Con Dimitrakakis
Bachelor of Engineering
Monash University, Clayton, Australia // 2009
Chemical Engineering (Honours 1st Class)
PhD Student (Chemical Engineering)
Monash University, Clayton, Australia // 2010 - present
Responsive nanocomposite metal-organic framework membranes for gas separation applications
Principal Supervisor: Bradley Ladewig
Associate Supervisor: Matthew Hill
Conference Presentations
- "Growth of supported metal-organic framework membranes for gas separation applications", Oral presentation, AMS6 / IMSTEC 10 Conference, Sydney, 22-26 November 2010
- "Novel polymer composite membranes with potential application in post combustion carbon dioxide capture", Poster presentation, CHEMECA 2010 Conference, Adelaide, 27-30 September 2010
- "Novel polymer composite membranes with potential application in post combustion carbon dioxide capture", Oral presentation, CSIRO Advanced Materials Conference, Melbourne, 11-13 May 2010
Selected Awards & Prizes
2010: AINSE Travel Grant to the 3rd AONSA Neutron School, Mumbai, India
2010: CSIRO Office of the Chief Executive Scholarship
2010: Australian Postgraduate Award
2009: Faculty of Engineering Deans’ Honour List Awardee
2009: Monash University Owen Potter Award for Chemical Engineering Excellence
2008: Aker Solutions Scholarship
2006: Monash University Scholarship for Excellence & Equity
2005: Commonwealth Government Australian Students Prize for Excellence
Professional Affiliations
- Institution of Chemical Engineers, Associate Member
- Membrane Society of Australasia, Student Member
- Australian Research Council Nanotechnology Network, Member
- Golden Key International Honour Society, Member
Professional Experience
Undergraduate Process Engineer, Aker Solutions Australia, Melbourne, Victoria Australia // 2008 - 2009
