Nature Inspired Chemical Engineering
We take inspiration from the materials, structures, patterns, and processes found in nature to engineer transformative solutions for sustainable development in areas including energy, manufacturing, healthcare, and the environment. Our research spans from the laboratory to the industrial scale, using both theory & simulation to drive experiments and prototype development.
Scalable manufacturing & process intensification to increase the performance, and facilitate scale-up of catalytic reaction and separation processes, especially in the context of sustainable development
Energy and environmental technology including fuel cells and electrolysers, renewable energy technologies, such as photovoltaics, photocatalysis and solar fuels, technologies focused on CO2 reduction and utilisation, membrane separations for clean water and bio-separations, and processes that mitigate or prevent pollution
Materials engineering for the rational design of functional, nano- and hierarchically structured materials tackling challenges in applications such as catalysts, solar cells, sensors and biomedical materials
Applications in built environment and design for greener construction and more sustainable living spaces, on earth and in space
Biomedical & healthcare engineering for development of healthcare materials and tools for fields ranging from dentistry and combatting antimicrobial resistance, to cancer immunotherapy
