Researcher

Associate Professor Pramod Koshy

My Expertise

Utilisation of Waste Materials

Ceramic Processing

Nanomaterials

Biomaterials

Polymer-Ceramic Composites

Refractories

Fields of Research (FoR)

Ceramics, Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy, Environmental Engineering, Nanobiotechnology

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ABOUT ME 

Biography

My primary research foci is on the development of advanced materials for environmental and energy applications, particularly the transformation of waste materials /industrial by-products into value-added materials for economical and industrially-viable high-performance applications.  I am the co-leader of the NEMCAT (Novel Engineered Materials for Conventional and Applied Technologies) group in the School of Materials...view more

ABOUT ME 

Biography

My primary research foci is on the development of advanced materials for environmental and energy applications, particularly the transformation of waste materials /industrial by-products into value-added materials for economical and industrially-viable high-performance applications.  I am the co-leader of the NEMCAT (Novel Engineered Materials for Conventional and Applied Technologies) group in the School of Materials Science and Engineering UNSW Sydney which focusses on understanding the correlations between structure-properties for different conventional and advanced materials. I am currently leading the Vecor-UNSW collaborative research program for materials for energy and environmental applications through the Australian Trailblazer for Recycling and Clean Energy and have been awarded an ARC mid-career industry fellowship in 2024 to undertake research on developing novel materials from fly ash for industrial applications in paints and plastics.   I have co-authored >150 publications, 4 international patents, supervised over 40 HDR (18 current) and 99 Honours students (10 current) to completion. I teach 3 courses (~100 hours) currently and am the only staff in the School to win the Australian Citation award, the Faculty of Science Teaching Excellence award and the Vice Chancellor's Excellence Teaching Awards.


My Grants

Current

Source Topic Year
ACARP Corrosion behaviour of blended cokes 2020 - 2023
ARC LP (Vecor) Development of Stabilised Zirconia 2020 - 2023
Vecor Technologies (Industry) Development of Novel Products from Fly Ash 2009 - Present
ANSTO (Organisation) Ion Implantation for Producing Doped Materials 2015 - Present
ANSTO (Organisation) Designing Wasteforms for Nuclear Waste Storage 2018 - Present
ANSTO (Organisation) Radiation Damage in Materials 2018 - Present
CSIRO (Organisation) Characterisation of Functional Materials 2018 - Present
Brickworks (Industry) Optimisation of Raw Materials in Brickmaking 2019 - Present
Allegra Orthopaedics (Industry) Optimisation of Biomedical Product Characteristics 2019 - Present
Hytec (Industry) Assessment of Raw Material Quality 2020 - Present
BHP (Industry) Designing Coke Characteristics for Sustainable Steelmaking 2020 - Present
POSCO (Industry) Assessment of Coal Resource Quality for Steelmaking 2020 - Present
Map-to-Mine (Industry) Assessment of Mineral Quality for Industries 2021 - Present
MCM (Industry) Investigation of Protection Mechanisms in Concrete 2021 - Present

 

Past

Source Topic Year
ACARP High Temperature Properties of Blended Cokes 2019-2021
ARC LP (Topfibre) Mullite-Based Composites from Topaz 2017-2020
ARC DP Photocatalytic Bioceramic Nanoparticles 2017-2020
ARC LP (Vecor) Waste Material Utilisation 2015-2018
POSCO (Industry) High-Temperature Coke Properties and Performance 2017
Aurecon (Industry) Refractory Failure Analysis 2016
ACARP (Industry) High-Temperature Coke Strength Testing 2015-2018
Cook Medical (Industry) Air Purification Unit Design 2015-2016
Angloamerican (Industry) Analysis of Steel Plate and Bolt Failure 2016
POSCO (Industry) Value added products from coal tar 2015
Faculty of Science Utilisation of Fly Ash for Value Added Products 2009-2010

 


My Qualifications

  • Ph.D. (Materials Science and Engineering) UNSW, 2009
  • M.Tech. (Materials Science and Technology, NIT-Calicut, India, 2004
  • B.Tech. (Mechanical Engineering, University of Kerala, India, 2002

My Awards

Personal

Vice Chancellors Award for Teaching Excellence UNSW 2019
Australian Citation Award for Teaching Excellence Australian Govt 2017
Vice Chancellors Award for Teaching Excellence UNSW 2016
Faculty of Science Award for Teaching Excellence UNSW 2015
Endeavour International Post-Graduate Research Scholarship UNSW 2006-2008
1st Rank:  Masters Degree (Materials Science and Technology) NIT-C, India 2004
1st Rank & University Medal:  Bachelor Degree (Mechanical Engineering) University of Kerala, India 2002

 

Students

Bernadette Pudadera University Medal Bachelor in Materials Engineering / Master in Biomedical Engineering 2021
Jiachen Jiang University Medal Bachelor in Materials Engineering 2021
Edward Whitelock 2nd Prize:  Student Presentation Materials Australia Oct 2021, Sydney 2021
Vienna Wong 4th Prize:  Student Presentation Materials Australia Oct 2021, Sydney 2021
Joel Luke Abraham AINSE Residential Student Scholarship PhD Scholarship Topup 2021
Thibault de Villenoisy 1st Prize:  Presentation Materials Engineering Section:  Faculty of Science Thesis Presentation 2021
Madi Moar University Medal Bachelor in Materials Engineering / Master in Biomedical Engineering 2020
Joel Luke Abraham University Medal Bachelor in Materials Engineering  2020
Bernadette Pudadera 1st Prize:  Student Presentation Materials Australia 7 Nov 2020, Sydney 2020
Aurpa Bhuiyan 3rd Prize:  Student Presentation Materials Australia 7 Nov 2020, Sydney 2020
Vicki Zhong University Medal Bachelor in Materials Engineering / Master in Biomedical Engineering 2019
Alan Cen University Medal Bachelor in Materials Engineering / Master in Biomedical Engineering 2019
Keenan Burrough University Medal Bachelor in Materials Engineering  2019
Sophie E. Armstrong 1st Prize:  Student Presentation Materials Australia 23 Oct 2019, Sydney 2019
Michelle Yeoh 1st Prize:  Poster Presentation ANSTO Young Researchers Forum 8 September 2019, Sydney 2019
Sajjad S. Mofarah 1st Prize: Best Presentation Intl. Conference of Nanomaterials and Biomaterials, 10-12 December 2018, Barcelona, Spain 2018
Hangjuan Ren 1st Prize: Best Presentation ACS Fall Conference, 19-23 August, Boston, MA, USA – Materials for  Energy Session 2018
Kochurani K. Johnson  1st Prize:  Poster Presentation  CAMS2018, 26-29 November, Wollongong 2018
Michelle Yeoh 1st Prize: Poster Presentation Materials Australia, 5 December 2018, Sydney 2018
Benjamin Fishburn 2nd Prize: Student Presentation Materials Australia 6 Dec 2017, Sydney 2017
Zhao Liu  3rd Prize:  Poster Presentation Materials Postgraduate Society Poster Competition, UNSW 2016
Sultan Albarakati 1st Prize:  Poster Presentation Materials Postgraduate Society Poster Competition, UNSW 2015
Zhao Liu 3rd Prize:  Poster Presentation Materials Postgraduate Society Poster Competition, UNSW 2015
Wen-Fan Chen 3rd Prize:  Poster Presentation Materials Postgraduate Society Poster Competition, UNSW 2014
Hao Qiu & Wai-Ling Kwong Best  Paper: Nanotechnology   10th Eco-Energy and Materials Science and Engineering (EMSES2012)  5-8 December 2012, Ubon-Ratchathani, Thailand 2012
Hsin Chen 2nd  Prize: Presentation 10th Eco-Energy and Materials Science and Engineering (EMSES2012), 5-8 December 2012, Ubon-Ratchathani, Thailand 2012

 


My Research Activities

Current Research Fields

  • Development of catalytic films and nanoparticles for water and air purification
  • Utilisation of waste materials in ceramic and metallurgical applications
  • Understanding coke degradation mechanisms in blast furnace operations
  • Development of bioceramic coatings and nanoparticles for cell therapies and implants

My Research Supervision


Areas of supervision

  • Nanostructured Films and Particles for Energy and Environmental Applications
  • Utilisation of Waste Resources
  • Materials for Nuclear Waste Storage
  • Nanoparticles for Cancer Treatment and Cell Therapies

Currently supervising

PhD / Masters

  1. Thibault de Villenoisy - MOFs for Novel Catalyst Synthesis (PhD)
  2. Honghao Li - Porous Silicon for Hydrogen Storage (PhD)
  3. Sunny Fan - Carbonaceous Materials for Hydrogen Storage (PhD)
  4. Joel Abraham - Glass Ceramics for Nuclear Waste Storage (PhD)
  5. Yu-Chun Huang - Size Effects of Catalytic BTO (M.Phil)
  6. Yu-Fu Tseng - Doped Cathodes for LIB (M.Research)
  7. Vienna Wong - Ultra-High Temperature Ceramics (PhD)
  8. Aurpa Bhuiyan - Glass Ceramics for Nuclear Waste Storage (PhD)
  9. Sharon Sasmita - Porous Silicon for Hydrogen Storage (PhD)
  10. Xiaoran Zheng - Nanostructured Materials for Energy (PhD)
  11. Marcus Miljak -  X-Ray Detection Unit for Lunar Exploration (PhD)
  12. Kaili Xue - BTO Morphologies for Energy Applications (PhD)
  13. Saman Mostafapoor - Na-Ion Battery Electodes (PhD)
  14. Husn Ara Chauhan - 
  15. Suchen Huang - Novel Catalysts for Chemical Processes (PhD)
  16. Yueyue Luo - Novel Electrode Materials for Energy Storage (PhD)
  17. Frederick Zhang - Glass-Ceramics for Nuclear Waste Storage (PhD)
  18. Huangang Lin - Catalysts for CO2 Conversion (PhD)

Masters Coursework

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Honours

  1. Lovina Chen - Electrode Corrosion (Cochlear)
  2. Liang Xue - Fly Ash Based Composites (VECOR)
  3. Louise McGuiggan - X-ray Detector Development (CSIRO)
  4. Fenglin Zhuo - X-ray Detector Development (CSIRO)
  5. Jess Degeling - Nuclear Waste Storage (ANSTO)
  6. Ian D'Souza - Battery Cathode Development (VECOR)
  7. Nathan Phanith - Catalyst Development for HER/OER (VECOR)
  8. Zijuan Zhang - Nuclear Ceramic Development
  9. Gerardo Pareja-Delgado - Analysis of Building Products (Brickworks)
  10. Mohammed Ali - Electrode Corrosion (Cochlear)
  11. Eleana Fairbairn - Electrode Corrosion (Cochlear)

Past Higher Degree Students

  1. James Dankwah (PhD)
  2. Somyote Kongkarat (PhD)
  3. Wai-Ling Kwong (PhD)
  4. Cindy Chen (M/Res)
  5. Cindy Wang (M/Phil)
  6. Chung-Pei Lin (M/Res)
  7. Hao Qiu (M/Phil)
  8. Jieyu Wang (M/Res)
  9. Sultan Al-Barakati (M/Phil)
  10. Shaohua Qi (M/Phil)
  11. Christine Lin (PhD)
  12. Dinh Nguyen (PhD)
  13. Hsin-Kai Chen (M/Res)
  14. Wen-Fan Chen (PhD)
  15. Supphatuch Ukritnukun (PhD)
  16. Esmaeil Adabifiroozjaei (PhD)
  17. Samuel Ho (M/Res)
  18. Yue Jiang (M/Res)
  19. Imrana Kabir (PhD)
  20. Kenny Cheung (PhD)
  21. Hangjuan Ren (PhD)
  22. Zhao Liu (PhD)
  23. Rashid Mehmood (PhD)
  24. Sajjad Mofarah (PhD)
  25. Ghazaleh Bahmanrokh (PhD)
  26. Yuwen Xu (M/Phil)
  27. Hongyang Ma (PhD)
  28. Zhiyuan Liu (M/Res)
  29. Lutful Amin (PhD)
  30. Mahdi Motamadi (PhD)
  31. Ayda Khosravanihaghighi (PhD)
  32. Xiaoran Zheng (M/Res)
  33. Xinchen Dai (M/Res)
  34. Zile Ye (M/Phil)
  35. Zekun Dong (M/Phil)
  36. Florence Lui (PhD)
  37. Newton Amaldoss (PhD)
  38. Kochurani Johnson (PhD)
  39. Tasmia Zaman (PhD)
  40. Hao Zhang (PhD)
  41. Gagan Jalandhra (PhD)
  42. Yue Jiang (PhD)

Past Honours

  1. Jonathan Tan (2012) [Shinagawa Refractories Project]
  2. Chung-Pei Lin (2012)
  3. Stephen Ngu (2013)
  4. Holstein Wong (2013)
  5. Daniel Baxter (2013)
  6. Ali Chour (2015)
  7. Gavin Chan (2016)
  8. Kenny Cheung (2016) [Brickworks Project]
  9. Kylie Pandika (2016)
  10. Martin Yoon (2016) [POSCO Project]
  11. Seok Yong Cho (2016) [POSCO Project]
  12. Lowin Chung (2017)
  13. David Almeida (2017)
  14. Nathan Doran (2017)
  15. Aparna Nair (2017)
  16. Yuan Kai Heo (2017)
  17. Hsin-Kai Chen (2017)
  18. Alexander Ho (2018) [Cochlear Project]
  19. Sarah Pearn (2018)
  20. Angela Le (2018)
  21. Hao Zhang (2018)
  22. Gustad Irani (2018)
  23. Helen Reilly (2017)
  24. Benjamin Fishburn (2017) [Brickworks Project]
  25. Christopher Byrnes (2017)
  26. Luisa Schreck (2017)
  27. Josh Haley (2017) [Brickworks Project]
  28. Kevin Pei (2017) [Cochlear Project]
  29. Andrew Ham (2017)
  30. Jason Irawan (2017)
  31. Gita Naidu (2017)
  32. Vicki Zhong (2018) [Cochlear Project]
  33. Alan Cen (2018)
  34. Naomi Ho (2018)
  35. Amanda Chen (2018)
  36. Simon Qi (2018) [Cochlear Project]
  37. Chantelle Malacco (2018)
  38. William Jervis (2018) [Brickworks Project]
  39. Michelle Yeoh (2018) [Brickworks Project]
  40. Zile Ye (2018)
  41. Madi Moar (2019)
  42. Sophie Armstrong (2019) [Cochlear Project]
  43. Carrie Zhu (2019) [Cochlear Project]
  44. Kristin Martinoski (2019)
  45. Jialuo Ke (2019) [ANSTO Project]
  46. Benjamin Muffett (2019) [ANSTO Project]
  47. Vincent Wong (2019) [Brickworks Project]
  48. Keenan Burrough (2019) [ANSTO Project]
  49. Corey Vutukuri (2019)
  50. Liam Olivieri (2019)
  51. Jim Liu (2019) [Cochlear Project]
  52. Thibault de Villenoisy (2020) [ANSTO Project]
  53. Muflih Mandara (2020) [ACARP Project]
  54. Brenda Leung (2020)
  55. David Halim (2020) [Brickworks Project]
  56. Aurpa Bhuiyan (2020) [ANSTO Project]
  57. Amber Liu (2020)
  58. Hung-Juei Tseng (2020)
  59. Tina Majidi (2020) [Cochlear Project]
  60. Bernadette Pudadera (2020) [Cochlear Project]
  61. Edward Whitelock (2021) [ANSTO Project]
  62. Ying Zhang (2021) [MCM Project]
  63. Jacqualine Huynh (2021)
  64. Weiyu Gao (2021)
  65. Kyle Baddack (2021)
  66. Vienna Wong (2021)
  67. Jiachen Jiang (2021) [Cochlear Project]
  68. Lok Wong (2021) [CSIRO Project]
  69. Ewing Chen (2021) [ANSTO Collaboration Project]
  70. Clayton Feng (2021) [Cochlear]
  71. Katherine Firth (2021) [Cochlear]
  72. Victoria Lam (2021) [Cochlear]
  73. Daniel Lu (2021)
  74. Zijun Meng (2021) 
  75. Naman Bansal (2021)
  76. Justin Wong (2021)
  77. Kenfond Xuan (2021)
  78. Marcus Miljak (2022) [CSIRO]
  79. Calvin Hoang (2022) [Cochlear]
  80. Jodie Mann (2022) [ANSTO]
  81. Sherry Chen (2022) [ANSTO]
  82. Stephanie Mui (2022) [Brickworks]
  83. Aiden Yap (2022) [Brickworks]
  84. Timothy Oberg (2022) [Cochlear]
  85. Nathan Trinh (2022) [Cochlear]
  86. Victoria-Lee Inthavong (2022) [Cochlear]
  87. Ryan Campbell (2022)
  88. John Zheng (2022) [Cochlear]
  89. Jenny Huang (2022) [ANSTO]
  90. Ratan Venkatesan (2023) [ANSTO]
  91. Frederick Zhang (2023) [ANSTO]
  92. Rebecca Ninan (2023)
  93. Jonathan Ren (2023) [Brickworks]
  94. Sarra Mourad (2023) [ANSTO]
  95. Jeremiah Mullings (2023) [CSIRO]
  96. Marcus Wong (2023)
  97. David Worton (2023) [Cochlear]
  98. Elike Atsu (2023) [Cochlear]
  99. Benny Xing (2023) [Cochlear]

Past Masters

  1. Qiyuan Shi
  2. Jiashu Wei
  3. Selene de Leon Ibarra
  4. Lingyun Liu
  5. Yang Hong
  6. Yiyan Han
  7. Yucheng Wang
  8. Xichao Zhang
  9. Xinhong Liu
  10. Chenze Li
  11. Dongfang Zhou
  12. Haoran Ma
  13. Xiaotong Liu 
  14. Ce Yan 
  15. Quan Liu
  16. Dinesh Varma 
  17. Liting Zhang
  18. Suchen Huang

My Teaching

Teaching Awards

  • 2019:  Vice Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence UNSW
  • 2017:  Australian Citation Award for Teaching Excellence
  • 2016:  Vice Chancellor's Award for Teaching Excellence UNSW
  • 2015: Faculty of Science Excellence in Teaching Award

Current Courses

  • MATS4005:  Functional Materials and Composites (2020 - )
  • MATS4002: Design with Advanced Ceramics (2014 - )
  • MATS6003:  Presentation Skills (Masters) (2017 - )

Laboratory Activity Coordinator

  • MATS1101, MATS1192, MATS2004

Past Courses

  • MATS3004: Polymer Science and Engineering 1 (2014-2019)
  • MATS4006:  Polymer Science and Engineering 2 (2014-2017)
  • MATS2294: Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Ceramics (2012)
  • MATS2183: Refractories (2011)
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Location

Room 120
School of Materials Science and Engineering
Hilmer Building E10
UNSW
NSW 2052

Contact

+61 2 9385 6038
(02) 9385 6565