Imperial ChemEng Cast: Researchers in Focus
Episodes
Episode 6: Brilliant Dyes: Towards Sustainable Fashion
09 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Step into a conversation with Mohammed Redwanur Rehman and Dr. Md Tabish Noori, the minds behind Brilliant Dyes — a deep-tech powerhouse born from t...
Episode 5: AI-Powered Autonomous Industrial Systems
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Join host Diya Agrawal in conversation with Dr. Mehmet Mercangoz, ABB Associate Professor of Autonomous Industrial Systems. In this episode, they expl...
Episode 4: The Science and Scale of Crystallisation
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tune into a conversation with Professor Jerry Heng, a leading expert in particle engineering and crystallisation. Discover how engineering at the part...
Episode 3: The Physics That Fuels a Greener Future
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Martin Trusler unpacks the thermophysical science that drives clean energy solutions. From carbon capture to sustainable liquid fuels and hy...
Episode 2: Teaching for a Greener Future
06 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, we welcome the award-winning educator and researcher, Dr. Umang Shah. Umang is the Principal Teaching Fellow in Chemical Engineering,...
Episode 1: Metabolic Modelling: Linking Academia with Industry
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With our new host, Diya Agrawal, engage in a conversation with the Season 1 ChemEng Cast host, Ben Strain. Find out about his academic work at Imperia...
Episode Ten: Making stuff less stupid
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak to Jason Hallet, Professor of Sustainable Chemical Technology in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College ...
Episode nine: Carbon capture - adsorption based processes
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak to Lucy Barton, PhD student in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London. She tells us all about her...
Episode Eight: Computational Biology - Modelling glycobiology for health and disease
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak to Kostis Flevaris, a PhD student in Computational Biology in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College Londo...
Episode seven: Optimisation - from atoms to international supply chains
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we speak to Tanuj Karia, PhD student in Mathematical Optimisation in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College Londo...
Episode six: New Battery Technology
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
PhD student Sarat Alabidun discusses the future of battery technology and her work on understanding degradation mechanisms and solid electrolyte inter...
Episode Five: Circular economy. Beer to biomaterials
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
PhD student Priyanka Kumar shares her research on the application of low-cost ionic liquids to the processing of waste products from the beer industry...
Episode Four: Engineering Biology
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
PhD student Noah Sprent shares his research in synthetic biology, or engineering biology as it's more commonly being described. He's current...
Episode Three: Mathematical Models
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Nilay Shah OBE talks to us about how he likes using mathematical models to look at processes that support reducing carbon emissions from ene...
Episode Two: Supply Chains
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we speak to Miriam Sarkis, PhD student in Supply Chain Optimisation at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College Lond...
Episode One: Materials
06 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we speak to Anouk L'Hermitte, PhD student in Chemical Engineering & Materials Science at the Department of Chemical Enginee...