Ghazaleh Ramezani
Ghazaleh's PhD research focuses on water electrolysis and oxygen bubble formation under confinement.
Chemistry PhD student
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences
Profile
Ghazaleh Ramezani completed her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Chemical Engineering in Iran, where she developed a strong foundation in separation processes and environmental applications. Her master’s research included work on removing heavy metals from water using modified magnetic graphene oxide functionalized with chitosan and cysteine.
Building on this background, Ghazaleh is currently a PhD candidate in Chemistry at Victoria University of Wellington, specialising in electrochemistry and microfluidic technology. Her research focuses on fabricating photolithography-based microfluidic channels to simulate and study oxygen bubble formation during the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) on electrocatalyst surfaces. This work aims to deepen the understanding of bubble behaviour in confined environments, which is crucial for improving electrocatalyst performance in sustainable hydrogen production.
Ghazaleh’s interdisciplinary approach combines materials science, electrochemistry, and device fabrication to contribute to advances in green energy technologies and environmental remediation.
Qualifications
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering—Separation Processes, Islamic Azad University of Marvdasht
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering—Petroleum Industry Process Design, Islamic Azad University of Shiraz
Research interests
Electrochemistry, photolithography-based microdevice fabrication, water electrolysis and oxygen evolution reaction, nanoparticle synthesis and functionalization, wastewater treatment, and heavy metal removal.
PhD topic
Oxygen bubble formation under confinement
Supervisors
Dr Kim McKelvey, School of Chemical and Physical Sciences
Associated Labs
Publications
- Ramezani, G., Moradi, S. E., & Emadi, M. (2020). Removal of Pb2+ Ions from Aqueous Solutions by Modified Magnetic Graphene Oxide: Adsorption Isotherms and Kinetics Studies. Iranica Journal of Energy & Environment, 11(4), 277-286.
- Ramezani, G., Honarvar, B., & Emadi, M. (2019). Thermodynamic study of (Pb2+) removal by adsorption onto modified magnetic Graphene Oxide with Chitosan and Cysteine. Journal of Optoelectronical Nanostructures, 4(3), 73-94.
- Writer and Presenter, "Determine the specific volume of water with using the Van Der Waals equation of state with the help of matlab software and comparison of that with Smith Van Ness thermodynamic table data," Third International Conference on Recent Innovations in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University of Tehran, Iran, 2016.