BASED INRapid Discovery & Fabrication Team - School of Engineering - STEM CollegeAdvanced Manufacturing & Fabrication Enabling Capability PlatformROLEI contribute to the RDF Team's efforts in computational design of functional (value-added) materials. As part of this, we are developing multi-scale simulation modelling software capable of designing and predicting material performance from the nanoscale to geographic scale. This will incorporate data collected from… Show more BASED INRapid Discovery & Fabrication Team - School of Engineering - STEM CollegeAdvanced Manufacturing & Fabrication Enabling Capability PlatformROLEI contribute to the RDF Team's efforts in computational design of functional (value-added) materials. As part of this, we are developing multi-scale simulation modelling software capable of designing and predicting material performance from the nanoscale to geographic scale. This will incorporate data collected from high-throughput & robotic experimentation as well as dispersed sensor data for model validation and product & process design. Show less

Developed finite element-based reservoir simulator incorporating physical dispersivity within COMSOL Multiphysics for the study of CO2 sequestration with enhanced natural gas recovery"High-fidelity reservoir simulations of enhanced gas recovery with supercritical CO2", ENERGY (2016), https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2016.04.120Developed weak Lagrange multiplier-based method for chemical equilibrium calculations within concentrated mixtures"Effects of well perforation… Show more Developed finite element-based reservoir simulator incorporating physical dispersivity within COMSOL Multiphysics for the study of CO2 sequestration with enhanced natural gas recovery"High-fidelity reservoir simulations of enhanced gas recovery with supercritical CO2", ENERGY (2016), https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2016.04.120Developed weak Lagrange multiplier-based method for chemical equilibrium calculations within concentrated mixtures"Effects of well perforation placement and connate water during supercritical CO2 sequestration with enhanced gas recovery", ENERGY (submitted)Developed reservoir simulation teaching materials and taught ECLIPSE/Petrel usage for Master's unit OGEG5809Developed distance learning materials for above unit Show less

Research focussed on improved manufacturing of bread from low-protein Australian floursMechanical characterisation of bread doughs for process simulation of dough sheeting"Flour quality and dough elasticity: Dough sheetability", Journal of Food Engineering (2013), https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2012.10.038Researched accuracy of industry-standard dough strength tests"On the use of conventional dough extension tests in characterising flours for dough sheetability… Show more Research focussed on improved manufacturing of bread from low-protein Australian floursMechanical characterisation of bread doughs for process simulation of dough sheeting"Flour quality and dough elasticity: Dough sheetability", Journal of Food Engineering (2013), https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2012.10.038Researched accuracy of industry-standard dough strength tests"On the use of conventional dough extension tests in characterising flours for dough sheetability. I-II.", International Journal of Food Engineering (2013), https://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ijfe-2015-0087, https://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ijfe-2015-0088Researched viability of alternative simplified dough strength testDough slump as a ‘simple’ test for rheology. Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics (2017, submitted)Contributed to development of pilot dough sheeting line with improved online sensors"On the use of low protein flours and ‘smart’ sheeting lines for making bakery products", Journal of Food Engineering (2017), https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2017.04.001Contributed to research into microstructure-rheology interaction for flatbreads"Bubbles in chapatti doughs", Journal of Cereal Science (2013), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2013.02.006Contributed to research into microstructure-rheology interaction for chemically leavened breads"Effects of fungal α-amylase on chemically leavened wheat flour doughs", Journal of Cereal Science (2012), https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2012.08.002 Show less

Developed model for film formation from nanocomposite ceramic-polymer latexes"Modeling film formation of polymer-clay nanocomposite particles", Langmuir (2010), https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/la903334m