Joel Saji

Graduate Researcher

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

  • Graduate Researcher
    Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/Institute for Frontier Materials
  • Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus, 75 Pigdons Road, Waurn Ponds, Victoria 3216

BIO

I am a doctoral researcher at the Institute for Frontier Materials, Deakin University, specializing in the mechanochemical conversion of CO₂ into value-added chemicals. My research explores sustainable pathways to transform greenhouse gases into useful products, advancing greener chemical synthesis processes that can contribute to climate change mitigation. Through fundamental research in mechanochemistry, I aim to develop scalable solutions for a carbon-neutral future.

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT

  • Graduate Researcher
    Deakin University, Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment/Institute for Frontier Materials

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Project Associate
    Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Drug Chemical Toxicology Group, FEST Division, Lucknow, India1 Feb 2021 - 30 May 2024

DEGREES

  • MSc, Applied Chemistry
    Amity University, Noida, India
  • BSc, Polymer chemistry
    University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, India

FIELDS OF RESEARCH

  • Analytical chemistry
  • Macromolecular and materials chemistry
  • Inorganic materials (incl. nanomaterials)
  • Metal organic frameworks
  • Transition metal chemistry

AREA/FACULTY

  • Faculty of Science Engineering and Built Environment

DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE/DISCIPLINE

  • Institute for Frontier Materials

AREAS OF EXPERTISE