Bogdan Dlugogorski

Biography

"Professor Dlugogorski is distinguished for his contributions to the field of industrial safety and environment protection, especially through innovative development of safe industrial processes. He has introduced new means to improve the performance of fire-fighting foams, thereby facilitating the development of new generation fluorine-free foams. He has made outstanding and sustained contributions to improving safety in the process industry, by modifying the existing technologies and developing safer industrial processes. For example, he resolved the reasons for large economic losses suffered by OneSteels Newcastle plant in its baghouse operations, as a consequence of a number of fires owing to spontaneous heating and ignition of zinc powder. The work has identified the chlorine impurity, introduced during galvanising, as the cause and has recommended changes in the operation of the plant. After their implementation, the plant experienced no additional fires due to self-heating. Professors Kennedy and Dlugogorski have founded and have been leading a large research group, with a strong focus on process safety, and engaged in collaborative research and technology transfer. Professor Dlugogorskis achievements are recognised both within Australia and internationally, by a series of awards and prestigious invitations; for example by (i) Philip Thomas Medal of Excellence from the International Association of Fire Safety Science, which recognises the most significant contribution to the research into fire protection and fire prevention and (ii) ESSO Award of Excellence in Chemical Engineering, which recognises significant ongoing contributions to Chemical Engineering through innovations or a series of related publications over a number of years, and (iii) Eureka Prize for Environmental Research, for innovative research which enables ozone-depleting substances, especially CFCs, to be converted into environmentally benign compounds with an inherent economic value (with Professor Kennedy)."

Research Interest

Physical Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Resources Engineering and Extractive Metallurgy