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Dr. Salman Khoshk Rish is a Research Associate in the School of Engineering at the University of Newcastle, Australia, affiliated with the Centre for Ironmaking Research and the BHP Centre for Sustainable Steelmaking Research. He earned his PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Newcastle in 2022 and a Master of Science in Engineering from the University of Science & Technology, Liaoning, China. His research centers on energy and resources, encompassing nanomaterials, energy storage, coal science, and sustainable mineral processing and utilization. Khoshk Rish develops innovative technologies to tackle key challenges in these fields, leveraging experimental and analytical methods to bolster the competitiveness of Australian industries. His expertise spans chemical engineering, coal science, energy resources, energy storage and utilization, metallurgical coke, and nanomaterials. Fields of research include nanomaterials (30%), chemical engineering design (30%), and chemical and thermal processes in energy and combustion (40%).

Khoshk Rish has co-authored 24 journal articles from 2018 to 2026 in journals such as ISIJ International, Fuel, Separation and Purification Technology, and Diamond and Related Materials, alongside four conference papers in 2023 on coke gasification reactivity, coking behavior of Australian coals, microalgae addition in coking processes, and tribological testing of coke abrasion resistance. Key publications include 'Mechanistic in-situ investigation of coke structure and strength development under stamp-charged coking conditions' (2025), 'Mechanism of metallurgical coke gasification in CO₂ and H₂O using a reaction-diffusion model' (2025), 'Pyrolysis Mechanism of Victorian Brown Coal Under Microwave and Conventional Conditions for Hydrogen-Rich Gas Production' (2025), 'Microstructural and microtextural evolution of metallurgical coke during reaction with CO₂ and H₂O' (2024), and 'Catalytic synthesis of 3D graphene nanostructures from biomass-based activated carbon with excellent lithium storage performance' (2023). He has contributed to 26 grants totaling $2,367,435 from Australian Coal Research Limited and ANSTO, often as Investigator or Lead on projects like mechanism of microtexture formation in stamped coking and fate of bio-alkalis in coal-biomass blends. In 2024, he received the NIER Health, Safety & Environment Award and the Celebrating Success award for leading ACARP-funded research.