Qiyuan Li

Research Associate
School of Chemical Engineering
Research Associate in the School of Chemical Engineering
UNESCO Centre for Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemical Engineering
Research interests
- Mobile groundwater desalination system design, analysis and optimization
- Membrane module design and material selection for maximum productivity and durability
- Optimizing flow profile of tubular membrane module using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
- Pump and controlling design, system prototyping and test
- Development of solar thermal harvesting technologies which meets the needs of industry
- Solar thermal collector design (optical, thermal and structure)
- Integrating solar thermal energy into industrial heating and air-conditioning applications
Awards/grants
Postdoctoral Writing Grant, School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of New South Wales, 2016
Winner of UNSW Student Innovator of the Year, UNSW Innovation Awards 2014
Current project
Development of Mobile Groundwater Desalination System
Micro Urban Solar Integrated Concentrators (MUSIC)
Education
Doctor of Philosophy (Mechanical Engineering), University of New South Wales, 2016
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, North University of China, 2006