Professor Emeritus
Dr. Grace’s primary research interests are concerned with fluidized bed reactors and related multi-phase systems. Fluidized beds are used for a wide variety of chemical and physical purposes, for example in catalytic, gas-solid and three-phase reactors, drying, coating and thermal treatment.
Professor
Research Interests: Fluidization and Multiphase Reactors Electrostatics Green Engineering, Clean Energy and Sustainability
Professor
RESEARCH INTERESTS: Gas-solid fluidized bed hydrodynamics Dual fluidized bed and looping systems Signal analysis Biomass utilization – gasification and pyrolysis Sustainability education
Professor
Dr Lim’s research has been focused on the fundamentals of spouting and fluidization phenomena, and the application of these technologies to environmentally friendly processes and clean energy production.
Professor
RESEARCH INTERESTS: Artificial Photosynthetic Systems Photoreactors for Water Purification Computational Modeling of Chemical and Biological Systems
Professor Emeritus
Dr. Watkinson’s current research falls primarily into two main areas: Deposition and fouling of heat exchangers and process equipment Biomass gasification
Professor Emeritus
Research Focus (2003-2012) Hydrodynamics of Liquid-Fluidized Beds (a technique for mobilizing and contacting solid particles by an upward or downward flow of liquid) Dynamics of Spouted Beds (a technique for mobilizing and contacting coarse solid particles by means of an upwardly directed gas jet located at the bottom of the bed of solids) Fouling of heat exchangers
Professor Emeritus
Research Interests: Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer Computational Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer Two-Phase Flow and Heat Transfer Mathematical Modelling of Transport Phenomena
Adjunct Professor
Dr.Sokhansanj’s core research is in feedstock engineering focusing on harvesting, drying, fractionating, and densification of cellulosic biomass. These processes add value to an otherwise low value commodity.