Professor Geoff STEVENS

 

Prof Geoff Stevens is a Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at The University of Melbourne and Associate Dean (Engagement).

 

Prof Stevens leads an internationally recognised separations group, is the Director of the Particulate Fluids Processing (PFP) 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'.

Research interests are in the areas 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.

 

For the exceptional distinction of academic achievements, Melbourne Laureate Professor (UOM), 2011

Engineers Australia list of the 100 Most Influential Engineers for 2010, Engineers Australia, 2010

Engineers Australia list of the 100 Most Influential Engineers for 2007, Engineers Australia, 2007

ExxonMobil Award of Excellence in Chemical Engineering, IChemE, IEAust and RACI, 2005

Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, 2003

Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers, 1997