Applied chemistry and environmental science

Applied chemistry and environmental science academic and research staff in the School of Science.

Leadership Group

Professor Kim Dowling - Associate Dean
Professor Vipul Bansal - Assistant Associate Dean
Dr Andrew Hung - Program Manager Applied Chemistry
Associate Professor James Tardio - Program Manager Double Degrees
Dr Marie Keatley - Program Manager Environmental Science
Professor Sylvia Urban - Program Manager Science

Academic staff

Associate Professor Ravichandar Babarao – Senior Lecturer
Professor Ewan Blanch – Professor, Physical Chemistry
Distinguished Professor Rachel Caruso - Professor
Professor Miao Chen – Professor
Dr Andrew Christofferson – Lecturer and Research Fellow
Professor Charlotte Conn – Professor, Research and Innovation Portfolio
Associate Professor Enrico Della Gaspera – Associate Professor
Dr Amy Gelmi – Senior Lecturer
Professor Daniel Gomez – Professor
Dr Samantha Grover – Senior Lecturer
Dr Kathryn Hassell – Lecturer
Dr Stephen Headey – Lecturer
Dr Jeff Hughes – Senior Lecturer
Distinguished Professor Baohua Jia – Professor
Distinguished Professor Tianyi Ma – Professor
Dr Subashani Maniam – Lecturer
Associate Professor Rajesh Ramanathan – Senior Lecturer
Dr Nhiem Tran – Senior Lecturer
Dr Fereshteh Shahriari – Lecturer
Professor Michelle Spencer – Professor, Deputy Director STEM Centre for Digital Innovation
Dr Lily van Eeden – Lecturer
Associate Professor Joel van Embden – Senior Lecturer

Research staff

Dr Mohammad Al Kobaisi - Research Fellow
Dr Hamid Arandiyan - Senior Research Fellow, Resources Sector Critical Minerals
Distinguished Professor Suresh Bhargava - Dean, Research and Innovation (India)
Dr Francesca Cavalieri – Senior Research Fellow
Dr Dehong Chen – Research Fellow
Dr Jampaiah Deshetti - Research Fellow, Catalysis
Dr Brendan Dyett – Research Assistant
Associate Professor Aaron Elbourne – Senior Research Fellow
Mr Nebeal Faris - Research Assistant
Dr Sheeana Gangadoo – Research Fellow
Dr Derek Hao – VC’s Postdoctoral fellow
Dr Yi David Ju – VC’s Postdoctoral Fellow
Dr Peng Li - Research Fellow
Dr Han Lin - VE Teacher
Dr Keng-Ti Lin - Research Fellow
Dr Nasir Mahmood - Research Fellow
Dr Jim Mensah – Research Assistant
Professor Xavier Mulet
Dr Ruchika Ojha – VC’s Research Fellow
Dr Selvakannan Periasamy - Research Fellow
Dr Sampa Sarkar – Research Fellow
Dr Peter Sherrell – VC’s Senior Reseearch Fellow
Dr Sarah Treby - Postdoctoral Research Assistant, Soil R
Dr Vi Khanh Truong – Associate
Dr Jiali (Maggie) Zhai - Senior Research Fellow

Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.

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