Bioresources, Bioprocessing and Biorefining

The Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy’s Bioresources, Bioprocessing and Biorefining Program focuses on discovery and delivery of world-leading innovations in the processing of agricultural commodities, by-products and waste streams to produce value-added products in the Bioeconomy.

We are actively collaborating with researchers, industries, government, non-government and not-for-profit organisations to drive research and adoption. We have multidisciplinary collaborative research in the conversion of biocommodities, residues and wastes from crop, food and meat and livestock industries into valuable fuels, chemicals, animal feed, food and materials.

We are internationally recognised in developing innovative, real-world solutions for the sugar industry. We provide high quality research, education services, training and consulting solutions to the Australian and international bioproduction industries.

Real-world innovation

The program develops scalable and impactful processing technologies. Our interdisciplinary team with engineering, biology, and chemistry expertise investigates research questions relevant to industry.

Our research spans topics across the full range of operations of a major agricultural manufacturing supply chain and into the future value chains in bioresources and bioproduction sectors that are more efficient, productive and sustainable.

We work to improve overall value through development of technologies that focus on production yield, quality of products, energy efficiency, cost reduction, emissions reduction, carbon capture, and diversification of revenue streams.

What we do

Program leader

• Dr Lalehvash Moghaddam
  

  Program Leader (Bioresources, Bioprocessing and Biorefining) and Senior Research Fellow, Faculty of Science

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Deputy Program leader

• Dr Gabriel Luiz Lopes Fraga
  

  Deputy Program Leader (Bioresources, Bioprocessing and Biorefining) and Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering

Research team

• Dr Yingdi Zhang
  

  Research Fellow in Microbial Ecology and Wastewater Microbiology, Faculty of Engineering

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• Professor Ross Broadfoot
  

  Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Engineering

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• Professor Deepak Dubal
  

  Professor, Faculty of Science

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• Professor Ian O'Hara
  

  Deputy Dean, Faculty of Engineering

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• Professor Mark Harrison
  

  Principal Research Fellow, Faculty of Engineering

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• Professor Azharul Karim
  

  Professor

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• Professor Yang Liu
  

  Professor and Chair of Sustainable Water Technologies, Faculty of Engineering

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• Professor Graeme Millar
  

  Professor, Faculty of Engineering

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• Professor Mike O'Shea
  

  Research Engagement Leader, Research Infrastructure

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• Professor Zhanying Zhang
  

  Professor in Biorefining for Functional Materials and Food Ingredients, Faculty of Engineering

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• Associate Professor Kameron Dunn
  

  Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering

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• Associate Professor Geoff Kent
  

  Centre Deputy Director and Principal Research Fellow, Faculty of Engineering

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• Associate Professor Darryn Rackemann
  

  Centre Deputy Director and Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering

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• Dr Anthony Mann
  

  Senior Research Fellow, Faculty of Engineering

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• Dr Floren Plaza
  

  Senior Research Fellow, Faculty of Engineering

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• Mr Hakan Bakir
  

  Research Engineer, Faculty of Engineering

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• Dr Gabriel Luiz Lopes Fraga
  

  Deputy Program Leader (Bioresources, Bioprocessing and Biorefining) and Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering

• Mr Neil McKenzie
  

  Research Fellow - Banyo Pilot Plant Precinct, Faculty of Engineering

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• Dr John Outram
  

  Advanced QLD Research Fellow, Faculty of Engineering

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• Dr Jerome Ramirez
  

  Postdoctoral Fellow in Bioprocess Engineering, Faculty of Engineering

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• Dr James Strong
  

  Deputy Program Leader (Food Innovation) and Research Fellow, Faculty of Science

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• Dr Vishal Bellie Subramani
  

  Postdoctoral Researcher, Senior Research Assistant, Faculty of Science

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• Dr Ali Jahanian
  

  Research Fellow, Faculty of Engineering

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• Dr Kenn Lu
  

  Research Fellow in Microbial Ecology and Wastewater Microbiology, Faculty of Engineering

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• Dr Nadeesha Loku Mannage
  

  Research Assistant, Faculty of Science

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• Dr Tristan Nolan
  

  Research Fellow in Water Microbiology, Faculty of Engineering

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• Dr Lei Zhang
  

  Research Fellow in Innovative and Energy-Efficient Biological Wastewater Treatment, Faculty of Engineering

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• Dr Mahsa Abbasabadi
  

  Senior Research Assistant, Faculty of Engineering

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• Adrian Baker
  

  Research Assistant, Faculty of Science and Research Capacity Officer, CAB

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• Madi Smith
  

  Research Assistant, Faculty of Engineering

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• Daniel Sullivan
  

  Senior Research Technician

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• Miss Yiman Sun
  

  Senior Research Assistant, Faculty of Engineering

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• Adjunct Professor Jorge Beltramini
  

  Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Engineering

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• Adjunct Professor Chris Tindal
  

  Adjunct Professor and Strategic Biofutures Advisor (Queensland Government)

• Adjunct Associate Professor John Bartley
  

  Adjunct Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering

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• Adjunct Associate Professor Marguerite Renouf
  

  Adjunct Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering

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• Dr Morteza Hassanpour
  

  Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Faculty of Engineering

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