Alex Badalyan

Dr Alex Badalyan

Grant-Funded Researcher (B)

School of Chemical Engineering

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology


Dr. Alexander Badalyan is currently a Research Fellow at Australian School of Petroleum at the University of Adelaide. He held various academic and research positions at Grozny State Oil Technical University (Russian Federation/USSR) and the University of South Australia before joining the University of Adelaide. His research interests cover suspension flow in porous media, characterisation of porous solids by manometric gas adsorption, thermophysical properties of fluids, application of supercritical and liquid carbon dioxide for extraction of essential oils, dissolved gas-in-oil analysis of power transformers, online monitoring of residual disinfectant concentration in drinking water, and development of computer-based systems for real-time process monitoring and control. His teaching interests include Instrumentation and Process Control, Heat Transfer, and Environmental Chemistry. He is a co-author of one Australian Patent, three book chapters, 47 peer-review journal publications and 46 conference publications.

Dr. Badalyan holds the University of South Australia Vice-Chancellor Award for Innovation in Product Improvement (2002).

My research interests cover suspension flow in porous media, characterisation of porous solids by manometric gas adsorption, thermophysical properties of fluids, application of supercritical and liquid carbon dioxide for extraction of essential oils, dissolved gas-in-oil analysis of power transformers, online monitoring of residual disinfectant concentration in drinking water, and development of computer-based systems for real-time process monitoring and control.

  • Appointments

    Date Position Institution name
    2011 - ongoing Senior Research Associate, Research Fellow University of Adelaide, Adelaide
    2010 - 2012 Lecturer (casual) in Environmental Chemistry University of South Australia, Adelaide
    1999 - 2011 Research Assistant University of South Australia, Adelaide
    1998 - 2001 Lecturer (casual) in Instrumentation University of Adelaide, Adelaide
    1996 - 1998 Research Engineer University of South Australia, Adelaide
    1996 - 1996 Research Officer University of South Australia, Adelaide
    1981 - 1993 Research Engineer, Research Associate, Lecturer, Associate Professor Grozny State Oil Technical University, Grozny
  • Language Competencies

    Language Competency
    English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
    Russian Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
  • Education

    Date Institution name Country Title
    1983 - 1987 Grozny State Oil Technical University, Grozny (awarded by Azerbaijan State Oil Academy, Baku, USSR) Russian Federation/USSR PhD
    1976 - 1981 Grozny State Oil Technical University, Grozny Russian Federation/USSR BEng
  • Research Interests

My teaching interests include Process Instrumentation, Heat Transfer, and Environmental Chemistry

  • Memberships

    Date Role Membership Country
    2016 - 2017 Member Institute of Instrumentation, Control & Automation Australia Inc. Australia
    2016 - 2019 Member American Chemical Society Australia
  • Position: Grant-Funded Researcher (B)
  • Phone: 83136002
  • Email: alex.badalyan@adelaide.edu.au
  • Fax: 83134345
  • Campus: North Terrace
  • Building: Santos, floor Third Floor
  • Org Unit: Mining and Petroleum Engineering

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