Assoc. Professor Joe da Costa
ARC Centre for Functional Nanomaterials
School of Engineering
The University of Queensland
Brisbane, QLD, 4072
Australia
Email: joedac@cheque.uq.edu.au
Ph : +61 7 3365 6960
Fax: +61 7 3365 6074
Dr Joe da Costa is the Associate Director of the Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre for Functional Nanomaterials and a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. Joe has over 20 years working experience in industrial, consultancy and academic roles in Brazil, England and Australia. Currently, he leads several research projects in the area of membranes and membrane reactors and proton conduction (electrolyte) membranes for fuel cells. His research is particularly directed towards CO2 capture and sequestration in coal power generation, H2 and the water gas shift reaction in coal gasification, and to improve proton conduction to increase power density in fuel cells. His work involves the application of the principles of functional nanotechnology to fabricate high quality membranes to provide engineering solutions to real industrial applications such as hydrostability, regenerability as a strategy to combat membrane fouling, high fluxes and selectivities. He has collaborated in the research and development of reformate clean up in PEM fuel cells with Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells Division (UK). Dr da Costa has over 50 international publications including three book chapters on nanomaterials for membranes and membrane reactors.
