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.
Current Innovators
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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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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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Farid Attar
RESEARCH FELLOW
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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Kaili Liu
RESEARCH FELLOW
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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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Balaji Radhakrishnan
R&D ENGINEER
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Milan Patel
MODELLING ENGINEER
Dr Patel conducts research into the rheology and forming of complex fluids (experiments and finite element simulations), CO2 sequestration with…
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Jiaxi Ding
PHD CANDIDATE
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…
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Muhammad Jalili Zarabadi
PHD CANDIDATE
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Chi Zhang
PHD CANDIDATE
Chi was born and raised in China. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA) and a Master of Engineering in Electrical Engineering from the Australian National University…
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Bharadwaj Pula
PHD CANDIDATE
Bharadwaj is currently pursuing his Ph.D. at the Australian national University in clean energy technologies, with a research focus on green hydrogen production using…
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Aakash Narayanan
FRT SCHOLAR
Aakash was born in Bengaluru, India, and is currently pursuing his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering at Shiv Nadar University, India. He first joined ESI Lab through…
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Muhammad Fauzi
FRT SCHOLAR
Our Alumni
Our Alumni
Astha Sharma
Dr. Astha Sharma completed her PhD in direct solar hydrogen from the School of Engineering at ANU in 2021. She then worked as a research fellow until 2023. In 2023. She joined an Indian multinational engineering conglomerate Thermax Limited as a Deputy Manager - Lead Technologist.
Doudou Zhang
Dr. Doudou Zhang obtained her PhD. degree at Shanxi Normal University in 2018 and worked as a Research Fellow at the Australian National University since 2019. She joined Macquarie University as senior research fellow in 2024.
Joshua Zeyan Soo
Bikesh Gupta
Jiaying Sun
Born and raised in Malaysia, Joshua completed his PhD study at the Research School of Physics, at the Australian National University. He graduated in 2024 and has since become a successful research fellow at Monash University’s Malaysia campus.
Bikesh Successfully completed his PhD degree at Research school of Physics, at the Australian National University and worked for the team till 2024. Since then he has moved back to India to pursue a career as a lecturer.
Jiaying was born in Beijing, China. She completed her master’s degree in Renewable Energy at the Australian National University. She worked as a research assistant with the team, primarily focusing on project management. Currently she is working as an Estimator at SEM Windows, ACT.