Past Seminars
2010
29 September 2010
Khalil Ahmad, a researcher with the Priority Research Centre for Energy, presented a seminar on 'Development of Organic Modified Zeolites for Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Capture from Point Sources'.
Seminar: Development of Organic Modified Zeolites for Carbon Dioxide Capture from Point Sources
29 September 2010
Wendy Venpin, a researcher with the Priority Research Centre for Energy, presented a seminar on 'Chemical Trapping of Nitric Oxide'.
Seminar: Chemical Trapping of Nitric Oxide
3 September 2010
Professor Quent Campbell from the School of Chemical and Minerals Engineering, NWU, Potchefstroom, South Africa presented a seminar on 'Particle Size Control of Coal Feedstock'.
Seminar: Particle Size Control of Coal Feedstock
3 September 2010
Professor Frans Waanders from the School of Chemical and Minerals Engineering, NWU, Potchefstroom, South Africa presented a seminar on 'Acid Mine Drainage and its Rehabilitation with Bentonite Clay'.
Seminar: Acid Mine Drainage and its Rehabilitation with Bentonite Clay
31 August 2010
Jerry Li presented a seminar on 'The Development of a Base Catalysed Process Using Base Catalysts'.
Seminar: The Development of a Base Catalysed Process Using Base Catalysts
26 August 2010
Alvin Remoroza, a researcher with the Priority Research Centre for Energy, presented a seminar on 'Application of Super-Critical Carbon Dioxide for Engineered Geothermal Systems'.
Seminar: Application of Super-Critical Carbon Dioxide for Engineered Geothermal Systems
11 March 2010
Dr Stanley Santos from the United Kingdom presented a seminar on 'Oxy-Pulverised Coal Combustion Technology for Power Generation with CO2 Capture: the Engineering Principles'.
27 January 2010
Reydick Balucan, a researcher with the Priority Research Centre for Energy, presented a seminar on 'Ex-situ Mineral Carbonation of Thermally Activated Serpentinite for CO2 Sequestration in New South Wales, Australia'.
2009
2 October 2009
Dr Murray Height from Switzerland presented a seminar on 'From New Material to New Company'.
Seminar: From New Material to New Company in Switzerland (PDF, 65kb)
25 September 2009
Professor Adam Grochowalski from Poland presented a seminar on 'Dioxin Emission from Thermal Processes in Poland'.
Seminar: Dioxin Emission from Thermal Processes in Poland (PDF) (90kb)
15 September 2009
Dr Roger Klein from Cambridge presented a seminar on 'Towards a Modern Definition of Hydrogen Bonding'.
Seminar: Towards a Modern Definition of Hydrogen Bonding (PDF)
2008
26 November 2008
Kai Chen, a researcher with the Priority Research Centre for Energy, presented Thermal Decomposition of Pesticides.
Seminar: Thermal Decomposition of Pesticides (PDF, 140KB)14 October 2008
Professor Yao Quing Director of Thermal Engineering, Department of Thermal Energy, Tsinghua University, China presented Combustion Research at Tsinghua University in China.
27 August 2008
Mehrdad Ghamari, a researcher with the Priority Research Centre for Energy, presented A Fundamental Study on the Re-dox Behaviour of Mixed Oxygen Carriers in Chemical Looping Combustion.
26 August 2008
Dr Roger A. Klein of Cambridge, United Kingdom, presented a Review of Current Fire Fighting Foam Issues.
25 February 2008
ICC - Professors Yuhan Sun and Yizhuo Han of the Chinese Institute of Coal Chemistry, (ICC) presented on the research currently being conducted at the ICC, particularly pertaining to their developments in Clean Coal Technologies.
Seminar: Clean Coal Technology at the Institute of Coal Chemistry (ICC) (PDF, 116KB)
20 February 2008
Steve Mohr is currently a PhD student of the University of Newcastle, Australia, he presented a summation of his current research on the modelling of transportation fuels to the year 2100.
Seminar: Modelling of transportation fuels to the year 2100 (PDF, 120KB)
6 February 2008
Dr Andrew Harris - lecturer in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Sydney presented on on his research on eco-technologies such; Carbon Nanotubes, Nanoparticles and Phytomining.
Seminar: Eco-technological developments (PDF, 128KB)
30 January 2008
Dr Yaping He - A senior lecturer at the School of Engineering, University of Western Sydney presented his work on the study for the Effectiveness of Safety Systems.
Seminar: Effectiveness of Safety Systems (PDF, 128KB)
14 January 2008
Mini-Symposium on Coal Combustion Research activity from HIT, China.
Seminar: Visit from Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), China (PDF, 128KB)
12 January 2008
Professor James M. Wallace, Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Maryland at College Park Gemstone Program Director; Chair, Burgers Program for Fluid Dynamics, presented a seminar on ‘Twenty years of experimental and DNS access to the velocity gradient tensor: What have we learned about turbulence?’.
Seminar: Twenty years of emperimental and DNS access to the velocity gradient tensor (PDF)
2007
21 November 2007
Presentation on new developments and research into Post Combustion Capture (PCC) by Associate Professor Marcel Maeder.
Seminar: Clean Coal Technology: Post Combustion Capture (PDF, 132KB)
21 November 2007
Professor Eric Suuberg of Brown University, in the USA, delivered a seminar on the role of porosity and surface area in char combustion and gasification.
Seminar: The role of Porosity and Surface Area in Char Combustion and Gasification (PDF, 120KB)
4 July 2007
Ms Katherine Gregory delivered a seminar discussion on potential gains in the Smart Utilisation of Thermal Mass in Masonry Buildings.
Seminar: The Smart Utilisation of Thermal Mass in Masonry Buildings (PDF, 364KB)
27 June 2007
Mr Renu Kumar Rathnam - delivered a talk on the differences of pulverised coal pyrolysis and char oxidation reactivity in the air and under oxy fuel conditions.
18 June 2007
Mr Mohammednoor Altarawnah completed his Master of Chemical Engineering at the University of Sydney in 2005; and is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Newcastle, Australia.
Seminar: Mechanisms for Formations, Destructions and Chlorination of Dioxins and Furans (PDF, 364KB)
21 March 2007
Professor George Hadjisophocleous, Industrial Research Chair, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada has overviewed the fire-related research conducted by his group at Carleton University; in particular, he has concentrated on the developments of design fires for commercial occupancies. Professor Hadjisophocleous has also covered his atrium smoke management systems, and has described his large-scale fire-research facility collocated with that of the National Research Council Canada.
Seminar: Fire Safety Research at Carleton University (PDF, 156KB)
20 March 2007
Mr Mark Dewsbury of the Timber Research unit, School of Architecture, The University of Tasmania has preseted a seminar on the thermal performance and energy efficiency of single-family houses. His presentation has focussed on construction of dwellings in cold climates.
Seminar: Residential Building Thermal Performance and Validation (PDF, 216KB)
25 January 2007
Professor Adesoji Adesina, of the Reactor Engineering & Technology Group: University of New South Wales, delivered a presentation on photocatalytic reactions for treating wastewater.
Seminar: Titan's Gift, Free Sun and The River of Sludge (PDF, 1.1MB)
16 January 2007
Professors Xuchang Xu and Changfu You of Tsinghua University, China, discussed the future of Chinese energy production within the context of coal utilisation.
