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Prof. George Whitfield

Professor · Chemical Engineering

University of Melbourne

Melbourne, Australia

Accepting doctoral researchersFunding availableLast verified 2026-08-06

About

Designs direct air capture processes and low-cost sorbent materials.

Research interests

Climate Science
Carbon Capture
CO2 capture
sorbents
process design

PhD supervision

Two scholarships available for domestic and international students.

Publications

Current projects

  • Next-generation climate science at scale

    A multi-year programme led by Prof. George Whitfield focused on CO2 capture and sorbents.

    Climate Science · ongoing · Funding: National research council grant

Open PhD positions

  • PhD position in climate science (CO2 capture)

    Join the group of Prof. George Whitfield at University of Melbourne to work on CO2 capture, sorbents, process design.

    Deadline 2026-12-03 · Fully funded