{"id":138020,"date":"2025-04-04T13:18:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T05:18:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/?page_id=138020"},"modified":"2025-12-12T14:42:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T06:42:45","slug":"our-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/research\/curtin-corrosion-centre\/our-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Our team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n \n
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Leadership team<\/h2>\n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n\n
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\"John<\/div>
<\/div>

John Curtin Distinguished Professor Mark Buntine<\/h2><\/div>
\n Interim Director\n <\/div>

Research | Lecturing | Teaching<\/p><\/div>

  • See staff profile<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>
    \"Tejas<\/div>
    <\/div>

    Tejas Bhatelia<\/h2><\/div>
    \n Deputy Head of School, Chemical Engineering\n <\/div>

    Decarbonisation | Process Intensification | Hydrodynamics<\/p><\/div>

    • See staff profile<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>
      \"Kod<\/div>
      <\/div>

      Kod Pojtanabuntoeng<\/h2><\/div>
      \n Woodside-Chevron Chair in Materials & Corrosion Engineering\n <\/div>

      Internal \/ External Pipeline Corrosion | Corrosion Under Insulation | Top-of-the-Line<\/p><\/div>

      • See staff profile<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>
        \"Sam<\/div>
        <\/div>

        Sam Bakhtiari<\/h2><\/div>
        \n Research Associate\n <\/div>

        Multiscale Modelling | Density Functional Theory | Solid-state Phase Transformation<\/p><\/div>

        • See staff profile<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>
          \"Ibukun<\/div>
          <\/div>

          Ibukun Oluwoye<\/h2><\/div>
          \n Research Fellow\n <\/div>

          Chemical Process Kinetics | Polymer Degradation | Thermal Analyses<\/p><\/div>

          • See staff profile<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>
            \"Thaneshan<\/div>
            <\/div>

            Thaneshan Sapanathan<\/h2><\/div>
            \n Research Fellow\n <\/div>

            Materials | Steels | Composites<\/p><\/div>

            • See staff profile<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>
              \"Silvia<\/div>
              <\/div>

              Silvia Salgar-Chaparro<\/h2><\/div>
              \n Research Associate\n <\/div>

              Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion | Molecular Biology | Microbial Ecology<\/p><\/div>

              • See staff profile<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>
                \"Nicholas<\/div>
                <\/div>

                Nicholas Tan<\/h2><\/div>
                \n Research Associate\n <\/div>

                Polymers | Corrosion Under Insulation | Thermal Insulating Coatings<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

                \"Ammar<\/div>
                <\/div>

                Ammar Al Helal<\/h2><\/div>
                \n Research Associate\n <\/div>

                High-pressure \/ High-temperature Testing | MEG Pilot Plant | Flow Assurance<\/p><\/div>

                • See staff profile<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n\n \n<\/mimas-block>\n\n\n\n\n \n\n
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                  \"Marisa<\/div>
                  <\/div>

                  Marisa Yookhong<\/h2><\/div>
                  \n Research Assistant\n <\/div>

                  Corrosion Testing | Wet Parking | Sample Preparation<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

                  \"Farzaneh<\/div>
                  <\/div>

                  Farzaneh Farivar<\/h2><\/div>
                  \n Research Fellow\n <\/div>

                  Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion | Concrete Corrosion | Analytical Chemistry<\/p><\/div>

                  • See staff profile<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>
                    \"Darwin<\/div>
                    <\/div>

                    Darwin Hartono<\/h2><\/div>
                    \n Research Assistant\n <\/div>

                    FDM 3D Printing | 3D Modelling | 3D Rendering<\/p><\/div>

                    • See staff profile<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>
                      \"Arun<\/div>
                      <\/div>

                      Arun Matthew<\/h2><\/div>
                      \n Research Associate\n <\/div>

                      Heat Transfer | Multiphase Modelling | Computational Fluid Dynamics<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

                      \"Adeeba<\/div>
                      <\/div>

                      Adeeba Hussain<\/h2><\/div>
                      \n Research Assistant\n <\/div>

                      Microbiology | Molecular Biology | Biotechnology<\/p><\/div>

                      • See staff profile<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>
                        \"Malwattage<\/div>
                        <\/div>

                        Malwattage Chandramalika Rukmali Peiris<\/h2><\/div>
                        \n Technical Operations Coordinator\n <\/div>

                        Electroanalytical Techniques | Atomic Force Microscopic Techniques | Surface Modifications<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

                        \"Naveed<\/div>
                        <\/div>

                        Naveed Hassan<\/h2><\/div>
                        \n Research Assistant\n <\/div>

                        Materials Characterisation | Thermal Characterisation | Energy Storage<\/p><\/div>

                        • See staff profile<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>
                          \"Hayley<\/div>
                          <\/div>

                          Hayley Coulson<\/h2><\/div>
                          \n Technical Operations Coordinator\n <\/div>

                          Validation | Compliance | Safety<\/p><\/div>

                          • See staff profile<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>
                            \"Ruiliang<\/div>
                            <\/div>

                            Ruiliang Liu <\/h2><\/div>
                            \n Research Associate\n <\/div>

                            Metallurgy | Light Alloy Design | Electrochemical Analyses<\/p><\/div>

                            • See staff profile<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>
                              \"Yurany<\/div>
                              <\/div>

                              Yurany Sanchez Torres<\/h2><\/div>
                              \n Technical Specialist\n <\/div>

                              Electrochemical Analysis | Materials Degradation | Asset Integrity<\/p><\/div>

                              • See staff profile<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n\n \n<\/mimas-block>\n\n\n\n\n \n
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                                Affiliates<\/h2>\n \n
                                \n

                                Our Affiliated Scholars complement and expand our knowledge, bringing years of industry and academic experience.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n <\/div>\n\n

                                \n
                                \"Brian<\/div>
                                <\/div>

                                Brian Kinsella<\/h2><\/div>
                                \n Emeritus Professor\n <\/div>

                                Electroanalytical Chemistry | Multiphase Technology | Internal Pipeline Corrosion<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

                                \"Andrew<\/div>
                                <\/div>

                                Andrew Lowe<\/h2><\/div>
                                \n Professor\n <\/div>

                                Polymers | Thermal Insulation | Coatings<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

                                \"Edgar<\/div>
                                <\/div>

                                Edgar Cristian Hornus<\/h2><\/div>
                                \n Research Associate\n <\/div>

                                Electrochemistry | Localised Corrosion | Iron Contamination<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

                                \"Bruce<\/div>
                                <\/div>

                                Bruce Hinton<\/h2><\/div>
                                \n Adjunct Professor\n <\/div>

                                Stress Corrosion Cracking | Corrosion Fatigue Racking | Hydrogen Embrittlement<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

                                \"Greg<\/div>
                                <\/div>

                                Greg Moore<\/h2><\/div>

                                Applied Science | Water and Wastewater | Desalination<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

                                \"Rob<\/div>
                                <\/div>

                                Rob Francis<\/h2><\/div>

                                Corrosion Science | Metallurgy | Atmospheric Corrosivity<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n\n \n<\/mimas-block>\n\n\n\n\n \n

                                \n\n

                                Collaborators<\/h2>\n \n
                                \n

                                Our national and international collaborators enrich the Centre, contributing world-class expertise in corrosion.<\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n <\/div>\n\n

                                \n
                                \"Maria<\/div>
                                <\/div>

                                Maria Forsyth<\/h2><\/div>
                                \n Professor\n <\/div>

                                Corrosion | Electromaterials | Batteries<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

                                \"Srdjan<\/div>
                                <\/div>

                                Srdjan Nesic<\/h2><\/div>
                                \n Russ Professor and Institute Director\n <\/div>

                                Transport Phenomena | Electrochemistry | CO2 \/ H2S Corrosion Modelling<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

                                \"Roy<\/div>
                                <\/div>

                                Roy Johnsen<\/h2><\/div>
                                \n Professor\n <\/div>

                                Cathodic Protection | Coatings | Hydrogen<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

                                \"Moreica<\/div>
                                <\/div>

                                Moreica Pabbruwe<\/h2><\/div>
                                \n Biomedical Engineer\n <\/div>

                                Biomedical | Biomaterials | Tissue Responses<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

                                \"Alan<\/div>
                                <\/div>

                                Alan Kop<\/h2><\/div>
                                \n Biomedical Engineer\n <\/div>

                                Biomedical | Biomaterials | Alloy Manufacturing<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

                                \"Afrooz<\/div>
                                <\/div>

                                Afrooz Barnoush<\/h2><\/div>
                                \n Professor\n <\/div>

                                Nano \/ Micro-scale Characterisation | Hydrogen Embrittlement | Environmental Fracture and Fatigue<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

                                \"Mariano<\/div>
                                <\/div>

                                Mariano A Kappes<\/h2><\/div>
                                \n Adjunct Professor\n <\/div>

                                Thiosulfate | Environmental Cracking | Hydrogen Embrittlement<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n\n \n<\/mimas-block>\n\n\n\n\n \n

                                \n\n

                                Students<\/h2>\n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n\n
                                \n
                                \"Lina<\/div>
                                <\/div>

                                Lina Silva Bedoya<\/h2><\/div>
                                \n PhD Student\n <\/div>

                                Deep-water MIC of steel and the influence of CP on calcareous deposits and microbial growth.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

                                \"Alex<\/div>
                                <\/div>

                                Alex Kovacs<\/h2><\/div>
                                \n PhD Student\n <\/div>

                                Hydrogen embrittlement behaviour of nickel-based alloys additively manufactured using powder based fusion methods.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

                                \"Praveen<\/div>
                                <\/div>

                                Praveen Weerakkody<\/h2><\/div>
                                \n PhD Student\n <\/div>

                                Understanding the effect of Ni on the surface film formation and trench \/ crack morphologies of high strength low alloy steels.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n\n \n<\/mimas-block>\n\n\n\n\n \n\n

                                \n
                                \"Ahmed<\/div>
                                <\/div>

                                Ahmed Elsayed Reyad Mohamed<\/h2><\/div>
                                \n PhD Student\n <\/div>

                                Pushing the boundaries of corrosion resistant alloys in seawater applications.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

                                \"Shahid<\/div>
                                <\/div>

                                Shahid Mohamed Parapurath<\/h2><\/div>
                                \n PhD Student\n <\/div>

                                Understanding the hydrogen embrittlement behaviour of welded high strength low alloy steels.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

                                \"Ifham<\/div>
                                <\/div>

                                Ifham Rasool Peerzada<\/h2><\/div>
                                \n PhD Student\n <\/div>

                                Investigating the degradation mechanism of polymer materials exposed to Supercritical CO2.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

                                <\/div>
                                <\/div>

                                Somayeh Ebadi<\/h2><\/div>
                                <\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n\n \n<\/mimas-block>\n\n\n\n

                                Alumni<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

                                <\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n \n\n
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