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Email

ali.zavabeti@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Honorary (Fellow)
Department of Chemical Engineering
Education
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
Monash University
Masters Degree (Research)
Monash University
Doctoral Degree (Research) / PhD
RMIT University
Graduate Certificate
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0002-5860-8938

DR Ali Zavabeti

Honorary (Fellow)
Department of Chemical Engineering

180 Scholarly works
4 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Computational investigation of liquid metal surface oxidation mechanism
    DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2026.167913
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Catalytic hybrid solvent regeneration in membrane vacuum processes for direct air capture
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-69542-6
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Molten salt-derived Co-intercalated TiS2/MXene heterostructure for boosting alkaline overall water splitting
    DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2026.180184
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Conversion of PTFE via reaction-diffusion in a low melting point Li-Ga liquid metal
    DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2026.180200
  • 2026

    Journal article

    A Descriptor and Tool for Guiding Composition Design toward Developing Single- or Mixed/Hybrid-Phase “Layered” Transition Metal Oxide Cathode Materials for Na-Ion Batteries
    DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.6c01167
  • 2024

    Research Grant

    High-Mobility Transparent P-Type Materials Synthesised From Metal Surfaces
  • 2020

    Internal Research Grant

    Liquid Metal Alloys as a Catalysis Framework for Carbon Dioxide Conversion
Ali Zavabeti

Latest Honours,
Awards and Fellowships


2024
ARC DECRA (Discovery Early Career Researcher Award)
2023
Dyson Fellowship
2022
Outstanding Researcher Award, School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering The University of Melbourne
2021
Outstanding Researcher Award, School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering The University of Melbourne

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Substoichiometric Atomically Thin Gallium Oxide as a Defect-Tunable Multifunctional Oxide
    DOI: 10.1021/acsaelm.6c00656
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Dielectric Heating of Ionic Liquids: A Successful Strategy to Enhance Regeneration Kinetics in Direct Air Capture
    DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5c18272
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Phase-dependent interfacial coupling in MoS2/CoS2 heterostructures for hydrogen evolution stability
    DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2026.181068
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Reply to: Two-dimensional β-TeO2 as an intrinsic insulator despite conflicting transport signatures
    DOI: 10.1038/s41928-026-01659-4
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Liquid metal-enabled energy harvesting for self-powered flexible electronics
    DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoen.2026.111988

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2024

    Internal Research Grant

    High-Mobility Transparent P-Type Materials Synthesised From Metal Surfaces
  • 2023

    Internal Research Grant

    Triboelectric Nanogenerators Obtained From Surface of Liquid Metals

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