Our People
Our School is home to award-winning academics and researchers making pioneering discoveries. Meet our Head of School, associate heads, discipline leads and researchers.
Professor David Lewis
Head of School, Chemical Engineering
Professor David Lewis is an experienced Chartered Chemical Engineer with a strong background in leadership. His work experience provides him with significant industry knowledge in the petroleum, mining, automation, hospitality and defence sectors. David has gained international recognition in the biomass processing industry, in particular. From 2011 to 2016, David managed a technology start-up company which developed new commercial opportunities around the production of sustainable oils from hydrothermal liquefaction of organically rich wastes. The company used renewable feedstocks such as biomass and organic wastes, and David continues to consult within this industry. As an academic, David teaches Process Engineering to undergraduate students and supervises postgraduate students on projects involving process technology R&D including design and commercialisation. His academic focus is on leadership, education and mentoring in addition to improving productivity, quality and safety within the School.
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Deputy Head of School
Associate Professor Yan Jiao
Dr Yan Jiao obtained her PhD from the University of Queensland (UQ) in October 2012. After graduating, she joined the University of Adelaide as a Research Fellow in the School of Chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials.
Dr Jiao is currently a Senior Lecturer and ARC Future Fellow. She is also a Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researcher (Chemistry). Dr Jiao is a 2020 recipient of the Young Tall Poppy Science Award. Dr Jiao’s research focuses on modelling materials for clean energy conversion reaction.
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Associate heads
Dr Abel Santos
Associate Head, Research
Dr Philip van Eyk
Associate Head, Learning and Teaching
Dr Diana Tran
Associate Head, Outreach
Associate Professor Philip Kwong
Associate Head, International
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Discipline leads
Dr Luis Toronjo-Urquiza
Bioprocess Engineering
Dr Xiaoguang Duan
Chemical Engineering
Dr Jianfeng Mao
Materials Engineering
Associate Professor Abbas Zeinijahromi
Mining and Petroleum Engineering
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School contacts
Administration
- Tel: +61 8 8313 1474
- Email: chemeng@adelaide.edu.au