Dr. Gongkui Xiao serves as an Adjunct Research Fellow in the School of Engineering within the Department of Chemical Engineering at The University of Western Australia. His academic journey includes a PhD in Chemical Engineering focused on carbon capture from Monash University, awarded on 16 July 2012, a Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering from Dalian University of Technology on 30 June 2008, and a Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering from the same institution on 30 June 2005. Dr. Xiao's research centers on the fundamentals of adsorption science and adsorptive separation processes, including the characterisation of adsorption kinetics in porous materials and the development of numerical models for pressure swing adsorption processes. His work applies to critical areas such as nitrogen rejection from methane, carbon capture, helium separation, hydrogen purification, valorising domestic waste streams and mining byproducts, upgrading landfill gas into renewable natural gas using membrane and adsorption processes, and sustainable mining tailings utilisation for resource recovery and environmental impact mitigation.

Prior to his current role, Dr. Xiao held a position as Research Associate in the School of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering at The University of Western Australia from December 2013 to March 2017, and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Chemical Engineering at Monash University from 2011 to 2012. He has obtained over $1.4 million in research funding as Lead Chief Investigator and an additional $1.4 million as Co-Chief Investigator since 2016. Dr. Xiao has produced 62 journal articles, 4 conference papers, 2 conference articles, and 1 poster, amassing over 3,000 citations. Key publications include 'Equilibrium and advanced kinetic studies of CO2, CH4, and N2 adsorption on ZSM-5' (2026, Adsorption), 'Industrial advances in helium recovery and purification technologies: a review' (2026, Separation and Purification Technology), 'A numerical comparison of heavy-purge and dual-reflux strategies in pressure swing adsorption for methane enrichment' (2025, AIChE Journal), 'Helium separation from gas mixtures using a temperature-regulated trapdoor zeolite' (2025, Chemical Engineering Journal), and 'JuDCB: A Julia based framework for dynamic column breakthrough simulation and curve fitting' (2025, Journal of Cleaner Production). His contributions have advanced gas separation technologies, supporting innovations in LNG futures, hydrogen research, and sustainable resource recovery.

Professional Email: gongkui.xiao@uwa.edu.au