Professor Geoff Stevens

BE (Chem) RMIT 1976
PhD Melbourne 1981
FTSE
FIChemE
FAusIMM

Professor

Email:
Tel: (61) 3 8344 6621
Fax: (61) 3 8344 8824
Room G03, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Building 2

Current Research Activities

• Environmental Engineering
  • Water and waste water processing and recycling
  • Greenhouse Gas Recovery
  • Sustainable Technologies
• Nano and Biomolecular Engineering
  • Tissue Engineering
• Bioprocess Engineering
  • Separations Technology
• Materials and Minerals Engineering
  • Hydrometallurgy
  • Solvent Extraction

The research interests of Geoff Stevens are in the area of separation processes, particularly solvent extraction, interfacial phenomena and emulsion stability. The research is primarily in the hydrometallurgical field but also covers aspects of food, pharmaceutical processing and environmental or waste water processing.

Geoff leads an internationally recognised separations group in the Department, is the Director of the Particulate Fluids Processing Special Research Centre and a Project Leader in the CRC for greenhouse gas remediation (CO2CRC). He is Secretary General of the International Solvent Extraction Committee and is on the editorial boards for "Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange", "Hydrometallurgy", "Chem Eng Research and Design, Transactions of the IChemE", and the "Chem Eng Journal".

Professional Affiliations

• FTSE
• Fellow, IChemE
• Fellow, AusIMM

Honours/Awards

• Appointed to the committee on the Editorial Board of Chinese Sciencepaper Online (Volume: Chemistry/Chemical Engineering), 2008-2012
• Appointed Member of the International Advisory Board of the Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering 2007-2010
• Royal Dutch Shell Chair of Chemical Engineering, Tsinghua University, China, 2007
• Top 100 Australia’s Most Influential Engineers, Academia/Research, 2007
• Shell Chair Professor, Tsinghua University, China, 2006
• ExxonMobil Award of Excellence in Chemical Engineering for significant ongoing contributions to Chemical Engineering through innovations or a series of related publications over a number of years. Awarded by IChemE, IEAust and RACI, 2005
• Appointed as Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, November 2003.
• Appointment to Editorial Board of the Chemical Engineering Journal, 1999-present.
• Appointment as International Editor, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, Transactions of the IChemE, 1999-present.
• Appointment as Fellow of IChemE, 1997.
• National Institute for Research in Inorganic Materials, Nuclear Energy Research Visiting Fellow to Japan , 1997.
• Election as Secretary General of the International Committee for Solvent Extraction, 1996.
• The ICI Award for Distinguished and Continuing Contribution to the Chemical Engineering Profession, presented by IChemE, IE Aust and RACI, 1996.
• Appointment to the editorial board of the international journal “Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange”, 1996-present.
• Appointment to the editorial board of the international journal “Hydrometallurgy”, 1994-present.
• Appointment as Fellow of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 1994.
• Senior Fulbright Scholarship, 1993, held at the University of Minnesota .
• Deutscher Akademischer Austauchdieust, scholarship to study in Germany , 1993.
• National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada , Scholarship, 1986.
• Annual Research Meeting of the Institute of Chemical Engineers held in Edinburgh , Scotland , 1981 Best Presentation Award.

Professional Experience

• 1977-1979 Part-time lecturer in Mass Transfer Processes at Swinburne Institute of Technology
• 1981-1983 Instrument Design Engineer at ICI Australia Engineering. Project work undertaken: - a new Ethylene plant, Botany, NSW - LPG Import Terminal, Port Botany, NSW - Expansion of a Soda Ash Plant, Osborne, SA
• 1983-1987 Lecturer at The University of Melbourne, Department of Chemical Engineering
• Aug-Dec 1986 Visiting Research Fellow, Department of Chemical Engineering, McMaster University, Canada
• Oct-Nov 1990 Visiting Research Fellow, Institute of Chemical and Mechanical Engineering, Technische Universität München, Germany
• 1987-1991 Senior Lecturer at The University of Melbourne, Department of Chemical Engineering
• Jun-Sept 1993 Senior Fulbright Fellow and Visiting Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Minnesota, USA
• Sept-Dec 1993 Visiting Professor, Institute of Chemical and Mechanical Engineering, Technische Universität, München, Germany
• 1992-1996 Deputy Head of Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Melbourne
• 1996 Visiting Professor, National Institute of Inorganic Materials, Tsukuba, Japan, Sponsored by Japan Department of Science
• 1998-1999 Associate Dean - Research, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Melbourne
• Jan-Jun 1998 Acting Deputy Dean and Acting Dean, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Melbourne
• 1992-Dec 1998 Reader and Associate Professor at The University of Melbourne, Department of Chemical Engineering
• Dec 1998-pres Professor at The University of Melbourne, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
• 2000-2002 Head of Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, The University of Melbourne
• 2002-pres Adjunct Professor at Kanazawa Institute of Technology, Kanazawa, Japan
• 2003-2004 Deputy Dean of the Graduate School, The University of Melbourne
• Aug 2004-2006 Deputy Vice-President Academic Board, The University of Melbourne
• 2006-pres Pro Vice-Chancellor of The University of Melbourne
• Aug 2007-pres Vice-President Academic Board, The University of Melbourne
• 2005 Director, Particulate Fluids Processing Special Research Centre

Selected Recent Publications

Dagastine, R.R., Manica, R., Carnie, S.L., Chan, D.Y.C., Stevens, G.W. and Greiser, F., “Dynamic Forces Between Two Deformable Oil Droplets in Water”, Science 313: 210-213 (2006)

Cronin, K.J., Messina , A., Thompson, E.W., Morrison, W.A., Stevens, G.W. and Knight, K.R., “ The Role of Biological Extracellular Matrix Scaffolds in Vascularized-3-Dimensional Tissue Growth in Vivo ”, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials 82B(1): 122-128 (2007)

Muthukumaran, S., Kentish, S.E., Stevens, G.W., Ashokkumar, M. and Mawson, R., “ The Application of Ultrasound to Dairy Ultrafiltration: The Influence of Operating Conditions”, Journal of Food Engineering, 81: 364-373 (2007)

Riedleder, A., Kentish, S.E., Perera, J.M. and Stevens, G.W., “ Structural Investigation of a Water/n-Heptane Interface: A Molecular Dynamic Study”, Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange 25: 41-52 (2007)

Powell, C.E., Duthie, X.J., Kentish, S.E., Qiao, G.G. and Stevens, G.W., “ Reversible Diamine Cross-Linking of P olyimide Membranes”, J. Membrane Sci, 291(1/2): 199-209 (2007)

Habaki, H., Perera, J.M., Kentish, S.E., Stevens, G.W. and Fei, W., “ CO 2 Absorption Behavior with a Novel Random Packing: Super Mini Ring”, Separation Science & Technology 42(4): 701-716 (2007) DOI: 10.1080/01496390601174075

Dolderer, J.H., Abberton, K.M., Thompson, E.W., Slavin, J.L., Stevens, G.W., Penington, A.J. and Morrison, W.A., “ Spontaneous Large Volume Adipose Tissue Generation from a Vascularized Pedicled Fat Flap Inside a Chamber Space”, Tissue Engineering 13(4): 673-681 (2007) DOI: 10.1089/ten.2006.0212

Duthie, X., Kentish, S.E., Powell, C., Nagai, K., Qiao, G. and Stevens, G.W., “ Operating Temperature Effects on the Plasticization of Polyimide Gas Separation Membranes”, J Membrane Science 294: 40-49 (2007)

Mumford, K.A., Northcott, K.A., Shallcross, D.C., Stevens, G.W. and Snape, I., “ Development of a Two Parameter Temperature-Dependent Semi-Empirical Thermodynamic Ion Exchange Model Using Binary Equilibria with Amberlite IRC 748 Resin”, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 46: 3766-3773 (2007)

Simioni, M. and Stevens, G.W., “ Energy, Climate Change and Sequestration”, Chemistry in Australia July 2007: 19-21 (2007)

Kanehashi, S., Nakagawa, T., Nagai, K., Duthie, X., Kentish, S.E. and Stevens, G.W., “ Effects of Carbon Dioxide-Induced Plasticization on the Gas Transport Properties of Glassy Polyimide Membranes”, J Membrane Science 294: 147-155 (2007)

Duthie, X.J., Kentish, S.E., Powell, C.E., Qiao, G.G., Nagai, K. and Stevens, G.W., “ Plasticization Suppression in Grafted Polyimide-Epoxy Network Membranes”, Ind Eng Chem Res 46(24): 8183-8192 (2007)

Northcott, K.A., Oshima, S., Perera, J.M., Komatsu, Y. and Stevens, G.W.,  “ Synthesis, Characterisation and Evaluation of Mesoporous Silicates for Adsorption of Metal Ions”, Invited paper for CTC special issue, Advanced Powder Technology 18(6): 751-762 (2007)

Cook, S.J., Kentish, S.E., Perera, J.M., Stevens, G.W. and Hetherington, P., “ Selective Recovery of Heavy Metals from Hot-Dip Galvanizing Effluent Streams by Memb rane-Based Solvent Extraction ”, Int. J Water 3(4): 407-417 (2007)

Woodberry, P., Stevens, G.W., Snape, I. and Stark, S., “ Field Trial of Ion-Exchange Resin Columns for Removal of Metal Contaminants, Thala Valley Tip, Casey Station, Antarctica”, Cold Regions Science and Technology 48(2): 105-117 (2007)

Northcott, K.A., Woodberry, P., Snape, I. and Stevens, G.W., “ Water Treatment to Prevent Contaminant Dispersal During Remediation of Cold Regions Contaminated Sites ”, Cold Regions Science and Technology 48(2): 92-104 (2007)

Webber, G.B., Manica, R., Edwards, S.A., Carnie, S.L., Stevens, G.W., Grieser, F., Dagastine, R.R. and Chan, D.Y.C., “ Dynamic Forces between a Moving Particle and a Deformable Drop ”, J. Phys. Chem. C.; (Article) (2007) ASAP Article;  DOI: 10.1021/jp076215d

Clasohm, L.Y., Vakarelski, I.U., Dagastine, R.R., Chan, D.Y.C., Stevens, G.W. and Grieser, F., “ Anomalous pH Dependent Stability Behavior of Surfactant-Free Nonpolar Oil Drops in Aqueous Electrolyte Solutions”, Langmuir; 23(18): 9335-9340. (2007) DOI: 10.1021/la701568r

Mumford, K.A., Northcott, K.A., Shallcross, D.C. and Stevens, G.W., “Use of a Two Parameter Temperature Dependant Semi-Empirical Thermodynamic Ioin Exchange Model”, The 4th International Conference on Ion Exchange (ICIE “07, 15-19 October), Chiba, Japan, Journal of Ion Exchange 18(4): 424-427 (2007)

Franco, J.A., deMontigny, D., Kentish, S.E., Perera, J.M. and Stevens, “A Study of the Mass Transfer of CO2 through Different Membrane Materials in the Membrane Gas Absorption Process”, Separation Science and Technology 43(2): 225-244 (2008)

Webber, G.B., Stevens, G.W., Grieser, F., Dagastine, R.R. and Chan, D.Y.C., “Variations in Properties of Atomic Force Microscope Cantilevers Fashioned from the Same Wafer”, Nanotechnology 19(10): 105709 (2008).  doi:10.1088/0957-4484/19/10/105709

Lawrence, N.D., Kentish, S.E., O’Connor, A.J., Barber, A.R. and Stevens, G.W., “Microfiltration of skim milk using polymeric membranes for casein concentrate manufacture”, Separation and Purification Technology, 60: 237-244 (2008)

Franco, J.A., Kentish, S.E., Perera, J.M. and Stevens, G.W., “Fabrication of a superhydrophobic polypropylene membrane by deposition of a porous crystalline polypropylene coating”, Journal of Membrane Science, 318 (1&2): 107-113 (2008)

Hornig, G., Northcott, K.A., Snape, I. and Stevens, G.W., “Assessment of sorbent materials for treatment of hydrocarbon contaminated ground water in cold regions”, Cold Regions Science and Technology 53: 83-91 (2008)

Stella, A., Mensforth, K.H., Bowser, T., Stevens, G.W., Pratt, H.R.C., “Mass Transfer Performance in Karr Reciprocating Plate Extraction Columns”, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research 47(11): 3996-4007 (2008)

Chau, T.T., Dagastine, R.R., Grieser, F., Chan D.Y.C. and Stevens, G.W., “Direct Force Measurement at Liquid-Liquid Interfaces”, Solvent Extraction Research and Development, Japan, 15: 1-10 (2008)

Anderson , C.J., Pas, S.J., Arora, G., Kentish, S.E., Hill, A.J., Sandler, S.I. and Stevens, G.W., “Effect of Pyrolysis Temperature and Operating Temperature on the Performance of Nanoporous Carbon membranes”, Journal of Membrane Science 322: 19-27 (2008)