Cohort 1 students present to the Process Intensification Research Group
On Friday 10 October, had the pleasure of seeing two of our students, Salome Usakuhyel Raymond and Ben Chapman, present their ongoing research to the Process Intensification Group (PIG) at Newcastle University. Their work, developed with industry sponsors Thomas Swan & Co. Ltd. and Johnson Matthey, sparked insightful discussions.
Students share results of their placement projects
We were pleased to host presentations from our 2025 EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Process Industries Net Zero (PINZ CDT) Vacation Placement Students at the Newcastle University Process Intensification Group meeting on Friday, 26 September.
Eight current Level 4 MEng students — Faizah Ashraf, Izzy Coles, Jessica Ensor, Basmalah Etri, Nyah Greenwood, Charlotte Mellor, Anahita Shahbakhsh, and Anesh Tahir — shared the results of their summer placements, undertaken in collaboration with industrial partners. Their projects addressed a diverse range of challenges, all contributing to the overarching goal of supporting the process industries in their transition to net zero.
Congratulations to the students for their excellent work!
Our thanks go to the industry sponsors who made these placements possible: Northumbrian Water Group Limited, Clean Carbon Solutions, METzero Technologies, Syngenta, Procter & Gamble, Merck Group, Johnson Matthey, AM Technology, and SSE Thermal.
Poster prize success for PINZ CDT student at chemical physics conference
We’re proud to announce that Salome Raymond, a PINZ CDT student at the University of York, has won a poster prize at this year’s Annual Northern Universities Meeting on Chemical Physics.
Salome’s research focuses on Ethyl Lactate as a Green Solvent – Processes, Performance and Air Quality Impacts, contributing to the development of more sustainable chemical processes.
Her work was recognised for its scientific quality and potential impact. Congratulations to Salome on this well-deserved achievement!
The PINZ CDT Team recently held a Team Day at Beamish Museum
A group of EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Process Industries: Net Zero (PINZ CDT) Cohort 1 students, incoming Cohort 2 students, Summer Placement Sutdents and members of the Management Team from Newcastle University School of Engineering and the University of York Department of Chemistry came together for a team-building day at Beamish Museum on 24 July.
Highlights included a ride on the upper deck of the open-top tram and an insightful trip down the Beamish drift mine. The day provided a valuable opportunity for everyone to strengthen relationships, exchange experiences, and enjoy some relaxed time outside the usual work and study setting.
PIN31 took place at Newcastle University on 10 July 2025
The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Process Industries: Net Zero (PINZ CDT) was delighted to welcome the 31st Meeting of the Process Intensification Network (PIN31) to Stephenson Building at Newcastle University on 10 July.
This free event brought together our academic and industry partners, current PINZ CDT students, PINZ placement students, and staff from Newcastle University and the University of York.
The programme featured engaging presentations from academic and industry experts, including our PINZ CDT students, giving an opportunity for knowledge exchange, networking and celebrating cutting-edge research in process intensification in addition to hearing updates on the PINZ CDT.
PINZ CDT Management Team and students hosted a panel session at ChemUK 2025 at the NEC, Birmingham on 21st and 22nd May.
PINZ CDT PhD student, Louise Amor-Seabrooke and PINZ CDT Management Team, Professor Adam Harvey, Dr Jonathan McDonough, Dr Richard Law and Ryan Sidall, joined the panel. In this session, the panel introduced the centre, set out how industry can get involved and highlighted three ongoing projects:
– Filter optimisation for flue gas treatment
– Biofuels from food waste
– Saving energy and heat recovery across a waste-water treatment site.
Listen to the recording of the panel session
