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Australia

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Industrial chemistry researcher specialising in catalysis, green synthesis and in-situ spectroscopy design.

Profile Summary

Luke is a doctoral graduate in chemical engineering catalysis from The University of Newcastle, Australia. He is currently working as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Newcastle managing a diversity of projects including the green production of fine chemicals from waste products, bio-oil hydrotreatment to aviation fuel and BTEX, reparation of catalyst monoliths for ventilation air methane mitigation and advanced in-situ X-ray absorption (XAS)/Infrared (FTIR) characterisation of catalysts and reactions. Away from the laboratory, Luke is a practitioner of traditional music, and currently pipe major of the pipes and drums section of his local Army reserve unit.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Catalysis
• ☆ Surface Science
• ☆ Materials Science & Engineering
• ☆ Coordination Compounds
• ☆ Inorganic Chemistry
• ☆ Physical Chemistry
• ☆ Analytical Chemistry
• ☆ Spectroscopy
• ☆ IR Spectroscopy
• ☆ Gas Chromatography
• ☆ Particle Size Distribution
• ☆ Surface Chemistry
• ☆ Structural Chemistry
• ☆ Petrochemistry
• ☆ Green Chemistry
• ☆ Organic Chemistry
• ☆ Retrosynthesis
• ☆ Physical Organic Chemistry
• ☆ Microscopy
• ☆ Light Microscopy
• ☆ Chemical Engineering
• ☆ Chemical Manufacturing
• ☆ Process Chemistry
• ☆ Reactor Design
• ☆ Heat Transfer & Calorimetry
• ☆ Environmental Engineering and Technology
• ☆ Oil & Petroleum
• ☆ Applied Chemistry
• ☆ Hypothesis
• ☆ Peer Review
• ☆ Research Methodology
• ☆ Feasibility Studies
• ☆ Technology Scouting
• ☆ Fact Checking
• ☆ Literature Search
• ☆ Gap Analysis
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Journal Selection
• ☆ Manuscript & Journal Article Writing
• ☆ Instructional Materials
• ☆ Experimental Protocols
• ☆ SOP & Protocol Writing
• ☆ Literature Review
• ☆ Traditional/Narrative Literature Review
• ☆ Systematic Literature Review
• ☆ Scientific Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Proofreading & Editing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting

Writing Technical Writing

Research Feasibility Study, Fact Checking, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Work Experience

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

University of Technology Sydney

September 2025 - Present

Research Associate/Postdoc

The University of Newcastle

January 2018 - Present

Laboratory Demonstrator / Tutor

The University of Newcastle Library

2013 - Present

Engineer / Musician

Australian Army (Reserve)

March 2005 - Present

PADI Divemaster

Professional Diving Services

2005 - 2020

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (Chemical Engineering)

The University of Newcastle

- December 2020

Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical)/ Bachelor of Science

The University of Newcastle

- July 2013

Certifications

• Laboratory X-Ray User

  Bartolo Safety Management

  January 2022 - Present

Publications

BOOK CHAPTER

M Bligh, M Drewery, L Harvey, E M Kennedy, M Stockenhuber(2025). Catalytic Combustion of Methane in Low-concentration Gas Streams . 343--377Royal Society of Chemistry

Luke Harvey, Matthew Drewery, Eric Kennedy, Michael Stockenhuber, Landong Li, Justin S J Hargreaves(2022). Zeolites for Sustainable Chemical Transformations . 9321--349Wiley

Harvey, Luke and Drewery, Matthew and Kennedy, Eric and Stockenhuber, Michael(2022). Zeolites for Sustainable Chemical Transformations . Heterogeneous Catalysis for Sustainable Energy. p. 321-349. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Penghui Yan, Shibo Xi, Hong Peng, David R. G. Mitchell, Luke Harvey, Matthew Drewery, Eric M. Kennedy, Zhonghua Zhu, Gopinathan Sankar, Michael Stockenhuber (2023). Facile and Eco-Friendly Approach To Produce Confined Metal Cluster Catalysts . Journal of the American Chemical Society.

P Yan, S Xi, H Peng, D R G Mitchell, L Harvey, M Drewery, E M Kennedy, Z Zhu, G Sankar, M Stockenhuber(2023). Facile and Eco-Friendly Approach To Produce Confined Metal Cluster Catalysts . Journal of the American Chemical Society. 145. (17). p. 9718--9728.

Luke Harvey, Eric Kennedy, Michael Stockenhuber(2021). In Situ XAFS Study of a Modified TS-1 Framework for Carbonyl Formation . The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 125. (30). p. 16483--16488. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

L Harvey, E Kennedy, M Stockenhuber(2021). In Situ XAFS Study of a Modified TS-1 Framework for Carbonyl Formation . Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 125. (30). p. 16483--16488.

M Drewery, L Harvey, G Bryant, E M Kennedy, M Stockenhuber(2019). Utilization of Glycerol and its Derivatives in a Nickel-Based SOFC . Energy Technology. 7. (1). p. 80--85. Wiley - V C H Verlag GmbH \& Co

L Harvey, G Sánchez, E M Kennedy, M Stockenhuber(2015). Enhancing allyl alcohol selectivity in the catalytic conversion of glycerol; Influence of product distribution on the subsequent epoxidation step . Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering. 10. (4). p. 598--606.

L Harvey, E Kennedy, B Z Dlugogorski, M Stockenhuber(2015). Influence of impurities on the epoxidation of allyl alcohol to glycidol with hydrogen peroxide over titanium silicate TS-1 . Applied Catalysis A: General. 489. p. 241--246.

CONFERENCE PAPER

(2021). The Oxidation of Olefins Over TS-1 Using Hydrogen Peroxide . 18th International Conference on X-ray Absorption Fine Structure.

H Hosseiniamoli, L Harvey, E Kennedy, M Stockenhuber, Y Yang, N Smith(2015). VAM oxidation over Palladium loaded on high silica BEA and MFI zeolites. Australian Combustion Symposium 2015 Proceedings. p. 264--267. The Combustion Institute, Australian and New Zealand Section

G Sanchez, L Harvey, J Friggieri, B Z Dlugogorski, E Kennedy, M Stockenhuber, sv konnov, I A Kasyanov(2013). The Catalytic Conversion of Waste Glycerol to Value-Added Products. Proceedings 17th International Zeolite Conference. p. 208--209. IZA

M Stockenhuber, Sanchez, Friggieri, Keast, Harvey, Dlugogorski, Kennedy(2012). Effect of Catalyst Modification on the selective conversion of glycerol to allyl alcohol. http://events.dechema.de/en/icc2012.html. p. 2.04_8177. IZC