Ali Al-Menhali

Supervisor: Dr Samuel Krevor
Current research project: Wetting and multiphase flow properties of CO₂-brine-rock systems for CCS and EOR
Funding source: Qatar Petroleum

Benaiah Anabaraonye

Supervisors: Prof JP Martin Trusler, Dr John Crawshaw
Project: Experimental and Modelling Studies of Reservoir Minerals Dissolution Following CO₂ Injection
Funding source: Qatar Carbonates and Carbon Storage Research Centre (QCCSRC)

Renato Cabral

Supervisor: Dr Niall Mac Dowell
Current research project: A quantification of the value provided by flexible oxy-combustion CCS to the UK energy system
Funding source: Capture Power and Grantham Institute NERC DTP

Clementine Chambon

Supervisors: Dr Paul Fennell; Dr Jason Hallett
Research project: Economical biorefining of waste biomass using ionic liquids
Funding source: Imperial College PhD Scholarship; Climate-KIC; Grantham Institute

Constanza (Coni) Cumicheo Melgarejo

Supervisors: Prof Nilay Shah, Dr Niall Mac Dowell
Current research project: : Combination of biomass, natural gas and CCS for negative emissions
Funding source: Conicyt-Imperial Scholarship

Habiba Daggash

Supervisor: Dr Niall Mac Dowell
Current research project: A socio-techno-economic evaluation and optimisation of negative emissions technologies integrated with the broader energy system, subject to bio-geophysical and geopolitical constraints
Funding source: NERC Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet Doctoral Training Programme (SSCP DTP) 

Mathilde Fajardy

Supervisor: Dr Niall Mac Dowell
Current research project: Evaluation of BECCS (Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage) potential for climate mitigation
Funding source: PhD President's Scholarship

Florence Gschwend

Supervisors: Dr Paul Fennell and Dr Jason Hallett
Research Project: Remediation of metal contaminated waste wood for biorefining
Funding source: Grantham Institute for Climate Change and the Environment and Climate-KIC

Clara Heuberger

Supervisor: Dr Niall Mac Dowell; Dr Iain Staffell; Prof Nilay Shah
Current research project: Flex-EVAL - Valuing flexibility in CCS power plants
Funding source: IEA

Thomas Hills

Supervisors: Dr Paul Fennell and Dr Nick Florin
Project: CCS in the cement industry
Funding source: Grantham Institute – Climate Change and the Environment, Climate-KIC, and Cemex Research Group AG

Shaochen Huang

Supervisors: Dr Jason Hallett, Prof Martin Trusler
Project: Investigations of Thermophysical Properties of Ionic Liquids for Carbon Capture
Funding source: Self-funded

Erin Johnson

Supervisors: Prof Nilay Shah; Dr Salvador Acha
Project: UK Green Gas: Exploring sustainable gas potential as a relevant low carbon energy stream
Funding source: Department of Chemical Engineering 

Clea Kolster

Supervisor: Dr Sam Krevor; Dr Niall Mac Dowell
Current research project: Multi-scale modelling and analysis of dynamic CO₂ injection and storage.
Funding source: Grantham Institute NERC DTP

Peter Lai

Supervisor: Dr Samuel Krevor
Current research project: Reactive transport
Funding source: Qatar Carbonates and Carbon Storage Research Centre (QCCSRC)

Duncan Leeson

Supervisors: Prof Nilay Shah; Dr Paul Fennell; Dr Niall MacDowell
Current Research Project: Improving the heat recoverability of petroleum refinery separation processes
Funding source: Joint funded by Department of Chemical Engineering and Shell Global Solutions

 

Malyanah Modh Taib 

Supervisor: Prof Martin Trusler
Current research project: Viscosity and Diffusion Coefficients of Binary Mixtures of hydrocarbons with Light Gases
Funding source: Ministry of Education, Malaysia Government

Anna Panteli

Supervisors: Prof Nilay Shah; Dr Sara Giarola
Current research project: Biorenewable value chain optimization with multi-layered value chains and advanced analytics.
Funding source: Renewable Systems Engineering (RENESENG) – FP7 Marie Curie project

Catriona Reynolds

Supervisors: Dr Samuel Krevor and Prof Martin Blunt
Current research project: Investigating how fluid properties affect relative permeability between CO₂ and brine in sandstones
Funding source: Departmental Scholarship funded by EPSRC

Weparn Julian Tay

Supervisor: Prof Martin Trusler
Current research project: Thermophysical Properties of Hydrocarbons with Dissolved Gases
Funding source: DTA (Departmental Scholarship)- EPSRC

Joseph Yao

Supervisor: Dr Paul Fennell and Prof Geoffrey Maitland
Current research project: Biomass combustion with in-situ CO₂ capture using calcium looping
Funding source: EPSRC (College Prize)

 

Lingqiao Zhu

Supervisor: Prof Klaus Hellgardt and Dr Niall Mac Dowell
Current research project: A general assessment framework for direct methane conversions
Funding source: Self-funded