Gaurang Joshi

IChemE Chair

A self motivated leader with proven experience in engineering, operations, maintenance and project management for more than 19 years, in the Australia and Asia Pacific region, in petrochemicals, oil refining, oil and gas and infrastructure sectors.

Thiago Rocha

EA Chair

Thiago is a young graduate chemical engineer passionate about brewing industries and the development of innovative solutions in bio-industries.

Hong Peng

Committee Member

Dr Hong Peng is now Advance Qld Industry Research Fellow(Mid-career) after being an Amplify Fellow and Advance Queensland Research Fellow at School of Chemical Engineering at the University of Queensland (UQ).

Dr Tom Rainey

Committee Member

Tom conducts experimental and financial modelling research relating to the process engineering of biomass and filtration problems.

Brad Zannes

Committee Member

Brad has developed an expert understanding of the energy, resource and infrastructure sectors that enables him to drive genuine results, building and sustaining strong relationships with partners, suppliers, local and international energy customers.

Greta Kenny

Secretary

Greta is an Asset Management and Performance consultant at Aurecon. Previous to this she worked as an Environmental Project Manager at Resource Strategies. Greta completed her Batchelor of Chemical Engineering /Batchelor of Arts at both the University of Queensland and University College Dublin.

Vignesh Suresh

Committee Member

Vignesh is a Chartered Professional Engineer with 15+ years of experience who specialises in advanced manufacturing and micro-nano-technology. Holding a PhD from NUS, he manages Advanced Manufacturing at a Brisbane HealthTech firm. His expertise spans MedTech, sensors, optics, and sustainability, bridging research and industry while mentoring and contributing to global conferences.

Kylie Lim

EA Deputy Chair and Co-secretary

Kylie, a Chartered Professional Engineer with 10+ years of experience, specialises in project management and process engineering, primarily in the Food & Beverage industry. Holding a Chemical Engineering degree from UNSW, she oversees projects from business case to execution and serves on industry advisory boards for UNSW and Engineers Australia.