Department of Chemical Engineering

Overview of Services

About us:

The Chemical Engineering core provides a range of services and instruments including particle analysis, elemental/chemical characterisation and thermal analysis.

Services:
  • ICP-MS trace element analysis
  • Thermogravimetric analysis/Differential thermal analysis
  • XRF analysis for element identification
  • CHNS elemental analysis
  • Nitrogen porosimetry/BET analysis
  • Mercury intrusion porosimetry
Instruments that offer sample analysis service or researcher use include:
  • Perkin Elmer Spectrum 2 FTIR
  • Rigaku MiniFlex 600 XRD
  • Micromeritics 3Flex - nitrogen porosimetry
  • Micromeritics AutorePore IV - mercury intrusion porosimetry
  • Micromeritics Tristar II - nitrogen porosimetry
  • Micromeritics AccuPyc 1330 - helium density analysis
  • Phenom XL SEM
  • Malvern Mastersizer 2000 particle size analyser
  • SPEX SamplePrep 8000D Ball mill

Leadership

Anthony De Girolamo

Senior Technical Officer

9905 1095

anthony.degirolamo@monash.edu

 

Kim Phu

Laboratory Manager and Safety Officer

9905 3433

kim.phu@monash.edu

 

Tracy Groves

Department Manager

9905 3538

tracy.groves@monash.edu

Location and hours of operation

Hours Location

Facility Hours: 24/7

Staffed Hours: 9:00a-5:00p, Monday-Friday

Building 37/17 Alliance Lane

Links and Resources

  1. Monash Department of Chemical Engineering Website

Contacts

Name Role Phone Email Location
Anthony De Girolamo
Senior Technical Officer
 
+61 3 990 51095
 
anthony.degirolamo@monash.edu
 
Building 37/G03B
 
Kim Phu
Laboratory Manager and Safety Officer
 
+61 3 990 53433
 
kim.phu@monash.edu
 
Building 37/G03B
 
Tracy Groves
Department Manager
 
+61 3 990 53538
 
tracy.groves@monash.edu
 
Building 35/226