in Nuclear Energy, 165, 104918-104918.
  • Simoni M, Woo CL, Zhao H, Iuga D, Svora P, Hanein T, Kinoshita H & Walkley B (2023) . Cement and Concrete Research, 174.
  • Stefanini L, Ghorbani S, De Schutter G, Matthys S, Walkley B & Provis JL (2023) . Journal of Materials Science, 58(31), 12537-12558.
  • Ghorbani S, Stefanini L, Sun Y, Walkley B, Provis JL, De Schutter G & Matthys S (2023) . Cement and Concrete Composites, 143.
  • Stefanini L, Walkley B & Provis JL (2023) . Frontiers in Materials, 10, 1212177.
  • Xue L, Zhang Z, Walkley B, Liu H, Jiang Y & Wang H (2023) . Materials Today Communications, 35, 106182-106182.
  • Yorkshire AS, Stennett MC, Walkley B, Provis JL, Townsend LT, Haigh LT, Hyatt NC, Mottram LM & Corkhill CL (2023) . Scientific Reports, 13.
  • Tan Y, Gardner LJ, Walkley B, Hussein OH, Ding H, Sun S, Yu H & Hyatt NC (2023) . ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 11(8), 3194-3207.
  • Ke X, Baki VA, Large AI, Held G, Walkley B & Li J (2022) . Applied Geochemistry, 147, 105515-105515.
  • Robshaw TJ, Turner J, Tuck O, Pyke C, Kearney S, Simoni M, Sharrad CA, Walkley B & Ogden MD (2022) . Frontiers in Chemistry, 10.
  • Gluth GJG, Ke X, Vollpracht A, Weiler L, Bernal SA, Cyr M, Dombrowski-Daube K, Geddes DA, Grengg C, Le Galliard C , Nedeljkovic M et al (2022) . Materials and Structures, 55(8).
  • Henning R, Sturm P, Geddes DA, Ke脽ler S, Walkley B & Gluth GJG (2022) . Frontiers in Materials, 9.
  • Luukkonen T, Yliniemi J, Walkley B, Geddes D, Griffith B, Hanna JV, Provis JL, Kinnunen P & Illikainen M (2022) . RSC Advances, 12(40), 25822-25832.
  • Derkani MH, Bartlett NJ, Koma G, Carter LA, Geddes DA, Provis JL & Walkley B (2022) . Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 628(Part B), 745-757.
  • Avet F, Li X, Ben Haha M, Bernal SA, Bishnoi S, Cizer 脰, Cyr M, Dolenec S, Durdzinski P, Haufe J , Hooton D et al (2022) . Materials and Structures, 55(3).
  • Kearney S, Robshaw TJ, Turner J, Sharrad CA, Walkley B & Ogden MD (2022) . MRS Advances, 7(5-6), 105-109.
  • Walkley B, Geddes DA, Matsuda T & Provis JL (2022) . Langmuir, 38(5), 1662-1671.
  • Fisher AJ, Ding H, Rajbhandari P, Walkley B, Blackburn LR, Stennett MC, Hand RJ, Hyatt NC, Harrison MT & Corkhill CL (2022) . Materials Advances, 3(3), 1747-1758.
  • Ren J, Zhang L, Walkley B, Black JR & San Nicolas R (2022) . Cement and Concrete Research, 151.
  • Yorkshire AS, Stennett MC, Walkley B, O'Sullivan SE, Mottram LM, Bailey DJ, Provis JL, Hyatt NC & Corkhill CL (2022) . Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, 29(1), 89-102.
  • Longhi MA, Rodr铆guez ED, Walkley B, Eckhard D, Zhang Z, Provis JL & Kirchheim AP (2022) . Ceramics International, 48(2), 2212-2229.
  • Zhong M-X, Walkley B, Bailey DJ, Blackburn LR, Ding H, Wang S-Q, Bao W-C, Gardner LJ, Sun S-K, Stennett MC , Corkhill CL et al (2021) . Journal of Nuclear Materials, 556.
  • Robshaw TJ, Turner J, Kearney S, Walkley B, Sharrad CA & Ogden MD (2021) . SN Applied Sciences, 3(11).
  • Walkley B, Ke X, Provis JL & Bernal SA (2021) . The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 125(37), 20727-20739.
  • Walkley B, Ke X, Hussein O & Provis JL (2021) . Dalton Transactions, 50(39), 13968-13984.
  • Longhi MA, Zhang Z, Walkley B, Rodr铆guez ED & Kirchheim AP (2021) . Cement and Concrete Research, 144, 106431-106431.
  • Yliniemi J, Walkley B, Provis JL, Kinnunen P & Illikainen M (2021) . Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 144(4), 1129-1138.
  • Mostaed A, Walkley B, Hatnean MC, Balakrishnan G, Lees MR, Beanland R, Sinclair DC & Reaney IM (2021) . Acta Materialia, 208.
  • Li L, Walkley B, Reaney IM & Sinclair DC (2021) . Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 41(7), 4189-4198.
  • Manning JRH, Walkley B, Provis JL & Patwardhan SV (2021) . Langmuir, 37(1), 561-568.
  • Wang L, Geddes DA, Walkley B, Provis JL, Mechtcherine V & Tsang DCW (2020) . Cement and Concrete Research, 136.
  • Vasconcelos RGW, Walkley B, Day S, Tang CC, Paraskevoulakos H, Gardner LJ & Corkhill CL (2020) . Applied Geochemistry, 116.
  • Longhi MA, Rodr铆guez ED, Walkley B, Zhang Z & Kirchheim AP (2020) . Composites Part B: Engineering, 182.
  • Yliniemi J, Walkley B, Provis JL, Kinnunen P & Illikainen M (2020) . Cement and Concrete Composites, 106.
  • Walkley B, Page SJ, Rees GJ, Provis JL & Hanna JV (2020) . The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 124(2), 1681-1694.
  • Walkley B, Ke X, Hussein OH, Bernal SA & Provis JL (2020) . Journal of Hazardous Materials, 382.
  • Green AC, Lath D, Hudson K, Walkley B, Down JM, Owen R, Evans HR, Paton鈥怘ough J, Reilly GC, Lawson MA & Chantry AD (2019) . Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 34(12), 2311-2326.
  • Longhi MA, Walkley B, Rodr铆guez ED, Kirchheim AP, Zhang Z & Wang H (2019) . Composites Part B: Engineering, 176.
  • Hughes CE, Walkley B, Gardner LJ, Walling SA, Bernal SA, Iuga D, Provis JL & Harris KDM (2019) . Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, 99, 1-6.
  • Prentice DP, Walkley B, Bernal SA, Bankhead M, Hayes M & Provis JL (2019) . Cement and Concrete Research, 119, 21-35.
  • Walkley B & Provis JL (2019) . Materials Today Advances, 1.
  • Criado M, Walkley B, Ke X, Provis JL & Bernal SA (2018) . Sustainability, 10(12).
  • Li X, Snellings R, Antoni M, Alderete NM, Ben Haha M, Bishnoi S, Cizer O, Cyr M, De Weerdt K, Dhandapani Y , Duchesne J et al (2018) . Materials and Structures, 51.
  • Dong B, Yan J, Walkley B, Inglis KK, Blanc F, Hull S & West AR (2018) . Solid State Ionics, 327, 64-70.
  • Walkley B, Kashani A, Sani MA, Ngo TD & Mendis P (2018) . Journal of Materials Science, 53(13), 9486-9503.
  • Walkley B, Rees G, San Nicolas R, van Deventer J, Hanna J & Provis J (2018) . The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 122(10), 5673-5685.
  • Kashani A, Ngo TD, Walkley B & Mendis P (2017) . Construction and Building Materials, 153, 225-237.
  • Walkley B, San Nicolas R, Sani MA, Bernal SA, van Deventer JSJ & Provis JL (2017) . Cement and Concrete Research, 99, 155-171.
  • Walkley B, San Nicolas R, Sani MA, Gehman JD, van Deventer JSJ & Provis JL (2016) . Powder Technology, 297, 17-33.
  • Walkley B, San Nicolas R, Sani MA, Rees GJ, Hanna JV, van Deventer JSJ & Provis JL (2016) . Cement and Concrete Research, 89, 120-135.
  • Walkley B, San Nicolas R, Sani M-A, Gehman JD, van Deventer JSJ & Provis JL (2016) . Dalton Transactions, 45(13), 5521-5535.
  • Walkley B, Provis JL, San Nicolas R, Sani M-A & van Deventer JSJ (2015) . Advances in Applied Ceramics, 114(7), 372-377.
  • Bernal SA, Provis JL, Walkley B, San Nicolas R, Gehman JD, Brice DG, Kilcullen AR, Duxson P & van Deventer JSJ (2013) . Cement and Concrete Research, 53, 127-144.
  • Eskandarinia M, Adesanya E, Walkley B & Yliniemi J () . Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy.
  • Nevin C, Geddes DA, Thorpe CL, Stennett MC, Wilkinson TJ, Haigh LT, Iuga D & Walkley B () . Journal of Materials Chemistry A.

Book chapters

  • Kearney S, Yorkshire AS, Geddes DA, Hanein T, Nelson S, Provis JL & Walkley B (2022) , Low Carbon Stabilization and Solidification of Hazardous Wastes (pp. 407-431). Elsevier
  • Walkley B (2018) , Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series (pp. 1-2). Springer International Publishing
  • Walkley B (2018) , Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series (pp. 406-407). Springer International Publishing
  • Adams T, Amaya P, Bentz DP, Bittner JD, Bittner A, Blythe GM, Bradley LJN, Butalia T, Carriker NE, Castleman J , Csetenyi LJ et al (2017) , Coal Combustion Products (CCP's) (pp. xi-xii). Elsevier
  • San Nicolas R, Walkley B & van Deventer JSJ (2017) In Robl T, Oberlink A & Jones R (Ed.), Coal Combustion Products (CCP's): Characteristics, Utilization and Beneficiation (pp. 185-214). Woodhead Publishing

Conference proceedings

  • Gluth GJG, Ke X, Vollpracht A, Weiler L, Bernal SA, Cyr M, Dombrowski-Daube K, Geddes D, Grengg C, Le Galliard C , Nedeljkovic M et al (2023) (pp 1029-1037)
  • Gluth GJG, Ke X, Vollpracht A, Bernal SA, Cizer 脰, Cyr M, Dombrowski-Daube K, Geddes D, Grengg C, Le Galliard C , Nedeljkovic M et al (2023) (pp 667-676)
  • Matsuda T, Mine R, Geddes DA, Walkley B & Provis JL (2022) Development of ultra-low shrinkage and high strength concrete without Portland cement with experimental study on its fabrication. Fib Symposium (pp 763-772)
  • Matsuda T, Sakamoto R, Geddes DA, Walkley B & Provis JL (2021) An experimental study on shrinkage and mechanical properties of ultra-low shrinkage and high strength zero-cement concrete. Fib Symposium, Vol. 2021-June (pp 729-738)
  • Matsuda T, Geddes DA, Walkley B & Provis JL (2020) Properties and micro strucure of ultralow shrinkage and high strength zero-cement-concrete. Proceedings of the Fib Symposium 2020 Concrete Structures for Resilient Society (pp 76-83)
  • Matsuda T, Geddes DA, Walkley B & Provis JL (2020) Properties and micro strucure of ultralow shrinkage and high strength zero-cement-concrete. Fib Symposium (pp 76-83)
  • Patwardhan S, Manning J, Jorge M, Centi A, Walkley B & Provis J (2019) Understanding interfacial interactions to unlock the potential of bioinspired nanomaterials. ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, Vol. 258

Preprints

  • Stefanini L, Walkley B & Provis JL (2024) , Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
  • Marsh A, Brown A, Freeman H, Walkley B, Pendlowski H & Bernal S (2024) , American Chemical Society (ACS).
  • Silva M, Neto JSA, Walkley B & Kirchheim AP (2024) , Springer Science and Business Media LLC.
  • Mostaed A, Walkley B, Hatnean MC, Balakrishnan G, Lees MR, Beanland R, Sinclair DC & Reaney IM (2020) , arXiv.
  • Ogden MD, Robshaw TJ, Kearney S, Turner JR, Simoni M, Baidak A, Sharrad CA & Walkley B () .
Research group

Postdoctoral Research Associates:

  • Dr Dan Geddes,  (EPSRC) 

PhD researchers:

  • Sylvia Gomes, Solidification routes for encapsulation of radioiodine (EPSRC & )
  • Cameron Halliwell, Understanding cement- superplasticiser interactions in geopolymer encapsulants for safe disposal of radioactive waste (EPSRC & )
  • William McMahon, Decarbonising Construction: Understanding the Chemistry and Engineering of Low-Carbon Alkali-Activated Cements (EPSRC Industrial & DB Group (Holdings) Ltd)
  • Cameron Halliwell, Understanding cement- superplasticiser interactions in geopolymer encapsulants for safe disposal of radioactive waste (EPSRC & )
  • Ava Sjoberg, Understanding cement-superplasticiser interactions in blended Portland cement wasteforms ()
  • Isabelle Smith, Next-generation low-carbon cement wasteforms for safe disposal of radioactive waste  ( (EPSRC) & )
  • Madeline Rihner, Life Cycle Assessment of Sustainable Cement ( & EPSRC)
  • Ella Cliff,  Understanding reaction mechanisms, kinetics and structural evolution in low-carbon cements (EPSRC)
  • Charlotte Nevin,  Resolving reaction mechanisms, kinetics and mass transport in radionuclide-loaded geopolymer cement wasteforms ( (EPSRC) & )
  • Kyle O'Donoghue,  Geopolymer reaction mechanisms and kinetics for immobilisation of radioactive waste (EPSRC)
  • Jess McWilliams,  Encapsulation of  contaminated oils in geopolymer cements ( (EPSRC))

Recruitment:

I'm always keen to support people who are passionate about the development of sustainable materials, chemical engineering, materials chemistry and science and engineering more generally. Prospective PhD/PDRA/Research Fellows are encouraged to send me an expression of interest along with their CV. There are a number of through which prospective PhD researchers can apply for PhD funding, as well as schemes to support postdoctoral and research fellows, and I will gladly support talented individuals in these applications for projects which align with the broad research themes below.

  • Materials for sustainable infrastructure
  • Materials for environmental remediation
  • Materials for sustainable energy production and storage

Prospective PhD/PDRA/Research Fellows who have already secured funding are also very welcome to propose their own research ideas

Grants

Current grants

  • 2023-2026:  (EPSRC)
  • 2023-2026:  (EPSRC)
  • 2023-2026: New processing technology to convert waste products into a valuable additive for cement and concrete (Green Lithium Ltd.)
  • 2023-2028: Centre of Expertise for Thermal and Immobilisation (Sellafield Ltd.)
  • 2023-2027:  (EPSRC Industrial CASE PhD studentship w/ )
  • 2023-2027:  ( PhD studentship w/ )
  • 2022-2024:  ( w/ Tremco Construction Products Group)
  • 2022-2026:  ( EPSRC DTP PhD studentship)
  • 2022-2026:  (EPSRC Industrial CASE PhD studentship w/ )
  • 2022-2026:  ( PhD studentship)
  • 2021-2025:  ( PhD studentship w/ )
  • 2021-2025:  ( EPSRC DTP PhD studentship)
  • 2021-2025:  (EPSRC DTP PhD studentship)
  • 2021-2025:  ( PhD studentship w/ )
  • 2018-2023: Research into the development and chemistry of sustainable cement and concrete materials () 

Past grants

  • 2023: Joint ROK-UK Project for the non-destructive characterization of novel wasteforms targeting C-14 solidification (National Research Foundation of Korea)
  • 2023: Alternative materials for encapsulation of nuclear waste in a net zero world (NNL Game Changers) ()
  • 2022-2023:  ( w/ )
  • 2021-2022: Enhancing analytical capabilities in soils for low-carbon technologies (White Rose Collaboration Fund w/ Civil Engineering, University of Leeds and Environment and Geography, University of York)
  • 2020-2022: Developing additives to improve durability and engineering properties of alkali-activated materials ( w/ )
  • 2020-2022: Iodine abatement in irradiated nuclear fuel recycling (, )
  • 2020-2021: C-14 abatement in irradiated nuclear fuel recycling (, )
Teaching activities

I am Module Leader for GEE104/CIV11001 Thermofluids, teaching the thermodynamics component of this module.

As the UoS-Director of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training SATURN (Skills and Training Underpinning a Renaissance in Nuclear, 2024-2032) I also lead the Radioactive Waste Management component of the Taught Programme for this CDT, as well as the Specialist Skills Training module at 爆料TV.

I supervise ~10 MEng and MSc Research Projects each year for undergraduate and postgraduate taught modules.

I have previously taught a variety of research-led core and applied chemical engineering subjects, including heat and mass transfer, solid-gas separation processes, environmental engineering, and chemical engineering design projects.

Professional activities and memberships

I am an Associate Member of IChemE

I am a Senior Member of RILEM (International Union of Laboratories and Experts in Construction Materials, Systems and Structures)

A Member of RILEM Technical Committees:

  • 267-TRM: Tests for reactivity of supplementary cementitious materials
  • TC UMW : Upcycling Powder Mineral 鈥淲astes鈥 into Cement Matrices
  • TC CUC: Carbon dioxide uptake by concrete during and after service life

I am a Fellow of Higher Education Academy.

I founded and Chair 爆料TV / NDA Group Cements Academic and Industry Forum.

I am UoS Academic Lead for Innovandi, the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) Research Network.

Professional activities and recognition
  • Associate Member, Institute of Chemical Engineers
  • Affiliate Member of RILEM (Member of Technical Committees TC-267 TRM and TC-281 CCC)
  • Editorial Panel Member of
  • Guest Editor, 
  • Guest Editor, 
  • Invited Expert Panel Member of , UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
  • Invited reviewer for more than 340 international journals
  • Undergraduate Teaching Award recipient, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, 2020
  • Development Opportunity Award recipient, 2018 and 2019
  • First Prize, 6th Early Career Presentation Contest, World Materials Research Institute Forum, 2018
  • Dedicated Outstanding Thesis Mentor Award recipient, 2017 and 2018
  • Learned Society Fund Award recipient, 2017, 2018 and 2019
  • Environmental Mineralogy Group Early Career Researcher Bursary recipient, 2017
  • The Deal Recognition Award recipient, 2017
  • The University of Melbourne MATS scholar, 2015
  • Best Tutor Award, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Melbourne, 2015
  • The University of Melbourne PORES scholar, 2014
  • Australian Ceramic Society Bursary recipient, 2014
  • Best Paper - First Prize, 34th Annual Cement and Concrete Science Conference, 2014
  • Australian Research Council Special Research Centre PFPC Travel Grant recipient, 2013 and 2014
  • Australian Research Council APA scholar, 2012 鈥 2016

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