My Expertise
Photocatalysis; Hydrogen production; Water treatment; Biomass conversion; Nanomaterials synthesis and characterisation; Electron microscopy; X-ray spectroscopy; Reactor design; Power-to-X; Techno-economic analysis
Fields of Research (FoR)
Chemical engineering, Catalysis and mechanisms of reactions, Reaction engineering (excl. nuclear reactions), Photochemistry, Nanomaterials, Functional materialsBiography
Denny Gunawan is a Research Associate in the Particles and Catalysis Research Group within the School of Chemical Engineering at the University of New South Wales. He is also affiliated with the Australian Research Council Training Centre for the Global Hydrogen Economy and Centre of Excellence for Carbon Science and Innovation. His research focuses on improving photocatalytic solar fuels and chemicals production through material design and...view more
Denny Gunawan is a Research Associate in the Particles and Catalysis Research Group within the School of Chemical Engineering at the University of New South Wales. He is also affiliated with the Australian Research Council Training Centre for the Global Hydrogen Economy and Centre of Excellence for Carbon Science and Innovation. His research focuses on improving photocatalytic solar fuels and chemicals production through material design and reactor engineering. Furthermore, he has actively participated in several decarbonisation projects led by the government and industry stakeholders, conducting techno-economic studies for sustainable fuels and chemicals technologies.
My Grants
- Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project, Multiscale Design Approach to Photocatalytic Selective Methane Oxidation (DP260101375), Chief Investigator, AU$739K, 2026-2028
- Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade (DFAT) Australia-Indonesia Institute Grant, Australia-Indonesia Sustainable Fuels Workshop (AII00009), Lead Chief Investigator, AU$30K, 2025-2026
- Australian Academy of Technological Sciences & Engineering (ATSE) / Department of Industry, Science & Resources (DISR) Global Science & Technology Diplomacy Fund – Strategic Element, Advancing Sunlight-to-Hydrogen Conversion for a Sustainable Future (GSTDS000001), Chief Investigator, AU$749K, 2025-2027
- Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) International Research Program, Solar-Driven Reforming of Glycerol for the Coproduction of Green Hydrogen and High-Value Chemicals (8404/IT1.B07.1/TA.00/2024), Co-Lead Chief Investigator, AU$25K, 2024-2025
- International Energy Agency Greenhouse Gas (IEAGHG) R&D Program, A Critical Study on Waste to Low Carbon (CCS-abated) Hydrogen (IEA/CON/23/299), Chief Investigator, AU$120K, 2023-2024
My Qualifications
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, The University of New South Wales, 2023
B.Eng., Chemical Engineering, The University of Surabaya, 2017
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ORCID as entered in ROS
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3238-1912