DrAndrea Merenda

Visiting Fellow

School of Civil, Environmental & Sociotechnical ENG

  • Visiting Fellow
    School of Civil, Environmental & Sociotechnical ENG

BIO

Dr. Andrea Merenda is currently a Postdoctoral researcher at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney (UTS). He is a member of the Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater and affiliated with the ARC Research Hub for Nutrients in a Circular Economy. He received his PhD from Deakin University in 2019. He holds a MSc in Chemical and Sustainable Engineering from the Polytechnic of Turin (Italy) and a MSc in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier (France). Dr Merenda specializes in the design and synthesis of functional materials and stimuli-responsive surfaces, with a focus on membrane catalytic reactors applied to green chemistry, CO2 conversion and water remediation. Dr. Merenda has published 47 research papers since 2016 (h-index: 19). Dr. Merenda is also Board Director of the Membrane Society of Australasia and member of the Early Career Editorial Board of the Journal of Water Process Engineering (JWPE).

DEGREES

  • Doctor of Philosophy
    Deakin University, Geelong, Australia1 Jun 2015 - 23 May 2019
  • Master of Science in Chemical and Sustainable Processes Engineering
    Polytechnic of Turin, Italy26 Mar 2015
  • Master of Science in Chemical Engineering
    Montpellier National Engineering School of Chemistry (ENSCM), France19 Mar 2015
  • Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering
    Polytechnic of Turin, Italy18 Oct 2012

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak and peer review
  • French
    Can read, write, speak and peer review
  • Italian
    Can read, write, speak and peer review

UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

  • 13 Climate Action
  • 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
  • 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

PROFILE TYPE

  • Academic

DISCIPLINES