Staff Profile
Dr Elham Doroodchi
Senior Lecturer
School of Engineering
EditCareer Summary
Biography
Dr Doroodchi, an early career researcher, began her PhD studies at the University of Newcastle (UoN) in 2001 after completing her undergraduate studies at the same university with a 1st Class Honours and University Medal, as well as, several other prizes including: the Newcastle University Dean's Medal, 2000, the Institution of Chemical Engineers Prize, 2000, and Deans Merit List, 1998-2000. Dr Doroodchi was awarded an APA Postgraduate Scholarship in 2001 to pursue her doctoral studies. This was followed by a Visiting Postgraduate Fellowship by the Vienna Institute of Technology (Austria) in 2004. Upon completion of her PhD studies, Dr Doroodchi was awarded a prestigious and competitive Research Fellowship by the UoN.
In 2005, the collective efforts of Dr Doroodchi and her colleagues in developing the Reflux Classifier was recognised when Prof Galvin accepted a national award on behalf of the group (National Award, 2005, Business / Higher Education Round Table). The Reflux Classifier since then has been commercialised and marketed to various national and international mineral processing companies.
Although an early career researcher (PhD October 2005), Dr Doroodchi has established a strong track record since joining the Discipline of Chemical Engineering as a Research Fellow. In collaboration with her colleagues in Chemical Engineering, she has been able to secure a total funding of $2,900,000. Also, she has been able to sustain a steady record of quality publications and managed to publish (total of 17 papers) 7 refereed journal, 10 peer reviewed conference papers and 2 patents over the past six years.
Apart from her research activities, she has also actively participated in a range of consultancy projects primarily concerned with energy and combustion. Through these, Dr Doroodchi has made significant contribution in solving problems of practical importance to the local industry.
Qualifications
- PhD, University of Newcastle, 19/10/2005
- Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering), University of Newcastle, 14/12/2000
Research
Research keywords
- Fluid Mechanics
- Multiphase Flows
- Particle Technology
Research expertise
Dr Doroodchi's research is underpinned by the two general areas of fluid mechanics and particle technology with the main focus being on the fundamental and applied research into multiphase systems. Specifically the research has focused on hydrodynamics of fluidized beds, and solid particle, droplet and bubble motion in fluid. The research carried out by Dr Doroodchi has involved a combination of novel and conventional experimental measurement techniques (e.g. Particle image velocimetry) and theoretical modelling (e.g. Computational fluid dynamics). In all cases, the fundamental understanding of the interaction between the phases is obtained under conditions relevant to the actual industrial-scale and subsequently has been applied to the engineering design of multiphase systems such as particle classifiers, separators and mixers. Dr Doroodchi has recently applied her knowledge in the fields of multiphase flows and particle technology into the emerging field of microfluidics which has numerous novel applications in medicine, engineering and life sciences. The studies include processing of nano-particles in microdevices, emulsification process in micro-reactors and mixing in micro-channels. The focus is on developing techniques to enhance phase interactions at micro-sized channels. Dr Doroodchis contribution to fluid mechanics of energy systems has led to the development of a novel power cycle for generation of electricity from geothermal resources and the use of waste heat for desalination of brackish water.
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
|---|
| 090400 | Chemical Engineering | 60 |
| 091499 | Resources Engineering And Extractive Metallurgy Not Elsewhere Classified | 35 |
| 130299 | Curriculum And Pedagogy Not Elsewhere Classified | 5 |
Memberships
Body relevant to professional practice.
- ARC International Reader since 2006 - ARC
- Member - IEAust
Administrative
Administrative expertise
Dr Doroodchi has been recognised as a an expert of international standing by the Australian Research Council (ARC) College of Experts and hence asesses a number of Discovery Projects scheme proposals each year.
Teaching
Teaching keywords
- Design
- Heat and Mass Balance
Teaching expertise
Dr Doroodchi has voluntarily contributed to the teaching activities of Chemical Engineering Discipline.
EditPublications
No publications.
EditGrants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 22 |
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| Total funding | $8,389,883 |
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For project grants received where the lead institution is other than the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics.
- Indicates that the researcher may be seeking students for this project.
Click on a grant title below to expand the full details for that specific grant.
2013 (1 grants)
Chemical Looping VAM Abatement$2,730,000
Funding Body: Department of Resources Energy and Tourism
2012 (3 grants)
Enhanced Carbon Removal in Secondary Steel Refining$230,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
3D Gamma Ray Tomography for Multiphase Flow Characterisation$20,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
Aeration of High Solids Concentration Wastewater Streams$10,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Engineering & Built Environment
2011 (1 grants)
Advanced Multiphase Flow Characterization Facility$50,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
2010 (7 grants)
High speed Particle Image Velocimetry and Laser-Induced Fluorescence Facility$495,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
| Project Team |
|---|
| Professor Geoffrey Evans, Doctor Elham Doroodchi, Professor Kevin Galvin, Laureate Professor Graeme Jameson, Professor Mark Jones, Doctor Paul Stevenson, Professor Anh Nguyen, Professor Victor Rudolph, Dr Liguang Wang, Dr Zhi Ping Xu, Dr Vishnu Pareek, Dr Chi Phan, Professor Moses Tade, Dr Ranjeet Utikar, Assoc. Prof Aibing Yu, Dr Run Yang, Professor John Ralston, Associate Professor Stephen Grano |
| Scheme | Role |
|---|
| Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF) | Investigator |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
|---|
| $495,000 | 2010 | 2010 |
| GNo:G0190414 |
Application of Tuneable Nanofluids in Regenerative Supercritical Power Generation$290,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
Application of Tuneable Nanofluids in Regenerative Supercritical Power Generation$240,000
Funding Body: Granite Power Pty Ltd
Enhanced Waste Heat Recovery from Low-grade Heat Sources using a Novel Supercritical Power Cycle$228,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
High speed Particle Image Velocimetry and Laser-Induced Fluorescence Facility$185,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
| Project Team |
|---|
| Professor Geoffrey Evans, Doctor Elham Doroodchi, Professor Kevin Galvin, Laureate Professor Graeme Jameson, Professor Mark Jones, Doctor Paul Stevenson, Professor Anh Nguyen, Professor Victor Rudolph, Dr Liguang Wang, Dr Zhi Ping Xu, Dr Vishnu Pareek, Dr Chi Phan, Professor Moses Tade, Dr Ranjeet Utikar, Assoc. Prof Aibing Yu, Dr Run Yang, Professor John Ralston, Associate Professor Stephen Grano |
| Scheme | Role |
|---|
| Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities (LIEF) Partner funding | Investigator |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
|---|
| $185,000 | 2010 | 2010 |
| GNo:G1000879 |
Enhanced Waste Heat Recovery from Low-grade Heat Sources using a Novel Supercritical Power Cycle$150,000
Funding Body: Granite Power Pty Ltd
High speed Particle Image Velocimetry and Laser-Induced Fluorescence Facility$150,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team |
|---|
| Professor Geoffrey Evans, Doctor Elham Doroodchi, Professor Kevin Galvin, Laureate Professor Graeme Jameson, Professor Mark Jones, Doctor Paul Stevenson, Professor Anh Nguyen, Professor Victor Rudolph, Dr Liguang Wang, Dr Zhi Ping Xu, Dr Vishnu Pareek, Dr Chi Phan, Professor Moses Tade, Dr Ranjeet Utikar, Assoc. Prof Aibing Yu, Dr Run Yang, Professor John Ralston, Associate Professor Stephen Grano |
| Scheme | Role |
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| Equipment Grant | Investigator |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
|---|
| $150,000 | 2010 | 2010 |
| GNo:G1000875 |
2008 (2 grants)
Force Interactions inPacked andFluidised Beds at Micro-Scale Operation$380,000
Funding Body: ARC (Australian Research Council)
State-of-the-Art in Power Cycles for Geothermal Applications and Bottoming Cycles$5,300
Funding Body: Department of Primary Industries and Resources SA
| Project Team |
|---|
| Doctor Elham Doroodchi |
| Scheme | Role |
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| Project Grant | Chief Investigator |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
|---|
| $5,300 | 2008 | 2008 |
| GNo:G0189197 |
2007 (6 grants)
A Novel Regenerator for Adapting Supercriticial Cycles to Geothermal Power Applications$2,449,000
Funding Body: Newcastle Innovation
2007 Research Fellowship - PRCAPP$621,441
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team |
|---|
| Doctor Elham Doroodchi |
| Scheme | Role |
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| Research Fellowship | Chief Investigator |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
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| $621,441 | 2007 | 2013 |
| GNo:G0187098 |
Micro-Reactor production of Explosive Emulsions$61,961
Funding Body: ORICA Australia Pty Ltd
2007 Research Fellowship Project Grant$15,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team |
|---|
| Doctor Elham Doroodchi |
| Scheme | Role |
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| Fellowship Grant | Chief Investigator |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
|---|
| $15,000 | 2007 | 2007 |
| GNo:G0188109 |
Processing of nano-particles using packed and fluidised beds$12,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle- Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment
| Scheme | Role |
|---|
| Independent Investigator Project Grant Scheme | Chief Investigator |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
|---|
| $12,000 | 2007 | 2007 |
| GNo:18077329 |
Micro-Reactor production of Explosive Emulsions$10,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
2006 (2 grants)
MicroReactor Study$48,181
Funding Body: ORICA Australia Pty Ltd
Hydrodynamics of Liquid Fluidisation at Micro-Scales$9,000
Funding Body: Independent Investigator Project Grant scheme
| Scheme | Role |
|---|
| University of Newcastle- Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment | Chief Investigator |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
|---|
| $9,000 | 2006 | 2006 |
| GNo:18077505 |
EditResearch Supervision
| Number of current supervisions | 13 |
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| Total current UoN Masters EFTSL | 0.45 |
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| Total current UoN PhD EFTSL | 3.65 |
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For supervisions undertaken at an institution other that the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics, and the institution name is listed below the program name.
Current Supervision
| Commenced | Proposed
Completion | Program | Supervisor Type | Research Title |
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| 2013 | 2010 | M Philosophy (Chemical Eng) | Co-Supervisor | Development of a Novel Desalination Process |
| 2013 | 2017 | PhD (Chemical Engineering) | Co-Supervisor | Influence of Energy Dissipation on Mineral Flotation Recovery |
| 2013 | 2017 | PhD (Chemical Engineering) | Co-Supervisor | Advanced Biomass Gasification Process for Distributed Power Generation with Significant Negative Carbon Emission in Rural and Regional Australia |
| 2013 | 2017 | PhD (Chemical Engineering) | Co-Supervisor | Quantum Chemical Modelling of Chemical Looping Processes |
| 2013 | 2017 | PhD (Chemical Engineering) | Principal Supervisor | Hydrodynamics of Two and Three Phase Microfluidised Beds |
| 2011 | 2014 | M Philosophy (Chemical Eng) | Co-Supervisor | Physical Characteristics of Sediment Consolidation |
| 2011 | 2015 | PhD (Chemical Engineering) | Co-Supervisor | Direct Numerical Simulation to Capture Hydrodynamic Liquid-Solid Interactions in Fluidised Beds |
| 2011 | 2015 | PhD (Chemical Engineering) | Co-Supervisor | Membrane Integration into Chemical Looping Air Separation Process for High Purity Oxygen Production |
| 2011 | 2015 | PhD (Chemical Engineering) | Co-Supervisor | Droplet-Particle Interaction in a Flowing Gas Stream |
| 2011 | 2015 | PhD (Chemical Engineering) | Principal Supervisor | Transport Characteristics of Physically Mixed Metal Oxides in Chemical Looping Combustion of Natural Gas |
| 2010 | 2014 | PhD (Chemical Engineering) | Co-Supervisor | Integrated Gasification Chemical Looping Combustion of Coal |
| 2010 | 2014 | PhD (Chemical Engineering) | Co-Supervisor | A Fundamental Study on Hybrid Geothermal Energy Systems |
| 2009 | 2013 | PhD (Chemical Engineering) | Co-Supervisor | A Fundamental Study on Heat Transfer Characteristics of Magnetite Nanofluids |
Past Supervision
| Year | Program | Supervisor Type | Research Title |
|---|
| 2013 | PhD (Chemical Engineering) | Co-Supervisor | Application of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide in Engineered Geothermal System |
