Chemical Engineering Research Seminars

Speaker: Ajibola Ajagbe

An update on my research progress covering 02/2024 up until 02/2025

Speaker: Rihan Othman

An investigation into the obstacles of establishing a solar farm in Libya and exporting it to Europe.

Speaker: Harrison Ridley

Harrison Ridley is currently doing a PhD research on the topic Recognising Evoked Emotion in Sound: Building and Implementing a Bespoke Dataset Harrison will discuss about gaps in existing research on Affective Audio, and  the aims to fill the gaps by creating a new dataset for application in non-musical sound-based...

Speaker: Roger Rothon

The proposed implementation of mineral based carbon capture technology will lead to large quantities of metal carbonates, especially those containing calcium and magnesium which will be produced in amounts of giga-tonnes per year. The major magnesium carbonate arising is nesquehonite, MgCO3·3H2O, has significant potential for conversion (“curing”) into low density...

Speaker: Asaf Khan and nuclear energy professionals from Sellafield Ltd

As part of the “Physics Student Seminar Series” of the University of Chester, Asaf Khan and nuclear energy professionals from Sellafield Ltd, will offer a webinar on career prospects in the Nuclear Technology sector. The webinar will start with an introduction to the UK nuclear industry landscape, followed by career...

Speaker: Tom Surman, University of Chester

The growth of diverse, sustainable, renewable energy generation is currently a priority of national and international government. because of both global warming and the finite nature of fossil fuels. Furthermore, waste management is a pressing concern, particularly as the global pollution increases and consumption of goods accelerates. Pyrolysis is considered...

Speaker: Elisabeth Cooke, Chief Process Engineer at Sellafield Ltd

The Chester Physics Student Seminar Series is back with a webinar on career prospects in the Nuclear Technology sector, delivered by Elisabeth Cooke, Chief Process Engineer at Sellafield Ltd. The webinar will start with an introduction to the UK nuclear industry landscape, followed by career prospects for Physics and Chemical...

Speaker: Yasmin Farhan, University of Chester

End of life tyres pose a major issue to the environment, with limited methods of disposal currently available. With current legislation tyres can no longer be sent to landfill so determining sustainable methods of recycling is imperative. The current methods in place include retreading tyres, incinerating, or shredding tyres to...

Speaker: Daniel Akinbosede, University of Sussex

Scientific disciplines are well known for their grounding in objectivity and fact-driven research practices. As a result, it is easy to assume that new educational initiatives such as ‘decolonising the curriculum’ are not relevant in our fields. This session seeks to make the case that the opposite is true. In...

Speaker: Isabelle Gough, University of Chester

The built environment is recognised as one of the largest contributors to climate change in the UK, the sector being responsible for around 40% of CO2 emissions. To achieve truly low-carbon homes, it is not enough to simply increase the efficiency of the housing stock. We must measure, record and...