Biography
Ahmad Kandjani obtained his PhD in Applied Chemistry-Nanotechnology from RMIT University. He is CSIRO's Research Scientist working in the 4F laboratory in Advanced Manufacturing, Clayton. He was RMIT's VC Fellow before joining CSIRO as CSIRO's CERC fellow. Ahmad has published over 110 scientific publications with 86 journal articles, four patents and several invited talks and conference papers. He is an expert in monodispersed materials, chemical sensing, materials characterisation, waste management and surface engineering. His research has been selected as representative for ten prestigious journals such as Advanced Functional Materials, Energy & Environmental Science, Small Methods, etc.
Past Supervision: 5 PhD students and 1 MSc
Current Supervision: 3 PhD students
Other Interests
- CAD/CAM designing of scientific and laboratory devices
- 3D CGI for Science and Engineering
Academic Qualifications
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2021
Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching (Higher Education)
Swinburne University of Technology - Hawthorn Campus: Swinburne University of Technology -
2014
Ph.D. in Applied Chemistry
RMIT University -
2008
M.Sc. in Materials Science and Engineering
Khajeh Nasir Toosi University of Technology (Iran) -
2005
B.Sc. in Materials Science and Engineering
Tabriz University (Iran)
Achievements and Awards
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2025-2025
ONPrime 17: Transforming waste cooking oil to biodiedel (MUSE Team)
CSIRO -
2021-2024
CSIRO's CERC Fellowship
CSIRO -
2017-2019
RMIT Vice-Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellowship
RMIT University -
2016-2017
Megan Clark Award – Academic Sharp Brain
RACI 2017 -
2014-2015
Professor CNR Rao Postgraduate Research Excellence Award in Materials Science for the most outstanding postgraduate research student working in the field of materials science
RMIT University -
2013-2014
Perkin Elmer Prize for most outstanding contribution to the field of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy post graduate students
Perkin Elmer
Current Roles
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Reserach Scientist
Developing novel solutions for industrial challenges in Advanced Materials and Waste Management industriesand
Grants
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2025-2027
Manufacturing Novel FR Materials for the Future - Australian for the World; Department of Industry; Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P)
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2024-2027
Round Like A Record: Vinyl & The Circular Economy; Department of Industry; Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P)
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2024-2025
End-of-life wind turbine composite separation; CSIRO's Kick start project
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2023-2025
High throughput catalysis testing for waste plastic upcycling; Sustainability Victoria; Waste to Energy Fund
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2022-2025
Circular economy for upcycling waste polystyrene into high-valued chemicals; Department of Industry; Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P)
Community and Corporate Citizenship
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2024-2024
Organising committee for International Recycling Technologies - Solar Panels and the Circular Economy Conference; RMIT-CSIRO
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2024-2024
Organizer and Co-Chair: Materials Upcycling and Sustainability Exploration (MUSE) Workshop; CSIRO
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2024-2024
Science Working Group and Session Chair: CSIRO Ending Plastic Waste Symposium
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2023-2024
Organizer and Co-Chair: Manufacturing Science Seminars
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2022-2022
Organising committee for international Cutting edge symposium: Self-assembly meets additive for durable supply chains and transformative manufacturing (SAMAM-CES); CSIRO
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2024-2024
Organizer and Co-Chair: Road to Impact seminar series
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2022-2022
Organising committee for International Chemical Nanosensors Australia (CNA) Summit; Swinburne University of Technology
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