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Email

peterjs@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Honorary (Professorial Fellow)
Department of Chemical Engineering
Education
PhD
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0002-8033-3686

Prof Peter Scales

Honorary (Professorial Fellow)
Department of Chemical Engineering

308 Scholarly works
76 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    High pressure dewatering rolls: Effect of process variables on cake solids concentration and throughput
    DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2026.122139
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Improved suspension dewaterability using a novel pelleting flocculation device
    DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2025.109762
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Metabolic changes and biochemical degradation during dark anoxic incubation of Nannochloropsis: implications for low-energy microalgal cell rupture
    DOI: 10.1007/s00449-025-03185-7
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Quantifying the platy morphology of gangue minerals with X-ray diffraction: A talc case study
    DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2025.121081
  • 2020

    Research grants (other domestic)

    ARC Centre of Excellence for Enabling Eco-Efficient Beneficiation of Minerals
  • 2020

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    ARC Centre of Excellence for Enabling Eco-Efficient Beneficiation of Minerals
  • 2018

    Research Grant

    Biosolid Flow, Separation and Activity in Anaerobic Lagoons
Peter Scales

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2008
Fellow of the Institution of Engineers of Australia (FIEAust)
2004
Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers (FIChemE)
2000
Teaching Excellence Award Faculty of Engineering, University of Melbourne
2000
Frederick White Prize Australian Academy of Science

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    Quantifying the effect of ultra-fine particles on dewatering performance in bimodal suspensions
    DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2025.120986
  • 2025

    Journal article

    A New Modeling Approach for Predicting the Growth of Filamentous Algae in Outdoor Algae-Based Wastewater Treatment Systems
    DOI: 10.1002/bit.28941
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Modeling capillary-driven particle agglomeration under shear in immiscible fluids using discrete multiphysics
    DOI: 10.1063/5.0247290
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Multi-tiered strategy for large-scale wastewater detection of SARS-CoV-2 in low-case settings provides confidence for public health actions
    DOI: 10.2166/wh.2025.164
  • 2025

    Journal article

    High pressure dewatering rolls Mark-II: A novel dewatering technology for mineral tailings
    DOI: 10.1016/j.mineng.2025.109552
  • 2024

    Journal article

    Yielding and Flow in Aggregated Particulate Suspensions
    DOI: 10.1007/s12666-023-03061-6

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2011

    Research Contracts

    Rheological Consulting Service
  • 2020

    Research Contracts

    Community Drug Surveillance System

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