Eva Sorensen
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Reader in Chemical Engineering Phone: +44 (0)20 7679 3802 |
Address: Office: Roberts Building, Room 306A |
Education
MA in Education, UCL, 2011
PhD in Chemical Engineering, NTNU, Norway, 1994
MSc in Chemical Engineering, NTNU, Norway, 1989
Dr Eva Sorensen received her degree of sivil ingeniør
(MSc) in Chemical Engineering from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in 1989 and obtained the degree of
doktor ingeniør (PhD) from the same institution in 1994. Following
this, she spent one year at the Centre for Process Systems Engineering
at Imperial College London as a postdoctoral researcher. Dr Sorensen
joined the Department of Chemical Engineering at UCL in 1996 and is
currently a Reader in Chemical Engineering. She obtained an MA in Education from UCL in 2011.
Dr Sorensen is a Chartered Engineer, a Chartered Scientist
and a Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA). She is the
Chair of the European Federation of Chemical Engineering (EFCE)
Working Party on Fluid Separations and a member of the EFCE's Executive Board.
Dr Sorensen is Editor-in-Chief of Chemical Engineering
Research and Design and a member of
the Advisory Board for Chemical Engineering & Technology.
She is a member of the IChemE's Fluid Separations Special Interest Group
Committee, member and Treasurer or the IChemE's Education Special Interest Group
Committee and member of the IChemE's Education & Accreditation
Forum.
She is a member of the Centre for Process Systems Engineering, a joint Centre between Imperial College and UCL. She is also a member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and of the European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI).
Selected Awards
Universitetsstipend, NTNU, Norway, 1992-5
Forskningsraadet, Norway, 1996-7
UCL Faculty of Engineering Excellence in Teaching Award, 2002
Exxon Mobil Award for Excellence in Teaching, Royal Academy of Engineering, 2013
Research
Dr Sorensen's research activities are primarily in the area of
Separation Processes which is a fundamental part of Chemical
Engineering. It is an area where the application of advanced modelling
and optimisation techniques for optimal design and operation can lead
to very substantial benefits, especially within the increasingly
important sectors of fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals.
The overall objective of the work is to consider optimal design and operation of Fluid Separations using detailed mathematic models coupled with advanced optimisation methods. By considering all possible degrees of freedom and design combinations, new plants, or retrofits of existing plants, may be found which can significantly improve the productivity of the plant and at the same time reduce its environmental impact. Wherever possible, we seek to verify the models experimentally either at UCL or through collaborations with other workers or with industry.
Research Group
Product and Process Systems Engineering
Teaching
Dr Sorensen obtained an MA in Education from UCL in 2011. She is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA), a member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers's Education & Accreditation Forum, a member of the European Society for Engineering Education (SEFI), and has been a primary and secondary school governor since 2006. She received the UCL Faculty of Engineering Excellence in Teaching Award in 2002 and the Exxon Mobil Award for Excellence in Teaching from the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2013.
Dr Sorensen is particularly interested in the use of
learning
technologies and how these can be used efficiently to enhance and
supplement traditional learning and teaching. She is also interested in
how peer- and self assessment can be used to develop students'
independent learning. Dr Sorensen's departmental teaching activities are
mainly in the areas of fluid separations as well as dynamic modelling,
design and control.
Below are the modules she is currently involved in
teaching. (Note that each link is restricted to access only by students currently registered on the module.)
Postdoctoral Projects:
Dr Afshin Anssari-Benham: Real-time operational risk management
PhD or EngD projects:
Folashade Akinmolayan (PhD): Real-time operational risk management through advanced multi-scale modelling
Edward Close (EngD): Process modelling approaches to biological complexity in the production of therapeutic proteins
Mithila Manage (PhD): An investigation into the integration of high temperature steam electrolysers with power station and chemical process streams
Candy Ng (EngD): Optimum design, operation and control of continuous separation of biomolecules
Olusola Osunkoya (PhD): Modelling and optimisation of hybrid refinery separations based on shape-selective membranes
Nehal Patel (EngD): Comparison of chromatographic and two-phase separations for novel biopharmaceuticals
Cristian Triana (PhD): Modelling and optimisation of hybrid refinery separations based on shape-selective membranes
Editorship
Dr Sorensen has been Editor-in-Chief of Chemical Engineering Research and Design (ChERD), the IChemE's flagship journal published by Elsevier, since 2010. ChERD specialises in research with practical significance, extending the
boundaries of traditional chemical engineering. ChERD brings together
current techniques and new design ideas on all aspects of
experimentation, development, and theory. The journal also publishes special issues
throughout the year, dedicated to key themes and conferences.
Journal impact factor:
1.223 (2009)
1.519 (2010)
1.969 (2011)
Volunteer Experience & Causes
Dr Sorensen has a strong interest in school governance and is currently a governor at Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Language College, the closest state girls' secondary school to UCL. At EGA, she is particularly interested in supporting the teaching of Science and in encouraging equal opportunities for all.
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Language College (2011 - present)
Member of Governing Body
Member of Curriculum Committee
Member of Finance & Premises Committee
Clerkenwell Parochial CE School (2010 - 11)
Member of Governing Body
Grange Primary School (2006 - 2010)
Chair of Governing Body (2008-2010)
Chair of Finance & Staffing Committee (2007-2010)
Member of Curriculum Committee
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