Rate My Professor Jafar Zanganeh

Dr Jafar Zanganeh serves as a Senior Research Associate in the School of Engineering at the University of Newcastle, Australia, and holds the position of Theme Leader (Cross Cutting) in the Centre for Innovative Energy Technologies. He completed his PhD in Chemical Engineering, with a focus on fire and explosion safety, at the University of Newcastle. Zanganeh began his academic career as a Research Associate in the Advanced Technology Centre at the university, working on renewable energy research projects. In 2013, he was appointed Project Manager for the $25 million Commonwealth-funded Ventilation Air Methane Abatement project. His principal areas of expertise encompass practical technology, combustion, fire and explosion safety, fluid mechanics, and project management. Research interests span fundamental studies in chemical, safety, and mechanical engineering to applied investigations, including development from laboratory-scale prototypes to demonstrations and commercialization of new technologies. His work has practical applications in underground coal mining fire and explosion mitigation, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, renewable energy generation, energy optimization, and project management.

Currently at the Priority Research Centre for Frontier Energy Technologies and Utilisation (PRC-FETU) under Prof Behdad Moghtaderi, Zanganeh has secured significant research funding through collaborations with industry partners including Glencore, Centennial Coal, BHP Billiton, South 32, Defence Innovation Network, ACARP, AusIndustry, and Australia Coal Association Low Emission Technology. Notable funding includes the VAM Abatement Safety Project valued at over $12 million. In November 2024, he received the prestigious Research Fellowship in the International Hydrogen Research Collaboration, selected from over 500 applications nationwide, recognizing his expertise in hydrogen research. Zanganeh has supervised several PhD completions and current candidates in chemical engineering and related fields. Key publications include 'Predicting Deflagration and Detonation in Detonation Tube' (2022), 'Perovskite-support enhanced metal hydride chemical looping ammonia synthesis' (2026), 'A critical review and assessment of ammonia dissociation/synthesis cycle for solar energy storage' (2026), and contributions such as 'Effect of fuel ratio and flame initiation delay on the rate of flame spread over a porous bed wetted with a flammable liquid' (2011).