PHD at Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Dr. Ali Jahanian is an enthusiastic Chemical Engineer holding a PhD in Bioprocess Engineering with over 8 years of experience in research and manufacturing disciplines, integral to the high performance of the project and delivering innovations and key developments. His doctoral research, supported by the Australian Research Council and conducted in collaboration with the University of Melbourne and Sun Pharma as an industry partner, provided him with extensive expertise in developing a novel biocatalytic process for synthesizing morphinan alkaloids. His work included optimizing upstream microbial fermentation and downstream cell treatment processing. Currently, Ali’s research is focused on mechanistic and data-driven modelling in bioprocessing, as well as the optimization and control of systems. As an active member of the ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology and the Centre for Agriculture and the Bioeconomy at QUT, he engages in collaborative efforts with industry partners, contributing to high-impact research and consulting projects.
Professional Profiles
Education
Queensland University of Technology Doctor of Philosophy (Dept. Science and Engineering), 2018 – 2022 A novel bioprocess development of codeine manufacturing from thebaine. Sahand University of Technology (Iran) Master of Chemical Engineering (Biotechnology), 2011 – 2014 Evaluation of a new method in methanol production from methane using biological method in external-loop airlift bioreactor. Sahand University of Technology (Iran) Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (Food Industries), 2007 – 2011 Proposing a new hybrid model (ionization & biological) for complete removal of SOx compounds from emitted gasses in a pilot plant.
Professional Experience
QUT Post-doctoral Research Fellow, Bioprocess Modelling (2022 – present) Modelling platform of industrial-scale bioreactor (10-100 m³) for aerobic microbial fermentation to minimize energy consumption in batch and fed-batch platforms using Python. Application of machine learning tools to prediction and optimization of bioprocesses using Python. Process modelling of pilot-scale fermentation for the production of value-added products with industry partners. Scaling up, process modelling, and techno-economic analysis with industry partners. Integral PhD Researcher (Thebaine to codeine bioconversion), Process Development and Scale-up (2018 – 2022)
Employment and Research History
Post-doctoral Research Fellow, QUT 2022 to present PhD Researcher, QUT 2018 to 2022 Analyzing Specialist, SUT 2016 to 2017 Research and Development Engineer, Baran Chemistry Co 2015 to 2016 Process Site Engineer, Persian Chlorine Co 2014 to 2015
Patents
Mohammad Ali Ghaz-jahanian, Farzin Abbaspour Aghdam, “Fabrication of methane-enriching broth culture medium in biocatalytic processes” Industrial Property General Office, 2017, Tehran, Iran. Mohammad Ali Ghaz-jahanian, Farzin Abbaspour Aghdam, “Hydraulic transfer chamber for methanol bioproduction from methane”, Industrial Property General Office, 2017, Tehran, Iran.
Awards & Achievements
CSIRO’s ON Prime Award for innovation, AllBio Oliban & Balsam, 2024 Australian Government Research Scholarship, 2017 Australian Research Council (ARC) linkage project, 2018 Patentee, the member of state organization for registration of deeds and properties, since 2017
Areas of Expertise
Techno-Economic assessments of Bioprocessing (SUPERPRO DESIGNER) Industrial bioprocess design, simulation, and modelling (SUPERPRO DESIGNER, Python) Optimization solutions for Circular Bioeconomy (Python) Design of experiment (DoE) and optimization (MINITAB) Advanced fermentation systems optimisations (Batch, Fed-batch, Chemostat) Protein expression, enzyme technology
Publications
- Advancing Precision Fermentation: Minimizing Power Demand of Industrial Scale Bioreactors through Mechanistic Modelling, Publication date: 2024.
- An innovative bioprocess for methane conversion to methanol using an efficient methane transfer chamber coupled with an airlift bioreactor, Publication date: 2018.
- Production of nanodispersions by solvent-displacement technique, Publication date: 2016.
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