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Kenneth Mathew
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Biography
I graduated from the University of Sheffield in July 2025 with an MEng in Chemical Engineering with Energy. During my degree, I carried out a research project on the Design of Refrigerants for Heat Pumps, where I developed computational modelling skills and applied the SAFT-γ Mie equation of state to optimise refrigerant performance. This work continued into a summer research internship, which will result in a publication. I also gained industrial experience through a summer internship at Pfizer within the Drug Product Design department, where I investigated polymorph stability using literature and specialist software.
In October 2025, I joined the University of Sheffield Particle Technology Group as a PhD researcher with my project being titled “Commercial-scale Modelling to Understand Process-induced Material Changes during Feeding and Blending”.
Research
My research focuses on the modelling and analysis of powder behaviour in pharmaceutical manufacturing, specifically during feeding and blending. In the future, I hope to use computational modelling approaches, such as Discrete Element Method (DEM) and Population Balance Modelling (PBM), to study how feeding and blending processes alter powder properties.
I graduated from the University of Sheffield in July 2025 with an MEng in Chemical Engineering with Energy. During my degree, I carried out a research project on the Design of Refrigerants for Heat Pumps, where I developed computational modelling skills and applied the SAFT-γ Mie equation of state to optimise refrigerant performance. This work continued into a summer research internship, which will result in a publication. I also gained industrial experience through a summer internship at Pfizer within the Drug Product Design department, where I investigated polymorph stability using literature and specialist software.
In October 2025, I joined the University of Sheffield Particle Technology Group as a PhD researcher with my project being titled “Commercial-scale Modelling to Understand Process-induced Material Changes during Feeding and Blending”.
Research
My research focuses on the modelling and analysis of powder behaviour in pharmaceutical manufacturing, specifically during feeding and blending. In the future, I hope to use computational modelling approaches, such as Discrete Element Method (DEM) and Population Balance Modelling (PBM), to study how feeding and blending processes alter powder properties.
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