Professor Semali Perera BSc (Eng), PhD, CEng, FIChemE Professor Semali Perera
Semali is a professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering. Her research focuses on advanced separations and nanotechnology.
Research
- Designing and developing hollow fibres and novel low-pressure drop monolithic structures/devices from nanomaterials for adsorptive separations and environmental protection
- Developing biodegradable biocompatible polymer vehicle for cancer treatment
- Process integrated valuable material recovery and recycling
- Wastewater treatment
- VOC removal and recovery form waste gases
This person is open to proposals for student research projects
Publications
Role
Semali Perera was appointed Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering in 2015. She has research expertise in the manufacture and testing of membranes and structured adsorbents from polymeric and ceramic materials.
Related posts
- Member of the Centre for Advanced Separations Engineering
- Member of the Bioprocessing Research Unit
Career
Semali is the lead inventor of a novel adsorbent hollow fibre technology that is being developed and commercialised by nanoporous solutions limited (n-psl), a University spin-off company.
She has collaborated with industry and educational establishments around the world. Locally, she has worked with the Avon, Somerset and Wiltshire Cancer Centre at the Royal United Hospital (RUH) to design and test platinum-based drug encapsulated delivery vehicles.
Awards
- The Royal Society Brian Mercer Award for Innovation, 2007
- Mary Tasker Award for Excellence in Chemical Engineering Teaching, 2002
Education
- BSc (Eng) in Chemical Engineering, Brunel University
- PhD in Chemical Engineering, Brunel University