Professor Neil Foster

Contact Details: School of Chemical Engineering The University of New South Wales Sydney NSW 2052 Australia Tel: +61 2 9385 4341 Fax: +61 2 9385 5966

Education

  • UNSW Scientia Professor 2009-2014
  • D.Sc.UNSW 2007
  • Ph.D Chemical Engineering, UNSW 1979
  • B.Sc. (Hons), Industrial Chemistry, UNSW 1975

Professional Employment

  • 2000-March 2005: Technical Director, Eiffel Research and Development P/L
  • 1995-Present: Professor, School of Chemical Engineering, UNSW, Sydney, Australia
  • 1990-1994: Associate Professor, School of Chemical Engineering, UNSW, Sydney, Australia
  • 1987-1989: Senior Lecturer, School of Chemical Engineering, UNSW, Sydney, Australia
  • 1986-1987: Lecturer with Tenure, School of Chemical Engineering, UNSW, Sydney, Australia
  • 1979-1986: Project Leader/Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO Division of Fossil Fuels, Sydney, Australia

Professional Organisations

  • Chartered Chemist
  • Certified Practising Engineering (Australian NPER Registration)
  • Fellow of Institute of Engineers, Australia
  • Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute

Honours and Awards

  • 2010: Awarded Honorary Professor in Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT) as part of PRC Qian Ren 1000 Talents Programme
  • 2009: Awarded UNSW Scientia Professorship (2009-2014)
  • 2008: ExxonMobil Award of Excellence for sustained contributions to innovations in chemical engineering
  • 2007: Honourary Professorship from the Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China
  • 2006: RACI Applied Research Award
  • 1999: The John Brodie Medal (An I.E. Aust presentation)
  • 1988: Jack Hobbs Memorial Award for Best Australasian Research Presentation at Annual Meeting of the Australian Cosmetic Chemists' Society
  • 1982: Baragwanath Award for Research Achievement in Coal Liquefaction

Executive Positions

  • 1995-1996: Deputy Chairman, Chemical College Board, Institution of Engineers, AUS
  • 1994-1996: Member, Chemical College Board, Institution of Engineers, AUS
  • 1994-1996: Honorary Treasurer, RACI Industrial Chemistry Division
  • 1991-1993: Chairman, RACI Industrial Chemistry Division
  • 1987-1991: Honorary Secretary, RACI Industrial Chemistry Division

Professional Service

  • 2012: Member of International Scientific Committee for the 10th International Symposium on Supercritical Fluids
  • 2011: Co-Chairman of the International Conference on Process Intensification for Sustainable Chemical Industries (ICPI 2011)
  • 2005-Present: Editorial Board Member, Journal of Supercritical Fluids
  • 1994-1996: Editorial Advisory Board Member, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry and Research
  • 1990-1992: Editorial Advisory Board Member, Waste Management & Environment

Manuscript Reviewer

  • Fluid Phase Equilibria
  • Journal of Supercritical Fluids
  • Separation Science and Technology
  • AIChE Journal
  • Chem. Eng. Sci
  • Applied Catalysis
  • Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology
  • Ind. Eng. Chem. Res.
  • Pharm Res.
  • J. Chem. Eng.
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