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| Qualifications |
- BSc [Hons] in Chemical Technology, University of New South Wales, 1974 (University Medal)
- PhD in Chemical Technology,University of New South Wales, 1978
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| | Awards and Honours |
- University Medal UNSW 1979
- Whiffen Medal Institution of Chemical Engineers, Australia, 1997
- CHEMECA Medal, Institution of Chemical Engineers Australia 1998
- Member of the Order of Australia, Australia Day Honours List 1999
- R.K. Murphy Medal, Royal Australian Chemical Institute, 2000
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| | Employment | E.R. Squibb and Sons Pharmaceuticals, Athens, Production Manager, 1974
Bell Telephone Laboratories, CSIRO, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, 1978-79
University of New South Wales:
Queen Elizabeth II Post-doctoral Research Fellow in School of Physics, 1980-81
School of Chemical Engineering and Industrial Chemistry:
Lecturer, 1982-1986
Senior Lecturer, 1986-1988
Associate Professor, 1988-1992
Professor, 1993-
Director, Centre for Electrochemical and Minerals Processing:
http://www.ceic.unsw.edu.au/centers/cemp/ |
| | Research Interests | Metal Extraction and Molten Salts
- Aluminium electrowinning, cryolite and alternative electrolytes.
- Aluminium plating from room temperature electrolytes.
- Electrochemical studies in molten glass.
- Vanadium extraction from fly-ash and spent catalysts.
Battery Research
- Vanadium Redox-cell batteries for remote area and load levelling applications.
- Commercial prototype design and development.
- Field testing of vanadium battery in Solar House applications and electric golf cart.
- Lead acid batteries, electrode reactions and effect of additives.
- Novel electrode materials for Lithium Ion Batteries.
- Fuel cells and Biofuel Cells.
- Vanadium Halide Redox Fuel Cells
- Batteries for electric vehicles.
Electrode Processes and Electrode Materials
- Chronopotentiometry, cyclic voltammetry and rotating ring-disc voltammetry for study of mechanisms of electrode reactions at different electrode surfaces.
- Preparation and characterization of conductive polymers and conductive plastic composites.
- Electrode activation and modification.
Membranes for Electrochemical Systems
- Membrane characterization for redox cell and fuel cell applications. Membrane modification.
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| | Selected Publications |
- M. Skyllas-Kazacos, "A Rotating Ring-Disc Electrode Study of Impurity Effects on Lead Corrosion in Sulphuric Acid", J. Power Sources, 13, [1984] 55-64.
- M. Skyllas-Kazacos and R.G. Robins, "All Vanadium Redox Battery", US Patent No. 849,094 [1986], Japan Patent Appl. [1986], Australian Patent No. 575247 [1986].
- M. Skyllas-Kazacos, D. Kasherman, R. Hong and M. Kazacos, "Characteristics and Performance of 1 kW Vanadium Redox Battery", J.Power Sources, 35, [1991] 399-404.
- P.K. Lai and M. Skyllas-Kazacos, "Electrodeposition of Aluminium in AlCl3/t-methyl-3-ethylimidazolium chloride", J.Electroanal.Chem., 248, [1988] 431.
- S.C. Raj and M. Skyllas-Kazacos, "Electrochemical Studies on Wettability of Sintered TiB2 Electrodes in Aluminium Electrolysis", Electrochimica Acta, 37, [1992] 1395-1401.
- S. Zhong, V. Haddadi-Asl, M. Kazacos and M. Skyllas-Kazacos, "Conducting Plastic Electrodes" PCT Patent Application AU93/00456, Sept. 1993.
- M. Skyllas-Kazacos and M. Kazacos, "Stabilized Vanadium Solutions for Vanadium Redox Battery", PCT Patent Application, AU94/00711, Nov. 1994.
- T. Mohammadi and M. Skyllas-Kazacos, "Characterisation of Novel Composite Membranes for Redox Flow Cell Applications", J.Membrane Sci, 98 (1995) 77.
Over 160 publications including 12 patents and patent applications. |
| | Societies |
- Fellow, Royal Australian Chemical Institute
- Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Australia
- Member, Electrochemical Society of USA
- Chartered Professional Engineer
- Member, Australasian Electric Vehicle Society
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| | Teaching Areas |
- Industrial Electrochemistry
- Electrochemical Engineering
- Corrosion and Electrode Kinetics
- Graduate Programs in Aluminium Smelting Technology
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