Postgraduate Students

Firman Kurniawansyah (PhD Student)
Contact Info:
Rm 213, F10 - Chemical Sciences Building
Ph: (02) 9385 5575
Fax: (02) 9385 5966
Email: Firman Kurniawansyah
Education
  • PhD, UNSW, 2012 to present
  • Master of Engineering Science (Process Engineering), UNSW, 2007
  • Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering) ITS Surabaya, Indonesia, 2002
Project Title
    Process intensification and development with dense gas method
Work Experience
  • 2005-Present: Academic/Research Assistant, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS), Indonesia
Conferences Attended
  • F Kurniawansyah, PN Trisanti, Sumarno, "The Processing of Polymers - Drug Composite with High Pressure CO2 Based Saturated Solution Method", International Polymer Science and Technology Symposium-Indonesian Science Institute (LIPI), Denpasar, December, 2011.
  • F. Kurniawansyah, NR Foster, "Micronization of Drug - Polymers Composite With CO2 Based Anti-Solvent Technology", Indonesian Chemical Engineering National Seminar, APTEKINDO, Pakanbaru - Riau, July, 2011
  • F Kurniawansyah, N Rahmansyah, WK Marvinanda, Sumarno,"The Study of Micron-size Polystyrene Production Using Anti-solvent Technology", Regional Symposium of Chemical Engineering of South East Asia (RSCE), Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, December 2008.
 

Hafiz Aziz (PhD Student)
Contact Info:
Rm 213, F10 - Chemical Sciences Building
Ph: (02) 9385 5575
Fax: (02) 9385 5966
Email: Hafiz Aziz
Education
  • PhD, UNSW, 2014 to present
  • M.Eng. in Chemical Engineering, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 2013
  • B.E. (Hons) in Chemical Engineering, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 2002
Project Title
    Dense Gas Technology Applications in the Production of Polymeric Monoliths by RAFT Polymerization
Work Experience
  • 2004-Present: Tutor, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
 

Aidan Jowett (PhD Student)
Contact Info:
Rm 213, F10 - Chemical Sciences Building
Ph: (02) 9385 5575
Fax: (02) 9385 5966
Email: Aidan Jowett
Education
  • PhD in Chemical Engineering, UNSW, 2015 to present
  • Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Industrial Chemistry, UNSW, 2010-2014
Project Title
    Application of microreactor for process intensification
 

Yue Huang (Masters Student)
Contact Info:
Rm 213, F10 - Chemical Sciences Building
Ph: (02) 9385 5575
Fax: (02) 9385 5966
Email: Yue Huang
Education
  • Master by research of Chemical Engineering, UNSW, 2013 to present
  • Master of Engineering Science in Chemical Process Engineering, UNSW, 2010-2012
  • Bachelor of Biochemical Engineering, Zhejiang University (China), 2001-2005
Project Title
    Development of a photoresist coating process based on the RESS process
Project Description
    This project is to develop a novel spray coating process using a Supercritical Fluid Technique (SFT) to generate polymeric photoresist coatings of a semiconductor substrate such as silicon wafers.Photoresist can be described as an organic polymer which contains a light-sensitive substance and is used in several industrial processes such as photolithography and photoengraving to form a patterned coating on a surface. It is also widely used in applications such as in semiconductors, biomedical devices and electronics, and in nanofabrication. Photoresist films are critical to semiconductor devices since they are mainly used as a "mask" for selective etching of substrates and to fabricate sophisticated features and layers in integrated semiconductor circuit and microelectronic industry. In general, the desirable characteristic of photoresists is to protect the desired areas of the silicon wafer from etching, ion implantation, metallization, or other lithography processes. There are three common methods for applying photoresist coatings: spin coating, spray coating and dip coating. The motivation for this study is to overcome undesired film thickness variation, as high as 70%, of which is considered to be one of the major limitations of conventional coating processes. The proposed SFT platform for this study is the Rapid Expansion of Supercritical Solutions (RESS) Process.
 

Yinhua Li (Masters Student)
Contact Info:
Rm 504, Comprehensive Building, Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT)
Email: Yinhua Li
Education
  • Master of Chemical Engineering, BUCT, 2012-Present
  • Bachelor of Chemical Engineering, BUCT (China), 2006-2010
Project Title
    Preparation for ultrafine particles of beclomethasone dipropionate in subcritical water
Project Description
    Subcritical water is in a thermodynamic region between atmospheric liquid water and supercritical water. A set of devices for researching the solubility of beclomethasone dipropionate in subcritical water has been established. In a certain temperature range, detailed solubility data was obtained. The subcritical water technology and an anti-solvent crystallization method is being combined to obtain ultrafine beclomethasone dipropionate particles with uniform morphology.
 

Ke Liu (Masters Student)
Contact Info:
Rm 204, Tower B-BCIAM, Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT)
Email: Ke Liu
Education
  • Master by research of Chemical Engineering, BUCT (China), 2013 to present
  • Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Engineering, Jilin Institute of Chemical Technology (China), 2008-2012
Project Title
    Synthesis of LiFePO4 by a co-precipitation method
Project Description
    Lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) is an attractive choice as cathode material in lithium rechargeable batteries. The dominant factors of this material are low price, good safety and environmental friendliness, compared with conventional cathode materials popularly used in portable electronics applications. A co-precipitation method is being adopted to prepare LiFePO4 because it is simple and cheap. It also can be used to prepare a fine, chemically uniform and more homogeneous powder size distribution of LiFePO4.
 

Xiaochen Yang (Masters Student)
Contact Info:
Rm 204, Tower B-BCIAM, Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT)
Email: Xiaochen Yang
Education
  • Master of Chemical Engineering and Technology, BUCT (China), 2012 to present
  • Bachelor of Chemical Engineering and Technology, BUCT (China), 2008-2012
Project Title
    Study on synthesis of LiFePO4 via supercritical methods
Project Description
    Lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) material is a very promising choice of cathode materials for powering electric vehicles, hybrid electric vehicles, electric bicycles and power tools because it is inexpensive, non-toxic, environmentally friendly, has good cycle stability and excellent thermal stability. There are many new synthesis routes for the preparation of LiFePO4 to improve its performance. Now we are trying to prepare LiFePO4 using supercritical methods, by using supercritical water and supercritical CO2 to synthesise LiFePO4 and improve the performance of LiFePO4.