Rajeev Roychand

Material Scientist
Structure Design Engineer
Python
HTML
CSS
Photoshop
XRD
XRF
Xray µCT
TGA
SEM-EDS
CHNS
Bomb Calorimetry
GCMS
Cement Chemistry
Pyrolysis
Project 18: Transforming paint manufacturing waste into a valuable resource
Funding Name: Malcolm Moore Industry Research Award
Collaborator: DuluxGroup (Australia) Pty Ltd
Project Duration: Apr 2024 to Dec 2024
Total Funding: $40,132
Project 17: Field Demonstration of Coffee Biochar in Concrete
Collaborator: Bild Group P/L
Project Duration: Apr 2024 to Dec 2024
Total Funding: $15,000
Project 16: Calcined Clay Innovation
Funding Name: CSIRO ON Prime program
Project Duration: Sep 2023 to Nov 2023
Total Funding: $4,500
Project 15: Life Cycle Assessment Study of Bioplastics in the Context of Australia's Shift Towards Circular Economy
Funding Name: RMIT and CSIRO Collaborative PhD program
Collaborators: CSIRO and RMIT
Project Duration: Oct 2023 to Apr 2027
Total Funding: $131,000
Project 14: An innovative concrete slab and flexible pavement system
Funding Name: RMIT and Industry Collaborative PhD program
Collaborators: CSIRO, ROMBUS and RMIT
Project Duration: Sep 2023 to Aug 2027
Total Funding: $236,000
Project 13: Innovative advanced catalytic microwave pyrolysis for recycling polystyrene waste
Funding Name: Circular Economy Markets Fund: Materials
Collaborators: Sustainability Victoria, Bondor and Melbourne University
Project Duration: Jan 2023 to Jun 2024
Total Funding: $305,336
Project 12: Development of Innovative low-carbon pavement using recycled waste materials
Funding Name: RMIT and Industry Collaborative PhD program
Collaborators: Solar Supermarket P/L and RMIT
Project Duration: Jul 2023 to Oct 2027
Total Funding: $126,000
Project 11: Development of eco-friendly low-carbon pavements using waste materials and a green binder
Funding Name: RMIT and Industry Collaborative PhD program
Collaborators: Grey Vort P/L and RMIT
Project Duration: Apr 2023 to Oct 2026
Total Funding: $126,000
Project 10: Investigation of the load-to-deflection relationship and maximum load-to-failure of composite slab systems
Funding Organisation: ROMBUS Industries P/L
Project Duration: May 2023 - Oct 2023
Total Funding: $7,800
Project 9: Characterization of silicon-based waste materials and assessment of recycling applications
Funding Organisation: ResMed Australia
Project Duration: May 2023 - Mar 2024
Total Funding: $3,378
Project 8: Application of waste water-based paint in concrete
Funding Organisation: Remondis P/L
Project Duration: Mar 2023 to Jun 2024
Total Funding: $40,043
Project 7: Waste glass as a pozzolanic (cement replacement) material
Funding Organisation: Hanson Australia
Project Duration: Oct 2022 - Feb 2023
Total Funding: $25,090
Project 6: High Durability carbon-negative concrete utilising CO2 mineralisation, industrial by-products, and waste materials
Funding Name: RMIT Strategic Capability Deploypment Fund
Collaborators: Arup, Earth Systems abd RMIT
Project Duration: Aug 2022 - Dec 2022
Total Funding: $34,566
Project 5: Transforming COVID-19 PPE wastes into valuable resources for construction applications
Funding Organisation: Casafico P/L and RMIT
Project Duration: Jul 2022 - Dec 2022
Total Funding: $3,000
Project 4: Recycling plastic waste for manufacturing prefabricated building components
Funding Body: Melbourne University and Bondor
Project Duration: Oct 2021 - Oct 2022
Total Funding: $15,000
Project 3: SPEL Bafflebox stormwater quality monitoring of gross and plastic pollution
Funding Body: South-East Water
Project Duration: Nov 2020 to Oct 2023
Total Funding: $31,148
Project 2: Recycling biosolids as cement composites in raw, pyrolyzed and ashed forms
Funding Body: South-East Water
Project Duration: Sep 2020 to Feb 2021
Total Funding: $10,000
Project 1: Zero cement composite – An eco-friendly alternative to ordinary Portland cement
Funding Name: RMIT Capability Development fund
Project Duration: Jun 2017 to Dec 2017
Total Funding: $15,000

Rajeev Roychand