CIET PhD students
We are excited to support HDR students examining key facets of the energy transition!
Supporting early career researchers and their work is a crucial to fostering the innovation needed for transition. Read more about our HDR students, their work and PhD opportunities as they become available.
Current PhD students
![Nehemia Gurusinga](https://s37430.pcdn.co/ciet/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2024/05/Nehemia-aspect-ratio-2-1-480x240.png)
Nehemia Gurusinga
Stakeholder perceptions and support for hydrogen and ammonia energy projects
Nehemia’s PhD is supervised by Prof. Peta Ashworth (Theme lead: Social licence and technology in society), A/ Prof. Kathy Witt and Dr Bishal Bharadwaj (Theme lead: Energy and development), and is funded by the ARC Training Centre for Global Hydrogen Economy (GlobH2E).
![Ayesha Kaleem](https://s37430.pcdn.co/ciet/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2024/05/Ayesha-Kaleem-aspect-ratio-2-1-480x240.png)
Ayesha Kaleem
Portable green hydrogen solutions for households
Ayesha’s PhD is supervised by A/ Prof. Atiq Zaman (Theme lead: Circular economy) Prof Sumedha Rajakaruna (Energy systems and digitisation) and Dr Alessandro Sanches Pereira, and is funded by RACE for 2030.
![Desire Runganga](https://s37430.pcdn.co/ciet/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2024/05/IMG_0992-scaled-e1711340993643-aspect-ratio-2-1-480x240.jpeg)
Desire Runganga
Desire’s PhD is supervised by Prof. Peta Ashworth (Theme lead: Social licence and technology in society) and Dr Bishal Bharadwaj (Theme lead: Energy and development).
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