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Home Research Curtin Corrosion Centre Our team

Our team

Leadership team

John Curtin Distinguished Professor Mark Buntine

John Curtin Distinguished Professor Mark Buntine

Interim Director

Research | Lecturing | Teaching

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Tejas Bhatelia

Tejas Bhatelia

Deputy Head of School, Chemical Engineering

Decarbonisation | Process Intensification | Hydrodynamics

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Kod Pojtanabuntoeng

Kod Pojtanabuntoeng

Woodside-Chevron Chair in Materials & Corrosion Engineering

Internal / External Pipeline Corrosion | Corrosion Under Insulation | Top-of-the-Line

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Sam Bakhtiari

Sam Bakhtiari

Research Associate

Multiscale Modelling | Density Functional Theory | Solid-state Phase Transformation

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Ibukun Oluwoye

Ibukun Oluwoye

Research Fellow

Chemical Process Kinetics | Polymer Degradation | Thermal Analyses

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Thaneshan Sapanathan

Thaneshan Sapanathan

Research Fellow

Materials | Steels | Composites

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Silvia Salgar-Chaparro

Silvia Salgar-Chaparro

Research Associate

Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion | Molecular Biology | Microbial Ecology

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Nicholas Tan

Nicholas Tan

Research Associate

Polymers | Corrosion Under Insulation | Thermal Insulating Coatings

Ammar Al Helal

Ammar Al Helal

Research Associate

High-pressure / High-temperature Testing | MEG Pilot Plant | Flow Assurance

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Marisa Yookhong

Marisa Yookhong

Research Assistant

Corrosion Testing | Wet Parking | Sample Preparation

Farzaneh Farivar

Farzaneh Farivar

Research Fellow

Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion | Concrete Corrosion | Analytical Chemistry

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Darwin Hartono

Darwin Hartono

Research Assistant

FDM 3D Printing | 3D Modelling | 3D Rendering

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Arun Matthew

Arun Matthew

Research Associate

Heat Transfer | Multiphase Modelling | Computational Fluid Dynamics

Adeeba Hussain

Adeeba Hussain

Research Assistant

Microbiology | Molecular Biology | Biotechnology

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Malwattage Chandramalika Rukmali Peiris

Malwattage Chandramalika Rukmali Peiris

Technical Operations Coordinator

Electroanalytical Techniques | Atomic Force Microscopic Techniques | Surface Modifications

Naveed Hassan

Naveed Hassan

Research Assistant

Materials Characterisation | Thermal Characterisation | Energy Storage

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Hayley Coulson

Hayley Coulson

Technical Operations Coordinator

Validation | Compliance | Safety

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Ruiliang Liu

Ruiliang Liu

Research Associate

Metallurgy | Light Alloy Design | Electrochemical Analyses

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Yurany Sanchez Torres

Yurany Sanchez Torres

Technical Specialist

Electrochemical Analysis | Materials Degradation | Asset Integrity

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Affiliates

Our Affiliated Scholars complement and expand our knowledge, bringing years of industry and academic experience.

Brian Kinsella

Brian Kinsella

Emeritus Professor

Electroanalytical Chemistry | Multiphase Technology | Internal Pipeline Corrosion

Andrew Lowe

Andrew Lowe

Professor

Polymers | Thermal Insulation | Coatings

Edgar Cristian Hornus

Edgar Cristian Hornus

Research Associate

Electrochemistry | Localised Corrosion | Iron Contamination

Bruce Hinton

Bruce Hinton

Adjunct Professor

Stress Corrosion Cracking | Corrosion Fatigue Racking | Hydrogen Embrittlement

Greg Moore

Applied Science | Water and Wastewater | Desalination

Rob Francis

Rob Francis

Corrosion Science | Metallurgy | Atmospheric Corrosivity

Collaborators

Our national and international collaborators enrich the Centre, contributing world-class expertise in corrosion.

Maria Forsyth

Maria Forsyth

Professor

Corrosion | Electromaterials | Batteries

Srdjan Nesic

Srdjan Nesic

Russ Professor and Institute Director

Transport Phenomena | Electrochemistry | CO2 / H2S Corrosion Modelling

Roy Johnsen

Roy Johnsen

Professor

Cathodic Protection | Coatings | Hydrogen

Moreica Pabbruwe

Moreica Pabbruwe

Biomedical Engineer

Biomedical | Biomaterials | Tissue Responses

Alan Kop

Alan Kop

Biomedical Engineer

Biomedical | Biomaterials | Alloy Manufacturing

Afrooz Barnoush

Afrooz Barnoush

Professor

Nano / Micro-scale Characterisation | Hydrogen Embrittlement | Environmental Fracture and Fatigue

Mariano A Kappes

Mariano A Kappes

Adjunct Professor

Thiosulfate | Environmental Cracking | Hydrogen Embrittlement

Students

Lina Silva Bedoya

Lina Silva Bedoya

PhD Student

Deep-water MIC of steel and the influence of CP on calcareous deposits and microbial growth.

Alex Kovacs

Alex Kovacs

PhD Student

Hydrogen embrittlement behaviour of nickel-based alloys additively manufactured using powder based fusion methods.

Praveen Weerakkody

Praveen Weerakkody

PhD Student

Understanding the effect of Ni on the surface film formation and trench / crack morphologies of high strength low alloy steels.

Ahmed Elsayed Reyad Mohamed

Ahmed Elsayed Reyad Mohamed

PhD Student

Pushing the boundaries of corrosion resistant alloys in seawater applications.

Shahid Mohamed Parapurath

Shahid Mohamed Parapurath

PhD Student

Understanding the hydrogen embrittlement behaviour of welded high strength low alloy steels.

Ifham Rasool Peerzada

Ifham Rasool Peerzada

PhD Student

Investigating the degradation mechanism of polymer materials exposed to Supercritical CO2.

Somayeh Ebadi

Alumni

2025

Giles Harrison

Thesis Title: Cathodic Protection Applications in Mining – Preventing Gold Plating and Other Complications

Basit Raza

Thesis Title: Corrosion Inhibition Mechanisms and Synergistic Effects in Mitigating CO2 Corrosion of Carbon Steel

Supervisor: Associate Professor Katerina Lepkova

Abraham Rojas

Thesis Title: Bayesian Networks to Model Pit-to-Crack Transition in Duplex Stainless Steels (Shell Alliance)

Supervisor: Professor Chris Aldrich

Janice Xin Yee

Thesis Title: Coating Degradation – QEERI-Curtin Alliance

Supervisor: Professor Kod Pojtanabuntoeng

María Diaz-Mateus

Thesis Title: Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion in Oil and Gas Production (QEERI-Curtin)

Saleh Alsaleh

Thesis Title: High-Temperature Behaviour of Organic Coatings on Insulated Steel Surfaces

Supervisor: Professor Kod Pojtanabuntoeng

Mohammed Bassil Albahri

Mechanisms of MIC in Oil Production Facilities by Thermophilic Microorganisms

Supervisor: Professor Kod Pojtanabuntoeng

Antonia Puzyrova

Ahmed Abdulmutaali

Supervisor: Katerina Lepkova

2024

Saleh Ahmed S Alsaleh

Thesis Title: Investigating the Corrosion Characteristics of Carbon Steel and the Efficacy of Phenolic-Epoxy Coatings in Enclosed Environments

Supervisor: Professor Kod Pojtanabuntoeng

Alexandra Scerbacova

Thesis Title: Investigation of Alkyl Ether Carboxylate Surfactants Performance in Carbonate Reservoirs

Supervisor: Professor Ahmed Barifcani

Mayra Liliana Gualteros Vanegas

Thesis Title: Morphological Evolution Studies of Pitting Corrosion in Stainless Steel

Supervisor: Dr Thaneshan Sapanathan

Basit Raza Fazal

Thesis Title: Corrosion Inhibition Mechanisms and Synergistic Effects in Mitigating Carbon Dioxide Corrosion of Carbon Steel

Supervisor: Associate Professor Katerina Lepkova

Antonina Puzyrova

Thesis Title: Biofilm Inhibition to Control MIC in the Oil and Gas Industry

Supervisor: Associate Professor Katerina Lepkova

Janice Xin Yee Ng

Thesis Title: Influence of Ageing on the Development of Residual Stresses, Chemical and Thermomechanical Properties of an Epoxy Amine Coating

Supervisor: Professor Kod Pojtanabuntoeng

2023

Mohammed Bassil Ali Ghalib Albahri

Thesis Title: Investigation of the Mechanisms of Biocorrosion in Shipwrecks and Simulated Oilfields by Micro-Computed Tomography Analysis

Supervisor: Professor Ahmed Barifcani

Edith Anwunli Ugwumba

Thesis Title: Investigating the Behaviour of Fluids Within the MEG Regeneration and Reclamation System

Supervisor: Professor Kod Pojtanabuntoeng

Leah Carol Scully

Thesis Title: Coatings for Atmospheric Corrosion: Effect of Surface Roughness and Corrosion Inhibitor Additives at Carbon Steel

Supervisor: Associate Professor Katerina Lepkova

Ran Tao

Thesis Title: Linking Between Multi-scale Behaviours of Brittle Rocks at Deep Underground Excavation

Supervisor: Dr Hyong Doo Jang

Adam David Witt

Thesis Title: Optimisation of Underground Development Advance – A Pragmatic Approach to a Multivariate Problem

Supervisor: Dr Hyong Doo Jang

Esteban Rodoni

Thesis Title: Effect of Composition and Microstructure on Hydrogen Embrittlement Resistance — Ferritic/Martensitic and Bainitic/Martensitic Low Alloy Steels

Supervisor: Professor Mariano Iannuzzi

Dana Honer Badi

Thesis Title: Distilled MEG Hydrate Inhibiting Effects

Supervisor: Professor Ahmed Barifcani

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