Associate Professor Ken Chiang
Associate Professor
Details
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College: School of Engineering
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Department: School of Engineering
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Campus: City Campus Australia
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ken.chiang@rmit.edu.au
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ORCID: 0000-0002-0241-0543
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
About
A/Prof. Ken Chiang (He/His) has over 20 years of experience in academic and industrial research. He has raised over $12 million research funding and led a number of government and industry funded projects. His work covers:
Innovative catalyst technologies and sustainable catalytic processes
Novel catalytic structures including nanocatalysts and liquid metal catalysts
The design of advanced catalyst structures, syngas production and conversion, greener/synthetic fuel production, low emission hydrogen generation, and CO2 utilisation.
New reactor concepts that enable process intensification
Advanced oxidation processes for water and air purification
Solar-to-chemical/fuel technologies
Media release: Decarbonisation tech instantly converts CO2 to solid carbon
Innovative catalyst technologies and sustainable catalytic processes
Novel catalytic structures including nanocatalysts and liquid metal catalysts
The design of advanced catalyst structures, syngas production and conversion, greener/synthetic fuel production, low emission hydrogen generation, and CO2 utilisation.
New reactor concepts that enable process intensification
Advanced oxidation processes for water and air purification
Solar-to-chemical/fuel technologies
Media release: Decarbonisation tech instantly converts CO2 to solid carbon
Academic positions
- Associate Professor
- RMIT University
- STEM|School of Engineering
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1 Jan 2022 – Present
- Senior Lecturer
- RMIT University
- STEM|School of Engineering
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1 Jan 2016 – 1 Jan 2022
- Research Team Leader & Senior Research Scientist, Energy
- CSIRO
- Clayton South, Australia
- 1 Jan 2007 – 1 Jan 2016
- Research Fellow/Assistant Lecturer, ARC Centre for Functional Nanomaterials
- UNSW Sydney
- School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering
- Sydney, Australia
- 1 Jan 2003 – 1 Jan 2007
- Research Scientist
- Nanyang Technological University
- Singapore, Singapore
- 1 Jan 2001 – 1 Jan 2003
Supervisor projects
- Development of next generation liquid metal catalysts for CO2 reutilization
- 30 Jan 2024
- Development of catalytic pathways for Hydrogen generation by utilisation of NH3
- 3 Jan 2024
- Novel catalytic system fabrication and design for clean energy applications.
- 1 Dec 2023
- Liquid metal catalysts for low emission niche energy applications
- 1 Dec 2023
- Materials and Processes for the waste to Energy/Resources
- 5 Jun 2023
- Development of next generation liquid metal catalysts for environmentally friendly chemical conversions
- 3 May 2023
- Development of next generation liquid metal catalysts for environmentally friendly chemical conversions
- 13 Apr 2023
- Development of low energy logic devices based on two dimensional materials
- 17 Jan 2023
- Development of Efficient Novel Composites for Decontamination of Heavy Metals from Water and its Validation
- 10 Jan 2023
- Catalytic methane decomposition for the production of hydrogen and carbon using novel metal catalysts
- 30 Sep 2022
- Modified Graphene as Electrode Material for Energy Conversion and Catalyst Support
- 11 Aug 2022
- Surface-functionalized liquid metal electrocatalysts for CO2 mitigation and green fuel synthesis
- 28 Jul 2022
- Nanocolloidal Chemistry in Liquid Metal Media
- 1 Dec 2021
- Materials and Processes for Waste to Energy/Resources
- 22 Oct 2021
- Optimization of Greenfuel (Biohythane) Production through Co-digestion of Rice Straw, Potato Peel and Iron as an Additive using Anaerobic Digestion
- 30 Aug 2021
- Synthesis of Nanostructured Catalysts for the Hydrogenation of Biomass Derived Platform Molecules to Value Added Chemicals
- 1 Jul 2021
- Developing Visible Light Active Z-scheme WO3 / In2O3 Photocatalysts for Carbon Dioxide Reduction
- 28 Jun 2021
- The Activation and Conversion of Carbon Dioxide and Methane by Novel Catalysts
- 11 Jun 2020
- Liquid Metal Catalysis for Carbon Dioxide Splitting
- 5 Sep 2018
- Oxidative Treatment of Bisphenol A in Municipal Wastewater Reverse Osmosis Concentrate (Roc) by Ferrate(VI)
- 3 Sep 2018
- Identification of Trace Organic Chemicals Attached to Plastic Fragments Collected in Melbourne, Port Philip Bay, Victoria
- 1 Mar 2018
- Ceria-based Catalysts for Low-temperature Dry Reforming of Methane
- 1 Mar 2018
Teaching interests
Nano-catalyst - synthesis and characterisation, Heterogeneous catalysis, Reaction engineering, Wastewater and air purification, CO2 utilisation, Hydrogen production, Biomass/biogas conversion, Sustainable energy, Chemical production
Student supervision and co-supervision
10 PhD students
2 Master students
2 exchange diploma students from Sweden
Honours Year research students
2 industrial trainees
Student supervision and co-supervision
10 PhD students
2 Master students
2 exchange diploma students from Sweden
Honours Year research students
2 industrial trainees
Research interests
Chemical Engineering, Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry, Materials Engineering, Environmental Engineering
