Rate My Professor Priscilla Tremain

Dr. Priscilla Tremain is a Research Associate and Casual Academic in the School of Engineering at the University of Newcastle, Australia. She holds positions within the Priority Research Centre for Frontier Energy Technologies & Utilisation and the College of Engineering, Science and Environment. Tremain earned her Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Newcastle in 2016 and her Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering with Honours from the same institution in 2011. Throughout her career at the University of Newcastle, she has served as a Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Research Associate, and Casual Academic, focusing on innovative solutions in chemical engineering.

Her research specializations include the development of low emissions technologies, waste utilisation technologies, atmospheric water generation, hydrogen technologies, and reaction kinetics. Tremain has contributed to numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and conference papers. Key publications include: 'Modelling desiccant-based atmospheric water generation performance in the Australian climate: potential to improve drought resilience in Australia' (Australian Journal of Water Resources, 2025); 'Pressurized Regenerative Calcium Cycle for Utility-Scale Energy Storage: A Techno-Economic Assessment' (Processes, 2024); 'Optimising desiccants for multicyclic atmospheric water generation: Review and comparison' (Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 2024); 'Water adsorption properties of silica gel and hydroxyethyl cellulose composite coatings' (Results in Materials, 2025); 'Impact of Reduction Conditions on Metallic Fe Growth Mechanism of Australian Ores in H2-Fluidized Bed' (Journal of Sustainable Metallurgy, 2025); 'A phase change calcium looping thermochemical energy storage system based on CaCO3/CaO-CaCl2' (Energy Conversion and Management, 2021); 'Stone Dust Looping for Ventilation Air Methane Abatement: A 1 m³/s Pilot-Scale Study' (Energy and Fuels, 2019); 'Kinetics and Design Parameter Determination for a Calciner Reactor in Unique Conditions of a Novel Greenhouse Calcium Looping Process' (Energy & Fuels, 2018); 'Novel Calcium-Looping-Based Biomass-Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle: Thermodynamic Modeling and Experimental Study' (Energy & Fuels, 2016); and 'Empirical Kinetic Model of a Stone Dust Looping Carbonator for Ventilation Air Methane Abatement' (Energy & Fuels, 2016). These works demonstrate her expertise in sustainable energy and environmental engineering challenges.