Overview
Background
Dr Mahshid Firouzi is an Honorary Associate Professor at UQ Gas & Energy Transition Research Centreand an Associate Professor at the College of Engineering, Science and Environment at the University of Newcastle (Australia).
Dr Firouzi has a strong interest in both fundamental and practical research, collaborating with industry and various disciplines across a broad range of areas with a focus on Energy and Resources. Her research projects are centered on the experimental investigation and mathematical modeling of interfacial interactions in multiphase flows (foams/emulsions, bubble coalescence, thin liquid films) and process optimisation of engineering processes. She particularly focuses on the application of bio-inspired reagents in eco-efficient beneficiation of minerals and clean energy production as well recycling vaulable minerals from EoL PVs.
Her research achievements have been recognised through multiple awards including the 2018 UQ Engineering Faculty Early Career Researcher Award and being one of two Australian female scientists profiled by the Association of Academies and Societies of Sciences in Asia.
More information about A/Prof Firouzi's research can be found here.
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Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2024
Journal Article
Assessment of a bio-inspired frothing agent derived from Vitamin E in mineral processing
Amani, Pouria, Hsia, Tina, Thang, San H. and Firouzi, Mahshid (2024). Assessment of a bio-inspired frothing agent derived from Vitamin E in mineral processing. Minerals Engineering, 218 108974, 108974. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2024.108974
2024
Journal Article
Tribological and mechanical characterization of glass fiber polyamide composites under hydrothermal aging
Khakbaz, Hadis, Basnayake, Asanka Pradeep, Harikumar, Akshay Krishna Ambika, Firouzi, Mahshid, Martin, Darren and Heitzmann, Michael (2024). Tribological and mechanical characterization of glass fiber polyamide composites under hydrothermal aging. Polymer Degradation and Stability, 227 110870, 110870. doi: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2024.110870
2024
Journal Article
Hydrophobic-hydrophilic bubble-particle kinetics in a downcomer
Parkes, S., Wright, B., Wang, P., Stiller, E., Firouzi, M. and Galvin, K.P. (2024). Hydrophobic-hydrophilic bubble-particle kinetics in a downcomer. Minerals Engineering, 210 108646, 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.mineng.2024.108646
2023
Journal Article
Eco-efficient pickering foams: leveraging sugarcane waste-derived cellulose nanofibres
Amani, Pouria, Amiralian, Nasim, Athukoralalage, Sandya S. A. and Firouzi, Mahshid (2023). Eco-efficient pickering foams: leveraging sugarcane waste-derived cellulose nanofibres. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 11 (44), 24379-24389. doi: 10.1039/d3ta04917e
2023
Journal Article
Enhanced, selective, and room temperature detection of ethanol vapor by RF-sputtered TiO<sub>2</sub> thin films
Khojier, K., Goudarzi, S. and Firouzi, M. (2023). Enhanced, selective, and room temperature detection of ethanol vapor by RF-sputtered TiO2 thin films. Applied Physics A-Materials Science and Processing, 129 (12) 835, 1-9. doi: 10.1007/s00339-023-07089-9
2023
Journal Article
Response to ‘Comment on "Using foam fractionation to estimate PFAS air-water interface adsorption behaviour at ng/L and µg/L" by T. Buckley, T. Vuong, K. Karanam, P.H.N. Vo, P. Shukla, M. Firouzi & V. Rudolph, Water Research 239, 120028’
Buckley, Thomas, Vuong, Thinh, Karanam, Kavitha, Vo, Phong Hoang Nhat, Shukla, Pradeep, Firouzi, Mahshid and Rudolph, Victor (2023). Response to ‘Comment on "Using foam fractionation to estimate PFAS air-water interface adsorption behaviour at ng/L and µg/L" by T. Buckley, T. Vuong, K. Karanam, P.H.N. Vo, P. Shukla, M. Firouzi & V. Rudolph, Water Research 239, 120028’. Water Research, 249 120811, 120811. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120811
2023
Journal Article
Using foam fractionation to estimate PFAS air-water interface adsorption behaviour at ng/L and µg/L concentrations
Buckley, Thomas, Vuong, Thinh, Karanam, Kavitha, Vo, Phong H.N., Shukla, Pradeep, Firouzi, Mahshid and Rudolph, Victor (2023). Using foam fractionation to estimate PFAS air-water interface adsorption behaviour at ng/L and µg/L concentrations. Water Research, 239 120028, 120028. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120028
2023
Journal Article
Uninterrupted lift of gas, water, and fines in unconventional gas wells using foam-assisted artificial lift
Amani, Pouria and Firouzi, Mahshid (2023). Uninterrupted lift of gas, water, and fines in unconventional gas wells using foam-assisted artificial lift. Gas Science and Engineering, 114 204977, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.jgsce.2023.204977
2023
Journal Article
Effect of different co-foaming agents on PFAS removal from the environment by foam fractionation
Buckley, Thomas, Karanam, Kavitha, Han, Han, Vo, Hoang Nhat Phong, Shukla, Pradeep, Firouzi, Mahshid and Rudolph, Victor (2023). Effect of different co-foaming agents on PFAS removal from the environment by foam fractionation. Water Research, 230 119532, 119532. doi: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.119532
2022
Journal Article
Sustainable dewatering of unconventional gas wells using engineered multiphase flow dynamics
Amani, Pouria, Rudolph, Victor, Hurter, Suzanne and Firouzi, Mahshid (2022). Sustainable dewatering of unconventional gas wells using engineered multiphase flow dynamics. Fuel, 324 (Part B) 124675, 124675. doi: 10.1016/j.fuel.2022.124675
2022
Journal Article
Effect of divalent and monovalent salts on interfacial dilational rheology of sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate solutions
Amani, Pouria and Firouzi, Mahshid (2022). Effect of divalent and monovalent salts on interfacial dilational rheology of sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate solutions. Colloids and Interfaces, 6 (3) 41, 1-15. doi: 10.3390/colloids6030041
2022
Journal Article
Effect of salt and particles on the hydrodynamics of foam flows in relation to foam static characteristics
Amani, Pouria and Firouzi, Mahshid (2022). Effect of salt and particles on the hydrodynamics of foam flows in relation to foam static characteristics. Chemical Engineering Science, 254 117611, 117611. doi: 10.1016/j.ces.2022.117611
2022
Journal Article
Effect of mono- and di-valent cations on PFAS removal from water using foam fractionation – a modelling and experimental study
Buckley, Thomas, Karanam, Kavitha, Xu, Xiaoyong, Shukla, Pradeep, Firouzi, Mahshid and Rudolph, Victor (2022). Effect of mono- and di-valent cations on PFAS removal from water using foam fractionation – a modelling and experimental study. Separation and Purification Technology, 286 120508, 120508. doi: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.120508
2022
Journal Article
Pickering foams and parameters influencing their characteristics
Amani, Pouria, Miller, Reinhard, Javadi, Aliyar and Firouzi, Mahshid (2022). Pickering foams and parameters influencing their characteristics. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 301 102606, 102606. doi: 10.1016/j.cis.2022.102606
2022
Journal Article
Salt effects on the dilational viscoelasticity of surfactant adsorption layers
Firouzi, Mahshid, Kovalchuk, Volodymyr I., Loglio, Giuseppe and Miller, Reinhard (2022). Salt effects on the dilational viscoelasticity of surfactant adsorption layers. Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science, 57 101538, 101538. doi: 10.1016/j.cocis.2021.101538
2021
Conference Publication
A modelling study on the application of the bentonites in plugging carbon dioxide injection wells
Dashti, Hossein, Sedaghat, Mohammad, Firouzi, Mahshid and Hurter, Suzanne (2021). A modelling study on the application of the bentonites in plugging carbon dioxide injection wells. SPE/AAPG/SEG Asia Pacific Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Virtual, 16-18 November 2021. Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTEC). doi: 10.15530/AP-URTEC-2021-208366
2021
Conference Publication
Unconventional CO2 storage
Pearce, Julie K., Raza, Syed S., Baublys, Kim A., Hayes, Phil J., Firouzi, Mahshid and Rudolph, Victor (2021). Unconventional CO2 storage. Asia Pacific Unconventional Resources Technology Conference, Online, 16-18 November 2021. Tulsa, OK United States: Unconventional Resources Technology Conference. doi: 10.15530/ap-urtec-2021-208295
2021
Journal Article
Effect of selected monovalent salts on surfactant stabilized foams
Amani, Pouria, Karakashev, Stoyan I., Grozev, Nikolay A., Simeonova, Silviya S., Miller, Reinhard, Rudolph, Victor and Firouzi, Mahshid (2021). Effect of selected monovalent salts on surfactant stabilized foams. Advances in Colloid and Interface Science, 295 102490, 1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.cis.2021.102490
2021
Journal Article
Prediction of slug/churn transition for viscous upward two-phase flows in vertical pipes
Abdul-Majeed, Ghassan H. and Firouzi, Mahshid (2021). Prediction of slug/churn transition for viscous upward two-phase flows in vertical pipes. SPE Production and Operations, 36 (3), 637-658. doi: 10.2118/203832-PA
2021
Journal Article
Review of foam fractionation as a water treatment technology
Buckley, Thomas, Xu, Xiaoyong, Rudolph, Victor, Firouzi, Mahshid and Shukla, Pradeep (2021). Review of foam fractionation as a water treatment technology. Separation Science and Technology, 57 (6), 1-30. doi: 10.1080/01496395.2021.1946698
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Supervision history
Completed supervision
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Investigation of the dynamic foam flow in vertical pipes for sustainable production of unconventional gas
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Suzanne Hurter
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
The experimental study of counter-current two-phase flows in annuli
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Tom Rufford
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Remediation of PFAS contaminated water by foam fractionation
Associate Advisor
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Abandonment of economically depleted coal seam gas wells with bentonite.
Associate Advisor
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Quantification of fluidization and bubble-particle collision interaction in a HydroFloat cell
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Anh Nguyen
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Development of a multiphase lattice Boltzmann model for high-density and viscosity ratio flows in unconventional gas wells
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Christopher Leonardi
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