Fellow of The Higher Education Academy Postgraduate Certificate of Professional Practice in Higher Education (Aston University, 2015) PhD in Chemical Engineering (University of Sheffield, 2012) BEng with First Class Honours in Chemical Engineering (Tian University, China, 2004) Sep 2016 -present: Lecturer, Aston University, UK Jun 2015 - Aug 2016: EPSRC Research Fellow, Aston University, UK May 2012 - May 2015: Leverhulme Trust Research Fellow, Aston University, UK May 2013 - Oct 2013: Visiting Research Fellow, Heriot Watt University, UK Dec 2007 - Sep 2008: Research Assistant, The University of Sheffield, UK Sep 2004 - Nov 2007: Research Assistant, Tianjin University, China Jan 2006 - Mar 2006: CFD Consultant, Chiyoda Corporation, Japan

Biomass Pyrolysis and Gasification Computational Fluid Dynamics Population Balance Modelling Granulation Crystallization

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