Staff
- Academic Staff
- Dr M.N. Ahmad
- Dr F. Aiouache
- Professor S.J. Allen
- Professor S.E.J. Bell
- Professor D.R. Boyd
- Professor R. Burch OBE
- Dr M.J. Cook
- Professor A.P. de Silva
- Dr A.P. Doherty
- Dr N.C. Fletcher
- Dr Q. Gan
- Dr A. Goguet
- Dr W. P.D.Goldring
- Professor K.J. Hale
- Professor C. Hardacre
- Professor P. Hu
- Dr M. Huang
- Dr. J. Jacquemin
- Professor S.L. James
- Dr M.C. Lagunas
- Dr I.C. Lane
- Dr W.F. Lin
- Professor T.R.A. Magee
- Professor J. Mann
- Dr A.C. Marr
- Dr P.C. Marr
- Professor J.J. McGarvey
- Professor A. Mills
- Dr M. Mirzaeian
- Dr M.J. Muldoon
- Dr P. Nancarrow
- Dr P. Nockemann
- Professor E.V. Rebrov
- Dr D.W. Rooney
- Professor K.R. Seddon
- Dr G.N. Sheldrake
- Dr P.J. Stevenson
- Dr K. Tchabanenko
- Dr J. Thompson
- Dr J.S. Vyle
- Dr G.M. Walker
- Dr P.J. Walsh
- All Staff
Dr Gavin M Walker
Dr G.M. Walker
BEng, PhD,
CEng, FIChemE
Head of Teaching Chemical Engineering
Reader in Chemical Engineering
Tel:
+ 44 (0) 28 9097 4172
Fax: +
44 (0) 28 9097 4687
E-mail: g.walker@qub.ac.uk
Dr Gavin Walker (FIChemE) is a Reader in Chemical Engineering and is Head of Chemical Engineering (Teaching).
Dr Walker is a member of the Innovative Molecular Materials (IMM) research cluster. The IMM research cluster comprises of academics with chemistry and chemical engineering backgrounds who work in an interdisciplinary team investigating the fundamental molecular structure and engineering applications of novel materials.
Dr Walker's personal group includes 14 research students and 2 PDRA's. He has published >100 international journal papers in areas of pharmaceutical, environmental and tissue engineering.
Dr Walker has recently been appointed as The Royal Academy of Engineering/Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellow.
Dr Walker's research is concerned with developing a fundamental understanding of chemical; and physical processes of industrial importance, including areas of:
- Pharmaceutical Engineering and Particle Technology;
- Tissue Engineering and Medical Polymers;
- Environmental Technology and Adsorption Modeling.
Dr Walker is a Royal Academy of Engineering ExxonMobil Teaching Fellow and is Associate-Editor of the “Chemical Engineering Journal”.
Dr Walker is QUB Programme Director ME3 Erasmus Mundus Programme- European joint Masters of Science in Management and Engineering of Environment and Energy. http://www.emn.fr/z-de/m-europe-me3
Current PhD Students
| Name | Research Area |
| Dr C. Mangwandi | Powder Process Engineering (Visiting Researcher) |
| Dr M. Konrad | Materials Chemistry (PDRA) |
| Janice Walker | Pharmaceutical Processes |
| Conor Donnelly | Pharmaceutical Engineering |
| Paul Ricketts | Pharmaceutical/Tissue Engineering |
| Liu Jiang Tao | Powder/Pharmaceutical Engineering |
| Yoann Glocheux | Adsorption Processes |
| William Robinson | Adsorption Processes |
| Eghe Oyedoh | Adsorption Processes |
| Charlie Campalani | Environmental Technology |
| Yousef Salameh | Environmental Technology |
| Ahmad Albdareen | Environmental Technology |
| Musaad AlShahrani | Environmental Technology |
| Kathryn Fee | Tissue Engineering (with Mechanical Eng.) |
| Caroline Newe | Tissue Engineering (with Mechanical Eng.) |
| James Clements | Tissue Engineering (with Mechanical Eng.) |
Figure 1 Bone Tissue Engineering: processing algae into hydroxylapatite
Other information:
Head of Chemical Engineering (Teaching)
Advisor of Studies for Chemical Engineering
Royal Academy of Engineering/Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellow
Royal Academy of Engineering ExxonMobil Teaching Fellow
Member of EPSRC Peer Review College; EPSRC Engineering Panel Member
Visiting Professor in Ecole de Mines Nantes, France (Erasmus Mundus ME3 Programme)
4 Patents at various stages of review
Contributor to 5 International textbooks
Referee for Major International Journals in Chemical Engineering and associated areas:
Chem. Eng. Sci., Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., Powder Tech., Fuel, Chem. Eng. Res. Des., Water Res., Sep. Sci. Technol., Env. Technol., Powder Tech., Chem. Eng. J., Environ. Eng. Sci.,Fuel.
Figure 2 Image analysis of pharmaceutical granules, Chem Eng Journal (2010) 164, 2–3, 275-284
Membership of Professional Bodies
Fellow of Institution of Chemical Engineers
Chartered Engineer (Engineering Council)
Member of Institute of Learning and Teaching
Figure 3 Superhydrophobic powder marble formation, Chem Eng Journal (2009) 147, 373–382
