Our Team
Our researchers are highly specialised in materials research, with significant experience in catalyst synthesis and electrochemical characterisation. We also possess extensive knowledge of solar energy conversion.
Our team has further developed a broad view of energy systems by conducting multiple techno-economic and life-cycle assessment analyses. We bring industrial experience with the skills of our process engineers and strong relationship with our partners.
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Siva Karuturi
PROGRAM LEAD
Dr. Siva Karuturi is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering at the ANU and leads the ACT-H₂ program. He received a PhD in materials engineering…
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Julie Tournet
PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Julie comes from a tiny French island in the Indian Ocean. Réunion Island’s stunning natural diversity gave her a profound love of nature and a desire to fight for its protection.
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Astha Sharma
RESEARCH FELLOW
Astha grew up in India, where she experienced the impact of climate change first-hand, which motivated her to go into renewable energy research to work towards solving the problem.
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Reddy Narangari
RESEARCH FELLOW
Parvathala Reddy Narangari (Reddy) was born and brought up in India. He received Master Degree in Materials Science from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India.
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Asim Riaz
RESEARCH FELLOW
Dr. Asim Riaz is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the ACT-H₂ program. He acquired a PhD in Materials Engineering from the ANU and a Masters degree in Nanoscience and Engineering…
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Doudou Zhang
RESEARCH FELLOW
Dr. Doudou Zhang obtained her PhD. degree at Shaanxi Normal University in 2018 and was jointly supervised by academics at the Dalian Institute of Chemical and Physics.
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Amit Patankar
R&D ENGINEER
Amit is a mechanical engineer with a strong passion for renewable energy and pollution abatement. He comes from Thane, a growing city next to the metropolis of Mumbai in India.
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Ben Groenewold
R&D ENGINEER
Ben is a chemical engineer with a background in operation and design within the oil and gas field. A growing realisation of the magnitude of the climate change challenge and…
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Farid Attar
PHD CANDIDATE
Farid was born in Shiraz, Iran, a city renowned for its rich cultural heritage and history. He completed his Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering from Shiraz University…
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Bikesh Gupta
PHD CANDIDATE
Bikesh was born and brought up in India. He completed his B.Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering (University of Allahabad, India)…
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Joshua Soo
PHD CANDIDATE
Born and raised in Malaysia, Joshua is a PhD student based in the Research School of Physics, at the Australian National University. He received his M. Phil in Materials Engineering…
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Jiaxi Ding
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
Born and raised in China, Jiaxi completed her Bachelors degree in Energy and Power Engineering (University of Science and Technology, Beijing) and Advanced Masters degree in Energy Change…