DrFaezeh Makhlooghi Azad

Senior Research Fellow

Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/Institute for Frontier Materials

  • Senior Research Fellow
    Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/Institute for Frontier Materials
  • +61 3 924 45166 (Work)
  • Melbourne Burwood Campus, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, Victoria 3125

TEACHING EXPERTISE

Beyond research, Faezeh is deeply committed to advancing engineering education at Deakin University’s School of Engineering. She champions hands-on, project-based learning to equip students with real-world problem-solving skills. In addition to her undergraduate teaching, she plays a key leadership role in developing and delivering continuing professional development (CPD) programs in battery technology, designing tailored short courses to meet industry needs and support workforce upskilling.

TEACHING ACTIVITIES

  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Novel Polymer Electrolytes for Solid-State Rechargeable Sodium Batteries.
    Margaux Marie Clara Guiraud - Institute for Frontier Materials
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Developing Anhydrous Proton Conducting Membranes For Intermediate Temperature Hydrogen Fuel Cells
    Arpita George - Institute for Frontier Materials
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Designing innovative, high-performance anode materials for advanced proton batteries.
    Kavindiya Waruni Perera GANGODAWILAGE - Institute for Frontier Materials
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Development of novel metal-organic frameworks derived carbon as anode materials for sodium and potassium ion batteries
    Sadia Mortuza - Institute for Frontier Materials
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Solid-state Proton Battery System
    Dinushi Vidanalage - Institute for Frontier Materials
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Zwitterion based Electrolytes for Advanced Energy Storage Technologies
    Rebecca BOAMAH - Institute for Frontier Materials
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Enhanced Zeolite based composites to improve the performance of proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs)
    Herath Mudiyanselage Sulakshi Rajaratne - School of Engineering
  • CURRENT DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Advancing Proton Conductors for High Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
    Dain Jose - Institute for Frontier Materials
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Role of Zwitterionic Plastic Crystals in Lithium and Sodium Batteries: From Electrolyte Matrices to Binders
    Charulakshmi Thiruvurravishankar - Institute for Frontier Materials - 2026
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Investigation of Ionic Liquid Electrolyte Chemistry for Sodium Metal Anodes
    Lixu Huang - Institute for Frontier Materials - 2026
  • COMPLETED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
    Structural Supercapacitors Based on Novel Polymer Electrolytes
    Anto Puthussery Varghese - Institute for Frontier Materials - 2025