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Home  /   Staff  /   Researcher Profiles  /  Prof. Behdad Moghtaderi  /  Research Supervision

Research Supervision

Number of current supervisions	20
Total current UoN Masters EFTSL	0.95
Total current UoN PhD EFTSL	8.4

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
2013	2010	M Philosophy (Chemical Eng)	Principal Supervisor	Development of a Novel Desalination Process
2013	2017	PhD (Chemical Engineering)	Principal Supervisor	Advanced Biomass Gasification Process for Distributed Power Generation with Significant Negative Carbon Emission in Rural and Regional Australia
2013	2017	PhD (Chemical Engineering)	Principal Supervisor	Quantum Chemical Modelling of Chemical Looping Processes
2013	2017	PhD (Chemical Engineering)	Co-Supervisor	Hydrodynamics of Two and Three Phase Microfluidised Beds
2012	2014	M Philosophy (EnvironmentalSc)	Co-Supervisor	The Potential Role of Biochar in Improving Agricultural Productivity on Rehabilitated Land in the Hunter Valley
2012	2016	PhD (Chemical Engineering)	Principal Supervisor	A Fundamental Study on the Safety Aspects of VAM RAB Regenerative After Burner Technology Applied to Australian Coal Mines
2012	2015	PhD (Chemical Engineering)	Co-Supervisor	Reactions, Transformations and Impacts of Sulphur Oxides (SOx) During Oxy-fuel Combustion
2012	2015	PhD (Chemical Engineering)	Co-Supervisor	Nitrogen Oxides and Mercury Removal in Condensates During Compression of Oxyfuel Flue Gas
2012	2016	PhD (Engineering)	Principal Supervisor	The Effects of Climate Change, Peak Oil and Practical Design Refurbishments on Reducing the Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Existing Australian Residential Buildings in a Warm Temperate Environment
2012	2014	PhD (Chemical Engineering)	Co-Supervisor	Laboratory Evalution of Blast Furnace PCI Coal Combustibility
2011	2015	M Philosophy (Chemical Eng)	Principal Supervisor	A Fundamental Study on the Impact of Carbon and Soil Carbon Ameliorants on the Nitrogen Cycle
2011	2015	PhD (Chemical Engineering)	Principal Supervisor	Enhancement in Hydrogen Production via Membrane-Assisted Packed Bed Reactor in Chemical-Looping Steam Reforming
2011	2015	PhD (Chemical Engineering)	Co-Supervisor	Transport Characteristics of Physically Mixed Metal Oxides in Chemical Looping Combustion of Natural Gas
2011	2015	PhD (Chemical Engineering)	Principal Supervisor	Chemical Looping Air Separation for Oxy-fuel Power Plants
2011	2015	PhD (Chemical Engineering)	Principal Supervisor	The Creation and Study of Char from Coal Tailings for Use as a Soil Conditioner
2010	2014	PhD (Chemical Engineering)	Co-Supervisor	Carbon Dioxide Impurity Control Through Scrubbing in Oxy-fuel Combustion Technology for Carbon Capture: Scientific Outcomes from PhD
2010	2014	PhD (Chemical Engineering)	Principal Supervisor	Integrated Gasification Chemical Looping Combustion of Coal
2010	2014	PhD (Chemical Engineering)	Principal Supervisor	A Fundamental Study on Hybrid Geothermal Energy Systems
2009	2013	PhD (Chemical Engineering)	Principal Supervisor	A Fundamental Study on Heat Transfer Characteristics of Magnetite Nanofluids
2009	2013	PhD (Chemical Engineering)	Principal Supervisor	Application of Supercritical Carbon Dioxide in Engineered Geothermal System

Past Supervision

Year	Program	Supervisor Type	Research Title
2012	PhD (Chemical Engineering)	Principal Supervisor	Pulverised Coal Combustibility in Simulated Oxyfuel (O2/CO2) and Air (O2/N2) Conditions
2011	M Philosophy (Chemical Eng)	Principal Supervisor	High Fidelity Simulation of Future Low Emissions Stationary Electricity Generation Scenarios
2011	M Engineering (Chemical) [R]	Co-Supervisor	Dewatering of Wastewater Sludge
2011	PhD (Chemical Engineering)	Principal Supervisor	Ignition Behaviour of Individual Pulverized Coal Particles in Air and Oxy-fuel Environments
2010	PhD (Chemical Engineering)	Principal Supervisor	Smart Utilisation of Thermal Mass in Masonry Buildings
2010	PhD (Engineering)	Principal Supervisor	Neuro-Fuzzy Modelling of the Thermal Performance of Typical Australian Residential Buildings
2010	PhD (Chemical Engineering)	Principal Supervisor	Flame Spread Over Inert Porous Solids Wetted with Flammable Liquids Under Conditions Pertinent to Industrial Fires
2010	PhD (Chemical Engineering)	Principal Supervisor	Microwave Characterisation of Typical Australian Wood-Based Biomass Materials
2008	PhD (Chemical Engineering)	Co-Supervisor	Heat Transfer in Air-Fired Pulverised Fuel Furnaces Retrofitted to Oxy-Fuel Coal
2006	M Engineering (Chemical) [R]	Co-Supervisor	A Thermodynamic Equilibrium Approach for Assessing Slagging and Fouling Potentials of Biomass During Combustion
2006	PhD (Chemical Engineering)	Co-Supervisor	The Influence of Parallel Plates on Elutriation of Fine Particles from a Gas-Solid Fluidised Bed
2006	PhD (Chemical Engineering)	Principal Supervisor	A Fundamental Study on Pilot-Scale Characteristics of Coal and Biomass Blends for Co-Firing Applications
2005	PhD (Chemical Engineering)	Principal Supervisor	A Fundamental Study on Re-ignition Characteristics of Wood-Based Materials
2005	PhD (Chemical Engineering)	Principal Supervisor	A Fundamental Study on the Gasification Kinetics of Biomass Chars
2003	PhD (Chemical Engineering)	Principal Supervisor	A Fundamental Study on Combustion Characteristics of Pulverised Coal/Softwood Blends
2000	PHD Chemical Engineering University of Newcastle	Principal Supervisor	Sintering of Ash from Black Coal in Pressurised Fluidised Bed Combustion Systems