Dr Carolina Font Palma
| Post Nominals | PhD, FHEA, AMIChemE |
|---|---|
| Biography | Dr Font Palma is Senior Lecturer and joined the School of Engineering in 2021 as lecturer. She was Programme Director of Chemical Engineering during 2022/23. She works on process simulation, process integration of energy systems, low-carbon energy and hydrogen, and cryogenic carbon capture. She has a PhD in biomass gasification from the University of Manchester. She has been part of various consortia involving research on oxy-combustion, cryogenic carbon capture, gas turbines and exhaust gas recirculation, and methanol synthesis. She led the CO2-FROST project funded by the UKCCSRC Flexible funding 2020. Carolina was awarded the prestigious RAEng/The Leverhulme Trust Research Fellowship 2020/2021. She took a secondment in Uniper Hydrogen UK Ltd, funded by IDRIC. She is currently working with the Energy Systems Catapult through the Innovation Launchpad Network+. She has numerous publications on energy and carbon capture, and is a member of the UKRI Talent Peer Review College. |
| Research Interests | ◾ Carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS): This includes applications for hard-to-abate industries. Bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) ◾ Cryogenic carbon capture: novel process at low technology readiness level. Research has included proof of concept, techno-economic analysis and simulation studies. ◾ Low-carbon hydrogen and ammonia production ◾ Modelling and process simulation: Including Process integration of energy systems. Software Aspen Plus, Aspen HYSYS. |
| ResearcherID | C-3485-2015 |
| Scopus Author ID | 51565835600 |
| PhD Supervision Availability | Yes |
| PhD Topics | ◾ Current PhD supervision: Matthew Lovelady (2023 - 2026): Selection of hydrogen production and storage options according to industrial application, funded by University of Hull PhD Cluster Scholarships Scheme 2023/24 ◾ Past PhD students: 1. David Cann (2017 - 2021): Experimental exploration of cryogenic CO2 capture utilising a moving bed, at University of Chester, sponsored by ERDF Eco-Innovation and PMW Technology. Now Process engineer at Wood. 2. Chinonyelum Udemu (2021 - 2024): Modelling and scale-up studies of sorption-enhanced steam reforming (SE-SR) of methane for blue hydrogen production, funded by Net Zero Research (formerly Biomass and Fossil Fuels Research Alliance (BF2RA)) ◾ PhD co-supervision: Reace Edwards (2018 - 2023): Exploring the Acceleration of Sustainability Transitions: The Case of the North West UK’s Hydrogen Agenda, at University of Chester, sponsored by Costain. Now Business Modelling Consultant at Energy Systems Catapult. ◾ Supervision of Researchers/Fellows: Dec 2024 – Oct 2025 Dr Chinonyelum Udemu as Teaching Assistant Sept 2021 – Dec 2022 Dr David Cann as Teaching Fellow ◾ Current opportunities: If you would like to know more about PhD project opportunities, feel free to contact me. ◾ PhD Cluster in Hydrogen production, storage and its applications: https://www.hull.ac.uk/work-with-us/research/groups/development-of-innovative-hydrogen-production-and-storage-technologies-for-a-net-zero-emission-society |