Dr Woei Saw

• Appointments

  Date	Position	Institution name
  2025 - ongoing	Associate Professor	University of Adelaide
  2022 - 2024	Senior Lecturer	University of Adelaide
  2020 - ongoing	Deputy Director of Internationalisation	University of Adelaide
  2020 - 2022	Lecturer	University of Adelaide
  2017 - 2022	Senior Research Fellow	University of Adelaide, Adelaide
  2013 - 2017	Research Fellow	University of Adelaide
  2009 - 2013	Research Fellow	University of Canterbury, Christchurch

• Language Competencies

  Language	Competency
  Chinese (Mandarin)	Can read, write and speak
  English	Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
  Malay	Can read, write and speak

• Education

  Date	Institution name	Country	Title
  2009	University of Adelaide, Adelaide	Australia	PhD
  2004	University of Adelaide, Adelaide	Australia	BE Mechatronics

• Research Interests

  Energy Generation, Conversion and Storage Engineering Renewable Power Renewable energy Mineral Processing/Beneficiation Industrial engineering Solar-thermal energy

• Journals

  Year	Citation
  2025	Lewis, E., Wetzler, Z., Li, G., Saw, W., Nathan, G., Kennedy, E., . . . Chinnici, A. (2025). Thermal treatment of lizardite for mineral carbonation using high flux radiation. Fuel, 386, 10 pages. DOI Scopus1
  2025	Mokhtarani, B., Jafarian, M., Sabah, S., Dufty, T., Brooks, G., Saw, W., . . . Nathan, G. J. (2025). New Insights Into Hydrogen Reduction of Hematite in an Indirectly Heated Flash Reactor from Measurements and First-Order Modeling. METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS B-PROCESS METALLURGY AND MATERIALS PROCESSING SCIENCE, 56(2), 14 pages. DOI Scopus2
  2025	Ngo, N. K., Nathan, G., Ashman, P., Hosseini, T., & Saw, W. (2025). Techno-Economic Assessment of Char Separation in a Solar-Driven Gasifier for Hydrogen Production. Energy and Fuels, 39(9), 4331-4349. DOI
  2025	Lin, Y., Lee, L., Lewis, E., Cook, N., Saw, W., Nathan, G. J., & Chinnici, A. (2025). Thermally Assisted Beneficiation of Low-Grade Iron Ore Powder: Influence of Heating Rate on Upgrade, Microstructure, and Mineralogy. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions B Process Metallurgy and Materials Processing Science. DOI
  2024	Rafique, M. M., Saw, W., Lee, L., Ingenhoven, P., & Nathan, G. (2024). Performance assessment of a system to provide steady high temperature air via solar thermal suspension flow technology with storage and combustion back-up. Solar Energy, 268, 112270. DOI Scopus1
  2024	Lee, L., Ingenhoven, P., Saw, W. L., & Nathan, G. J. (2024). The techno-economics of transmitting heat at high temperatures in insulated pipes over large distances. Applied Energy, 358, 122634-1-122634-12. DOI Scopus4
  2024	Ngo, N. K., Smith, T., Nathan, G., Ashman, P., Hosseini, T., Beath, A., . . . Saw, W. L. (2024). Techno-Economic Evaluation of Solar Hybridized Biomass Gasification Polygeneration Plants. Energy and Fuels, 38(3), 2058-2073. DOI Scopus4
  2024	Ngo, N. K., Nathan, G. J., Ashman, P. J., Hosseini, T., Beath, A., & Saw, W. L. (2024). Techno-Economic Potential of a Polygeneration System Integrated with Conventional or Hybrid Solar Dual Fluidized Bed Gasification Technology in an Australian Sugar Mill. Energy and Fuels, 38(12), 10972-10992. DOI Scopus4
  2023	Lee, L., Saw, W., Lewis, E., Nathan, G. J., & Chinnici, A. (2023). Novel Use of Concentrated Solar Thermal Energy for Producing Highly Thermal Activated Materials for CCUS via Mineral Carbonation of Mine Waste. SOLARPACES 2023, 29TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER, THERMAL, AND CHEMICAL ENERGY SYSTEMS, 2, 7 pages. DOI
  2023	Ngo, N. K., Hosseini, T., Ashman, P. J., Nathan, G. J., & Saw, W. L. (2023). A Technical-Economic Assessment of Producing Hydrogen and Biofuels via Gasification of Biomass in Solar Hybridised Dual Fluidised Bed. SOLARPACES 2023, 29TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER, THERMAL, AND CHEMICAL ENERGY SYSTEMS, 2, 9 pages. DOI
  2023	Al Smadi, E., Saw, W., Chinnici, A., Dally, B., & Nathan, G. J. (2023). Effect of heating rate on the kinetics of gibbsite calcination. Chemical Engineering Science, 268, 118444-1-118444-11. DOI Scopus5 WoS1
  2023	‘Gus’ Nathan, G. J., Lee, L., Ingenhoven, P., Tian, Z., Sun, Z., Chinnici, A., . . . Saw, W. (2023). Pathways to the use of concentrated solar heat to drive high temperature industrial processes. Solar Compass, 5, 100036-1-100036-16. DOI Scopus18
  2023	Ingenhoven, P., Lee, L., Saw, W., Rafique, M. M., Potter, D., & Nathan, G. J. (2023). Techno-economic assessment from a transient simulation of a concentrated solar thermal plant to deliver high-temperature industrial process heat. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 185, 1-17. DOI Scopus15
  2022	Li, G., Nathan, G. J., Kuba, M., Skoglund, N., Ashman, P. J., & Saw, W. L. (2022). Agglomeration of Olivine with Potassium- or Silicon-Rich Agricultural Residues under Conditions Relevant to Dual Fluidized Bed Gasification. Energy and Fuels, 36(23), 14253-14266. DOI Scopus4
  2022	Li, G., Nathan, G. J., Kuba, M., Ashman, P. J., & Saw, W. L. (2022). Calcite or Kaolinite Addition for Mitigating Bed Agglomeration during Combustion and Steam Gasification of Potassium-Rich Agricultural Residues with Olivine as the Bed Material. Energy and Fuels, 36(23), 14267-14280. DOI
  2022	Tang, Y., Sun, Z., Tian, Z., Lau, T., Chinnici, A., Saw, W., & Nathan, G. J. (2022). Experimental and numerical investigation on the geometric parameters of an open-to-atmosphere vortex-based solar particle receiver. Solar Energy, 243, 315-326. DOI
  2022	Rafique, M. M., Nathan, G., & Saw, W. (2022). Thermal response of multilayered refractory-lined solar receivers to transient operation. Solar Energy, 243, 70-80. DOI Scopus5 WoS1
  2022	Rafique, M. M., Nathan, G., & Saw, W. (2022). Annual thermal performance of a high temperature refractory-lined particle-laden solar receiver operating above 1000 °C. Renewable Energy, 197, 1081-1093. DOI Scopus7 WoS2
  2022	Chinnici, A., Davis, D., Lau, T. C. W., Ang, D., Troiano, M., Saw, W. L., . . . Nathan, G. J. (2022). Measured global thermal performance of a directly irradiated suspension-flow solar particle receiver with an open aperture. Solar Energy, 231, 185-193. DOI Scopus3 WoS2
  2022	Ang, D., Chinnici, A., Tian, Z. F., Saw, W. L., & Nathan, G. J. (2022). Influence of particle loading, Froude and Stokes number on the global thermal performance of a vortex-based solar particle receiver. Renewable Energy, 184, 201-214. DOI Scopus8 WoS3
  2022	Tang, Y., Sun, Z., Tian, Z., Chinnici, A., Lau, T., Saw, W., & Nathan, G. J. (2022). Direct measurements and prediction of the particle egress from a vortex-based solar cavity receiver with an open aperture. Solar Energy, 235, 105-117. DOI Scopus3 WoS2
  2022	Profaiser, A., Saw, W., Nathan, G. J., & Ingenhoven, P. (2022). Bottom-Up Estimates of the Cost of Supplying High-Temperature Industrial Process Heat from Intermittent Renewable Electricity and Thermal Energy Storage in Australia. Processes, 10(6), 1-16. DOI Scopus8 WoS4
  2021	Silakhori, M., Jafarian, M., Chinnici, A., Saw, W., Venkataraman, M., Lipiński, W., & Nathan, G. J. (2021). Effects of steam on the kinetics of calcium carbonate calcination. Chemical Engineering Science, 246, 1-7. DOI Scopus37 WoS15
  2021	Xu, C., Liu, Y., Zhang, Q., Xin, T., Zhao, R., Wang, M., . . . Lu, S. (2021). Thermodynamic analysis of a novel biomass polygeneration system for ammonia synthesis and power generation using Allam power cycle. Energy Conversion and Management, 247, 114746. DOI Scopus44 WoS15
  2021	Li, G., Nathan, G. J., Kuba, M., Ashman, P. J., & Saw, W. L. (2021). Interactions of Olivine and Silica Sand with Potassium- or Silicon-Rich Agricultural Residues under Combustion, Steam Gasification, and CO₂ Gasification. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 60(39), 14354-14369. DOI Scopus6 WoS5
  2021	Rafique, M. M., Nathan, G., & Saw, W. (2021). A mathematical model to assess the influence of transients on a refractory-lined solar receiver. Renewable Energy, 167, 217-235. DOI Scopus14 WoS7
  2020	Davis, D., Troiano, M., Chinnici, A., Saw, W. L., Lau, T., Solimene, R., . . . Nathan, G. J. (2020). Particle residence time distributions in a vortex-based solar particle receiver-reactor: An experimental, numerical and theoretical study. Chemical Engineering Science, 214, 14 pages. DOI Scopus19 WoS12
  2020	He, Z., Saw, W. L., Van Eyk, P. J., Nathan, G. J., & Ashman, P. J. (2020). Interactions between Quartz Sand and Wood Doped with either K or Na Salts under Steam Gasification and Combustion Atmospheres. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 59(4), 1712-1722. DOI Scopus11 WoS6
  2020	He, Z., Saw, W. L., Van Eyk, P. J., Nathan, G. J., & Ashman, P. J. (2020). Effect of Calcium and Phosphorus on Interactions between Quartz Sand and K-Salt-Doped Wood under Both Steam Gasification and Combustion Atmospheres. Energy and Fuels, 34(3), 3210-3222. DOI Scopus12 WoS6
  2019	Davis, D., Jafarian, M., Chinnici, A., Saw, W., & Nathan, G. (2019). Thermal performance of vortex-based solar particle receivers for sensible heating. Solar Energy, 177, 163-177. DOI Scopus29 WoS20
  2019	Davis, D., Troiano, M., Chinnici, A., Saw, W., Lau, T. C., Solimene, R., . . . Nathan, G. (2019). Particle residence time distributions in a vortex-based solar particle receiver-reactor: the influence of receiver tilt angle. Solar Energy, 190, 126-138. DOI Scopus12 WoS11
  2019	He, Z., Saw, W. L., Lane, D. J., van Eyk, P. J., de Nys, R., Nathan, G. J., & Ashman, P. J. (2019). The ash-quartz sand interaction behaviours during steam gasification or combustion of a freshwater and a marine species of macroalgae. Fuel, 263, 12 pages. DOI Scopus15 WoS11
  2018	Nathan, G., Jafarian, M., Dally, B., Saw, W., Ashman, P., Hu, E., & Steinfeld, A. (2018). Solar thermal hybrids for combustion power plant: A growing opportunity. Progress in Energy and Combustion Science, 64, 4-28. DOI Scopus124 WoS89
  2018	He, Z., Lane, D., Saw, W., van Eyk, P., Nathan, G., & Ashman, P. (2018). Ash-bed material interaction during combustion and steam gasification of Australian agricultural residues. Energy and Fuels, 32(4), 4278-4290. DOI Scopus24 WoS19
  2017	Guo, P., Saw, W., Van Eyk, P., Stechel, E., Ashman, P., & Nathan, G. (2017). System optimization for Fischer-Tropsch liquid fuels production via solar hybridized dual fluidized bed gasification of solid fuels. Energy and Fuels, 31(2), 2033-2043. DOI Scopus21 WoS16
  2017	Guo, P., Saw, W., Van Eyk, P., Stechel, E., De Nys, R., Ashman, P., & Nathan, G. (2017). Gasification reactivity and physicochemical properties of the chars from raw and torrefied wood, grape marc, and macroalgae. Energy and Fuels, 31(3), 2246-2259. DOI Scopus26 WoS22
  2017	Davis, D., Müller, F., Saw, W., Steinfeld, A., & Nathan, G. (2017). Solar-driven alumina calcination for CO₂ mitigation and improved product quality. Green Chemistry, 19(13), 2992-3005. DOI Scopus43 WoS26
  2017	Saw, W. L., Guo, P., van Eyk, P. J., Nathan, G. J., & van Eyk, P. J. (2017). Approaches to accommodate resource variability in the modelling of solar driven gasification processes for liquid fuels synthesis. Solar Energy, 156, 101-112. DOI Scopus20 WoS16
  2016	Hongrapipat, J., Pang, S., & Saw, W. (2016). Removal of NH₃ and H₂S from producer gas in a dual fluidised bed steam gasifier by optimisation of operation conditions and application of bed materials. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 6(1), 105-113. DOI Scopus12 WoS5
  2015	Hongrapipat, J., Saw, W., & Pang, S. (2015). Co-gasification of blended lignite and wood pellets in a dual fluidized bed steam gasifier: the influence of lignite to fuel ratio on NH₃ and H₂S concentrations in the producer gas. Fuel, 139, 494-501. DOI Scopus26 WoS20
  2015	Lim, M., Saw, W., & Pang, S. (2015). Estimation of Solids Circulation Rate from Risers at High Solids-to-Gas Density Ratios. Chemical Engineering Communications, 202(3), 356-360. DOI Scopus3 WoS1
  2015	Lim, M., Saw, W., & Pang, S. (2015). Effect of fluidizing velocity on gas bypass and solid fraction in a dual fluidized bed gasifier and a cold model. Particuology, 18, 58-65. DOI Scopus15 WoS13
  2015	Guo, P., Van Eyk, P., Saw, W., Ashman, P., Nathan, G., & Stechel, E. (2015). Performance assessment of Fischer-Tropsch liquid fuels production by solar hybridized dual fluidized bed gasification of lignite. Energy & Fuels, 29(4), 2738-2751. DOI Scopus37 WoS33
  2015	Kueh, K., Nathan, G., & Saw, W. (2015). Storage capacities required for a solar thermal plant to avoid unscheduled reductions in output. Solar Energy, 118, 209-221. DOI Scopus41 WoS22
  2014	Hongrapipat, J., Yip, A., Marshall, A., Saw, W., & Pang, S. (2014). Investigation of simultaneous removal of ammonia and hydrogen sulphide from producer gas in biomass gasification by titanomagnetite. Fuel, 135, 235-242. DOI Scopus22 WoS17
  2014	Mwandila, G., Pang, S., & Saw, W. (2014). Semiempirical determination of overall volumetric molar transfer coefficient for the scrubbing of gaseous tars in biodiesel. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 53(11), 4424-4428. DOI Scopus3
  2013	Saw, W., & Pang, S. (2013). Co-gasification of blended lignite and wood pellets in a 100 kW dual fluidised bed steam gasifier: the influence of lignite ratio on producer gas composition and tar content. Fuel, 112, 117-124. DOI Scopus78 WoS65
  2012	Hongrapipat, J., Saw, W., & Pang, S. (2012). Removal of ammonia from producer gas in biomass gasification: integration of gasification optimisation and hot catalytic gas cleaning. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2(4), 327-348. DOI Scopus29 WoS23
  2012	Saw, W., McKinnon, H., Gilmour, I., & Pang, S. (2012). Production of hydrogen-rich syngas from steam gasification of blend of biosolids and wood using a dual fluidised bed gasifier. Fuel, 93(1), 473-478. DOI Scopus49 WoS43
  2012	Saw, W., & Pang, S. (2012). Influence of mean gas residence time in the bubbling fluidised bed on the performance of a 100-kW dual fluidised bed steam gasifier. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2(3), 197-205. DOI Scopus15 WoS10
  2012	Saw, W., & Pang, S. (2012). The influence of calcite loading on producer gas composition and tar concentration of radiata pine pellets in a dual fluidised bed steam gasifier. Fuel, 102, 445-452. DOI Scopus21 WoS17
  2010	Saw, W., Hupa, M., Nathan, G., & Ashman, P. (2010). Influence of stoichiometry on the release of atomic sodium from a burning black liquor droplet in a flat flame with and without boron. Fuel, 89(9), 2608-2616. DOI Scopus2 WoS1
  2010	Saw, W., Nathan, G., Ashman, P., & Hupa, M. (2010). Influence of droplet size on the release of atomic sodium from a burning black liquor droplet in a flat flame. Fuel, 89(8), 1840-1848. DOI Scopus8 WoS6
  2010	Saw, W., Nathan, G., Ashman, P., Alwahabi, Z., & Hupa, M. (2010). Simultaneous measurement of the surface temperature and the release of atomic sodium from a burning black liquor droplet. Combustion and Flame, 157(4), 769-777. DOI Scopus12 WoS10
  2009	Saw, W., Nathan, G., Ashman, P., & Alwahabi, Z. (2009). Assessment of the release of atomic Na from a burning black liquor droplet using quantitative PLIF. Combustion and Flame, 156(7), 1471-1479. DOI Scopus13 WoS9
  2009	Saw, W., Forssen, M., Hupa, M., Nathan, G., & Ashman, P. (2009). The influence of boron on the emission of sodium during black liquor combustion under oxidative conditions. Appita Journal, 62(3), 219-225. Scopus2 WoS2

• Conference Papers

  Year	Citation
  2023	Ang, D., Tang, Y., Chinnici, A., Tian, Z. F., Saw, W. L., Lau, T., . . . Nathan, G. J. (2023). Thermal performance analysis of a scaled-up suspension flow receiver for generation of industrial process heat: A computational study. In THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BATTERY FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES (ICB-REV) 2022 Vol. 2815 (pp. 100001). Online: AIP Publishing. DOI Scopus1
  2023	Nathan, G. J., Saw, W., Ingenhoven, P., Lee, L., Tian, Z., Sun, Z., . . . Ashman, P. (2023). The Role of Hydrogen in Net-Zero, High Temperature Industrial Processes. In Australian Hydrogen Research Conference, AHRC2023.
  2023	Saldivia, D., Saw, W., Chinnici, A., Ingenhoven, P., & Taylor, R. A. (2023). Optical Optimization of Beam Down Receiver Geometry for High Temperature Heat Processes Using the MCRT Method. In AIP Conference Proceedings Vol. 2815 (pp. 100010). Online: AIP Publishing. DOI
  2023	Rafique, M. M., Saw, W., & Nathan, G. (2023). Impacts of Covering the Aperture of Refractory-Lined Solar Receiver During Shutdown. In AIP Conference Proceedings Vol. 2815 (pp. 100008). Online: AIP Publishing. DOI
  2021	Ingenhoven, P., Saw, W., Chinnici, A., Potter, D., Nathan, G., Rafique, M. M., . . . Jafarian, M. (2021). Energetic Assessment of a High Temperature Packed Bed Storage System in Combination with a Solar Expanding-Vortex Particle Receiver. In Proceedings of the ISES Solar World Congress 2021 (pp. 858-867). Virtual conference: International Solar Energy Society. DOI Scopus2
  2020	Rafique, M. M., Nathan, G., & Saw, W. (2020). Uncertainty in predicting the start-up time and losses for a high temperature particle receiver due to solar resource variability. In ASME 2020 14th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, ES 2020 (pp. 1-8). online: ASME. DOI Scopus5 WoS2
  2020	Chinnici, A., Davis, D., Lau, T. C. W., Tian, Z. F., Saw, W., & Nathan, G. J. (2020). First-of-a-kind investigation on performance of a directly-irradiated windowless vortex-based particle receiver. In AIP Conference Proceedings Vol. 2303 (pp. 1-7). online: AIP Publishing. DOI Scopus6 WoS4
  2020	Saw, W. L., Naufal, A., Sandoval, A. B., Beath, A., Lovegrove, K., van Eyk, P., . . . Nathan, G. (2020). Technical feasibility of integrating concentrating solar thermal energy in the Bayer alumina process. In AIP Conference Proceedings Vol. 2303 (pp. 1-8). online: AIP. DOI Scopus5 WoS2
  2019	Saw, W. L., Guo, P., Ashman, P. J., Nathan, G. J., & Lim, S. (2019). Performance Assessment of a Vertical Pneumatic Conveying System for High Temperature Solar Particle Receivers Using a New Correlation for Minimum Transport Boundary. In Fluidization XVI (pp. 391-393).
  2019	Guo, P., Ly, Q. H., Saw, W. L., Lim, K. S., Ashman, P. J., & Nathan, G. J. (2019). A technical assessment of pneumatic conveying of solids for a high temperature particle receiver. In AIP Conference Proceedings Vol. 2126 (pp. 1-8). online: AIP. DOI Scopus3
  2018	Davis, D., Chinnici, A., Saw, W., Lau, T., & Nathan, G. (2018). Particle residence time distributions in a solar vortex receiver. In Proceedings of the 2017 Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference (APSRC) (pp. 1-13). Melbourne, Australia: Australian PV Institute.
  2017	Coventry, J., Arjomandi, M., Asselineau, C., Chinnici, A., Corsi, C., Davis, D., . . . Saw, W. (2017). Development of ASTRI high-temperature solar receivers. In AIP Conference Proceedings Vol. 1850 (pp. 030011-1-030011-9). Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: AMER INST PHYSICS. DOI Scopus7 WoS6
  2016	Hinkley, J., McNaughton, R., Pye, J., Saw, W., & Stechel, E. (2016). The challenges and opportunities for integration of solar syngas production with liquid fuel synthesis. In V. Rajpaul, & C. Richter (Eds.), AIP Conference Proceedings Vol. 1734 (pp. 8 pages). Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA: AIP. DOI Scopus6 WoS5
  2015	Saw, W., Kaniyal, A., Van Eyk, P., Nathan, G., & Ashman, P. (2015). Solar Hybridized Coal-to-liquids via Gasification in Australia: Techno-economic Assessment. In Z. Wang (Ed.), Energy Procedia Vol. 69 (pp. 1819-1827). Beijing, PEOPLES R CHINA: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV. DOI Scopus13 WoS11
  2015	Guo, P., Saw, W., Van Eyk, P., Ashman, P., Nathan, G., & Stechel, E. (2015). Fischer-tropsch liquid Fuel Production by Co-gasification of Coal and Biomass in a Solar Hybrid Dual Fluidized Bed Gasifier. In Z. Wang (Ed.), Energy Procedia Vol. 69 (pp. 1770-1779). Beijing, PEOPLES R CHINA: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV. DOI Scopus12 WoS9
  2012	Saw, W., Hongrapipat, J., & Pang, S. (2012). Effect of steam to biomass ratio and calcite bed material on the performance of a 100kwth dual fluidised bed gasifier. In Chemeca 2012: Quality of life through chemical engineering: 23-26 September 2012, Wellington, New Zealand (pp. 308-318). Barton, A.C.T., Australia: Engineers Australia.
  2009	Saw, W., Nathan, G., Ashman, P., & Hupa, M. (2009). Influence of droplet size on the release of atomic sodium during the combustion of black liquor. In Proceedings of the Australian Combustion Symposium 2009 (pp. 163-166). CD: University of Queensland.
  2009	Saw, W., Nathan, G., Ashman, P., Alwahabi, Z., & Hupa, M. (2009). Surface temperature measurement of a burning black liquor droplet using two-colour optical pyrometry. In Proceedings of the Australian Combustion Symposium 2009 (pp. 167-170). CD: University of Queensland.
  2008	Saw, W., Nathan, G., Ashman, P., & Alwahabi, Z. (2008). Assessment of the release of high concentration Na using quantitative PLIF. In P. O'Neill (Ed.), Proceeding of the Fifth Australian conference on laser diagnostics in fluid mechanics and combustion (pp. 67-70). Australia: UWA.
  2007	Saw, W., Nathan, G., Ashman, P., Alwahabi, Z., Forssen, M., & Hupa, M. (2007). Assessment of the release of sodium from a burning liquor droplet using planar laser-induced fluorescence (PLIF) and smelt analysis. In Andrew Jones (Ed.), Proceedings of the 2007 International Chemical Recovery Conference (pp. 97-100). Canada: PAPTAC.
  2007	Saw, W., Hupa, M., Ashman, P., Nathan, G., Forssen, M., & Alwahabi, Z. (2007). Insight into the fate of atomic sodium from black liquor combustion in a flat flame using equilibrium calculations. In A. Masri, K. Sendt, P. Nelson, & P. Yaroshchyk (Eds.), Proceedings of the Australian Combustion Symposium 2007 (pp. 118-121). Australia: The Combustion Institute.
  2006	Saw, W., Nathan, G., Alwahabi, Z., Ashman, P., Forssen, M., & Hupa, M. (2006). Preliminary investigation on the release rate of atomic sodium from combustion of black liquor. In Caroline Lemerle (Ed.), Proceedings of Bioenergy Australia 2006 (pp. 1-8). Australia: Bioenergy Australia.

• Report for External Bodies

  Year	Citation
  2022	Wagner, L., Chinnici, A., Spandler, C., Cook, N., Saw, W., Nathan, G., & Goodsite, M. (2022). Potential for SA in additional processing of SA's minerals deposits. Adelaide: Centre for Global Food and Resources (GFAR) and Institute for Sustainability, Energy and Resources (ISER).

CHEM ENG 1007              Introduction to Process Engineering

ENG 1001/1011                Introduction to Engineering

CHEM ENG 4058/7058    Metallurgical Processes

CHEM ENG 4014             Plant Design Project

CHEM ENG 4054             Research Project

• Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

  Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
  2025	Principal Supervisor	Assessment of Net-zero Steam Generation for the Bayer Process	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Viveon Sze Yew Tan
  2025	Co-Supervisor	Computational Particle Fluid Dynamics (CPFD) Modelling of the Segregated Fluidised Beds (SFB) for Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) Making	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Qingwen Dai
  2025	Co-Supervisor	Hydrogen combustion for net-zero heavy industries	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Samuel Luke Harris
  2024	Co-Supervisor	Novel methods utilising heavy industry waste for carbon sequestration, metal recovery and value-added products	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Oliver James Beecroft
  2023	Co-Supervisor	Techno-Economic Assessment on photocatalytic hydrogen production and the design and development of Photo-Thermal Receivers.	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Part Time	Mr Anthony Ernest Pellicone
  2023	Co-Supervisor	Advanced sustainable strategy for the removal of PFAS and microplastics from wastewater	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Md Anwarul Islam
  2023	Principal Supervisor	Calcination of clay as a supplementary cementitious material	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Nikhil Kirti
  2022	Principal Supervisor	Assessment of Hydrogen Driven Alumina Calcination Process	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Daniel Jin Tung Ang
  2021	Principal Supervisor	Assessment of the effect of steam on alumina calcination	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Siyun Ning

• Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

  Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
  2021 - 2025	Co-Supervisor	Pyroligneous Acid – An Innovative Green Lixiviant for Metal Extraction from Diverse Resources	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Cherry Nguyen
  2020 - 2024	Principal Supervisor	Techno-Economic Assessment of Solar-Hybridized Dual Fluidized Bed Gasification of Biomass for Poly-generation of Heat, Power, Biochar, and Chemicals or Liquid Fuels	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Nguyet Ky Ngo
  2019 - 2021	Co-Supervisor	Thermal Performance of the Solar Expanding Vortex Receiver (SEVR)	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Mr Daniel Jin Tung Ang
  2019 - 2023	Principal Supervisor	Assessment of a High Temperature Refractory-lined Suspension Flow Solar Particle Receiver	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Muhammad Mujahid Rafique
  2017 - 2022	Principal Supervisor	Agglomeration characteristics of olivine sand during combustion and gasification of potassium-or silicon-rich agricultural residues	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Gule Li
  2015 - 2019	Co-Supervisor	Characterising the Performance of Vortex-Based Solar Thermal Particle Receiver-Reactors	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Dominic Davis
  2015 - 2020	Co-Supervisor	Influence of Potassium and Sodium Salts, Calcium and Phosphorus on Agglomeration Behaviour of Biomass and Quartz Sand Under Combustion and Gasification Atmospheres	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Zimeng He
  2014 - 2017	Co-Supervisor	Assessment of Fischer-Tropsch Liquid Fuels Production via Solar Hybridized Dual Fluidized Bed Gasification of Solid Fuels	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Dr Peijun Guo

• Community Engagement

  Date	Title	Engagement Type	Institution	Country
  2022 - ongoing	Operating Agent for SolarPACES Task II- Solar Chemistry Research	Scientific Community Engagement	SolarPACES	-
  2022 - ongoing	National Coordinator of Australia for SolarPACES TASK II: Solar Chemistry Research	Scientific Community Engagement	SolarPACES	-

• Position: Senior Lecturer
• Phone: 83131182
• Email: woei.saw@adelaide.edu.au
• Campus: North Terrace
• Building: Santos, floor Second Floor
• Room: 216
• Org Unit: Chemical Engineering