Oxford University
Department of Engineering Science

Zhanfeng Cui

Donald Pollock Professor of Chemical Engineering

Director, Oxford Centre for Tissue Engineering and Bioprocessing

 
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    TEACHING  (not all of them in any given year)

       
  Bioseparation

Product Formulation

Mass Transfer

Process Design

Biosystems

Thermodynamics

Control and Optimisation

Process Control

Introduction to Bioprocessing

Hazards and Safety

Quantitative Physiology

Separation Process

Engineering Mathematics

Fluid Mechanics

Transport Phenomena

Chemical Engineering Laboratory

 
       

ADMINSTRATION

 

Department of Engineering Science

Professor of Chemical Engineering, since 2000

Chairman, Chemical Engineering Panel, since 2000 (not 2004/5)

Academic Committee,  1995 -98, 2000-02

            Computer Based Teaching Committee 1998

            IChemE Departmental Liaison Officer

            ESSO/Exxon Liaison

            Chemical Engineering Panel, 1994-

            Civil Engineering Panel, 1998-2000

Mechanical Engineering Panel, 2000-2005

 

College

Governing Body, Hertford College, 2000-

      Computing Committee, Hertford College, 2001-2006

Nomination Committee, Hertford, 2003-2006

Governing Body, Keble College 1994-2000

Academic Planning Committee,  Keble College, 1995-99

Alternative Personal Tutor, Keble College, 1998/99

 

EXAMINATION

 

External Examiner:  School of Engineering and Electronics, University of Edinburgh (2008/2011)

External Examiner:  Part IIB Chemical Engineering Tripos, University of Cambridge (2005/07)

External Examiner:  MSc in Advanced Chemical Engineering,  Imperial College (2006/09))

Examiner of Finals, Engineering and Joint Schools, Oxford University, 1997/98, 1999/2001, 2006/08

           

Examiner of PhD/DPhil theses

            Oxford University

            External:  Bath, Cambridge, Cranfield,  Edinburgh, Imperial College, Liverpool,  Manchester,    Reading,  Queen Mary,  Queen’s University Belfast,  Swansea,  UCL,  University of Adelaide and  University of  New South Wales in Australia,  IIT Delhi in Indian, Universidade Nova de Lisboa of Portugal, National University of Singapore

 

External Examiner of MTech theses: University of Malaya, Malaysia

 

SUPERVISION

 

DPhil – Completed

 

1)      Sanjay Bellara (1994-98) DPhil  Thesis 'Novel development in enhanced ultrafiltration for bioseparation'  

2)      Raja Ghosh (Commonwealth Scholar) (1995-98):   DPhil thesis  'Protein fractionation using ultrafiltration'  

3)      Joanna Clarkson (Todd) (BBSRC Special Studentship): (1995-98)   DPhil thesis  'Protein foaming and denaturation'.

4)      Joan Y H Chen:  (1997-2001),  DPhil Thesis:  'A Study on Freezing Denaturation of Proteins'.

5)      Xia Xu (ORS scholar, 1999-2002),  DPhil Thesis  'A study of mass transfer in cryopreservation of cells and tissue'   

6)      Taha Taha  (Said Scholar,Oct 1998 –2002),  DPhil Thesis  'CFD simulation on slug enhanced membrane processes'.

7)      Stanton Smith (Rhodes Scholar 1999-2002), DPhil Thesis   'Two phase flow in capillaries'

8)      Hwal Sur (1996-2004), DPhil Thesis :  'An Experimental Study on Enhancement of Separation Using Slug Flow'

9)      Yinhua Wan (EPSRC studentship 2001-2004). DPhil Thesis   ‘Protein fractionation using ultrafiltration’

10)   Hua Ye (ORS Scholar, 2000-2004). DPhil Thesis  'Hollow fibre membrane bioreactors for bone tissue engineering'

11)   Zhidao Xia, MD  (Wellcome Trust VIP Fellowship,  2002-2004), DPhil Thesis  ‘Potentials for bone  tissue engineering using human Mesenchymal stem cells’

12)   Min-Hsien (Tyler) Wu,  (2002-2005), DPhil Thesis  ‘ Development of microbioreactors for the study of chondrocyte functions’

13)   Shengda Zhou (ORS and K C Wong Scholar 2001-2005).. DPhil Thesis ' Nutritional Gradients In Native And Tissue-Engineered Cartilage’

14)   Vasan Seshadri (Rhodes Scholar 1998-2005):  DPhil Thesis ‘Analysis of mass transfer in ultrafiltration’.  

15)   Junren (Jason) Lu (2002-2006) : DPhil Thesis  ‘Separation of protein from chick eggs using ultrafiltration’

16)   David Hughes (EPSRC-Yorkshire Water Plc CASE Studentship, 2003-2006),  DPhil Thesis ‘Novel tools for analysis of fouling in microfiltration’

17)   Zhaohui Li (2003-2007)  DPhil Thesis ‘Tissue engineering monitoring using microdialysis’

18)   Renchen Liu, (2003-2007), DPhil  Thesis  ‘Novel membrane applications in tissue engineering and bioseparation’

19)    Paul Raju, Registered in Oct 2003, Project ‘drug delivery’

20)    Barrak Al-qallaf  (with Dr D Das) , Registered in Oct 2005, Project ‘Drug delivery’

 

 

DPhil – In Progress (as the main supervisor)

1)       Songpol Chuenkhum (Thai Government Scholar), Registered in Oct 2002.  Project   ‘Cryopreservation of cells and tissues’

2)      Zhiqiang Zhao (ORS Scholar), Registered in Oct 2002.  Project   'CFD simulation of membrane processes'

3)      Norazharuddin Abdullah, (with Dr D Das) , Registered in Oct 2005, Project ‘Tissue engineering modelling’

4)      Weiqi Wang  (with Dr R Baranes-Alcantara),  Registered in Oct 2005, Project ‘Modelling of stem cell culture’.

5)      Naula Trainor,  Registered in Oct 2005, Project ‘Mesenchymal stem cell culture for tissue engineering’

6)      Yu Jiang,  Registered in Oct 2005:  Project ‘Drinking water treatment

7)      Fazlul Chowdhury, Registered in Oct 2006:  Project ‘Drug delivery using nanoparticles

8)   Ann Harvey  (Life Science Interface DTC) (with Prof M Brady, Dr M Thompson), Registered in Oct 2006:  Project ‘Functional imaging

9)   Clarence Yapp (Mann Scholar), Registered in Oct 2007, Project ‘Stem cell differentiation study

10)   Jie Yang, Registered in Oct 2007, Project ‘Stem cell culture for drug testing

11)   Mark Valentine (EPSRC Scholarship), Registered in Oct 2007, Project ‘CFD simulation of membrane processes’

12)   Xinhui Liu, Registered in Oct 2007, Project ‘Cancer model development

13)   Aimee Guha-Roy (NSF Scholar), Registered in Oct 2007, Project ‘Biofuel production

14)   Zhen Lu (with Dr R Field), Registered in Oct 2007, Project ‘Bioseparation

15)   Pierre-Alexis Mouthuy (With Dr H Ye),  Registered in Oct 2008,  Project ‘Functional biomaterials’

16)   Jinnan Zhang (With Dr YH Ye), Registered in Oct 2008,  Project ‘Stem cell expansion’

17)    Sammy Sambu (Rhodes Scholar) Registered in Oct 2008,  Project ‘Stem cell cryopreservation’

 

 

MSc by Research - Completed:

Helen Bassas (BBSRC studentship 1997-2002)  MSc Thesis ‘ Virus removal using

ultrafiltration’

 

 

Research Assistants 

1)      Dr Q Y Li, Jan 1995 - April 1998 (BBSRC Grant and A E Staley)

2)      Dr G Gilchrist, March 1997 - March 1998 (BBSRC grant)

3)      Dr E Cao, May 1998 - Aug 1999  (BBSRC grant)

4)      Dr J T Su,  May 1996 - May 1999 (BBSRC Grant)

5)      Dr J Yu, Oct 1998 - April 1999 (Evolutec Ltd)

6)      Dr S Z Li, Feb 03 – Jan 04  (UK DTI- China MOST Grant)

7)      Dr T Taha Mar 03 – Feb 04 (EPSRC Grant)

8)      Dr O Boubriak, Feb02 – Jan 04 (BBSRC Grant)

9)      Dr Tyler Wu, Sept 05 – May 06 (CCLRC Grant)

10)   Paul Raju, Feb 03 – Sep08 (BBSRC Grant, Wellcome VIP Award)

11)   Technician: Ms N Gould  May 03 – Oct 05 (BBSRC grants)

12)   Miss Nuala Trainor, June 2006-May 2008 (CCLRC Grant)

13)   Dr Xia Xu, Mar 03 – Oct 09 (BBSRC Grants)

14)   Dr Uday Tirlapure,  Feb 03 – Oct 09 (BBSRC Grants)

15)   Dr Shengda Zhou,  Nov 05 – Nov 10 (BBSRC Grant, and JFF)

16)   Dr Renchen Liu,  Jan 09 – Dec 12 (BBSRC Grant)

 

Academic Visitors

       1)      Dr S D Luan 1999-2000, Dalian Institute of Chemical Engineering Research and Design, China

       2)      Jing Guan 2001-2002, Tianjian Institute of Medical Devices, China

       3)      Dr In-Soung Chang, 2002,  Hoseo University, Korea

      4)      Dr Ying Song 2002-2003, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

      5)      Dr Ke Wang, 2003-2004, Dalian University of Technology, China

      6)      Dr Kaisong  Zhang, 2005-2006, Chinese Academy of Science, China

      7)      Dr Kedian Wang, 2006-2007, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China

      8)      Kedong Song, 2006, Dalian University of Technology, China

      9)      Dr Jianguo Liu, 2006-2007, China University of Petroleum, China

      10)  Prof Tianqing Liu, 2007-2008, Dalian University of Technology, China

      11)  Dr Jing Liu,  2007-2008, Dalian Medical University, China

      12)  Prof In-Song Chang, 2007-2008,  Hoseo University, Korea

      13)  Prof Chenyang Xue, 2008-2009, North China University, China