Western Australia (AU)

Committee

Lucas Bullen

Lucas Bullen

Chair

Lucas is a Chartered senior process engineer experienced in the design, operation, commissioning and optimisation of processing facilities in the mining, chemicals and resources industry.

Mitra Golgoli

Mitra Golgoli

Vice Chair

Mitra did her MSc in chemical-environmental engineering and her PhD in chemical engineering focused on polymeric membrane fabrication for water/wastewater application.

Gladman Dube

Gladman Dube

Secretary

Gladman is a process engineer with experience spanning brownfields commissioning.

Jeremy McManus

Jeremy McManus

Past Chair

Jeremy has been involved with the Western Australian Joint Chemical Engineering Committee since 2014.

Muhammad Rizwan Azhar

Muhammad Rizwan Azhar

ECU Academic Representative

Muhammad Rizwan Azhar is a lecturer in chemical engineering at Edith Cowan University, Australia.

Tina Phiri Chanda

Tina Phiri Chanda

Postgraduate Representative

Tina is an accomplished lecturer, researcher, and metallurgical engineer.

Hui Tong Chua

Hui Tong Chua

UWA Academic Representative

Hui Tong Chua is head of chemical engineering at The University of Western Australia, with research expertise in thermodynamics, heat transfer, and waste heat utilisation.

Bea Gimeno

Bea Gimeno

Curtin Student Representative

Bea is a dedicated student pursuing a dual degree in chemical engineering and commerce (finance) at Curtin University.

Krittin Sowattanaskul

Krittin Sowattanaskul

Social Media Co-ordinator

Krittin is a process engineer at Worley with experience working as a process and safety engineer.

Dean Winarto

Dean Winarto

UWA Student Representative

Dean is a dedicated chemical engineering and finance student at The University of Western Australia (UWA).

Afshin Karami

Afshin Karami

Committee Member

Afshin Karami is a Senior Process and Chemical Engineer with extensive experience in process design, R&D, EPCM project delivery, and operational support across major oil, gas, and mineral processing ventures.

Pratik Patel

Pratik Patel

Committee Member

Pratik is a Chartered chemical engineer with over 20 years of experience in operations, design, and management across the specialty chemicals, petrochemicals, and mining processing industries.

Jim Selby

Jim Selby

Committee Member

Jim is a retired process engineer and technical manager after spending 40 years primarily involved in the oil and gas industry including stints in the mining and minerals industries.