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Perth, Wa, Au

Greater Perth Area

•Manage the Sustainable Processing R&D team members and projects•Define, schedule, manage and support execution of pilot testing and technology development programs•Develop and manage budgets for pilot testing, product development, and tech dev programs.•Support technical sales for pilot plant testing including laboratory and pilot plant test proposals•Support the identification and protection of intellectual property•Ensure quality of product development, technology development and testing activities

Victoria, Australia

Leading research projects and pilot test campaigns on H2 flash reduction of various minerals for metal production (iron and other critical metals). The scope including - Research project management- Stakeholder management- Risk Assessment/Management- Pilot test coordination- SOP development

Victoria, Australia

Leading multiple pilot trials for a variety of minerals with flash calcination- Spodumene flash calcination for lithium production- Smelter-Grade Alumina production via electric-heated flash calcination from Gibbsite- Magnsiste flash calcination for Ultrahigh SSA MgO production and refractory material- Clay flash calcination for high surface area meta-kaoline production- Selective calcination of Vanadium bearing minerals

Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) by membrane process- Composite membrane development- Ceramic membrane development- Electrodialysis- Research grant application

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Membrane chromatography for protein (IgG) separation• Collaborate with CSL Ltd. and support research and development of new membrane for membrane chromatography• Assisted in establishing the project scope and timeline and budget considerationswith supervisor and industry representative• Designed and executed experiments and processed data to prepare detailed reports for stakeholders

Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Micro Desalination Device_Oxfam Monash Partnership• Developed the first prototype of Micro Desalination system using low-pressure reverse osmosis coupling with portable photovoltaic panels• Conducted an experimental evaluation of the prototype performance within the laboratory and field phase• Analysed the technical data and communicated the technical results with the whole team and presented to the project stakeholders.• Facilitated communication and collaboration between the project team and partners through regular meetings and presentations• Contributed to the application of the IChemE Global Awards 2020, which was ultimately nominated in the Water Award finalist

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Chemical Engineering

Device Design for Sustainable Desalination and Salt Production • Developed 3 devices that use solar energy to sustainable process.

Master Of Engineering - Meng, Metallurgical Engineering, 3.52/4

Molybdenum extraction and purification from Molybdenite • Hands-on experience in the entire metal extraction process from ore to product.

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Metallurgical Engineering, 3.49/4

Recovery of Valuable Metals (Rare Earths, Ni, Co) from Spent Ni-MH Batteries • Established the lab-based process from acid leaching.