Graduate Students
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)
Maartje Boon
Supervisor: Dr Samuel Krevor
Current research project: Observations of Reactive Transport in Porous Media in 3D with Applications to Understanding the Role of Heterogeneity
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