Biography

Bradley Ladewig is Group Leader for Photochemistry in the Institute for Micro Process Engineering (IMVT) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.

Interests
  • Membranes
  • Advanced materials
  • Machine learning
  • Flow Photochemistry
  • CO2 Electroreduction
  • Sustainable hydrogen
Education

  • PhD in Chemical Engineering, 2006

    The University of Queensland

  • Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical) Hons I, 2002

    The University of Queensland

  • Graduate Certificate in Higher Education, 2010

    Monash University

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Group Leader
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Nov 2018 – Present Karlsruhe, Germany

Responsibilities include:

  • Leading the Photochemistry research group
  • Conceiving new projects, applying for funding
  • Co-teaching “Additive Manufacturing for Process Engineering”
 
 
 
 
 
Visiting Professor
Imperial College London
Nov 2018 – Present London, UK
 
 
 
 
 
Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering
Imperial College London
May 2015 – Nov 2018 London, UK

Responsibilities included:

  • Leader of personal research group, co-founder of the Barrer Centre
  • Developed novel membrane synthesis and characterisation techniques, including for photoresponsive materials
  • Taught various undergraduate and postgraduate courses
 
 
 
 
 
Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering
Monash University
Jan 2009 – May 2015 Melbourne, Australia
 
 
 
 
 
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
The University of Queensland
Sep 2007 – Dec 2008 Brisbane, Australia
 
 
 
 
 
Postdoctoral Research Engineer
École nationale supèrieure des industries chimiques (ENSIC)/CNRS
Jun 2006 – Aug 2007 ÄNancy, France'

Projects

Promise
TP3 - Photochemical reactors
Bradley Ladewig, Jun Li, Nicole Jung, Helena Simek, David Ilioaë, Hans Zappe
Photoresponsive membranes
Membrane research has been the core interest of the Ladewig Group since first forming an independent research group at Monash University in 2009. The main focus of the work now is on metal organic framework membranes.
Jinju Zhang, Bradley Ladewig
Machine Learning for Chemical Engineering
This work is now funded by the DFG as part of the Priory Programme 2331: Machine Learning in Chemical Engineering This project explores the potential for Machine Learning in Chemical Engineering research.
Pascal Friederich, Alexander Stroh, Bradley Ladewig
Machine Learning for Chemical Engineering
AMD4energy
Accelerated materials development for Advanced Energy Applications
Bradley Ladewig, Jinju Zhang, Nicole Jung, Stefan Bräse, Roland Dittmeyer

Recent & Upcoming Talks

Invited Presentation: Green hydrogen technologies and their contribution to decarbonisation
Nov 26, 2021 5:00 PM Beijing, China
Bradley Ladewig
Keynote Presentation: Photoresponsive gas separation membranes
This presentation was presented live on 7th December 2020 at the ICOM2020 conference (held online).
Dec 7, 2020 9:00 AM
Bradley Ladewig, Nicolaus Prasetya
Photoresponsive Azo-UiO-66 Mixed Matrix Membranes for CO2/N2 Separation
This talk was presented as part of a poster and pre-recorded video presentation at the 2020 AIChE Annual Meeting.
Nov 20, 2020 5:00 PM
Nicholaus Prasetya, Bradley Ladewig
Photochemistry in micro flow channel reactors with optical in situ sensing
This talk was presented as part of a poster and pre-recorded video presentation at the 2020 AIChE Annual Meeting.
Nov 18, 2020 5:00 PM

Publications

L.L. Trinkies, A. Düll, J. Zhang, S. Urban, B.J. Deschner, M. Kraut, B.P. Ladewig, A. Weltin, J. Kieninger, R. Dittmeyer (2022). Investigation of mass transport processes in a microstructured membrane reactor for the direct synthesis of hydrogen peroxide. Chemical Engineering Science.

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L.H. Mohd Azmi, P. Cherukupally, E. Hunter-Sellars, B.P. Ladewig, D.R. Williams (2022). Fabrication of MIL-101-polydimethylsiloxane composites for environmental toluene abatement from humid air. Chemical Engineering Journal.

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L.H. Mohd Azmi, D.R. Williams, B.P. Ladewig (2021). Polymer-assisted modification of metal-organic framework MIL-96 (Al): influence of HPAM concentration on particle size, crystal morphology and removal of harmful environmental pollutant PFOA. Chemosphere.

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S. Jiang, H. Sun, H. Wang, B.P. Ladewig, Z. Yao (2021). A comprehensive review on the synthesis and applications of ion exchange membranes. Chemosphere.

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J. Li, H. Šimek, D. Ilioae, N. Jung, S. Bräse, H. Zappe, R. Dittmeyer, B.P. Ladewig (2021). In situ sensors for flow reactors-A review. Reaction Chemistry and Engineering.

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M. Al-Shaeli, S.J.D. Smith, S. Jiang, H. Wang, K. Zhang, B.P. Ladewig (2021). Long-term stable metal organic framework (MOF) based mixed matrix membranes for ultrafiltration. Journal of Membrane Science.

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B.D. Slater, M.R. Hill, B.P. Ladewig (2021). Solvent-induced enantioselectivity reversal in a chiral metal organic framework. Journal of Separation Science.

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J. Gaálová, M. Michel, M. Bourassi, B.P. Ladewig, P. Kasal, J. Jindřich, P. Izák (2021). Nafion membranes modified by cationic cyclodextrin derivatives for enantioselective separation. Separation and Purification Technology.

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S. Jiang, B.P. Ladewig (2020). Green synthesis of polymeric membranes: Recent advances and future prospects. Current Opinion in Green and Sustainable Chemistry.

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L.H. Mohd Azmi, E. Hunter-Sellars, B. Ladewig, D. Williams (2020). A case study of toluene VOC removal by PDMS PDMS-modified metal organic framework adsorbent. AIChE Annual Meeting, Conference Proceedings.

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Contact

  • bradley.ladewig@kit.edu
  • +49 721 608 26995
  • Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, 76344
  • Institute for Micro Process Engineering is located in building 605. Register at security at the south entrance to KIT Campus North.
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